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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1912
Page
9
New York reports confirm the Titanic struck an iceberg near Grand Banks and sank after breaking in two. The Carpathia arrived with 1 801 dead, 745 survivors. only women and children other than some wives stayed with their husbands to be saved. Survivors recall chaos at lifeboats as officers pushed for speed to set a new record.
A survivors committee statement released after Carpathia arrives details the 11:40 p m collision with an iceberg, shipboard actions to launch lifeboats, and rescue by Carpathia. It notes about 1400 passengers and crew aboard, lifeboats for ~960, and that most lifeboats were used during the evacuation.
Isidor Straus, New York merchant and oldest of the three Straus brothers, was on the Titanic. The Straus family, German in origin, immigrated to America in 1854 and settled in Talbotton, Georgia. Born in 1845 in Rhenish Bavaria, he later served in the Fifty-Third Congress after early business and shipping experience.
New York dispatch reports Captain Smith of the Titanic shot himself on the bridge after a struggle with officers over lifeboats. An engineer also died by his own hand, and three Italians perished in the lifeboat mêlée. Two attempts were needed before the captain fired the fatal shot. The revolver was wrested from him by brothers officers in the library before he fled to the bridge and killed himself.
Philadelphia survivor Tay lor recalls jumping into the sea minutes before the ship sank after striking an iceberg. Col Gracie, the last man saved, described braving icy waters and aiding others as Astor stayed behind to help a bride. The ship’s orchestra reportedly played until the end as dawn revealed a mass of wreckage and rescue efforts continued.
Police search records in the Leffingwell matter as Warren Jeking is named as alleged killer of his wife killed last Sunday. Investigators seek additional motive and suspect Leffingwell and others with interest in Mrs Jenkins money. Coroner's inquest to be held this morning with burial in Brighton, Colorado.
Miehland Light Mass April 18 The Carpathia, under convoy from United States cruisers Chester and Salem, carries more than 100 sick and injured after the Titanic collision. Mrs Astor gravely ill, Col John Jacob Astor not aboard. ship expects arrival in New York late tonight or Friday morn. Conditions aboard dire. medical supplies insufficient. passengers share cabins with women, debris and wreckage lay about. Titanic collision details include loss of life among bow sailors and rapid blackout of lights.
An official account in New York outlines the Titanic's demise after a collision with jagged iceberg spines that tore the hull. The bulkheads failed within seconds, water flooded the compartments, and the vessel drifted into darkness as power failed and the ship was enveloped by the sea.
San Antonio Texas April Major R cibald Cy Bute military side resident Taft was to wed Mr Williams of Wavehlmeton sisterman of Joseph Lester of Chicago and the youngest daughter of Col John H Williams of the Artillery Corps retired.
Special to Leader Gleodo April 1 Nine men believed dead and from five to ten thousand sheep perished in one of the worst Wyoming storms. A Northwestern train wrecked near Lost Springs delayed recovery efforts and traffic. Names include Ernest Barber, Silas Harris, Thomas Glack, Albert Koctielle, and others missing or dead amid wrecked stock and widespread losses.
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