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VOL XXXI LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 16, 1912 ONE CENT FOUR PAGES

TITANIC SANK 1500 PERISH

At 3.15 p.m., April 15 1912, the Canadian government marine agency has
received contant dispatch that the White Star liner Titanic collided with an
enormous iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean, on the night of April 14, and about
4 hours later. The whole 882 feet long Titanic eventually sank around 2
a.m. in 41.16 N,. 5:14 W.

The Titanic's distress signal was received by the TITANIC
Cunarder Carpathia, which was 58 miles away from VANISHED
the Titanic. Captain Rostron, captain of the ➖➖➖➖➖
Carpathia, noticed this and took command LARGEST
immediately, speeding to the rescue. When the VESSEL IN THE
Carpathia arrived at the ruins about 4 a.m., he saw 20
lifeboats with around 700 crews and passengers. WORLD
They were mostly women and children. ➖➖➖➖➖

THE TITANIC TOWED OUT OF BELFAST SHIPYARD COLLIDED
WITH AN
ICEBERG
➖➖➖➖➖

2220
passengers

onboard
➖➖➖➖➖

1500
passengers died

VOL XXXI LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 16, 1912 ONE CENT FOUR PAGES

TITANIC
SAILING
AT TOP
SPEED
- Many people criticised the Titanic's
Captain Edward John Smith - Victim skipper, Captain Edward Smith, for
White Star Line’s managing sailing the ship at 20 knots per hour -
director, J. Bruce Ismay - nearly top speed - over the icebergs
Survivor of the North Atlantic Ocean. Because
this was Captain Smith's final voyage,
some speculated that he was
attempting to set a speed record.
Furthermore, he disregarded at least
seven warnings of impending
icebergs. According to some
eyewitnesses, he became paralysed
with terror and rendered ineffective
during the evacuation. With all of the
warnings, many people puzzled why
Smith did not slow down in reaction
to the iceberg threat. Some surviving
passengers believe Captain Smith
was encouraged to sail as quickly as
possible by White Star Line's
managing director, J. Bruce Ismay,
who wanted to arrive in New York
ahead of schedule in order to
generate positive press for the new
ship.

VOL XXXI LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 16, 1912 ONE CENT FOUR PAGES

Titanic Victim

The Wealthiest Man
In The World

Colonel John Jacob Astor

John Jacob Astor IV and his pregnant wife, Madeleine,
scheduled a voyage on the Titanic to return to the
United States to ensure that their child was born in
America. At 11:40 p.m. on April 14, 1912, the Titanic
crashed with an iceberg. Unfortunately, there were not
enough lifeboats to accommodate all of the passengers
on board the ship. Astor made certain that his
pregnant wife boarded one of the boats, kissed her
goodbye, and sat on the ship's deck as it began to sink.
On April 15, 1912, Astor drowned. According to
eyewitnesses, Astor clutched to the side of a raft, but
when his body froze to death in subzero temperatures,
he let go and died.

Colonel John Jacob Astor Colonel John Jacob Astor and his 18
Victim of Titanic Disaster year old bride, Mandeline.

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Survivor

Harold Bridge Titanic Wireless Operator

Titanic Wireless Operator,
Harold Bridge

Harold Bride was the Titanic's second wireless operator. He was escorted ashore from
Carpathia. After diving into the sea, he was retrieved, but his feet were severely
frozen. In his account of the disaster, he says the ship was fortunate to be able to send
out the wireless call that brought the Carpathia and resulted in the rescue of more
than 700 passengers and crew members. He was sleeping at the time of the crash, and
the first operator, Philips, was working extra hours due to a wireless outage. Bride was
startled awake by the impact, and he went to Philipps' aid.
I got out of bed to relieve him because I remembered how tired he was. I didn't even
feel surprised. I didn't realise anything had happened until the captain arrived. There
was no jolt at all.
I was standing next to Phillips, telling him to go to bed, when the captain entered the
cabin.
'We've hit an iceberg, and I'm having an examination done to see what it's done for
us,' remarked the skipper. Prepare to issue a distress call. 'However, don't send first
until I tell you.'
The captain left, and in ten minutes, if I'm not mistaken, he returned.
"What exactly are you sending? "he inquired.
Phillips replied, 'CQD.'
The situation's humour appealed to me. I interjected with a remark that made
everyone, including the captain, laugh.
"Send SOS," I instructed. 'This is the new call, and it might be your last chance to send
it.'
Phillips changed the signal to SOS.
We remained at our posts but were forced out onto the deck by the water surging
into the wireless room.
Just before the ship sank, a wave washed him overboard. He was holding an oarlock,
and when he landed, he was beneath an upturned boat. The boat was quickly righted,
and he saw the Titanic when she was 150 feet away.He stayed at his posts until the
ship's power was nearly exhausted. Bride washed off the ship when the boat deck
flooded, and was rescued later that morning by the Carpathia.