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tious stood hack and waited for death
while the women were given first
place in the life boats how the musi-
clans struck up Nearer, Ny God to
Thee and played II until the water
smothered their melody; how the Car
pathia, rushing to the rescue, stood by
and gathered up survivors, how rela-
tives in New York, in agony Of anxiety,
besieged the offices Of the White Star
line for the news that was three days
in reaching land THAT disaster stands
out again and awful today, though the
world has again been shocked BY tales
of cyclone and flood that have exacted
great toll Of life.
The Titanic, launched May 81 1911,
4 represented the best chat marine arch
itectg could build She was built for
capacity, comfort and speed She was
1926 feet long, 926 feet beam, was Of
1926 tons register and cost sl50000
She carried 1923 persons, including the
crew.
OF these 1917 were lost and 7o6 were
saved. OF the s2s first class passen
gers, l99 were saved, Or 50 per cent:
Of the 0S5 second class passengers, ll9
were saved. or AZ per cent; Of the no
third class passengers, lG4, or 25 per
cent were saved: Of the crew, "a per
cent were saved
Whether or not this ocean horror
might have been avoided had owners
and officers needed the repeated ice
warnings of other ships soon ceased
to be important The question after
the official investigation BY the United
States senate which ended May 2S.
1912. was whether su catastrophes
could be avoided hereafter. After days
Of Investigation, the commission head
ed BY Senator William Alden Smith
of Michigan recommended drastic
changes in the laws relating to ship
construction and system of viei-
lance that would expedite the handling
Of passengers in time Of peril
Among the ill.fated passengers on
the ship that went down we're some
of the prominent figures OF contempt,
rary life There were Col. John Jacob
Astor, Major Archibald W. Butt, Fran.
els D. Millet the artist; William q
stead journalist and philosopher
Jacques Futrele. novelist Benjamin
I Guggenheim, merchant; Charles Mel
vile. Hays, railroad president, lsidor
straus, merchant and philanihropist
John b. Thayer, railroad vice presj.
dent George D. Widener, traction
imagnate; Henry B Harris, theatrical
manager Clarence Moore sportsman
Arthur Ryerson lawyer Frederick
Sutton, merchant and the gallant
skipper. Capt E. ] Smith. These are
but a few Of the illustrious NAMES and
the story Of how each man died IS
romance OF itself.
7 One Of the most thrilling expert
Ieuoes Of The disaster was that OF Col.
Archibald Oracle Of Washington, who
was sucked down ia the vortex. ear.
ried up in the swirl in time to sei0e
a bit of wreckage and was saved Il
death short time ago Is believed to
have been a direct result
Following thp disaster, hundreds 81
damage claims we're filed against Inc
Oceanic Steam Navigation COMPANY,
controlling the White Star line. Tc.
morrow has been fixed by tue eout
al the final day for reception of these
and # IS believed the total amount
asked VIII exceed sS.o0OooO From this
list the name Of Mrs Madeline Force
Astor Is absent. but AIRS Harris seeks
Sseaeo40 for the death Of hef gus
band and Mrs. Fntrelle. s200o00 Many
Of these claims though some are sor
did reflect thrilling lights Of The ca.
taftrephe
With one year gone with inyestlsa
tons By America and Great Bfiiall
GUIDED the one fact stands out heI
"pnsinkable' had sunk and man h.d
again failed 10 conquer the sea
Mrs Leila chrpvp or Oklahcma CffNl