Titanic Tragedy Reports Crescent of Survivors
The article recounts the Titanic disaster with details on survivors aboard the Carpathia, noting Captain E J Smith went down with the ship. It mentions women and children saved first, crew numbers in lifeboats, and confusion over crew and passenger totals, with false hopes and news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpathia
New York
E J. Smith
Smith
Ilwek
Solent
Southampton
Franklin
International Mercantile Marine
Olympic
Cape Race
United States
Titanic Experts Debate Iceberg Collision Dynamics
Navy designers and shipbuilders weigh what failed on the Titanic. They consider bulkhead integrity, compartment buoyancy, and the blast of an iceberg impact. Opinions vary whether grounding or collision caused the sinking, with emphasis on speed, longitudinal plate failure, and the role of watertight divisions in saving a vessel.
Titanic Disaster News Spurs Navy to Meet Carpathia
Reports from Washington and New York detail Taft orders for Salem or North Carolina to meet the Carpathia carrying Titanic survivors. Revenue cutters Gresham and Acushnet also dispatched. Philadelphia lists include six missing, among them notable Widener relatives. Icebergs and fog continue to threaten transatlantic routes, despite defined steamship lanes.
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Rome
New York
DY Tait
Washington
Taft
Secretary of the Navy
Salem
Hampton Roads
North Carolina
Gresham
Boston
Acushnet
Wood's Hole
Mass
Philadelphia
George D. Widener
Barry Elkins Widener
William C. Dulles
C. Doane Williams
Widener
P. A. B. Widener
S. George D. Widener
W Lliamste
Coxe
J. B. Thayer
Pennsylvania Railroad
Titanic liner warned of icebergs near Havre
The French liner la Touraine, arriving at Havre, warned last night of an immense field of ice at midnight on April 10 with bergs protruding above the water. The vessel reported the encounter as it continued its voyage.
Titanic lifeboat disrepair sparks inquiry and debate
Report on the Titanic notes only 20 boats and questions the ship's lifeboat adequacy. Experts warn full crew staffing lifeboats would be hard, while officials promise a board of trade inquiry and potential regulation revision. Captain Smith reportedly pressed for more lifeboats and safety gear.
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Board of Trade
Ceberg Av Festa
Belfast
Titanic life saving gear urged for safety
Expert warns lifeboats and rafts aboard ships must be doubled to protect more than a third of passengers in a sinking. He cites Titanic as under equipped, noting boats and life gear risk damage or loss before use.
Conscience fund donation eases long troubled conscience
Washington reports a 46 year guilty burden lifted as an anonymous son from Chicago sent $2,000 to the conscience fund, saying he suffered under his wine for nearly half a century. Treasury Treasurer McClung received the gift, noting the unusual confession and the federal fund's role in atonement.
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Washington
Ion
McClung
Chugge
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