Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 April 1912 — Over 1,000 Lives Lost; Greatest Sea Disaster in History. [ARTICLE]

Over 1,000 Lives Lost; Greatest Sea Disaster in History.

Titanic, the largest of modern ocean vessels, collided with a q|gmmoth iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland and" plunged to the bottom aftefa few hours. Wireless flashes were sent out fromthe sinking ship hut it is reported that out of 2,170 passengers and members of the crew on board, only 866 were* saved. The collision occurred about 11 o’clock Sunday night, but the first ship to answer the wireless call arrived S' hours afterward. The Titanic crash is the greatest marine disaster recorded in history, and the horror is all the more remark able because of the great list of notable people believed to have perished. ~ The Titanic was a veritable floating palace, costing $10,000,000 to build, and was on her maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York. v LATER —A dispatch received in Rensselaer this afternoon stated that all but 675 were drowned. Probably 1400 lost their lives. ' John Jacob Astor pushed his wife into a life boat and then, sank with the ship. His body was later recovered. • •