Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-18
SCENE OF DISSOLUTION ON
SPOT WHEN HELP ARRIVED
All That Remained of the $40, 900, 900 Floating
Palace Were Some Bits of Wreckage and
Lifeboats Containing the Survivors.

vivors Of the Titanic was eagerly
seized upon by thousands of relatives
and friends of those who had set sail
on her for this country.
MESSAGE FROM OLYMPIC.
New York. April 15.-The text of the
message from the steamer Olympic re-
porting the sinking of the Titanic and
the rescue OF 675 survivors which reached
here late tonight, also expressed the
opinion that 1880 lives were lost.
'Ioss likely totals 1.S0O souls" the de-
spatch said in it's concluding sentence.
1t is hoped and believed here that this
Is an error unless the Titanic had more
passengers on board than was reported.
The list as given out showed 1910 pas
sengers and a crew of $50. or 2.110 per-
sons In all. Dcductiny 675 the known
saved, would indicate loss of 1856 per-
sons. The Olympic despatch follows;
"rarpathia reached Titanic position at
daybreak. Found boats and wrec kage
only. Titanic sank about go n. m. in
HlG n: 6O:li w. All her boats accounted
for containing about Go souls saved. crew
and passengers included Nearly all saved
women and children Leyland liner Cali
fornian remained and searching exact
position of disaster. Loss likely total
1850 souls
MUST SUFFER FROM EXPOSURE.
New York. April 15.--Even the sur
yivors of the Titanic disaster have
some through hardships of exposure
and peril which may have left many
despatch announced at the White Star
offices late tonight that those res
cued by the Carpathia We're picked UP
from a small fleet" of lifeboatS at
1890 o'clock Monday morning. 1t was
eight hours before that that the Ii
tanic is reported to have gone to tne
bottom.
In the opinion Of Nice-President
Franklin the Carpathia Will hasten
with all speed to make this port. in
order that those survivors suffering
worst from exposure may he able to
obtain proper medical attention. The
despatch accounted for G15 survivors
on the Carpathia.
WAITING FOR MORE MESSAGES.
New York, April l5.--The White Star
line offices had endeavored vainly from
eight o'clock up till II 90 p. M. to get fur
Their word from the Olympic about the IT.
tantic ce-President Franklin said Of
eleven o'clock they were still hopeful Of
getting another message tonight.
The company was also trying to get into
wireless communication with the Car
pathia and filed message asking that IL
possible the complete list OF the names of
! n hoard the
Carpathla be sent by wireless.
Such a list Vice-Presidert Franklin be-
,ieves to be Of the utmost Importance as
hone was waning among the White Star
line officials tonight that any others
than these G75 persons had survived.
Amidst confusion at the offices the
situation was studied as calmly as
possible. Mr. Franklin figured that not
withstanding his fervent hope to the
contrary. the Allan line steamers Virgin
ian and Partisan could have hardly reach
ed the scene of the disaster in time to
have been of assistance. When tho
Vrenian first reported ner receipt of the
&C. .. D." signal late last night, she said
she was not likely to be able to reach the
, Titanic before 1000 a m. to-day This
hour would have been nearly eight hours
after the Titanic sank. 1t was equally
doubtful that the Partisan could have
, reached the scene in time.
BELIEVES CAPTAIN GAVE LIFE.
Mr.. Franklin said that from his knowI
edge of Captain Smiths gallantry ant
heroism on other occasions, the veteran
navigator must have stuck to his bridg,
and gone down to his death.
There was discussion as TO whether al
of the male passengers had sacrificed
opportunity to save themselves by givint
women and children the first chance a
the boats,
"There is no rule of the sea-" said Mr.
; Franklin, which requires such sacri
flee II is rule of courtesy on land n!
: we'll as sea that gallant men have oftel
; observed In time of disaster"
1t was generally true that men mad
this sacrifice at sea 10 the women OF tn
. storage as well as the weather. class
who afforded first and second cabin
The White Star line officers figure'
from their data that the Olympic was 4
miles from the scene of the Titanic
sinking. when she sent the news OF 1t a
= seven o'clock tonight At that hour tn
: Carpathia was estimated to be 1850 mile
east of Sandy Hook,
;. CROWDS BESIEGE OFFICERS,
= New York. April l5,-By midnigh
= Bowling Green, In front of the Whit
q Star line offices. was the parking plac
s of large number of automobiles O
S prominent residents OF the city who ho
: driven down town for first hand IN saplas