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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1912
Page
12
Quartermaster J H Moody recounts the ship’s final hours as Titanic, under orders to set speed records, struck the iceberg at near midnight. He details high crowding on deck, cries from passengers, and the moment the bow hit the submerged berg after a helm command.
Survivors recount that many thought the Titanic unsinkable and stayed aboard after the iceberg strike. Lifeboat accounts describe harrowing scenes as the ship listed, then sank. Senate aide Senator William Alden Smith announced an investigation set for the Waldorf Astoria, with Ismay and Franklin to testify.
On its maiden voyage the Titanic carried 1300 passengers and 860 crew. Among the list were Archibald Butt and Bruce Ismay, with John Jacob Astor among the prominent figures noted for the White Star Line.
Prepared statement from President J Bruce Ismay describes Limehouse shipboard catastrophe and Britain's strict inquiry. He defends White Star Line, pledges aid to victims' families, notes Titanic compliance with regulations, and abstains from further comment at the hour. Crowds gather at Cunard docks as Carpathia arrives, survivors debark with quiet awe. Mrs Astor widowed is met by family, steerage passengers later leave in sadness. A Syrian mother mourns loss of husband and three brothers.
A notorious Carpathia tale claimed Captain Smith the first officer and the chief engineer fatally shot themselves as Titanic sank. Passengers largely denied such shooting while four rescued officers were placed aboard the Lapland for the night and offered no details beyond official instructions.
In a rain drenched scene at Cunard line piers, police set ropes and cleared the block in front for relatives awaiting Carpathia survivors. Journalists, Red Cross nurses, and officials joined mourners to witness the landing, while relatives received news and aid money from New York Stock Exchange donors.
St Nicholas Rink at Ponce de Leon Park opens this Saturday April 20 at 3 o clock under new management.
A rustic verse fragment shows Farmer Brown complaining about hens and goats as he heads to town to sell his crop. He laments winter loafing, misfortune, and falling prices, voicing frustration at market conditions and agricultural woes.
Eye witnesses recount Col John Jacob Astor lifting his young bride from the doomed ship and urging safety measures as the Titanic listed. Col Gracie lauds Astor for prioritizing the woman’s protection while crew work to launch lifeboats amid warnings of icebergs. A British passenger tells how Officer Lowe managed eight-man collapsible boats and aided swimmers before the Carpathia arrived.
Statement from Titanic survivors arrived in New York details the moments after the iceberg strike on April 14 1912 the Carpathia arriving at 4 am and rescuing 745 passengers and crew. It criticizes lifeboat shortages and urges stricter safety measures and more drills.
See Grand Opera advertisement offers field and opera glasses for five dollars and up. John L Moore & Sons promotes view seating at 42 N Broad Street. A sample essay by Nat Brahem in McCall's Magazine extols fleas as remarkable performers and compares their abilities to human feats with humorous asides about snakes.
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