Wreck and sinking of the Titanic : the ocean's greatest disaster : a graphic and thrilling account of the sinking of the greatest floating palace ever built, carrying down to watery graves more than 1,500 souls : giving exciting excape from death and acts of heroism not equalled in ancient or modern times, told by the survivors ; edited by Marshall Everett . th century activity, an untem-pered and untamed mania for speed. The regular move-ments of modern machinery it seems can no longersatisfy this depraved and abnormal desire. Hence thestrong hand of legislative enactment must, for the sakeof
Wreck and sinking of the Titanic : the ocean's greatest disaster : a graphic and thrilling account of the sinking of the greatest floating palace ever built, carrying down to watery graves more than 1,500 souls : giving exciting excape from death and acts of heroism not equalled in ancient or modern times, told by the survivors ; edited by Marshall Everett . th century activity, an untem-pered and untamed mania for speed. The regular move-ments of modern machinery it seems can no longersatisfy this depraved and abnormal desire. Hence thestrong hand of legislative enactment must, for the sakeof the public welfare, put up a safeguard. Instead ofluxury and speed, regard for safety and human lifeshould and must be the rule of those who go down tothe sea in ships, that do business in great waters. The element of heroism and self-sacrifice displayedby some of the men and the undying devotion exhibitedby the wife who refused to leave her husband, are silverlinings to the dark cloud of the awful disaster, areredeeming features to the dreadful calamity. This,however, is only one of the innumerable instances ofthe great law of vicarious sacrifice. While death is taking such heavy toll from humanlife, it is well for one and all to heed the admonition,Be ye also ready, for in such an hour as ye think notthe Son of man cometh. 218 WRECK OF THE TITANIC. St. Louis Qlohe-DemocraU THE KEFUGE CHAPTER XXVHELP FOR TITANIC SURVIVORS The World Straightway Expressed Its SympathyBY Offering Practical Help The suffering survivors, on landing from the Car-pathia, were immediately taken to hospitals and homeswhere they were fed, clothed, cared for and comfortedand then started on their way. All over the world thepeople responded to the call for more lasting financialassistance and contributions were taken in the churches;funds were started by mayors and newspapers untilquite a tidy sum was accumulated to help the destituteones. Vincent Astor, the onlv son of Col. John JacobAstor, who was one
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