Titanic Sinks After Collision With Iceberg
New York reports survivors describe the disaster of the Titanic as it struck an iceberg and sank off Newfoundland. The Carpathia rescued 745 of 2340 aboard, with 1726 dead estimated by survivors and press. Passengers faced chaos, lifeboat panic, and shattered confidence as the ship broke apart and disappeared beneath the sea.
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Carpathia
Charles Ford
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Iner
A Suiside
Smith
Cunard
Slip
Nic
Hia
Sur
Athia
Titanic survivors recount doomed voyage and rescue
A Carpathia survivor and New York World correspondent John Beasley describe the night of the disaster. He recalls the orderly abandon ship for women and children, the men kept on deck, and boats lowering into the darkness as the Titanic sank. A baby was among those lowered into the lifeboat.
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New York
John Beasley
London
Iceberg collision sparks sudden voyage halt on ship
Passenger recalls two minor jolts followed by immediate engine stop as iceberg drifted past. Sailors and travelers initially believed a propeller or weight shift, unaware of the submerged iceberg piercing below. The ship later listed from stern to bow as panic did not spread among most on deck.
Astor Kisses Bride Then Dies Amid Titanic Tragedy
Survivor H Stengel of Newark recounts John J Astor kissing his bride before helping her into a lifeboat and saluting as the Titanic departed. Astor, remaining unmoved, stepped to his fate on the first cabin deck before the lifeboats pulled away.
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New York
John J. Astor
John Jacob Astor
H. Stengel
Newark
N. J
Statement by Titanic survivors calls for more lifeboats
A Titanic survivor statement urges nations and ship operators to ensure sufficient lifeboats for all aboard. It recounts the disaster, notes 775 saved, and cites inadequacies in lifeboats, crew training, speed in ice, and calls for an international safety conference and U S government action.
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New York
Cunard
Carpathia
English Board of Trade
Board of Trade
United States
Lorimer Report Nears Completion In Senate Action
Washington April 19 Senator Dillingham chairman of the Lorimer investigating committee said the committee's Lorimer case report would be ready soon. He noted a draft exists and delays stem from the volume of testimony and missing senators.
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Washington
Senator Dillingham
Lorimer
Senate
Sonatora
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Persists Claims
A Virginia and West Virginia reader letter collection praises Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relieving long standing female ailments. The company in Lynn Massachusetts invites others to write for confidential guidance, noting letters are read by women and kept private.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
G. B. Whittington
Pinkham Medicine Company
Lynn
Mass
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