The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-17
AST0R, STRAUS, STEAD
GIVEN UP FOR LOST
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proximity Of solid objects near or dis
tant. gave no warning in time. And 1t
happened swiftly that abe went headlong
into icy derelicts that were more SUBJ
stantial than the work Of mems hands;
vast bulks Of ice there to make mockery
Of human ingenuity.
AZ the whispering OF the wireless is
pieced out by the experience Of mariners
and builders the Titanic must have re-
coiled from her destroyer . shattered
and riven ship. 1t is likely that water
rushed into her hull from all sides. for
her keel must have been injured by the
terrific drive on q mass As hard a. rocks
And that jar may have quenched the
ships hghts by injuring her electrical
apparatus. We know that the wireless
worked weakly when Phillips. the oper-
ator. set about his desperate task OF
reaching out for help while the women
and children in the boats rocked OF some
where in the dark and the men waited
with sinking hearts. And tho wireless
ceased muttering in less than two hours.
A futter or two and 1t was gone.
The Might Alarm.
The Titanic could not have stoppe d
progress all at once. so che must have
gone on briefly while tons Of Ice crashed
upon her decks and then tho sudden
dark. falling through the terror upon
men and women at ease. No tragedy
OF the sea has supplied q picture moro
int ense. more staggering to the imagi-
nation.
The blasting shrek Of the sirens had
not alarmed the great company Of the
Titanic. because such steam calls arc an
incident OF travel in seas where fogs
roll. Many undoubtedly had gone to
+,s.i: t--,e. M Wa mot
too late for the friendly contact OF saloons
and smoking rooms. It was Sunday
night and probably the ships concert
had ended. but there were many hun
dreds up and moving among the gay
lights. and many. no doubt. on deck with
their eyes strained toward the mysterious
west, where homo lay And in one jar
ring breath sweeping moment all OF
these. asleep or awake. were at the mercy
Of chance Few among the more than
1000 aboard could have had thought
of danger The man who had. stood
up in the smoking room to say that the
Titanic was vulnerable or that in a few
minutes two-thirds OF her people would
he face to face with death would have
been considered a fool or a lunatic. No
ship ever sailed the seas that gave her
passengers more confidence. more cool
security.
And then in the tick Of the clock all this
was changed. The extent of tho catas-
trophe must have been apparent to pas
sengcrs as we'll AZ officers. Husbands
sought for wives and children. Families
gathered together Those who were
asleep hastily caught up their clothing
and rushed on deck. 1t is evident that
discipline was preserved. The belief is
that Capt. Smith first Of all tried the
switch that closed the water tight com
partments and then had the boatswain
sound the call to quarters. The officers
were assigned TO the task Of filling the oats
and getting them overheard. There were
boats enough only for the women and
children and a few OF the men. In this
respect the equipment OF the Titanic
was similar to that Of her sister ship the
Olympic. She carried sixteen lifeboats
and four collapsiblc boats which were
actually life RATS. They were supposed
to he capable Of accommodating about
i,loO but many less than that found
places on them.
Parting to Die ana Live.
Until the Carpathia arrives tomorrow
night bearing those who were torn away
from their loved ones nobody may know
the dreadfulness of the hours that fol-
lowed With no other ship for 200 mile,
around there was nothing TO do for ths
men Of the company save to bid farewell
to their wives and families and hope tina,
help would come before the Titanic foun
dered. Phillips, the wireless operator OF
the ship, told the world that the Titani,
was sinking and tina, the women anc
children were in the boats. No hint o.
panic has come from the tragedy. Ther,
Ia no reason to believe other than tha
Capt. Smith and his officers held control O
crew and passengers. All of the boat
J have been accounted for and that indicate
, something of orderly procedure.
One wireless message has spoken O
, an order TO the men manning the sma
boats to pull far away from the shil
so as to be removed from the danger o
suction when she took her downwar,
plunge. but it is not likely that the boat
were rowed so far away that their occu
pants couldn't make ont the Titanic n
she slowly filed How long the occupan mt
Of the boats waited Oo;o-e the Titani
went under Is not known exactly. bu
D Phillips's messages indicated that tn
boats had been lowered almost mt ono
g after the ship struck, II was at 2?O A. NJ
when she finally foundered.
II was long after daylight when tn
Cunnrder tarpathia. which was nor
= than 200 miles east ~ the Titanic whe
i sh" caught the appeal for help. got
: the scene and found the twenty boat load
OF exhausted, grief stricken people. III