New-York tribune., 1912-04-15

difference what she hit. The report
should not cause any serious anxiety
Cantain I. ! Smith is in command of
the Titanic.
The Titanic when she left Southamp-
TON had about 1900 passengers on board
of whom $50 were in the first cabin
Among the latter are +. ID. Millct, the
artist and president of the Consolidated
American Academy at Rome; Major Ar
cbihald Butt. military aid TO President
roft. Q NJ. Havs. president of the Grand
Trunk Railway; J. Bruce Ismay, chair
man and managing director of the White
star Line; Henry B. Harris, the Ameri-
can theatrical manager; w. T. Stead
Mrs Isador Straus, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Jacob Astor Mr.. and Mrs. G. u. Widener'
peniImin Guggenheim and Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Widener.
Passengers. in addition to several
prominent ones previously mentioned
are Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt VINO
toined the ship at Cherbourg, and the
Countess Rothes, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
Taussig. Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Thayer' MrS'
7 Stuart White. Mr and Mrs. II. ).
Allison Mrs. Aubert Mrs. Cardoza, MI
and Mrs w. T.. Carter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mark Fortune, Mr.. and Mrs W. -
Douglas. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harper
Mrs. T. D. Appleton, Norman c. Craig
NJ F.. Mr.. and Mrs Washington Dodge
William G. Dulles. Colonel Archibald
Oracle. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. Harms
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick NJ. HoNt
r,lotcber Fonowes. Lambert Williams,
Colonel Washington Roebling, Adoiphe
Saalfeld. J. CHnch Smith, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Speddin. Clarence Moore ana
Robert ". Daniel.
The White Star liner Titanic. the larg-
est vessel afoat left southampton Aprl'
10 on her maiden voyage for New YORK
She is a vessel Of 46,&2S tons. Is SS2 feet
6 inches long and displaCes $4,000 tons.
on leaving southampton last Wednes-
day the Titanic had rather eXci'ihs
moment while proceeding down Sou'h-
smpton water. Passing the Nh'te Hlai
1i,er Occanic and the American liner
New York. which we're berthed aIohsSlue
,,cb other the suction Of the Titanic
,rinle screws dragged the New YORK
from her moorings and seven Of that
vessels stern ropes parted. The stern
of the New York swung TO midstream
and narrowly escaped striking the IL
tsnic. which had 10 stop unit. the New
York was towed TO safer berth
The passengers Of the Titanic appeared
"a he greatly excited. soon the big
steamship came to a standstilL ana as
soon as the ropes had been disconnected
her three tugs went TO the assistance OF
fhe New York. barely fifteen feet sepa-
rating the two vessels.
Fortunately the tugs Neptune and
Vulcan got the New York back 10 he'
pier without mishap. Then under her
own steam the Titanic, with her fifteen
hundred passengers Of all classes pro
ceeded down Southampton Water on her
way.
An excited crowd watched the accl- |
dent from shore No one in uniform,
however. lost his presence Of mind. the
Master Of the Port calmly issuing orders
through his megaphone. The tugs raced
at the New York. caught her with ropes
by the bow and stern. and, under the
masters directions, pulled her with DIM
Guilty back to her quay.
Most Of the saloon passengers boarded
the snip al Cherb"urg.
one may get an idea as 10 the immen-
sity Of the Titanic when it is known that
in length she Will stretch over four city
blocks and would be more than 100 feet
longer standinc on one end. than the
richa-t building in New York. The YES
sci has accommodations for $500 pas |
rcrsers and carries a crew of $50. She
was ruut i'm the River Lagan, at Bel
fast. and was launched May 81, 1911.
Captain smith, the commander Of the |
Titanic. was i'm command Of the Titanic'a |
sister shin olympic at the time of her
collision with the cruiser Hawke, in tha /
Sclent last September.
That icebergs are prevalent in the At !
lantic lust now was made known to-day /
when the Cunard liner Carmania and |
1he French liner Niagara reported that |
they had had adventures with them last |
week.
The fact that the Virginian and other |
Atlantic liners al latest adVlces were |
rushing 70 the ala OF the Titanic IN !
RESPONSE 10 the latter's wireless distress |
signal recalls the race made by the !
Baltic through the fog TO the sinking |
White star liner Republic, and again !
demonstrates the value Of wireless tcleg-
rsphv as the first Of marine life saving |
agencies.