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Bennington Evening Banneb Ninth Year BENNINGTON EVENING BANNEB NINTH YEAR. NO. .'.',(' BENNINGTON, VT., FRIDAY, APRIL 1), 11)12 PRICE ONE CENT The Spaed Mania Drove the Titanic to Destruction .and It Will Do the Same Thin? to Individuals. Go Slow of the cool actions of Mr. Andrews, ENGINEERS TO STRIKE who was the designer of the Titanic. TITANIC DISASTER DUE He to engine made frequent trips the 111 Give Roads Until 8 Tonight to Com- -' SHELLED TURKISH room while the ship was sinking, ply With Demand calming passengers on the way and W doing everything possible to pacify New York. April 19. Notice w&s TO EFFORT TO MAKE DU I! given today by Chief Stone to the fears of those about him. LASI Ml HI the ORIS MOUTH OF Mrs. Dick escaped with only her railroads east of the Mississippi and r nightgown and a kimona, but her north of the Ohio that the engineers was more was will strike tonight at 8 o'clock un- FAST RECORD husband fortunate, and less able to save his trousers and a coat their demands are complied with. DARDANELLES She said there was a terrible crash, LE1IEJV and the lights on the steamer went DORR UNDER ARREST Company Demanded Speed Not Safety out, but so far as she could see there was no panic among the first Head t)f White Line Alleged Murderer of George E. Marsh and second class passengers. A stew- the Star Found in California Italian Fleet Drawing Near1 to ard of the third class attempted to Ship Bately Trembled From Shock and Passengers Did to Lynn, Mass., April 18. William A. break through the lines had been Tries Explain Constantinople that Dorr, arrested In Stockton, Cl.. last First---Ma- le by the officers making A'o? Dream of Danger at Passengers established in night for the murder of George up the boat crews, and he was ini E. Marsh, will be held by the California mediately shot dead by one of the of- Lack Boats WELCOMES AN police to the Mas- ALSO Behaved Nobly But of and Rafts ficers. INQUIRY await orders of the BOMBARDED SAMOSE Jacques was sachusetts authorities. Futrelle, the author, In the meantime Chief Sent 1,593 to Their Death one of the first cabin passengers who Durckeshas turned the matter over to District At- parted with his wife and steadfastly Mrs. Cardeza Says That Ismay Got Turks torney Atwill, who put the case be- Admit Slight Damage But refused to accept a chance to enter Away Safely In fore the Car-pvhi- Lifeboat Before Essex county grand Jury at Claim -- a enough to Ti- to Have Burned and Sunk N York. April 13 With the were Rleaned facts show a lifeboat when he knew that the Newburyport today. that the great loss of life after the tanic was sinking under him. it Was Wholly Filled In aad fhe ry of the Uss If an indictment is pol- One Italian Ship Titanic struck tho berg .was due not Elizabeth Allen of St. Louis was returned a .f the TttMiic toll l.f hundreds of ice inspector will start west with ex- tun. to tins cause i.lone to the lack of foreHlght making one of the first women passengers tradition papers. urvi.r, itteril ihe collision possible, but also to the saved from the Titanic to leave the ami It w mi lifest.oin-- tlmt It was New York, April 19, J. Druce Is-- j Funeral services for Constantinople, scarcity of common sense among men Carpathia. was by the murdered April 18. The joi: i.iu U attempt to make She accompanied may, man were held this Italian harged with keeping 2300 Mrs. chairman of the Board of Direc-- i afternoon. fleet began the bombardment a r ird. li the of Kdward Roberts and Miss E. A. of the otTl-d- tors of Dardanelles forts at 11 o'clock e 1 1 Ives. There also were of Mardall, also of St. Louis. the International Mecantile Tht prrit-nc- of Iceberg and hints The three this morning. meanness and seemed to be women appeared to be cool Marine, made WOODMENS' SOCIAL FAIR The full details have Mm irohab.e dkng r were kiicwti to it and Miss the following state- not yet been a widely spread Impression among Allen, who Is about 25 years old, ment night on received here but the ait 01. board ami tio'h Captain Smith salu last the pier shortly latest report dozens of dis- she was Tonight Street Parade, is that the warship's atu J Urm-- Wina. pn mdent of the those who survived tho awake when the crash came. after he