The terrific and awful force with which the Titanic struck the iceberg traveling as she is reported to have been at full-speed can possibly be imagined from the following illustrations which have been furnisht by a professor of engineering at McGill University.
   A steamship of 46,000 tons, proceeding at the rate of 21 knots an hour, would have an energy of blow on impact on a solid mass of 1,600,000,000 food pounds, or 870,000 foot tons equivalent to the energy of SS twelve-inch guns, firing simultaneously a projectile of 500 pounds.
   The force of the blow of the Titanic on the iceberg would be sufficient to lift the whole ship thirty-five feet in the air. Another instance is that 72 railway locomotives running at the speed of 60 miles an hour would have about the same striking energy.

(Truro Daily News, April 26, 1912 p. 4)
TITANIC INQUIRY IN WASHINGTON

   Dr. Qutzran of Toronto, who has stated that the Mount Temple saw the lights and distress signals of the Titanic, as reported to him by several passengers and some of the steamers stewards, is to give evidence before the Senate Committee in Washington.
   Capt. Moore of the SS. Mount Temple, now in St. John, will also give evidence before the Senate Committee in regard to his action in connection with any assistance he tried to give the Titanic.

   The MacKay-Bennett is sailing for Halifax with over 200 bodies found at the scene of the Titanic disaster.
   A large number of reporters and correspondents for United States newspapers, past thru here for Halifax this morning on Number 10 train.
   The White Star Steam Ship Company are notifying the public, thru their agents everywhere that all their ships hereafter will be equipt with life-boats and a raft-capacity sufficient for every soul on board in case of any accident. This exemplifies the old saw of locking the stable door after the horse is stolen.

(Truro Daily News, April 26 1912 p. 7)

   For some time last week, our citizens were fild with grave concern and anxiety when it was rumoured that a daughter of the late Rev. F. M. Young formerly of Parrsboro. Miss Emily Young, who has a host of sincere friends here, was among the passengers on board the ill-fated Titanic, and that her name did not appear among the list of survivors. These fears were soon allayed, however when it became known that a close friend of Miss Young had received a letter from her from the South of France, stating that she would not be leaving for home till June - Parrsboro leader.
   Miss Young is a sister of Mrs. J.D. McNutt of Truro.

A GOOD ACTOR IN A REAL TRAGEDY OF LIFE
   Henry B. Harris, the great theatrical manager and an actor of no mean quality himself, showd himself a hero in life's tragedy at the foundering of the Titanic.
   He had entered one of the life boats then ordered out by one of the Titanic's offisers to make room for a woman. He stept out saying:-
   "All right, boys, I must take my medicine. Women and children first in a game like this."

   It is feard that Miss Barbara Mould, a returning Missionary from India, was on board the Titanic. She left India March 19 and this would bring her to London a week before the Titanic saild from Southampton. She has not been heard from since leaving India and the supposition is that she saild for Canada in the Titanic.
   Miss Mould belongs to Ontario but is supported in her missionary work by the Maritime Province Missionary Board.

(Truro Daily News, April 27 1912, p. 1)

Robert S. Logan, assistant to the late C.M. Hays, past thru St. John today en route to Halifax. He was accompanied by David Hays, and A.B. Atwater of the Detroit-Michigan Railway. The body of C.M. Hays will be taken to Montreal.

(Truro Daily News, April 27 1912, p. 3)
ESTIMATED WELTH OF 12 MEN LOST IN TITANIC DISASTER IS $191,000,000

   John Jacob Astor hed of the house of Astor in America, society leader, and one of the richest, if not the richest landowner in the United States. $125,000,000
   Benjamen Guggenheim, a son of Meyer Guggenheim, a member of the Smelter Trust. $10,000,000
   George D. Wick, Youngstown, O., a coal and iron magnate, $5,000,000
   Isidor Strauss, merchant and philanthropist, member of the firms of L. Strauss & Co., R.H. Macy & Co. and Abraham & Strauss.
   George D. Widener of Philadelphia son of P.A. B. Widener, society man and promoter of many enterprises and traction schemes. $5,000,000.
   Harry Elkin Widener, his son. $2,000,000
   Arthur Ryerson of Philadelphia $5,000,000
   William C. Dulles, member of an old Philadelphia family $2,500,000
   C. Duane Williams, Philadelphia, $500,000
   Charles M. Hays, Montreal, President of the Grand Trunk Railroad, one of the most noted railroad men of the country, $3,000,000
   Henry B. Harris, owner of the Hudson, Harris and other theaters, $1,000,000.
   Total, $191,000,000

(Truro Daily News, April 27 1912, p. 5 - Local & General)

The Halifax Herald says in one instance $1,000,000 were offerd by New York mourners for the body of their relativ lost by the Titanic disaster.

The Halifax and Queen Hotels are crowded with those who lost friends in the Titanic disaster, waiting for the MacKay-Bennett steamer to arrive with her gruesome cargo of human bodies.

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