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Show H Captain of Frankfurt H , Tells Story, of Distress H Signals H Bremerhavon, Gcr., April 24. Tho H North German Lloyd liner Frankfurt, H which, according to hor commander, H Captain Hattorff, was the first vos- H boI to receive tho Titanic's appeal for H help, arrived here today. ""HI ' Captain Hattorff reports ho sighted """"H j j tho iceberg which sank the Titanic, """H I , bearing evidences of the collision, """H shortly beforo arriving on the scene Hl i of the catastrophe. The Frankfurt, on H receiving tho appeal for help, imme- H diatcly headed at tho utmost speed H toward tho Titanic. """H Frankfurt Increased Speed. """"l i The German vessel mado 13 1-2 """"H I kneis, though normally her speed was H j 'only " 12 knots, but sho did not reach """"1 j i Ihe scene of the disaster until 10 """"H j o'clock Monday morning. Captain I Hattorff says his first message from """M the Titanic wasrec cived at 12 10 """H o'clock Monday morning. II asked H i I him to communicate the Frankfurt's """H position, Tvhich was immediately """"H done. The Titanic noted her posi- """H tlori as 41.54 latitude, 50.24 longitude "H and said sho was fast in the ico and """M urgently needed assistance. H j The Frankfurt was then 140 nau- """H ( tical miles distant Captain Hattorff """H informed the Titanic that the Frank- """"H furt would reach her at 11 o'clock. """""M Reported Passengers Being Loaded, """"M ( j Captain Hattorff reports that at """H ' 12:15 a. m., the distress signal, "C. H ' Q. D." was received from the Titanic """""H ' ' nnd that at five minutes past one on H j Titanic reported that her passengers """HI j we're being loaded in the lifeboats. """"H , Wireless commitcication with the Ti- H tanlc "was interrupted at 1:50 a. m., Hl and Captain Hattorff believes the H 1 White Star ship then sank. The H Frankturt reachetl the scene at 10 H ' o'clock hi the morning, passing on the """"HI j way three groat icebergs, 17 small - """""D cr ones and great icefields from 10 tq """""H 30 'miles inext ent The greatest ice- """"H berg was 120 feet high and 000 feet "'H i Cruised Among Icebergs. """"H The Frankfurt, with the Russian H steamer Blrma, the Allan liner Vir-""""H Vir-""""H ginia. and the Cunardcr Carpathia HB cruised aracmg the Icebergs searching """"H for clvtims of the catastrophe, but H, without success. The Carpathia's of- Hl fleers said, according to Captain Hat- Hl torff, they had picked up 22 boats """"H and that two others were missing. As """"H , a further search was useless and as """"H tho captain wished to escape from """""H tho labyxintJb oC Ice tho Frankfurt """"H ; resumed her course at noon. """""H Foregoing Facts Official. H The roregoing facts wero taken HB from tho otficiaL report of Captain Hg Hattorff fo the .North German Lloyd B Steamship company. """""H Captain Ha,ttort.f described to a """""H correspondent the iceberg which the W Frankfurt passed about an hour be- H fore reaching tho scene. One place B on the mass of ice was darkly colY- """"""Hj ored and splintered, this evidently """""H! being the point of impact. Tho wea- H ther was clear and tho wind was H blowing abont five miles an hour. """""" j Ice Drove Frankfurt Out of Course. M The officers of the Frankfurt bo- K llevo that the Titanic "before tho ac- B cident must have passed big ico H1 fields which should have caused hor H officers fo tako precautions. H The Frankfurt on leaving the scene H had to steam an hour to tho south- r ward to emerge from the Ice before she could turn her course to the eastward. |