Distress

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Belfast Telegraph	STORM OVER TITANIC DISTRESS SIGNAL The onboard designer of the doomed Titanic liner has been defended by his great nephew after a book claimed the distress signal was delayed....	16th April 2010
Telegraph.co.uk	TITANIC 'DID NOT SEND DISTRESS SIGNAL FOR 45 MINUTES', BOOK CLAIMS No distress signal was sent from the Titanic for three quarters of an hour after it struck ice, a new book claimed. ...	13th April 2010
Telegraph.co.uk	TITANIC 'DID NOT SEND DISTRESS SIGNAL FOR 45 MINUTES', BOOK CLAIMS No distress signal was sent from the Titanic for three quarters of an hour after it struck ice, a new book claimed. ...	14th April 2010
	BRIDGE OF LA PROVENCE First liner to receive Titanic's distress call...
Atlantic Daily Bulletin	SOS : TITANIC NOT THE FIRST USER Brian J. Ticehurst OVER the years many myths and fallacies have grown up around the Titanic. Not least the myth that the Titanic was the first vessel to use the International Distress Call 'SOS'. This is not so - the facts are these:- ...	22nd November 2005
Titanic Research	TITANIC'S SILENT DISTRESS SIGNALS Paul Wilkinson A new look at a minor mystery...	5th January 2004
The Evening Telegram	HAROLD COTTAM Wireless Operator on the "Carpathia," who "Providentially" Caught the 'Titanic's Distress Call.'...	22nd April 1912
Wall Street Journal	FANS OF WORLD'S FASTEST OCEAN LINER PUT OUT A DISTRESS CALL Admirers call her the "Big U." Today, she could be in big trouble. The once-proud ship is rusting away in the Delaware River, across from an Ikea. Its owner, cruise line NCL Group, has put her up for sale....	29th September 2009
Borough of West Ham, East Ham, and Stratford Express	THE TITANIC DISASTER The only son of the Rev. R. Partner, who for many years was minister at Balaam-street Congregational Church, was also a passenger on the vessel. It is still uncertain whether or not he is saved, and Mr. ...	20th April 1912
New York Times	BRIDE FIXING LIFEBELT ON PHILLIPS Two Marconi Men Worked to the Last...	28th April 1912
L'Illustré, revue Hebdomadaire Suisse	DAVID SARNOFF AT WORK This picture of wireless operator David Sarnoff was published in 1956 by 'L'Illustré", a weekly magazine from Switzerland. Sarnoff was among the first to receive Titanic's distress call and for 72 hours stood at his post at the top of Wanamaker in Ne...	27th September 1956
Herald News	CALL OF TITANIC WILL GO OUT AGAIN Nearly 100 years ago, Jimmy Myrick, a 14-year-old Newfoundland boy, was one of the first people to hear RMS Titanic's late-night distress call. The transmissions from the stricken vessel and the resulting bustle of activity at the Cape Race Marconi Station that occurred after Myrick alerted the station’s wireless operators to the impending disaster will be re-enacted on April 14 as part of the 100th anniversary of the world’s most fascinating marine tragedies....	14th January 2012
New York Times	STRAUS'S SECRETARY WAITS ALL NIGHT A representative of the Straus family was at the White Star steamship office continuously yesterday, waiting for news of Mr. and Mrs. Isidor Straus. Sylvester Byrnes, Mr. Straus's secretary, had remained in the office all night. With ...	17th April 1912
	TITANIC RELIEF FUND : RE CHARLES LIGHTOLLER (From the Titanic Relief Fund Minute Book number 2, Southampton Area) Date December 22nd 1913. An offer of £2 0s 0d was made by Mrs Sylvia Lightoller for a ring and a pair of ear-rings which had been anonymously presented to the Re...	22nd December 1913
Lakeshore Weekly News (Minnetonka, MN)	DEEPHAVENS TITANIC TIES April 15, 1912. Arthur Rostron, master of the liner Carpathia, stood on his bridge watching a green flare flickering in the darkness ahead. At first he had hoped it meant the vessel he had driven 58 miles in response to her distress call was still afloat. Now he knew such hopes were in vain. He carefully maneuvred his vessel around an iceberg to take alongside the lifeboat the flare had come from. Then the night was suddenly marked by a woman\\\'s voice. A desperate, anguished voice cried \\\"The Titanic has gone down with everyone on board!\\\" That woman was Mahala Douglas of Deephaven....	17th April 2009
