TITANIC WRECK.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1429, 2 May 1912, Page 5

TITANIC WRECK.

STRUCK ON THE STARBOARB. GREAT INRUSH OF WATER. BIED AT THEIR POSTSBy Telegraph-Press ABSoeiation-ConjTlelit, (Rec. May I, 10.30 p.m.) * London, May 1. A stoker states that when (ho Titanic struck the iceberg the starboard sulci canio in with a noise like tlio explosion of a big gun. There was an inrush of water in his section, which was a. third of a ship's length from the bow. AH hastily retreated into the noxt section, dragging Shepherd, whoso kg was broken. Ho believed the whole side was ripped from bow to etokehold. The. stokers were sent on deck, but the engineers remained, kept the suction pumps going, and died at their posts.

WATCHES STOPPED AT 2.10 A.M. THE BLACK BERG SIGHTED. (Rec May 1, 10.30 p.m.) Halifax, May 1. Tho steimer Mackay Bennett found 300 bodies, including 18 women. One hundred and sixteen were buried at sea 'owing to advanced decomposition and lack of accommodation; tho remainder were landed. Ninety wen coffined, find 100 coffinlcss are awaiting identification. 2500 dollars were found in Colonel Astor's pockets. Many bodies wero mutilated, arms and legs being shattered, probably due to the explosion. Men's watches were 6toppcd at ten minutes past two a.m. As evidence of the fierce struggle for life, tho faces of tho dead were distorted in terror. ; The vessel found an immense black berg, badly shattered, which was tho cause of the disaster. THE SENATE INQUIRY. MR. ISMAT RECALLED. (Rec. May 1, 10.30 p.m.) New York, May 1. Mr. Boxhall, fourth officer of tho Titanic, in further evidence, stated that, be heard the captain say, twenty minutes after tho collision, "The Titanic is doomed." Mr. Andrews so informed the captain after examining the ship and finding tho hull ripped open. Mr. Ismay, recalled, denied that the mail contract contained a high-speed clause, though a stipulation existed for a minimum speed of sixteen knots. He had an intention to try the Titanic for five or six hours on Monday to bm what she could do. Ho advised the New York offioe tho vessel was sinking early on Monday, but the message was not received till Wednesday. COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL STRUCK. (Rec. May 1, 10.30 p.m.) New York, May 1. Tho Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, Pittsburg, has struck a gold medal, inscribed with the names of the Titanic's heroes and heroines, which will bo deposited in the Washington National Museum. FINDING OF THE BODIES. Halifax, April SO. The steamer Mackay Bennett, has arrived. Tho officers state..that bodies wero-found over an area of forty miles. Several women were in their nightcloth«s. A group of thirty, including women, was found alongside an overturned lifoboat. It is belioved they were afloat for some time after the Titanic's foundering, A red ekirt was attached to an oar, as o signal. SUBPOENAS ISSUED. Washington, April 30. Subpoenas for Mr. Bruce Ismay, Mr. Lightoller (second officer of ths Titanic). Mr. Boihall, end Mr. Bride (assistant wireless operator) have been issued to give evidence before the Admiralty Court. LLOYD'S AND NECKLACES. London, April 30, Lloyd's learns that Mrs. Widenor's necklaces, one worth .£BI,OOO and two .£30,000 apiece, were saved from the Titanic.

MARCONI'S CORRECTIONS. New York, April 30. Mr. Marconi, the inventor of the wireless system, who was sharply examined on Saturday concerning a wireless message said to have- been sent, to tho operator on ths , Carpathia advising him to withhold his narrative, and said he did not know tho telegrams were sent, though he hnd authorised operators to sell thoir stories, has now corrected himself. Hβ states that he instructed tho Carpathian wireless operator to send news of tho disaster, but he did not receive a reply. A witness named Sammis testified that each wireless operator received 750 dollars for their press stories.