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April 24-25 News Briefs

Truro Daily News, April 24 1912, p. 2)

A memorial service for the late Chas. M. Hays President of the Grand Trunk, one of the Titanic Victims, will be held in Montreal on the 25th.

(Truro Daily News, April 24 1912, p. 5)

The MacKay-Bennett steamer up to the 23rd had recoverd 77 bodies from the sea at the scene of the Titanic disaster; and of these 42 had been identitfied. They were the bodies mostly of second class and steerage passengers. This steamer will likely get to Halifax by Friday.
(Truro Daily News, April 25 1912, p.7)
SOME EVIDENCE IN THE TITANIC DISASTER

   The evidence before the Senate Committee in Washington is still being taken.
   The third officer has testified that binoculars or spy-glasses would have probably enabled the look-outs on the Titanic to have seen the iceberg in time to have avoided it.
   Major Penchen, of Toronto in his evidence strongly criticized the inexperience of many sailors aboard the Titanic.
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He said no drills were held, and the men in sufficient numbers did not respond to the call to assist in filling and lowering the boats. The general evidence of this Toronto man was in strong condemnation of the ship-shod management of this big steamer.

Mark Fortune, of Winnipeg, one of the Titanic passengers, took out an accident policy for twenty-five thousand dollars on January 25th, previous to his departure for Egypt. The policy was to the effect that if the insured lost his life in a steamship or railroad disaster, the policy would have double value. He lost his life in the Titanic disaster.

(Truro Daily News, April 25 1912, p.6)

The Allan Liner Virginian was 178 miles from the Titanic at the time of the collision with an iceberg. She steamed at once in that direction until word came from the Carpathian "Turn back. everything O.K. We have 800 on board. Return to your northern track." Capt. Gambell then resumed his course to Liverpool.

 THIS WAS WHAT SAFETY ON TITANIC WAS SACRIFICED FOR

The SS. Titanic according to a White Star Line Folder, had the following to attract the travelling Public. :
- Sports Deck and Spacious Promenades
- Commodious Staterooms and Apartments en Suite
- Cabins de Luxe with Bath
- Squash Raquet Courts
- Turkish and Electric Bath Establishments
- Saltwater Swimming Pools
- Glass Enclosed Sun Parlours
- Veranda and Palm Courts
- Louis XVI Restaurants
- Grand Dining Saloons
- Electric Elevators

   There would have been lots of room to carry far more than the number of life-boats required to save every member aboard the Titanic if a heap of the above tomfoolery had been converted into storage rooms.
   If there are fools crossing the ocean who for less than a week's trip demand the above luxuries, then let them sail away together and in their own Titanic floating palaces. The great bulk of the people prefer life boats and safety in place of racquet courses, swimming pools, electric bath establishments, sun parlors, etc. and no proper provision for escape, when danger comes.
There was much speculation about the identity a mystery ship whose lights were seen by many of the Titanic's crew and passengers before the sinking. Both the California and the Mount Temple were possible suspects. (Truro Daily News, April 25 1912, p. 8)

The Californian of the Leyland Line of steamships was about 20 miles away from the Titanic on the night of the disaster, April 14. The Marconi operator had retired and no message came to this steamer and he only heard of the disaster at six o'clock next morning from the S.S. Virginian. The Californian could possibly have saved every soul aboard the Titanic, a further necessity for continuous wireless servis aboard all steamers.

Titanic Passengers Saw Reflection of Own Lights
Special Despatch to Truro Daily News - London April 25

Admiral Cytrenne Bridge offers a possible explanation, regardng the mysterious ship, whose lights were seen by offisers and passengers of the Titanic, shortly after the accident occurd. He is convinced that the lights seen were merely reflections of the Titanic's own lights from an iceberg in the vicinity. This phenomenon is often seen in the ice regions he says.

Capt. Moore of SS. Mount Temple and His Wireless Operator Deny Absolutely That They Could but Did Not Assist Titanic
Special Despatch to Daily News - St. John N.B. April 25

   Capt. Moore of CPR liner Mount Temple, now in port here, denies absolutely the statement made by one of the passengers on his boat who said a wireless message had been receivd and no attention was paid to it, and that the Mount Temple proceeded on her way without going to the aid of the Titanic.
   J. Durant, the Marconi wireless operator on the Mount Temple, told how everything possible was done on the Mount Temple, after a message had been caught. All hands were on deck and the boats were swung clear of the davits and all precautions were taken to render any assistance. In the meantime a message had been receivd from the Californian telling of the disaster and the sinking of the Titanic. When the Mount Temple reacht the vicinity of the disaster the Titanic had disappeared. Capt. Moore feels keenly the situation he is placed in.

Moving Picture Films of Titanic Disaster Must Not be Exhibited
Special Despatch to Daily News - Detroit April 25

Proprietors of moving picture shows were warnd today by the police department that films portraying the wreck of the Titanic cannot be exhibited in Detroit. "Public feelings should not be harrowed by fake pictures", said police Captain Bake; "such exhibitions would be a menace to public peace, health and safety.

Olympic Still Held in Port by Strikers
British Underwriters Sympathize with Mr. Ismay
Special Despatch to Daily News - Southampton, April 26

   Seamen on board White Star liner Olympic which has been held up here for more than two days, owing to a strike of her hundreds of firemen and oilers, who left the vessel at the moment she was due to sail have joind the strike refusing to work with non-Unionists hands in the engine-room engaged by the company.
   All the London underwriters, who are connected with the insurance on the Titanic and who themselves are losers to the amount of four million by the disaster, have signd a message of sympathy, which has been forwarded to J. Bruce Ismay in New York.

(Truro Daily News, April 26 1912, p. 1)
BODIES OF ASTOR, AND STRAUS, N.Y. AND PRESIDENT C.M. HAYS OF GRAND TRUNK ABOARD MACKAY-BENNET
Special Despatch to Daily News - New York, April 26

   The bodies of Colonel John Jacob Astor and Isador Strauss, millionaire merchants of this city, have been recoverd, also the body of Charles M. Hays and are on board the MacKay-Bennett.
   A wireless despatch, which came to the Company from the cable ship MacKay-Bennett gives additional identifications of 49 heretofore unknown ded of the 205 bodies on board. The names of ninety-one have been sent ashore by wireless. The MacKay-Bennett will reach Halifax tonight or early on Saturday morning.
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