15 Apr 1912
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1912
Page
1
A colossal iceberg collision destroyed a famed steamship, causing massive casualties and sparking global shock. The event, described in stark terms, highlights the tragedy of a ship deemed unsinkable meeting a deadly fate.
News from New York reports the Titanic struck an iceberg off the Newfoundland banks on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York and is sinking. About two thousand passengers, many prominent, were moved to lifeboats and rafts with transfer completed by 3:30 this morning. The Virginian was dispatched to assist and expected to reach the scene by 10 this morning. Passengers include John Jacob Astor Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Archibald Butt Isidor Straus and others.
Cape Race reports Titanic struck an iceberg and began sinking with women evacuated as others attempt to reach lifeboats. Virginian, Olympic, and Baltic speeds toward the scene while Cape Race and Virginian relay the distress and coordinates. In Arkansas, Red Fork levee fears breaking threaten vast downstream floods as Mangham warns of rising waters and widespread flooding across Southeast Arkansas and North Louisiana.
The White Star liner Titanic departed South Hampton on April 10 for New York on its maiden voyage. Capt. E. G. Smith commands the 46,328 ton vessel 882 feet long. The last wireless contact reported the ship 1,284 miles east of Sandy Hook at 2 15 Sunday morning amid ice warnings.
Montreal dispatch notes a morning wireless transmission stating all passengers are safe, details of the incident not provided in the fragment.
Tonight and Tuesday look unsettled and cooler with changeable skies and light winds as Mel provides the latest forecast for the region.
The liner Titanic is reported to be towed by the ship Virginian amid rescue operations and shifting salvage efforts as officials confirm status and movements in the harbor.
Steamship Carpathia and the Parisian take aboard twenty boat loads of Titanie passengers near the Titanie. The Partie is approaching Titanie per a wireless dispatch.
Widespread flood reports from Tallulah and Northeast Louisiana describe tracks swept by water, houses under several feet of flood, and power and water plants knocked out. Officials warn levee strain, with engineers estimating costly repairs and federal aid discussions ongoing.
Washington reports the United States Kremlin warning contending factions in Mexico over mistreatment of Americans. The note signals rising tension and recalls the build up to the Spanish American War as conditions worsen daily.
In response to an appeal from the American consul at Guadalajara Mexico President Taft authorized the exportation of 150 rifles and fifty thousand rounds of ammunition to arm United States citizens at that place.
Louisville observers marked the opening of the New Watterson Hotel on Walnut Street between Fourth and Fifth. The 246 room hostelry cost 750000 to construct and adds a major lodging option to the downtown business core.
A Salem Levee breach near Alsatia unleashed a flood that reached Tallulah by morning and submerged the town north of the Vicksburg and Pacific road up to eight feet. Residents of white and Black communities respond with effort and fear as mills and grades flood, cattle perish, and trains face washouts.
Tallulah reports say the entire town is inundated as the levee built along the Iron Mountain railroad at the southern end fails to hold back rising waters. Residents evacuate while authorities assess damage and coordinate relief.
Rayville Louisiana mayor Geo Wesley Smith urged a mass meeting of citizens last night following news that the Panther Forest Levee in Arkansas had broken. Local officials planned to discuss safety and response measures.
Jack Kennedy known in Monroe for friends, his Tallulah place of business is four feet under water. He saved fixtures and stock on scaffolds and exclaimed a famous line about water everywhere but not a drop to drink, displaying his cheerfulness amid flooding.
Dr J G Calvert of West Monroe Manufacturing Co says the plant will start tomorrow morning and free use will be offered to boat builders. Users must supply timber and labor, plant will take orders from responsible parties and charge only for materials and labor. facility has water depth 4 to 6 feet more anticipated.
Severe rainfall caused rapid river rises flooding the region. Bridges washed out, including a trestle near Lake One, cutting westbound and eastbound lines. Levee breaks at Bayou Bartholomew threaten Bastrop area while West Monroe faces encroaching floodwaters and evacuees leave homes. The saltwater pool facility is completely submerged.
Louis Lassatti, the Italian child afflicted with cerebro spinal meningitis, died Saturday night and was buried yesterday.
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