DETAILS OF THE DISASTER

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10612, 19 April 1912, Page 5

DETAILS OF THE DISASTER

AS PUBLISHED IN NEW YORK

(Received April 18, 9 a.m.) LONDON, April 17. Tlie New York Herald and other newspapers have received a message from St. Newfoundland, purporting to ho picked up 'by the steamer Bruce t'rom various steamers stating that tlie Titanic was steaming ax eighteen knots, and ran head foremost on to the iceberg. The shock almost demolished the decks, ripped the bulkheads, and shattered the bow to a point almost amidships. Her upper works and some or the boats were splintered. The bow of the Titanic When mounting the iceberg Tose.clear out of thewater, and then Ksted and threatened to capsize before it regained its level, and then slid back. 1 Manv of her bottom plates were wrenched ili'om amidships to the bow compsirtmenits, the flood of water defying the pranps. • . TiiP TLta.nic then settled by the head, listing to port and rolling heavily, -whilst tons of ice fell on her deck. Every man leaped to the port side, Where most of the boats were launched. '•■ ■'■■'"•" •-'•■"-"' ■ '•■'. • , : ,'■•. Some were stove in before they could ,be freed 'fa-omit-he sdayits,; and ..others were swamped. ■ s -■':.-: -.-.- ' . .

REPORTS DENIED BY REUTERS.

(Received April 17, 10 a.m.)

NEW YORK, April 17

Tina 'New York Herald'.s .details arc fictitious. Renter's Agency denies that any Mareonnigranis have 'been received from tho steamer Bruce.

(Rccoivcd April 18, 10.30 a.m.)

ST. JOHNS, April 17

Tho British steamer Bruce en route from Sydney to Nova' Scotia, reports by wireless (that the bows crushed into an iceberg, whilst travelling at eighteen knots an hour. The vessel crumpled up for almost half its length.