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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1912
Page
6
A historic comparison notes 1899 wireless tech to the Titanic distress event. It explains that ships with short range gear could hardly communicate with shore, while long range systems later allowed 500 mile hops and outlines the Titanic’s limited ability to reach Halifax after striking the iceberg.
Rear Admiral Francis T Bowles and MIT naval architecture head Cecil H Peabody with other experts say no ship can be truly unsinkable given icebergs reefs and high speed. They note Titanic safety features and warn captains to avoid ice and turn away when near bergs.
J B Millet of 41 West street mourns his brother Francis Davis Millet the noted artist missing after the Titanic disaster. Millet had traveled from Washington to Rome to consult with J Pierpont Morgan about the Academy of Rome project and was due in the U S by April 20 for art commissions. He leaves two sons and two daughters. sons include J A P Millet in Harvard medical study and Lawrence Millet a lawyer in New York.
Albany April 16. Dr Harvey W Wiley former chief of the Bureau of Chemistry of the U S Department of Agriculture told the New York State Medical Society that icebergs resemble death in medicine noting ships may be warned but cannot be destroyed. He warned science may detect and fight disease but cannot conquer death.
Mrs. John B. Cummins of New York, daughter of Brookline resident George Thayer, is listed among Titanic survivors. Her Cambridge connections include a husband who is brother to the late Mrs. George M. Wetherell, with the husband reportedly among the missing.
An old sea captain urges U S and Great Britain to unite on a southern steamship lane in the Gulf Stream to prevent disasters like the Titanic. He notes the stream lies about 100 miles south of current great-circle routes and says ships melt bergs in warm waters. He praises faster routes but warns of reports on arrival times.
A historical recount notes the Titanic disaster linked to iceberg danger and high speed. It traces early wireless rescue milestones from 1899 to 1911 including the Stanley and Niobe incidents and the Glace Bay station’s links to Europe, highlighting the evolving reach of wireless aid at sea.
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