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A WIRELESS REPORT

   A cable from London reads as follows: London, April 15 - The Parents of Mr. A. Phillips the wireless operator on board the Titanic, received this wireless message from him. "Making slowly for Halifax. Practically unsinkable. Don't worry."
   If this be true it would apear that the Titanic may have struck an iceberg sometime before she reacht the spot, where she foundered.

Wireless room in
the Titanic

Officials are satisfied that there wce for alarm regarding the steamship Titanic, reported damaged by ice. The Titanic is now in latitude 41 degrees 46 minutes north and longitude 50 degrees 14 minutes west. The steamers Virginian and Baltic went to the rescue of Titanic. The Allan liner Virginian would reach her at 9:00.

Truro Daily News, April 16, 1912 p.1
White Star Steamship Titanic Founders
With Loss of over 1500 Persons

Great Liner Went to the Bottom South East of Sable Island -- Probably 500 Miles from Halifax Bound for New York with 3000 Persons Aboard

The great transatlantic liner the White Star Titanic that was said to be unsinkable, on her maiden voyage to New York has foundered some 500 miles east of Halifax and has carried to a watery grave probably 1500 human beings.

Cape Race Nfld, April 15th
   The Steamer Olympic reports that the steamer Carpathia reached the Titanic's position at daybreak today but found boats and wreakage only. She reported that the Titanic had foundered at about 2:20 o'clock, a.m., in lat. 41.16 North and long. 50.14 west.
   The message adds that all the Titanic's boats were accounted for and about 675 souls saved, crew and passengers, latter nearly all women and children. The report from the Olympic states that the Leyland liner Californian was remaining and searching the vicinity of the disaster. The Carpathia it was stated, was returning to New York with the survivors.
   The White Star officers in New York concealed, as long as they could the terrible nature of this marine disaster, but the sad truth is before the world that the mighty leviathan of the sea has foundered with an enormous loss of human life.
   The wireless advices receivd are that the WOMEN AND CHILDREN have mostly been saved, but, oh, what a loss of others. Experts do not believe that the Titanic in Latitude 41 degrees at this season of the year struck an iceburg, but are inclined to the belief that a submerged wreck was the cause of the disaster. The ship foundered 420 miles east south east of Sable Island or over 500 miles from Halifax. Others think the big steamer struck submerged ice and was racing for Halifax when she sank.
   Among the large passenger list, many of whom were Canadians, were New Yorkers of immense wealth returning after the winter in Europe, on this palatial liner on her first voyage across the Atlantic. It is feard that Mr. George Wright a prominent citizen of Halifax whose letters on many moral reform subjects have frequently appeard in the Nova Scotia Daily Press, is among the lost. President Hays of the Grand Trunk Railway and family, Montreal were passengers on this ill fated steamer.
   The city of Montreal has contributed many other prominent personages to this hart-rending disaster. In all probability the Titanic sank before any of the boats reacht her. The 675 passengers on board the Carpathia were probably pickt up from the Titanic life-boats. It will be found that the Titanic sank before any boat reacht her. The Carpathia got to the scene of disaster first and pickt up survivors. Later she was joined by the Parisian and Virginian and the three boats would cruise around looking for survivors who might be clinging to wreckage. As soon as they make careful search they will proceed to their respective destinations. The Carpathia goes to New York with the Survivors while the Parisian is heading for Halifax. There is no knowledge of any survivors being on board either of our boats.

Montreal, April 14
   The Allan Line officials receivd a wireless message tonight from Captain Gambell of the steamer Virginian saying that the White Star liner Titanic had struck an iceberg and has requested assistance. The Virginian is now on the way to the Titanic.
   The Allan liner Virginian, Capt Gambell, saild from Halifax for Liverpool at 9.20 on Saturday night, and had on board in the vicinity of 200 passengers. she would therefore have ample accommodation for at least the passengers of the Titanic, if it became necessary to transfer them from the damaged steamer.
   The Titanic, which is the new White Star Liner, and a sister ship of the Olympic, is now on her maiden voyage, having saild from Southhampton on April 10 for New York, with 350 first class passengers. She has accommodation for 3000 passengers altogether, but it is not known how many she has in second and third cabins on this trip. The Titanic has a gross tonnage of 66,000 tons and a registered tonnage of 46,000 tons.

Peers Davidson this morning received a message from Newfoundland saying that President C.M. Hays of the Grand Trunk and A. Thornton Davidson, his son-in-law were saved.

Loss By Foundering of Titanic 1234
Virginian and Parisan May Have Saved Some
Special Dispatch to Daily News - New York April 16

   A revised estimate of the loss of life by the wreck of the Titanic is placed at 1234 persons. The $10,000,000 steamship, with a cargo and jewels worth perhaps $10,000,000 more is a total loss Many persons of international importance are unaccounted for. Wireless reports say Carpathia has on board 866 rescued passengers.
   The Titanic drifted for many hours before succor came.
   Messages from Newfoundland report the SS Virginian en route there with probably some additional survivors and probably the Parisian, too. There is no definite information however.
   Capt. J. Smith probably went to his grave with his ill-fated ship. There is not one word receivd from him up to the time the Titanic sank bow foremost into the ocean.
  

Position where
Titanic foundered

THE PLACE WHERE TITANIC SANK
STEAMERS THAT WENT TO RESCUE

   The spot in the Atlantic where the mighty Titanic was engulfed in the cruel waters, at 2.20 a.m., on Monday the 15th with such a fearful loss of life was Lat. 41.16 N. and Long. 50.14 W.
   She struck an iceberg at 10.25 o'clock on Sunday night the 14th in Lat. 41.46 N and Long 50.14 W.
   When she sank she was 400 miles south East of Cape Race, Nfld., and about 600 miles east, south east from Halifax.
   The Virginian, Carpathia, Baltic, Olympic, Parisian, and California all put on full steam and rusht to the aid of the doomd ship.
   The Carpathia was the nearest and got first to the scene of the awful, disaster, and likely saved the passengers who had been put off in the life boats, and on life rafts, and with life preservers.
   When the other steamers arrived there was nothing but a waste of waters over more than a thousand dead, and the great ship that had plunged down into two miles of ocean.

Sympathy from English King.
London April 16
King George

"The queen and I are horrified at the appalling disaster which has happened to the Titanic and the terrible loss of life. We deeply sympathize with the bereaved relatives and feel for them in their great sorrow with all our hearts." Signed, "George R and I"

The Queen Mother, Alexandra, has sent a message of sympathy to the company in which she says

"It is with feelings of the deepest sorrow that I hear of the terrible disaster to the Titanic and of the awful loss of life. My hart is full of grief and sympathy for the bereaved families of those who have perisht."

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