Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-26
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" "CowOcrED E11R& INHIBITION
RAc1Na TO DEATH AND DISTRACTION.
CONVICTED GENERALIZATION

After four days of suspense and anxiety the full
of the Titancs fate has at last been given to
the public. To shorten the distance and make
worlds record in oceanner the northern route
the Atlantic was selected, and atten-
ton given to the iceberg proposition. The I'll
tanc the largest steamship in the world
and great boasting heard two continents
corning the unsinkablenes the vessel There were
double bottoms all of steel. o
water-tight compartments with steel partitions
and automatic steel doors make compartments
alright The captain bridge could push but
ton and every steel door would glide its groove
catch its lock and thus make solid partitions
Every device known to the shipbuding world to en-
sure strength and safety employed the
moth Titanic gravely that the ship
could not sink long single alright compartment
intact Tourists in Europe hurried the starting
place to get ticket the unsuitable Titanic. The
most experienced captain and his were put in
charge Three thousand people went to cross
to New York city. Not single had idea o
drowning at The rich had suits of rooms, like
rst-class hotel The poor splendid quarters
down in the steerage-a clean ship. and the
wonder of the world Beside the private baths
rich ones there elegant saltwater swimming
pool to sport in and golf saloon where they could
amuse themselves all the time One of the directors
of the White Star line, make the voyage
and see how the great steamship its trip
The ship and its furnishings cost the
where about fifteen millions of dollars. His presence
token of safety to the three thousand board
The markets of the world called to feed this
floating company. The ships band played fine music
when the people ate in royal dining rooms, when
the great and the danced glee the spacious
decks. All went well for four days. The record was
grand-for the Titanic was going faster carrying
more passengers in better style than known at
previous time in the worlds history.
When. the fine saloons full of eating.
drinking and playing cards, Sunday night,
before midnight slight felt; slight that the
most of the quiet people only turned in their
sleeping berths and went to sleep again Some of
uneasy ones got up went out to and then
back and went to bed again. Yet that slight
a solemn death warrant and within two
half LOO of the 5000 the bottom the At
lantic in of its deepest places, the
mainder out in fraI boats freezing ATTITUDES
on the rolling waters, and helping hand in sight
The unsuitable ship, with double bottoms and alright
compartments, at end, sunk down other
and standing it its head with above
water it sunk like bar of lead bottom.
Running like race horse win pot of
the iron ship scraped iceberg split the
frail thing like can-opener and the passen
gers went under the water asleep in their berths.
1t was criminal folly to risk icebergs with
passenger list The warning about icebergs had been
issued, but the onto win the pot money
and it simply head-on collision mercess
iceberg and the iceberg victor The
dence indicated, because it the year for
icebergs to do a floating stunt their account;
but the Titanic went madly to her doom.