The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-04-26
Titanic Investigation.
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tact with the furnaces created great
volume Of steam that destroyed par.
titions by expansion or explosion
The flooding of the hot boilers and
engines created more Of the same af-
feet, and compartments filled rapidly
drawing the bow of the boat down
ward, and also listing or leaning II
to starboard
| When the crash came, the wireless
operator was sending commercial
message to Cape Race. The steamer
Carpathia was So miles due eastward,
and other vessels within calling dis
lance up to 200 miles. Just after
the collision, which was scarcely
more than o heavy tremor, the oper-
ators on the titanic were changing
shifts when the captsi III looked in end
said there was an accident and they
might have to call for assistance and
to be ready to act. The one operator
on the Carpathia was staying up later
than usual, and was at that time un-
dressing to go to bed, but had the
receiver on his head. Before slip
|ping 1t off he felt the, click &c. @.
|D.", meaning come quick, distress"
He got the location Of the vessel and
notified the captain who Immediately
turned the ship and started back at
full speed. While on the way he got
all hands up, nurses and doctors and
life boats ready for any emergency.
IN the meantime the Titanic con-
tinued sinking and every effort was
made to prevent panic. The orches-
ira played, men played cards in the
grand saloon whore passengers on
deck could see them, and officers as
sured the passengers that there was
no danger, but they kept on loading
boats until the twenty boats were
filled and set adrift. This left about
1900 people on the vessel to go down
with 1t or jump overheard.
All had life preservers, but the wa
ter was below the freezing point, and
nobody could i've long in it. The
bow of the vessel went under first,
then the forward decks, then the mid
die, while the stern rose high in the
air, the propeller being about $50
feet above water. People kept go-
ing into the sea Us it sank, the dem,
ser part of the crowd pushing back
and up towprd the stern. The air
confined in the vessel almost held 1t,
and it sank slowly, making very lit
tic suction, and leaving people
swarming on the surface like bees.
The orchestra continued playing un-
til the water closed over them, the
last selection being, Nearer My God
to Thee Before the after parts of
the vessel went under, and while con-
siderable Of it was standing up in the
air on a slant, one air compartment
after another burst with the pressure,
making havoc among those on deck
and allowing more water to roll into
the hulk The last short period pre-
sented frequent burstings or explo-.
sions, screams Of the passengers,
great roaring of waters pouring into
compartments, splashing of people
jumping overheard, cries for help
from those struggling in the water,
and the music from the orchestra.
Toward the last, so many were shout
ing and screaming, it was like great
continuous moan, resembling the
plaintive sound of great band of
cattle milling where h ndreds of cows
and calves are calling for each other.
The life boats were pulling away, to
avoid the expected suction and to
keep from being swamped by those
in the water. Some say
the lights went out early, and others
say they cleaned to the water line.
The captain was one of the last to |
Jump, and when he did he had a lit
lie girl inlhis arms. Both were lost.
The wireless operators worked until
he water closed over their apparat-
is, but unknown to them the current
vas too weak to carry messages the
asst hour or more.
A lot Of very wealthy men went
Town with the vessel. Some put their
wives in the boats and stayed to face
lcath : in some instances the wives
efused to leave the husbands, and
hey died together. G. M. Hayes, i
resident OF the Grand Trunk rail-
vay. and the greatest railroad man in
he world, was among the lost. Also
ohm Jacob Aston, great grand son
{ the Astor who sent the first ex-
edition of white men through this
alley; w. T. Stead, author of IF
'hrist Came to Chicago" and many
Their works; Mr.. and Mrs. Isador
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