Messages Sent From The Titanic: reconstructed by Sylvester DH4PB

Titanic's first distress signal was sent at 12:15 a.m., April 15. From that time till the marconi operators abandoned ship, Phillips sent a constant stream of messages. Here are some of the most important:

00:15 a.m.~~La Provence receives Titanic's first distress signals. Mount Temple and Cape Race also both hear Titanica sending CQD and giving her position as 41.44 N.50.24 W. 00:25 a.m.~~Carpathia recieves Titanic's CQD call. "Come at once. We have struck a berg. It's a CQD OM." ('It's a distress situation, old man.') 00:25 a.m.~~Forth Officer Boxhall comes in with Titanic's corrected position. Phillips resends it as 41.46 N. 50.14 W. 00:45 a.m.~~First use of SOS by Titanic while calling sister ship Olympic, en route to England 500 miles away. 1:27 a.m.~~Titanic says "we are putting the women off in the boats." 1:35 a.m.~~Baltic hears Titanic say "Engine room getting flooded." 1:45 a.m.~~Last signals heard from Titanic by Carpathia. "Engine-room full up to boilers." 1:55 a.m.~~Cape Race says to Virginian "we have not heard Titanic for about half an hour. His power may be gone." 2:10 a.m.~~Virginian hears 2 v's signalled faintly similar to Titanic's probably adjusting spark. (Phillips' was adjusting his transmitter to compensate for the dying power supply from the engine room.) 2:17 a.m.~~Loss of all power to the radio room--Titanic's distress signals end abruptly. Phillips says to Bride "Come, let's clear out" so they climb to the roof of the officers' quarters and assist in launching Collapsible B. 2:35 a.m.~~Carpathia calling Titanic. "If you are there, we are firing rockets." 6:45 a.m.~~Carpathia reports having rescued 20 lifeboats. 8:40 a.m.~~Carpathia calls CQ and says, "No need to stand by. Advise my captain, who has been cruising round the icefield with no result. Ship reversed. 9:00 a.m.~~Carpathia sends to Virginia: "We are leaving here with all on board about 800 passengers. Please return to your northern course."