Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-17
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shell. the Titanic. She mishtiost ves-
vel that man ever built TO brave the
terrors Of old Ocean. went to the
bottom In three or four hours after
coiiidlng with an iceberg In the
North Atlantic. II Is now practical
" certain that 1900 to 1906 precious
human lives were snuffod out In n
few moments under the grim, ice
spiotchod waves Of the ocean, or per-
hups frozen out as drcnchcd and shiv-
eFing survivors In boats or on wreck
age wero tossed hlther and yon By
tho waste of waters. In a few hours
time. or practically at one blow. one
OF the greatest triumphs OF modern
inventive genius. industry ana artisan
ship, representing ten TO fifteen mil
lions Of dollars, was utterly annlhi-
lated. The proudesl steamship that
man ever built lies waterloggod
hulk two miles from the surface Of
the sea In q land Of eternal silence;
where grotesque marine animals such
as alonc can live under that vast
water pressure swim TO and fro. or
perhaps where no life at all exists.
The magnificent vessel. supposed 10
be a lordiy conqucror OF the rolling
seas. was vanquished IN a moment;
and now forms the sepulcher OF over
thousasd human beings, while in
hundreds Of homes an over the world
The sinister shadow Of the specter has
made its appearances as forlorn hopes
have died with the coming OF mys-
terious NESS SECS out OF the void.
II is the old story Of the victory
OF that pigmy. man. over the tre-
ncndous forces Of nature. The IT,
1tonio, a. vnaseh which, ooultlp not, have
been move appropriately named. was
the ultimate achievements ~ ship
building. Beside her the tFiremes Of
ancient nations were as oockloshellH.
fmhgine a monster Of steel and brass
as long as three city blocks In Al
buquerque and more, carrying the
population Of fair-slzed town, as
high as a skyscrapcr from keel 70
truck, plunglng through the ocean
Ike racohorse. propelled by thou
sands and thousands Of horse power,
with her passengers enjoying the lux
urious comforts OF metropolitan
hotel and imagine the scenes as
there came the instant transforma-
tion from comfortable and care-free
travel TO the horrors OF lonely death
IN the darkness OF mid-ocean and
suffocation In a vast whirlpool OF 10y
green and foaming waters Your
Imagination cannot conceive Il; the
very senses arc staggered ana over
vholmcd AZ the envruily Of this dis
aster, frightfnl elimination Of the
maiden voyage of tho finest ocean
going steamship ever built; believed
20 be "nusinkabic," whose passen-
gers probably had not the slightest
promotion Of danRor nor apprehen-
sion OF perll ana who considered
themselves as safe as on dry land.
The horror OF il has spread IN two
DAYS around tbs whole world and only
the most meagor outline Of the true
story Of the catastrophe has filtered
ia by tho wireless.
Man has been a good many contur-
ies "conquoring" the AIR and the
earth ana the sea, but the merest
fingers touch Of that infinite Power
which rules them serves 20 make an
his planning and an his cunning OF
brain and skin Of hand 60 for naught
la tho twinkling % an eye. But there
Is something greater even than this
Power. ana that Is the strength OF a
humun soul which win enable men
% face such a death as this calmly
and foarlessly ana 10 down the in
stinct Of self preservation 20 let the
women and children OF nrHtl" Ia
the very grip OF destruction. That
the groat majority OF the survivors
at this sca tragedy are women shows
that while the most terrible. never
theless tho calamity is also ono Of tho
grandesi IN ali history Probably. ia
view Of the darkness and confusion
and chaos which must have instantly
resulted when the Titanic struck the
iceberg. the world VIII never know
the FUN grandeur Of tho Individual
heroism which must have been exc
hibltod while the steamer was nnlng
and over Is thousand persons were
hciplossly staring into tho pa OF
death.
Man perhaps has not made % very
much progress afior all ln tho con-
quest Of iho primal Clements bur
there must be- something in ciyili1-
alton which win produce men IKE
fhtne.
Thai modern scionco has made vast