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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1912
Page
1
New York reports detail the Titanic sinking after striking an iceberg off Newfoundland. About 1,601 of 2,340 aboard died. nearly all women and children were saved. Survivors describe lights, band music, and desperate cries as the ship went under.
Washington reels as details of the Titanic disaster unfold. President Taft mourns Maj. Archibald Butt and Mrs Clarence Moore, while survivors arrive on the Carpathia. Carpathia crowds fill Cunard docks in rain, with grim scenes of lifeboat suffering and steerage hardship.
In an interview, Charlee H Bays, president of Grand Trunk Railroad, warned that White Star Cunard and Hamburg American lines chase supremacy in luxury ships and speed. He predicted an appalling disaster would check their races, and died a few hours later.
A weekend round trip to Baltimore costs $1.25 on Saturdays and Sundays via Pennsylvania Railroad. Tickets are valid for return until 9:00 a.m. Monday. All regular trains except the Congressinal Limited run this service.
Washington survivor Col Archibald Gracie recounts the Titanic disaster in vivid detail. He describes the collision, the two hour twenty minute plunge, his ascent, and the peril on wreckage and a crowded raft as crew and passengers fought to survive with cries and stretches for rescue. The narrative ends with the raft near capacity and a hopeful but uncertain clock for aid.
From a Sta Corresponders New York April 18 We’ll stick until every woman is off and then we’ll jump and take our chances said Capt Archibald Butt to Clarence Moore and Robert William Daniel survivors who were aboard the Titanic Daniel recalls Butt Moore Gracie and other officers and crew as terror reigned and the ship went down amid scenes of panic and courage
Eyewitness account quotes Captain Butt and Clarence Moore as they helped passengers during the Titanic disaster. The narrative describes orders to prevent crowding near lifeboats, scattered gunfire at steerage, and Butt's denials of firing on passengers. The testimony notes the ship’s chaos and Butt’s calm leadership before the evacuation continued on the next page.
Report of the Titanic disaster cites 1700 lives lost and praises crew heroism. Passengers faced despair as women and many men sought lifeboats, while Mrs Isidor Straus refused to leave her husband. The ship broke in two after boiler explosions delayed sinking, with the band playing Nearer My God to Thee as the end neared.
L Beasley of London and Cambridge graduate, a Titanic second cabin passenger, describes the voyage from Queenstown, the iceberg sighting, the sudden stop of engines, the calm before disaster, the orderly boarding of women into lifeboats, and the final plunge into the sea with crews lowering boats amid darkness and silence.
Reported order from the White House directs temporary shelter measures following a devastating blaze. The message notes the Sandyhook incident and actions to protect residents, with emphasis on rapid implementation of half-height structures tomorrow.
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