Searching for answers

The Dispatch headline for Thursday, April 18, 1912, simply stated “SURVIVORS MAY NOT EVEN KNOW TITANIC’S FATE” - much like the rest of the world. As the Carpathia trudged its way to the New York shore, it slowly became evident to many newspapers that the surviving passengers of the Titanic didn’t even realize the gravity of the events they had left behind.

The very next night, the harsh reality began to set in. Two continents began to mourn the loss of 1,523 souls.

Years later, The Dispatch is still answering the call to central Ohio - albeit by much faster means. The Dispatch Printing Company provides central Ohio with breaking news from top local, regional, national and international online news sources - all updated continuously, 24 hours a day, via The Dispatch’s Web site, dispatch.com, and affiliated media companies.

Of course, the world’s information gathering, fact checking and reporting techniques also have changed dramatically compared to the events surrounding that chilling disaster.

In this era of 24-hour news channels, text messaging, cell phones, video cameras, podcasting and instant access at the click of a mouse, major disasters, weather warnings not to mention successes and failures of the human condition are being covered and reported almost the instant they happen.

We invite you to revisit the early 1900’s - through print, through artifacts and through stories - as we take you back to the final grave of the legendary Titanic. This unprecedented exhibit at COSI is a must-see companion for children and adults of all ages.

Up the sweep of the regal stairway was advancing a solid procession of all the ships passengers, wordless, orderly, quiet, and only the dress told of the tragedy. On every man and womans body was tied the sinister emblem of the sea and each one walked with his life-clutching pack to await the coming horrors. It was afancy dress ball in Dantes Hell.

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