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The
Carpathia
was
nearly
seventy
miles
from
the
position
of
the
Titanic
when
she
changed
her
course
and
turned
northward
;
she
had
been
steaming
just
over
four
hours
when
,
in
the
light
of
that
wonderful
dawn
,
those
on
the
look-out
descried
a
small
boat
.
As
they
drew
nearer
they
saw
other
boats
,
and
fragments
of
wreckage
,
and
masses
of
ice
drifting
about
the
sea
.
Captain
Rostron
stopped
while
he
was
still
a
good
distance
from
the
boats
,
realizing
that
preparations
must
be
made
before
he
could
take
passengers
on
board
.
The
accommodation
gangway
was
rigged
and
also
rope
ladders
lowered
over
the
sides
,
and
canvas
slings
were
arranged
to
hoist
up
those
who
were
too
feeble
to
climb
.
The
passengers
crowded
along
the
rail
or
looked
out
of
their
portholes
to
see
the
reaping
of
this
strange
harvest
of
the
sea
.
The
first
boat
came
up
almost
filled
with
women
and
children
women
in
evening
dress
or
in
fur
coats
thrown
over
nightgowns
,
in
silk
stockings
and
slippers
,
in
rags
and
shawls
.
The
babies
were
crying
;
some
of
the
women
were
injured
and
some
half-fainting
;
all
had
horror
on
their
faces
.
Other
boats
began
to
come
up
,
and
the
work
of
embarking
the
seven
hundred
survivors
went
on
.
It
took
a
long
time
,
for
some
of
the
boats
were
far
away
,
and
it
was
not
until
they
had
been
seven
hours
afloat
that
the
last
of
them
were
taken
on
board
the
Carpathia
.
Some
climbed
up
the
ladders
,
others
were
put
into
the
slings
and
swung
on
board
,
stewards
standing
by
with
rum
and
brandy
to
revive
the
fainting
;
and
many
willing
hands
were
occupied
with
caring
for
the
sufferers
,
taking
them
at
once
to
improvised
couches
and
beds
,
or
conducting
those
who
were
not
so
exhausted
to
the
saloon
where
hot
drinks
and
food
were
ready
.
But
it
was
a
ghastly
company
As
boat
after
boat
came
up
,
those
who
had
already
been
saved
eagerly
searched
among
its
occupants
to
see
if
their
own
friends
were
among
them
;
and
as
gradually
the
tale
of
boats
was
completed
and
it
was
known
that
no
more
had
been
saved
,
and
the
terrible
magnitude
of
the
loss
was
realized
then
,
in
the
words
of
one
of
the
Carpathia
's
people
,
"
Bedlam
broke
loose
.
"
Women
who
had
borne
themselves
bravely
throughout
the
hours
of
waiting
and
exposure
broke
into
shrieking
hysterics
,
calling
upon
the
names
of
their
lost
.
Some
went
clean
out
of
their
minds
;
one
or
two
died
there
in
the
very
moment
of
rescue
.
The
Carpathia
's
passengers
gave
up
their
rooms
and
ransacked
their
trunks
to
find
clothing
for
the
more
than
half-naked
survivors
;
and
at
last
exhaustion
,
resignation
,
and
the
doctor
's
merciful
drugs
did
the
rest
.
The
dead
were
buried
;
those
who
had
been
snatched
too
late
from
the
bitter
waters
were
committed
to
them
again
,
and
eternally
,
with
solemn
words
;
and
the
Carpathia
was
headed
for
New
York
.
The
Californian
had
come
up
while
the
Carpathia
was
taking
the
survivors
on
board
,
and
it
was
arranged
that
she
should
remain
and
search
the
vicinity
while
the
Carpathia
made
all
haste
to
New
York
.
And
the
other
ships
that
had
answered
the
call
for
help
either
came
up
later
in
the
morning
and
stayed
for
a
little
cruising
about
in
the
forlorn
hope
of
finding
more
survivors
,
or
else
turned
back
and
resumed
their
voyages
when
they
heard
the
Carpathia
's
tidings
.
In
the
meantime
the
shore
stations
could
get
no
news
.
Word
reached
New
York
and
London
in
the
course
of
the
morning
that
the
Titanic
had
struck
an
iceberg
and
was
badly
damaged
,
but
nothing
more
was
known
until
a
message
,
the
origin
of
which
could
not
be
discovered
,
came
to
say
that
the
Titanic
was
being
towed
to
Halifax
by
the
Virginian
,
and
that
all
her
passengers
were
saved
.
With
this
news
the
London
evening
papers
came
out
on
that
Monday
,
and
even
on
Tuesday
the
early
editions
of
the
morning
papers
had
the
same
story
,
and
commented
upon
the
narrow
escape
of
the
huge
ship
.
Even
the
White
Star
officials
had
on
Monday
no
definite
news
;
and
when
their
offices
in
New
York
were
besieged
by
newspaper
men
and
relatives
of
the
passengers
demanding
information
,
the
pathetic
belief
in
the
Titanic
's
strength
was
allowed
to
overshadow
anxieties
concerning
the
greater
disaster
.
Mr.
Franklin
,
the
vice-president
of
the
American
Trust
to
which
the
White
Star
Company
belongs
,
issued
the
following
statement
from
New
York
on
Monday
:
"
We
have
nothing
direct
from
the
Titanic
,
but
are
perfectly
satisfied
that
the
vessel
is
unsinkable
.
The
fact
that
the
Marconi
messages
have
ceased
means
nothing
;
it
may
be
due
to
atmospheric
conditions
or
the
coming
up
of
the
ships
,
or
something
of
that
sort
.
"
We
are
not
worried
over
the
possible
loss
of
the
ship
,
as
she
will
not
go
down
,
but
we
are
sorry
for
the
inconvenience
caused
to
the
travelling
public
.
We
are
absolutely
certain
that
the
Titanic
is
able
to
withstand
any
damage
.
She
may
be
down
by
the
head
,
but
would
float
indefinitely
in
that
condition
.
"
Still
that
same
word
,
"
unsinkable
,
"
which
had
now
indeed
for
the
first
time
become
a
true
one
:
for
it
is
only
when
she
lies
at
the
bottom
of
the
sea
that
any
ship
can
be
called
unsinkable
.
On
Tuesday
morning
when
the
dreadful
news
was
first
certainly
known
,
those
proud
words
had
to
be
taken
back
.
Again
Mr.
Franklin
had
to
face
the
reporters
,
and
this
time
he
could
only
say
:
"
I
must
take
upon
myself
the
whole
blame
for
that
statement
.
I
made
it
,
and
I
believed
it
when
I
made
it
.
The
accident
to
the
Olympic
,
when
she
collided
with
the
cruiser
Hawke
,
convinced
me
that
these
ships
,
the
Olympic
and
Titanic
,
were
built
like
battleships
,
able
to
resist
almost
any
kind
of
accident
,
particularly
a
collision
.
I
made
the
statement
in
good
faith
,
and
upon
me
must
rest
the
responsibility
for
error
,
since
the
fact
has
proved
that
it
was
not
a
correct
description
of
the
unfortunate
Titanic
.
