Loss of the Steamship "Titanic"Great Britain. Court to investigate loss of steamship "Titanic"
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Loss of the Steamship "Titanic"
Great Britain. Court to investigate loss of steamship "Titanic"
Shipwrecks; Titanic (Steamship)
| | 61.18 W. You are much nearer to Titanic.
| | The Titanic is already putting women off
| | in the boats, and he says the weather
| | there is calm and clear.' The Olympic is
| | the only ship we have heard say, 'Going to
| | the assistance of the Titanic. The others
| | must be a long way from the Titanic.'"
| |
11.55 p. m.| 1.45 a. m. | Last signals heard from Titanic by
| | Carpathia, "Engine-room full up to
| | boilers."
| |
Do. | do. | Mount Temple hears DFT. (Frankfurt)
| | calling MGY. (Titanic). No reply.
| |
11.57 p. m.| 1.47 a. m. | Caronia hears MGY. (Titanic),
| | though signals unreadable still.
| |
11.58 p. m.| 1.48 a. m. | Asian heard Titanic call SOS. Asian
| | answers Titanic but receives no
| | answer.
| |
Midnight. | 1.50 a. m. | Caronia hears Frankfurt working to
| | Titanic. Frankfurt according to position
| | 172 miles from MGY. (Titanic) at time
| | first SOS. sent out.
| |
12.05 a. m.| 1.55 a. m. | Cape Race says to Virginian "We have not
| | heard Titanic for about half
| | an hour. His power may be gone."
| |
12.10 a. m.| 2 a. m. | Virginian hears Titanic calling very
| | faintly, his power being very greatly
| | reduced.
| |
12.20 a. m.| 2.10 a. m. | Virginian hears 2 v's signaled faintly
| | in spark similar to Titanic's, probably
| | adjusting spark.
| |
12.27 a. m.| 2.17 a. m. | Virginian hears Titanic call CQ, but unable
| | to read him. Titanic's signals end very
| | abruptly, as power suddenly switched off.
| | His spark rather blurred or ragged. Called
| | MGY. (Titanic) and suggested he should try
| | emergency set, but heard no response.
| |
12.30 a. m.| 2.20 a. m. | Olympic, his sigs. strong, asked him if he
| | had heard anything about MGY. (Titanic). He
| | says, "No. Keeping strict watch, but hear
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