19 Apr 1912
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1912
Page
1
Report from New York describes a calm voyage after a shock when engines halted following a near iceberg collision. Passengers and crew continued activities, unaware of the pierced hull, until the iceberg brush was confirmed. Only a few woke during the vibration as the ship drifted, then resumed course.
The Carpathia brought survivors to New York as the Titanic sank after striking an iceberg off Newfoundland. Reported actions show lifeboats filled with women and children while many men chose death to save others. The disaster, involving 1601 deaths of 2340 aboard, stunned the world and prompted Bruce Ismay to speak as White Star Line faced questions.
The record notes that the death list has grown rather than diminished. Among the significant facts, the surge in fatalities stands out amid the chaotic account of the disaster.
Charles F. Hurd, aboard the Carpathia, recounts Titanic’s final hours. He notes boiler explosions, bulkheads delaying but not preventing sinking, and the band playing Nearer My God to Thee. Survivors describe lifeboat chaos and revolver shots heard before the liner went down.
Fragmentary article notes Major Archibald Butt as a soldier who died in a catastrophe. Mentions President Jat and late day reflections. References Selénel Gracie's story and survivors possibly speaking about Butt. Text is garbled and partial.
Report details the Carpathia rescuing 866 Titanic passengers from a sinking liner. Among those believed lost were Colonel John Jacob Astor, Major Archibald Butt, Frank D. Miller, James Clinch Smith, and others. The article compares Titanic size with renowned structures of the era.
Survivors recount the sinking of the giant liner as Colonel Archibald Gracie, last man saved, narrates his ascent from wreckage. E. Taylor of Philadelphia, another survivor, describes leaping into the sea minutes before the ship went down and being rescued by a lifeboat.
Mrs. Futrelle recalls Jacques Futrelle as Titanic sank, he urged her to enter a lifeboat while he stayed behind. She says he died like a hero, resisting panic and comforting other survivors. Her brother Jack Copeland and daughter Virginia Futrelle accompany her in Boston after learning of the catastrophe.
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