encyclopedia titanica

THE FIRST report of the Titanic disaster to reach an Irish newspaper is expected to sell for up to 30000 when it is auctioned in Dublin next month A telegram sent to the Belfast Evening Telegraph alerted journalists that the Titanic is sinking in midAtlantic after a collision with an iceberg The communication was stamped by the post office in Belfast on April 15th 1912 the day the White Star liner sank The author of the telegram who quoted a Reuters report as the news source has not been identified A telegram was essentially the Edwardian equivalent of a Tweet or text message A short communication was transmitted electronically to an office of the posts and telegraphs service where it was deciphered and either handwritten or typed up and delivered to the recipient