had come ashore from the Exhibition have now aster that hundreds of lives were "The first crash," said Miss Allen, Carpathia: Drill by Hoosick Falls Team. been withdrawn and have line. wr appcaifl to lut without gone to Lemnos to sacrificed to what was at least an "came at 11.40 p. in. I am sure of a supposed naval rpv!t. lh ship oil pn without the in the presence of and under the ' The social club fair of the local base. 1 witb-jj- inclination on part of some one the time. Although was plenty ion peed and t the there a as U l l CUII1D. Modem U'on.l IflfTl Amorina ' ::tMt ril'ic urinilnu nfV'. u tforrmh'11 OU n at ...v i iv. 1 The attacking force lookouts as the to avoid the necessity of paying of excitement, there was no panic uncial" HftlUJ VTCI UCIUJillK seems to have co'i.pcteir a" lUy opynP(1 ' been comprised of four ?n heavy salvage. aboard that 1 could see. men one's feelings become too deep for T?1 , Fotor8 battleships proved. The and a score of J. Bruce Ismay, managing passengers and the otllcers behaved words. The White torpedo boats. Tliby hpn in Smith aid J. Unite iMiiay director Star Line and its continued tins evening and Saturday fired 180 shells of the Mar-- admirably. All lights at a range of 8 000 and ihiiiii' nf tl'f.r vra.ihy passengers International Mercantile ' the went out officers and employes will do every- evening. The program last evening yards. I The forts replied, and tlir-- . Sun-- J ine, the company that controls the aboard the ship at 2.20 a. m. .was It is cr nl diii'.er fur hours thing possible to alleviate the suffer- consisted of singing by the male reported that they j White line, was in in a lifeboat In succeeded in set- ly nut from th 're to Star not evidence the water for several ing of quartet of the Bennington Dramatic ting fire to irht ei' I on the pier to explain hours " the survivors and the relatives a battleship which it is U'fi 1 tt li.'p a maklr.g 23 or 24 the conditions club composed of I'rof. E. E. Long, stated, under which most of the passengers and friends of those who perished in sank. k'.t t li'M rlie struck. William J. Lonergan, Channing E. Some damage and crew of the Titanic perished. He the disaster. The Titanic was was done to Fort a'ajor Ardu r IV h lion of Toronto, the Fletcher and Joseph A. Seddll Bahr, on was sought and in I'ellerin with the northern side of an ri r of t'cCjn cim KiftYs, direct- far wide the great last word in, shipbuilding, and every solos by Mr. and Mr. the roofed inclosure BEST STORY OP DISASTER Fletcher I'eller- entrance of the Dardanelles, ly tliaig.n the was due which , the Cunard regulation of the British Board of in. This flat ilianti" entertainment, which was where one man was killed and one t. tti k nC ii on line had placed at the disposal of Trade was strictly complied. highly Vun.' o' umpe'riice pleasing and won much ap- wounded. The cannonade 1'ir of ittict-- r those who escaped the fatal results "The master, officers crew plause, lasted for purl iht Cof and of was followed by dancing. two and hours. 1 1. !i that maiden voyage under White i.l t'ayt.iiu Sml it Mi the Mr. the Titanic were the , most careful The hall Is effectively It Beasley, a London Passenger, trimmed for is reported that the Island of Sa- msl'-a- Star auspices, but he did not appear men in IIih service- . I nm Informn,! b.i.tee. n; Vajor lemlioii. - ....v. u. u uie iair witn red, white and green moa also was bombarded. , - to answer the questions Graphic of ' . I iluirr-r- o- hail i .. t of scores on Gives Story Sinking mar. Men.ire w . v imto . a' ei iockut ine .... invout... ..wru, iiio tim..v. m.,.v, a ji .iw.imr uiuei, aliu Willi The news of the ! scnif! of bereaved watchers. Many 1 bombardment n It pi, there tit 'iave In en no of Titanic cirenmstanecs or the wreck. heartl- - draperies of the American flag. On reached this city at - wtr- - murmurs the dramatic .M.lt, for Ihr KxU-r.- ' !iun- the against him and ly welcome such an inquiry, as the each side wall of the hangs toftd .hall an moment when the Sultan driv-In- g (In-li- t it was noticeable most was of lift ,n ill air ami 'van vis- that of the New York, April 19. The story of company has nothing to conceal, and emblem, reading "M. W. of A.".
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