Late Telegraph News
NEW YORK, April 16.—One of the most disastrous
wrecks that has ever occurred in the Atlantic waters has filled
the city with gloom and will shock the entire country. Over
fifteen hundred lives have been sacrificed to the elements, caus
ed by the wrecking of the magnificent new steamship Titanic.
Early yesterday morning, returning on her maiden trip
from Liverpool, the big steamship struck an iceberg off Cape
Race, New Foundland. The crash came with terrific force and
so badly stove in the vessel that she very soon began to sink.
Pandemonium reigned, while the signal of distress was quickly
sent out by wireless. Boats were at once lowered, but in the
excitement of the occasion a number were drowned in the wild
scramble to get into the boats. In the meantime the steamer
Carpathia caught the wireless and steamed to the rescue. When
she arrived the Titanic had almost disappeared, but she suc
ceeded in picking up most of the passengers who had gotten
off in the small boats.
The passengers and crew aboard the Titanic numbered
over 2,200, and the count indicated that all the rescued only
numbered 675. Over two-thirds of these were women and
children. They were first placed in the small boats, intermin
gled with a few men relatives. Practically all the females were
saved. But before many of the men could find opportunity to
leave the steamship, and before the rescuing vessel arrived,
the Titanic slowly sank out of sight, carrying to a watery grave
over 1,500 souls.
There were many prominent passengers whose usefulness
in this world is at an end. Among the number who are report
ed lost is Charles M. Hays, president of the Grand Trunk Rail
way Company, oi Canada; Major Arcmbald nutt, military aide
to President Taft; Isidor Straus, the big merchant and bank
er of New York, and a member of Congress in 1893-95; Alfred
G. Vanderbilt, son of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt. For a
time it was thought that Col. John Jacob Astor and wife had
perished, but they were later found among the saved.
The Titanic was commanded by Capt. E. J. Smith, and
when she foundered at 2:20 a. m. her position was latitude
41.16 north, longitude 50.14 west. This afternoon Vice Presi
dent Franklin of the White Star line stated that there had
been a horrible loss of life and that in all probability only 675
had been saved. He admitted that the latest advices indicated
that 1,530 lives had been lost, and he had but slight hope that
there would be any appreciable difference in those terrible fig
ures. As many of the missing were residents of this city, the
offices of the steamship company presented many heart-rend
ing scenes, as the hundreds of relatives and friends continual
ly surged in and out during the past twenty-four hours, in the
hope of learning more encouraging news.
The Titanic was one of the latest and most magnificent
passenger steamers afloat. She was operated by the White
Star Line and was built by Harland & Wolff at Belfast. Hei
furnishings and accomodations were most sumptuous and she
was almost entirely patronized by the very wealthy. She start
ed from New York on her maiden trip a couple of weeks ago
She was a sister ship to the Olympic, and her dimensions wen
as follows: Length, 882.6 feet; breadth, 92 feet; depth, 96 feet.
Her gross tonnage was 45,000; and indicated horse power
50,000.
NEW lORK, April 17.—Later information concerning the
disastrous wreck of the big steamship Titanic, off Cape Race,
New Foundland, early Monday morning, has brought a ray ol
hope to some of the bereaved relatives. The number who per
ished is now officially announced by the White Star Line to be
1,350. They announce that the survivors number 808, princi
pally women and children. Vice President Franklin states
that 202 out of 325 first cabin passengers have been accounted
for. The small boats and rafts aboard the Titanic had accom
modations for 1,117, but there was not time to man them all
before the steamer sank. The Carpathia was the only vessel
that got close enough to the survivors to pick them up. Other
vessels responded to the calls of distress, but were unable to be
of any benefit in the rescue work. A wireless from the Carpa
thia indicates that at the time of the wreck a heavy storm was
raging and the Titanic was running through twenty miles of
an ice field with huge icebergs on all sides. The Carpathia is
due in New York with the rescued passengers on Thursday af
ternoon. Word to ths effect has been received by Collector of
Customs Loeb.
It now develops that Alfred G. Vanderbilt, who was at
first thought to have been lost, changed his plans at the last
moment and did not sail. Col. Astor was reported to have
been rescued, but Bradstreet announced that his body had beec
recovered. William T. Steed, of London, is reported among
me missing. Among tne rescued is Mrs. unaries M. nays, tne
wife of the president of the Grand Trunk Railroad, who is be
lieved to have been drowned. Mrs. George D. Widener, of Phil
adelphia, and Lady Duff-Gordon, of London, are also among
the living. President Ismay of the White Star Line was among
those aboard who was rescued. Benjamin Guggenheim, one of
the seven brothers, is reported missing. He spent most of his
time abroad, and was president of the International Pump
Company. The steamer Titanic was insured for five million
dollars. The deathbed of the palatial ocean greyhound is two
miles down the coast from Halifax.
