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Show fl ' Birma Unable to Aid Ti- H tanic on Account of B ' Heavy Fioes. H p7aasluis, Holland, April 23. Masses ' of k"o prevented the Russian steamer H Birma, which left New York for-Rot- terdajnand Libau, April 11, from fl fenem ng the Titanic in reply to the H sinking: liner's appeal for assistance. B The tlrma arrived here this morn- H Jug. CUPtaln Stolpin said his vessel H wag lOto miles from the Titanic when H ho recen'od the wireless call that the H. ' linor was in (lunger. The Birma hur- flj t rieel toyraV'l the spot, but had to take H n round-a.Vout course, owing to the B , picsenco oL enormous icebergs. As H the Birraa neached Uie scene of the K disaster, the Cunavd liner Carpathla Hi ' telegraphed that the Hitanic's boats Hll had been picked up, but that the Hi' liner bad sunk. Hi l The Birma received the - first call L for, help from the Titanic at 12:32 H Monday morViing. Captain Stolpin im- t yuediately piwccedccl at full speed in H tho direction indicated, meanwhile l preparing; his .boats for rescue work, Uj but when,. at Sio'clock in the morning, H, the Birma reached the scene sho HJ lound nothing Tout icebergs. At the Hj other end of an immense 'field sho Hi sighted a vessel which, turned out to H be the Carpathla. H The Birma was in wireless touch H -vvlth (ho Titanic from 12:32 until 2 |