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Newspaper
Long Branch Daily Record
Location
Long Branch, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1912
Page
5
Two deck officers and lookouts aboard the Titan witness a night collision with a deep laden ship in fog and gale. Crow’s nest lookout reports sails, wreckage, and a shouted curse as Titan shatters and releases a floating wreckage amid crashing spray.
The narrative describes the Titan collision aftermath with officers and crew gathered as the captain questions each, starting with John Rowland who reported the ship from the crow's nest. Crew members are brought in one by one, each showing relief and a calm demeanor despite the catastrophe.
The Patten Line timetable shows weekday and Sunday schedules between Long Branch New York and key stops. Weekdays depart Long Branch from Rockwell Ave Pleasure Bay Sea Bright and Highlands with multiple morning and afternoon times. From New York West 35th Street Battery times include 8 45 10 60 am and 2 30 pm with freight not received at Battery. Sundays list limited departures and a Battery near South Ferry service.
In a moonlit encounter aboard the vessel, Captain and officer Rowland clash over a crime coverup. The captain offers £100 to keep silent about a deadly collision while Rowland vows to reveal the murder at the first opportunity. The standoff tests loyalty and fate at sea. The scene shifts to a sunlit deck where Rowland tends a cleaning, meeting a playful girl before the tale continues tomorrow.
A dispute erupts aboard as Rowland openly declares a preference to drink, prompting the captain to order him to the deck and warn against pointless chatter until after soundings. The captain then suggests a private talk later at a calm moment.
Jersey City hosts a know your city week featuring children in unique outfits. A notable photo shows a young boy dressed in a distinctive costume, highlighting festive city pride and community involvement.
Three youths died when a canoe capsized in swift Passumele River above St Johnsbury Vermont on May 31. Harriet Ellis 19 Helen Smith 18 and Torbert W Smith 28 were drowned. Louis Kimball 4th occupant was rescued after going unconscious while trying to save Ellis. The group had gone for a paddle and picnic upstream.
A trolley car traveling from Kearny to Newark somersaulted on a steep Elm Street Curve in Arlington New Jersey. Brake shoe locked causing loss of control. Passengers from Newark Harrison and Kearny injured including Gertrude Reed with a left shoulder fracture and internal injuries.
New York architect George W. Da Cunha, now residing in Montclair, plans to donate a window to St. Luke's Church as a memorial to his wife Rosina Da Cunha who died recently. The couple previously funded five side by side windows honoring their son, with a rose window above them. They agreed that the survivor would complete the rose window as a memorial to the other if one died first.
In Asbury Park New Jersey a letter mailed eleven years ago by City Attorney James D. Carton and addressed to Freehold County Clerk Joseph McDermott was discovered last Monday hidden behind a sorting cabinet during moves from a Trust company building to a government building. It has not yet reached its destination. The delay occurred when post office equipment was relocated and the letter remained unseen in the woodwork. Carton had waited hoping for a response, but the county clerk has not received it.
The line reflects a stoic view on honor amid loss, suggesting perseverance despite dire circumstances. It emphasizes the value of integrity over material salvage when outcomes seem bleak.
A humorous exchange features Policeman Casey and a prisoner with a runaway hat. The banter plays on bravado and escape as the hat leads to a comic chase.
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