Lakeshore Weekly News (Minnetonka, MN)	DEEPHAVEN'S TITANIC TIES April 15, 1912.Arthur Rostron, master of the liner Carpathia, stood on his bridge watching a green flare flickering in the darkness ahead.At first he had hoped it meant the vessel he had driven 58 miles in response to her distress call was still afloat. Now he knew such hopes were in vain.He carefully maneuvred his vessel around an iceberg to take alongside the lifeboat the flare had come from.Then the night was suddenly marked by a woman's voice. A desperate, anguished voice cried "The Titanic has gone down with everyone on board!"That woman was Mahala Douglas of Deephaven....	14th April 2009
Western Morning News	THE FEARS OF RELATIVES In connection with the Women’s Missionary Auxiliary at the Zion United Methodist Church, St. Austell, on Wednesday evening, Mr. W. J. Nicholls, who presided, referred to the loss of the Titanic. There were those in their own neighbourhood who had be...	19th April 1912
Brighton Argus	MR. PITMAN Mr. Pitman, the third officer, who confirmed the statement that only two boats were lowered at the Board of Trade inspection. He did not see any ice before the disaster, but knew a wireless warning had been received. After the receipt of the w...	24th April 1912
The Times	INVENTIONS SURGE AFTER TITANIC DISASTER Article...	19th April 1913
Western Morning News	TITANIC DISASTER, WESTCOUNTRY PASSENGERS AND CREW Henry Rogers, of Tavistock, a second class passenger, was the son of the late Mr J G Rogers, stone mason, and grandson of Mr J S Rogers, who carries on the business at Tavistock. The young man was 18 years of age and had been in service with Rev. Ma...	18th April 1912
Brooklyn Daily Times	BROOKLYNITES ARE LOST AS TITANIC SINKS Several Are Believed to Have Sunk With Ship --- According to the latest reports from the White Star officials there were Brooklyn and Long Island people among those who were lost when the ill fated Titanic sank. The dead ...	16th April 1912
New York Herald	WOMAN SURVIVOR HEARD SHOOTING Page 4. Mrs. A. A. Dick Says She Could See Men Leaping from Ship That Was Sinking. One of the most comprehensive and connected stories of the disaster was that recounted by Mrs. A. A. Dick, wife of a merchant in Calgary...	19th April 1912
Chicago Record-Herald	NIAGARA NEAR TITANIC'S FATE French Liner Arrives Under Own Power After Striking Iceberg. New York, April 16—Close to where the Titanic sank the new French line steamer Niagara on the night of April 10 crashed into an ice field and sent out a wi...	17th April 1912
San Francisco Chronicle	TITANIC CAPTAIN BLAMED FOR WRECK Senate Committee Also Scores [sic] Captain of the Steamer Californian. COULD HAVE SAVED ALL. Praise for Carpathia Crew and Gold Medal for her Captain. WASHINGTON. May 28. –The Titanic disaster of April ...	29th May 1912
Newark Evening News	SAY LIFEBOAT COULD HAVE HELD TEN MORE Special Service of the NEWS BERNARDSVILLE, April 20---That the lifeboat which bore them from the Titanic might easily have contained ten more passengers, is the statement of Mrs. Jane Herman and her twin daughters, the Misses Kate and ...	20th April 1912
The Toronto World	WIRELESS WORK ON A YACHT NOT FAST ENOUGH FOR ME --------------------- J. G. Phillips, Who Flashed the Signals of Distress From the Titanic, Talked Several Times to Two Local Wireless Operators While Working on the Great Lakes Boat and Told of His Am...	17th April 1912
Chicago Daily Tribune	STORY OF RESCUE BY A CHICAGOAN Dr. Frank Blackmarr Tells Scenes When Survivors Reached Carpathia WOMEN AT BOAT OARS Spot Where the Titanic Went Down Covered with All Sorts of Debris BY DR. FRANK BLACKMARR OF CHICAGO (A passeng...	20th April 1912
New York Times	FRANCE HONORS ROSTRON Cunard Commodore Receives Legion of Honor Aboard Berengaria --- Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES --- CHERBOURG, Feb. 27---France honored a life of heroism and seamanship tonight when she awarded the Legion of Honor to S...	28th February 1929
Chicago Tribune	CELTIC PASSENGERS IN PANIC News of Titanic Disaster Spreads Despite Efforts of the Officers of Vessel New York, April 20--[Special]--The Celtic of the White Star line arrived in port today with the news that she had received the &qu...	21st April 1912
Liverpool Daily Post	TITANIC HAD MANY LIVERPOOL LINKS, REPORTS PETER ELSON ALTHOUGH she never visited Liverpool, Titanic had strong links with her home port....	29th April 2009
The Witney Gazette	CAPTAIN'S SUICIDE ON THE BRIDGE The latest news of the terrible disaster is published this (Friday) morning by The Daily Telegraph who, at 4.00 am, received the following telegram, containing a statement issued by a Committee of the Survivors:- We, the...	20th April 1912