WASHINGTON, April 18.—Major Archibald Butt, mili
tary aide to President Taft, who is among the missing passen
gers, was on an important mission, as lie bore letters to botl
Turkey and Italy with a view to ending the war at Tripoli.
WASHINGTON, April 18.—The Senate committee of sev
en, of which Senator Smith, of Michigan, is chairman, has de
parted to investigate the cause of the wreck of the Titanic.
President Ismay, of the White Star Steamship Line, has been
summoned to appear and testify.
WASHINGTON, April 18.—President Taft has cabled con
dolences to the European heads over the wreck of the Titanic
with its awful loss of life.
HALIFAX, April 18.—The ship Mackay Bennett has sail-1
ed in search of the dead. ^ v
NEW YORK, April 19.—The steamer Carpatliia arrived
in port last night from the scene of the wreck of the steamship
Titanic with seven hundred and thirty-nine survivors aboard,
and reports that sixteen hundred and one passengers perished
when the vessel sunk. Of the seven hundred and forty-five res
cued, six died in the life boats and five more succumbed on
board the Carpatliia.
In addition to the list of prominent people drowned, as al
to leave her husband, and George D. Widener, of Philadelphia.
Excepting those who declined to desert their husbands, all the
women, also the children, were saved.
When the Titanic went down the band was playing. She
struck the iceberg starboard amidships and was ripped from
stern to engine room by a mass of ice, the side being wide open,
and she quickly listed to starboard. A shower of ice tell upon
the forecastle shortly before the steamship sank, which broke
ready reported, there was also Mrs. Isidor Straus, who refused
in two abaft the engine room and was followed by several ex
plosions.
Hundreds huddled on the after deck, and the survivors, in
life boats at safe distances, saw the vessel go down and heard
the cries and moans of the doomed, which they describe as the
most heart-rending scene they ever witnessed. The report is
unconfirmed that the master and chief engineer committed
suicide by shooting themselves on the bridge.
WASHINGTON, April 18.—The House today considered
the Alaska home rule bill for three hours, during which time a
number of congressmen spoke in favor of granting the resi
dents of the Northland the same rights as are accorded resi
dents in other parts of the United States—that of self-govern
ment. The measure will again be taken up on Wednesday next
and there is every probability of its passage.
WASHINGTON, April 15.—Senator William Alden
Smith, of Michigan, chairman of the Senate committee on ter
ritories, has introduced a bill that he and the other members
of his committee believe will solve one of Alaska’s grave prob
lems. His measure provides for the creation of a commission
of live members, with full authority and authorization to con
struct, purchase or lease 1,000 miles of railroad in Alaska, in
localities where in the opinion of the commission they are most
needed, and would be of the greatest benefit in the develop
ment of the country.
PHILADELPHIA, April 15.—The shock that spread
throughout Pennsylvania on Saturday last has scarce subsid
ed. At the Republican primaries Theodore Roosevelt won a
signal victory. His friends had been making what was sup
posed were extravagant claims, but the result fully justified
them, fifty delegates out of sixty-four were pledged to vote
for Col. Roosevelt. The balance of them will be for Mr. Taft.
The friends of Roosevelt are expected to control the state con
vention, which will assure him the vote of the four delegates
at-large. This is a phenomenal victory for Colonel Roosevelt,
and it is expected that it will result in strengthening his forces
throughout the country, as it is now regarded that he has a
chance, at least, to wrest the nomination from Mr. Taft. Chair
man McKinley, however, wires that this defeat, while a great
disappontment, will only stimulate the supporters of President
Taft to greater effort, and that with the votes already pledged
and others that are just as certain, his nomination is not in any
grave danger.
NOME, April 15.—Nearly eight hundred persons were
present on Saturday night to attend what resulted in a wildly
enthusiastic ratification meeting of the nomination of our
townsman, William A. Gilmore, for delegate to Congress, it
demonstrated that a few months ago the matter of Mr. Gil
more’s nomination by the regular Republican convention was
taken up with Hon. James Wickersham, the present delegate
to Congress. He had strongly intimated that he would not
again seek an election. Letters and telegrams were addressed
to him on the subject of Gilmore’s candidacy. At Saturday
night’s meeting a letter was read from Judge Wickersham, un
der date of January 13, 1912. In it he said:
“I would gladly support Gilmore, and if our enemies want
lo nominate him without forcing him to pledge himself to sup
port something vicious, which of course he would not do, of
course let them do it.”
