Newspaper Published an Account of Titanic Sinking 100 Years Ago

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[When the RMS Titanic hit and iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912 the Du Quoin Evening Call received overnight "wireless" accounts and published much of the story the next day. Second day coverage included the fact that the ship was "racing" when it struck the iceberg.

The Titanic, was on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City. The sinking of Titanic caused the deaths of 1,514 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. She was the largest ship afloat at the time of her maiden voyage. One of three Olympic class ocean liners operated by the White Star Line, she was built between 1909-11 by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. She carried 2,224 people. Her passengers included some of the wealthiest people in the world, as well as over 1,000 emigrants from Great Britain and Ireland. The ship was designed to be the last word in comfort and luxury, with an on-board gymnasium, swimming pool, libraries, high-class restaurants and opulent cabins.

She also had a powerful wireless telegraph provided for the convenience of passengers as well as for operational use. Though she had advanced safety features such as watertight compartments and remotely activated watertight doors, she lacked enough lifeboats to accommodate all of those aboard. Due to outdated maritime safety regulations, she carried only enough lifeboats for 1,178 people - a third of her total passenger and crew capacity.