New York Times	MAJOR BUTT'S SUIT A WONDER Sails Away in it for Rome, the Envy of the Ship ---------- Major Archibald Butt, military aid [sic] to the President of the United States, sailed yesterday for Europe on the North German Lloyd liner Berlin for a rest in a suit...	3rd March 1912
MinnPost	TITANIC EXHIBIT OPENS ST. PAUL; RESEARCHER SAYS HIT MOVIE NOT ACCURATE As the Titanic exhibit opens today at the Science Museum of Minnesota -- with artifacts from the 1912 shipwreck along with newly discovered articles from the ship that rescued many of the passengers -- a Minnesota writer with a passion for the topic raises questions about the historical accuracy of the 1997 hit movie that catapulted the disaster into the realm of popular culture. ...	14th June 2009
	CAPTAIN ROSTRON'S HANDWRITTEN ACCOUNT OF THE DISASTER. RMS Carpathia Cunard SS Co. Ltd., At Sea April 27th, 1912 At 12.35 am (ship's time) April 15th (Monday), 1912, I was called by the 1st Officer in company with Marconi operator and informed that the White St...	27th April 1912
Titanic Research	TITANIC'S ROCKETS Senan Molony Why more were fired and why it matters....	15th March 2002
	GOD MOVES ON THE WATER Blind Willie Johnson Blind Willie Johnson was born in Marlin, Texas c.1902. A Gospel singer and guitarist, he recorded just 30 pieces at a variety of locations between 1927 and 1930. He was accompanied on some songs by his wife Angeline. During the depression rever...	11th December 1929
New York Times	SUBMARINES SINK FOUR MORE SHIPS Three British and a French Steamer Destroyed, All Probably in Mediterranean --- 2 U-BOATS REPORTED LOST -- And a Third Is Said to Have Been Captured and Taken to Port by British Warships --- LONDON, Nov...	11th November 1915
Titanic Research	A CAPTAIN ACCUSED Samuel Halpern ...	1st July 2005
	JOSEPH GROVES BOXHALL - RADIO INTERVIEW Joseph Boxhall Radio Interview, October 1962 Transcribed by Capt. Charles B. Weeks and Cathy Akers-Jordan On that Sunday night the, 14th, of April, along with Moody who was the Si...	October 1962
Worcester Telegram	CAPT ROSTRON'S TRAGIC STORY Wireless Operator Was Undressing with Receiver on His Ear When "S.O.S." Flashed New York, April 19.- Capt. Rostron of the Carpathia told the tragic story of his rescue of the Titanic survivors to the Senate committee this afternoon....	20th April 1912
Cornwall & Devon Post	AT SEA IN A BLIZZARD: BUDE SEAMAN FOUND WRAPPED IN THE MAINSAIL Adventure recalled by death of Mr. J. Jewell The passing of Mr. John Jewell early Sunday morning at 8, King Street, Bude, at the age of 79 years, recalls the old days of Bude shipping, consisting of small coasters of 35 to 80 tons, whi...	24th January 1936
Hudson Dispatch	TITANIC SURVIVORS TELL DRAMATIC STORY OF SEA'S GREATEST DISASTER IN HISTORY --------------- Union Hill Woman Relates Her Experience, and How She Saved Child--Pathetic Meeting of Little One By Grandparents When the Carpathia Docked--Many Describe Mournful Scenes of Rescue and Picture Graphically the Going Down of the ...	19th April 1912
Chicago American	3 VICTIMS LAUD TITANIC FILM Ann Marsters Three Survivors of the Titanic--the only three in Illinois--watched a screening yesterday of "A Night to Remember," an enormously exciting drama of the sinking of that magnificent liner on its maiden voyage 27 y...	25th February 1959
Liverpool Echo	MARITIME TALES: CARPATHIA RESCUE MISSON TO THE TITANIC RELIVED Stephen Guy IT STARTED out as a routine voyage between New York and the Adriatic and ended as one of the greatest rescues in the history of the sea....	10th October 2009
Chicago Tribune	TITANIC STRUCK ON CLEAR NIGHT Story of Parisian Operator Deepens Mystery of Disaster to White Star Line Warning Was Repeated Secrecy of Wireless Messages Pertaining to Wreck Maintained by Capt. Haines Halifax, N. S., April 17—...	18th April 1912
Niles Daily News	SURVIVOR FROM TITANIC ARRIVES IN NILES Philip Zanni Tells a Tragic Story of His Rescue - Assisted in Rowing Lifeboat Away from Sinking Ship --------------- The first survivor of the ill fated ship the "Titanic" that has reached Niles is Philip Zanni [sic],...	25th April 1912
Washington Times	NO ALARM FELT WHEN STEAMER FIRST STRUCK MISS CAROLINE BONNELL Passengers Came on Deck to Get View of Big Berg --- TERRIBLE SUFFERING IN THE LIFEBOATS --- Carpathia Gave Tenderest Care To the Rescued---Four Buried At Sea --- BY MISS CAROLINE BONNELL (Copyrighted, ...	19th April 1912