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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1912
Page
7
The article recounts White Star line praise for Olympic and Titanic as engineering marvels. It lists dimensions, tonnage, hull features, rivets, and weight details, and highlights public rooms, decks, and amenities that define the ships as the era’s finest ocean liners.
Allan Line steamer Virginian departed Halifax at 9 20 p m Saturday with mails and 300 passengers en route to Liverpool. The ship, averaging about 350 miles daily, would be about 499 miles east of Halifax by midnight tonight as it follows the Titanic rescue effort. The Corsican reported thick ice near the same coast, marking a frigid relief effort in the Atlantic.
Officers recall not seeing ice before, guiding the steamer to take a wide detour to avoid ice hazards during the voyage.
Frank Heffernan of 96 Clark Street South Framingham attempted to end his life by leaping into Fort Point channel at 10:30 yesterday. He changed course after hitting the water and started swimming to safety, aided by Dennis Cofford the drawtender on the Summer Street bridge and his assistant.
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