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Title: Wreck and sinking of the Titanic : the ocean's greatest disaster : a graphic and thrilling account of the sinking of the greatest floating palace ever built, carrying down to watery graves more than 1,500 souls : giving exciting excape from death and acts of heroism not equalled in ancient or modern times, told by the survivors ; edited by Marshall Everett
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Everett, Marshall
Subjects: Titanic (Steamship) Shipwrecks
Publisher: (S.l. : L.H. Walter)
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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n con-nection with the wreck. These were disclosed in theexamination of Mr. Ismay, Arthur Henry Rostron,captain of the rescue ship Carpathian and Second OfficerLightoUer of the Titanic, William Marconi, inventor ofthe wireless telegraph; Thomas Cottam, the wirelessoperator of the Carpathia, and others. Among other things, the first days testimonyshowed: That the biggest ship ever built sank in midoccanbecause it was being rushed forward almost at top speedand crashed into a field of icebergs after warnings hadbeen given to look out. That the small number of lives saved was due to thefact there were not enough lifeboats on board to accom-modate the passengers. ISMAY DESCRIBED THE WEECK. Because of his position as managing director of theWhite Star Line the testimony of Mr. Ismay was themost important given. Mr. Ismay, who plainly showed his nervousness whileon the stand, told in whispers of his escape from thesinking liner from the time he pushed away in a boat WRECK OF THE TITANIC 245
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Time to Get Busy —«St. Louis Republic. 246 WRECK OF THE TITANIC with the women until he found himself, clad in hispajamas, aboard the Carpathia. He was not sure in just what boat he left the Titanic^nor was he sure how long he remained on the liner afterit struck. He added, however, that before he entered alifeboat he had been told that there were no more womenon the deck. Mr. Ismay denied that there had been any censoringof messages from the Carpathia. Other witnesses,including Captain Rostron of the Carpathia, bore himout in this, with the explanation that the lone wirelessoperator on the rescue ship, swamped with personalmessages, was unable to send matter for the press. TEXT or ISMAY TESTIMONY. Mr. Ismay, in response to Senator Smiths question-ings gave an account of his experiences.—As near as Iremember, it was the 1st of April that the Titanic madeits trial trip, which was perfectly satisfactory. On thevoyage over, we left Southampton at 12 oclock andarrived at Cherbourg th

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