The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-14
THE FIRST anniversary
Of titanic DISASTER
IN NID.AT[AhT|C
&C.. st. j. b.
We FORGET


April a. 1912, a year ago on Mon
day. the leviathan Titanic crashed in
to a monster iceberg. and, wounded
unto death. lurched to the bottom of
the restless Atlantic. carrying with her
l.595 human beings. among whom
were the flower Of the aristocracy,
commercialism, art. music and wealth
of the civilized world.
The whole Of the United States felt
the blow the length and breadth Of its
wide domain. and from Seattle, San
Francisco. Salt Lake CITY. Omaha.
Minneapolis. Chicago. Philadelphia,
New York flew frantic wires crying for
news OF loved ones who were on the
Inflated steamer. Never in the history
OF the maritime world had such a dis
aster occurred. never had such a har-
vest OF death been reaped in one swift
sweep at sea as was reaped by the loss
Of the magnificent White Star liner.
Standing out in bold relief among
the records Of all big s%hipwrecks is
the fact of the magnificent courage
the stricken greyhound. Not a within
per at the cruel fate that thus cut
them down in the heyday Of their
success. no frantic cries to heaven to
save them. no panic stricken PUSHES
no frenzied disorder but like the hes,
that He had made, they stood back
with bowed heads n watched the
water swirling at their feet, which
was SO soon to be their grave as the
women, children. and the weaklinss
We're sent to the boats.
What a lesson this noble ~sacrifice
taught the world. "They died thai
others might live; and in the dyine
they wrote their names on the pages
of history in letters Of gold for all the
world to see and profit in the seeing
Lest we forget" The world car
never forget such courage, such devo
ton. and. amid the tears of bereaved
mothers and fathers. sons and daugh.
tiers. brothers and sisters. and sweet.
hearts Is ever the one great helping
knowledge. "thcy died that others
might live"
World Wide Representation.
In view Of tn" fact that the Titanic
the very last effort in monster modern
steamships. was about to make hel
maiden voyage as we'll as that traveI
the many uxurics to be obtained, il
can be easily understood that among
the passengers were the best represen.
tatives Of men and women as to
wealth and education produced by the
civilized world. Thus did this one
great blow staggcr humanity. Re.
quests from every known portion Of
the globe We're hurled into New York,
asking o details and slowly but sure.
ly within the space of four days prac.
ticaily every detail and every name
of those both lost and saved had been
~telcgraphcd to the four corners OF
the earth. Telegraph companies al
first were unable to handle the numcr.
GUS messages. trains from all parts OF
the North American continent rushed
to New York. and for o days the
second greatest city of the world was
a seething mass Of scarchers for the
news.
The Titanic was launched in Relfas,
April 2, 1912. and sailed from South.
ampton April 10, calling at Cher.
bOurR. France. on the same day, and
Queenstown. ireland. the following
day. Leaving Queenstown she took
the usual s%outherly spring course. The
voyage at the start was uneventful
the e calm, tho weather clear, tht
passengers In the best Of spirits en-
joying the numerous wonderful lux.
uries Of the lcviathan greyhound
There Ia nothing to show that any
special efforts We're made by the late
captain Smith to open out the steam.
err to her. full speed. but, IL IL Away,
the case with new vessels. the speed
was increased from day to day. Thus
on the first day. the distance covered
was 464 miles. the second 5l9, and thu
third SAC. On Sunday h wtrelea'
Operators received warning on three
different occasions that icebergs were
lin or near the course taken by thu