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At any age, it is difficult for any single parent to raise their child. Can you imagine how hard it was for Madeleine to parent a child by herself at the tender age of 19?

Madeleine would only be able to keep the inheritance if she never married again. Choosing love over money, Madeleine married William K. When she was married to William K.

Dick, she had two more sons, William F. Like Astor IV, Mr. Dick was a wealthy man. He was a corporate official in the following companies: St. Regis Timber Company. Unfortunately, their union did not last. In , William and Madeleine divorced in Reno, Nevada. Collision with an Iceberg. Largest Ship in the World. Rush of Liners to the Rescue. All Passengers Taken Off. Newspapers that would soon produce some of the most bombastic headlines of the early twentieth century were curt when the ship took to the seas.

The New York Tribune, which published one of the most famous Titanic sinking headlines a few days later, on April 11, , ran a two sentence article on page 6 of its 14 page edition about the start of the maiden voyage of the Titanic. The entirety of the coverage was; "The White Star liner Titanic, which sailed from Southampton yesterday, is now 'the largest vessel of the world.

The first reports of the disaster published on April 15 contained many inaccuracies. A bias toward optimism can be seen in the first headlines and articles regarding the fate of the super-liner and her passengers. The stalk reality of the scope of the disaster is clearly evident in the reporting that began to emerge on April Photocopy of hand-written account by Captain of R.

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StateLibQld 1 Titanic Ship. The first class menus of R. The second class menus of R. The third class menus of R. Ticket for the Titanic, Titanic antenne T Titanic Boat Deck plan with lifeboats. Titanic Brochure carried by Marian Thayer. The first news of the disaster to the Titanic was received by the Marconi wireless station here at o'clock last night as told in yesterday's New York Times.

The Titanic was first heard giving the distress signal "C. The Titanic said she had struck an iceberg and was in immediate need of assistance, giving her position as latitude north and longitude west. At o'clock the Titanic reported she was sinking by the head, and at o'clock the station here established communication with the Allan liner Virginian, from Halifax to Liverpool, and notified her of the Titanic's urgent need of assistance and gave her the Titanic's position.

The Virginian advised the Marconi station almost immediately that she was proceeding toward the scene of the disaster. At o'clock the Titanic informed the Olympic that they were putting the women off in boats and instructed the Olympic to have her boats read to transfer the passangers. The Titanic, during all this time, continued to give distress signals and to announce her position.

The wireless operator seemed absolutely cool and clear-headed, his sending throughout being steady and perfectly formed, and the judgment used by him was of the best. The last signals heard from the Titanic were received at A. Back to Main.