The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-15
MOST THRILLING STORY Of THE SEA
IN MODERN TIMES TOLD BY WIRELESS

motors had been stopped. 1t develop
ed, however, that there were reserve
motors and storage batteries for the
wireless and when this became known
some Of the apprehension was reliev-
| ed.
Finally, at $3.50, brief wireless
stating that the Titanic was still afioat
and proceeding slowly under her own
steam, was picked up. Then came
word that the Cunard liner Carpathia,
the Allan's liner Parisian and vir-
ginian, were standing by" and that
the Baltic was coming up fast.
Passengers Saved.
| Another brief and fragmentary wire-
less followed, telling that the trans
shipment Of the Titanic's passengers
had been begun. The first boat loads
were rowed to the Carpathia. The
boats of the Titanic are the very latest
in the life boat line, wide and non
sinkable. They are capable OF ac-
commodating so passengers in addition
to the crew. However, there was no
necessity of overcrowding and only
thirty-five passengers were loaded In
to each OF the boats.
The work Of transfer. dangerous at
any time, was less hazardous than
usual because there was practically
no wind and the sea was calm. Many
of the passengers carried their most
valuable belongings with them, but
there was no attempt, so far as could
be made out from the meagre advices
that have reached here, to move hand
baggage.
The women and children were the
Fl FIRST to leave the ship. They had {
y trying time, but all were safely land
!. ed on the Carpathia and Partisan. One
! report said that some OF the passen
u gers were also placed on board the
virginian and still another said tina
{ the yirginian had taken the Titanic II
u tow.
The conflict in the wireless was
Il due to interference with messages ant
also to the fact that all OF the dis
patches from the scene had to be re
layed as the distance was too grea
for the wireless Of the steamers tt
y carry to land. In relaying many mes
sages were mutilated.
. All Go to Halifax.
: NEW YORK, April 15.-John l. Wa
:, terbury, director Of the Internationa
= =, Mercantile Company, at 2:25 this al
: ternoon said that instructions woul
be sent to the captains of the variou
= ships on which the Titanic's passer
;. gers have taken refuge to take Their
to Halifax as quickly as possible. H
- said that the company has made al
= rangements with the New Haven roa
: to have a number of special train
= made up to bring the passengers t
this city at once.
The New Haven road has starte
twenty cars, including all equipmen
I needed, to Halifax where they wi
y await the ship-wrecked party. TIL
special trains will start for this cit
X as soon as possible after the Titanic
lie company reaches Halifax.
ge All Are Saved!
ld NEW YORK, April 15.-Wireles
ne dispatches from Captain Murdock
ne the White Star liner Olympic, sa,
en- that twenty boat loads of passenge'
OF have been taken from the sinkir
MAJ rfefo re thn
at line and others have been taken c
he by the Cunard liner Carpathia.
The Partisan and Carpathia a
standing by the Titanic and tt
Baltic was reported as approachir
,ss by the Olympic's captain.
as. This information came direct
al the local offices of the White ST
ok line and Vice President Franklin,
off making it public, declared that
We personally had no doubt but that t
aic Titanic would be safey towed to po
He declared that she has plenty
sre water-tight compartments and th;
nd while she may sink several fe
ite because of the weight of water in t
he forward compartments and t
I'll; necessity of trimming ship, she W
zee not go down.
VII The boats of the Titanic are We
large and they took care Of
passengers each trip. In accordan
with the custom of the sea, WON
- and children were transferred fir:
sed About 500 had been taken off VIII
en. the Olympic's captain sent his wi
less, according to Franklin's estimat
his A second despatch stated that
lay yirginian has passed line to
led Titanic and will tow her to Halifa
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