Gilmore is absolutely unpledged to any interest or fac
tion, except that he is standng squarely on the platform adopt
ed by the Cordova convention. At the meeting Mr. Gilmore
made an able speech, receiving an immense ovation. At the
conclusion his candidacy and the platform were enthusiastie
ally endorsed.
At the close of the meeting a straw ballot election was
held. Ballots of blue paper had been prepared for men, while
women were given white ballots with which to indicate their
preference. Gilmore received 520 votes of the men and 140
votes of the women. Democratic Candidates Jennings and
Harrais received but 40 votes between them, including men
and women. They were about divded equally, with Mr. Jen
nings slightly in the lead. The blue ballots became exhausted
and nearly one hundred men were unable to vote, many of
whom were Democrats.
This ratification vote of Gilmore equals the complete vote
received by Delegate Wickersham in the entire second divi
sion at the last election, and exceeds the Orr vote by 200. The
insurgents and regulars are working in complete harmony for
dim,ere, for whom they will stand pat. It is generally conced
'd that Gilmore will carry this division by a practically solid
vote
VALDEZ, April 18.—Judge Cushman today called a spe
cial term of the district court to be held at Chitina on June 3,
and has also ordered a grand jury venire. It is believed that
the object of this action is for the purpose of making a thor
ough investigation of the many charges filed against United
States Commissioner Healy and Deputy Marshal Brown, as
well as the outrageous manner in which the road tax law was
enforced in that precinct. H
DECISION HANDED DOWN
YAKATAGA BEACH CASE
Judge Cushman has handed down
a written opinion in the case of Wm. i
M. Thompson vs. George Felton, to
enjoin the defendant from working
certain beach diggings on Yakataga
beach in which he restrains the de
fendant from using certain waters
arising on plaintiff's upland claims,
but denying the application of the
plaintiff to oust defendant from the
shore line. He held the ground to
be held in trust for the state and not
subject to segregation.
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TWO I.IQCOR LICENSES
DENIED BY THE COURT
Judge Cushman has denied the ap
plication for liquor licenses of A. F.
Davis, of Kenai, and J. F. Clark, of
the Nizina.
The Nizina license was denied on
the ground that the saloon is not lo
cated on a main traveled post road.
The Kenai license was denied be
cause the saloon is located in a com
munity of more than fifty people and
where there is no deputy marshal or
commissioner.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION' OF
PARTNERSHIP
I have leased my interest in the
Chitina Bakery and Coffee House to
Henry Gessner, who will collect all
accounts and pay all obligations.
CARL SANGNETT.
NOTICE or FORFEITURE
To Joseph F. Diggs. Mike Norton
and Dan Rice, their personal rep
resentatives and all persons claim
ing by, through or under them:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that the undersigned have
expended the sum of $300 in labor
and improvements upon the mining
Maims known as The Jumbo, The
Chitina and The Lebanon, in the
Chitina Mining and Recording Dis
trict, and situated about two miles
west of Mile 109, Copper River &
Northwestern Railway, at the head
jf Eagle Creek, Territory of Alaska,
and the amount was so expended
and such labor performed for the
purpose of holding said claims un
der the provisions of Sec. 2321, Re
vised Statutes of the United States,
ind constitutes the annual assess
ment work for the year 1911, and if
within ninety days alter last publi
cation of thi3 notice you and each of
you fail to l ay the undersigneu, as
co-owners, your proportion of the
expense for the year 1911, together
with the cost of this advertisement,
?our and each of your interest in
aid claims will become the proper
ty of the undersigned under Section
2324, Revised Statutes of the I'nited
States.
JOHN AMBER,
OSSIAN ANDERSON,
Co-Owners,
Chitina, Alaska.
Date of first publication, March 9,
1912. i
Date of last publication, June 13,
1912.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby iven that the
partnership heretofore existing be
tween Dan McMillen and Swan Elm
green at Copper Mountain, is this
day dissolved and tuat Lucy Grimm
has taken the interest of Swan Elm
green. All debts of the former part
nership and atl accounts due them
are assumed by tne new partnership.
SWAN ELMGREEN.
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