The Daily British Whig YEAR 79 -NO, 90 MORE THAN 1.500 KINGSTON, ONTARIO, TUESDAY, PERSONS DROWNED BY FOUNDERING OF THE SS. TITAN Tie Greatest Ocean Horror in the World's History Occurred on Monday Morning. TITANIC SANK IN FOUR HOURS Only €E6 Pessergeis Aie Krown to Have Escaped in Lifckeals Fem the fumed Sine Nearly ail These Rescued ze Women 2d Children---Among the Lest zie <aid fo te Cc). [chm Jiceh Astor and Edler W. T. Steed ---The Tifenic's Life-teat with 675 Fescerguis Foked ip ty £8. Capalbie. New York, April 16.--More than 1.300 persons, it is feared, sank to their death easly yesterday when, within four hours after she crashed into an iceberg, the mammoth White Star line steamer Titanic, bound from Liverpool to New York on her maiden voyage, went to the bottom off the Newfoundland banks. Of the approximately 2.200 persons on hoard the giant liner, some of them of world-wide prominence, only 866 are known to have been saved.. been "horrible Joss of life." The White Star line offices in New York, while keeping up hope to the last, were free to admit that there had THE WORLI'S GREATEST MARINE DISASTER. Actepting the early estimates of the fatality list as accurate, the disaster is the greatest in the marine history of the world. proaching it in thagnitude were the disasters (o the steamer Nearest ap- Atlantic in 1873, when 574 lives were lost, and to La Bourgogne in 1898, with a fatality list of BTS. Should" It prove that other liners, notably the Allan liners Pars isian and Virginian, known 10 have been inthe vicinity of the Titanic early yesterday, had picked Gp others of her passengers, the extent of the calamity would fortunately be greatly reduced, mains, * This hope still re: News of the sinking of the liner and the terrible loss of life in con- sequence came early last evening with all the greater shock, because hope had been buoyed up all day by reports that the steamship, althou gh badly damaged, was not in a sinking condition, passengers had been safely taken off. and that all her The essage werem mostly une official, however, and none came direct from the liner, so that a lurk. ing fear remained of possible bad news to come. TITANIC SANK IN LESS THAN FOUR HOURS, Shortly after seven o'clock last evening there came flashing over the wires from Cape Race, within 400 miles of which the liner in the treacherous Newfoundland banks region, had struck the berg , which brought her to grief, that at 2.20 o'clock Monday morning. three hours and (if9-five minutes after sunk. receiving her death blow, the Titanic had The news came from the steandr Carpathia, relayed by the White Star liner Olympic, and revealed that by the time the Carpathia, out- ward bound from New York, and rafing for the Titanic on a wireless call, reached the scene, the doomed vessel had sunk. Left on the surface, however, wee lifeboats from the Titanic, and in them, as appears from meager reports received up to a late hour, were some G75 survivors of the disaster. These, according to the advices, the Carpathia picked up, and is now oa her way with them to New York. The rest of the scene, as the Carpa- thin came up, was one of desolation All that remained of the $10,000,000 floating palace, on which nearly 1,400 passengers had been voyaging luxuri- busly 4 this side of the Atlantic, werd some bits ' of wreckage, The bigyest ship in the world had gone down, suufling out in her downward plunge, it appeared, hundreds of human lives, A siguificant line' in the Cape Race despatch waz the ammouncement that of those saved by the Carpathin, near- ly all were women and childven. Shoul® it prove that no other vessel picked up any passengers of the sink- ing liner, this might mean that few of the men on board had been saved, | as the proportion of women and child ren among the passengers was large. The same fact would likewise spell the doom of practically the entire Crew. In the cabin were 260 women and children, but it is not known how many there were among the 740 thind- vians passengers. In the first cabin there ware 128 women and fifteen child: ron, and in the second cabin seventy- nine woman and eight. children, vivors sees unknown. Some reports At this hour the identity of the peas sav all the first cabin passengers were saved but this is not believed to be correct, for in such a time of danger it is probable Captain Smith amd his officers "world rigidly enforce the un- written law of sen that the women and children must be saved first. This woukl make it seem probable that President Hayes, of the Grand Trunk Pacific: Major Peuchga, of the Standard Chemical v, and other prom- inent Canadians = were lost. a matter of fac, a message reached Fleet strees, tondom, last night, that Colonel John Jacob Astor, Major Ar ehibald Butt, aidode-camp to Presi Tal; CoM. Rays, president of rand Trunk railway, and Editor , were among the down: ¥ -- of the accident was abnut one o'clock, Monday morning, when a bulletin from Montreal stat thiaty the AHan line officer there had received a wireless from Capt. Rambell, of their steam ship 'Virginian, statifg that the Ti tanie was calling for assistance after a collision with an iceberg. The "Yir- ginian's captain added that he was heading bis boat for _the Titanic, whose positiof was said to be about J50 [miles " oti of Cape Race, Nfld. THE STEAMSHIP TITANIC Be oe tion at Cape Race notified the Allan liner Virginian, the captain of which immediately advised that he was pro ceeding for the scene of the disaster "The Virginian at Sunday midnight was about 170 miles distant from the Titanic and expéeted to reach that vessel ahout 10 a.m,, Monday. "The Glmypic at mudnight was in latitude 10.32 north and I 61.1% West, She was m direct commumeoen tion with the Titanic and now making all haste toward her. Fhe steamship Baltic also reported herseli as about 200 miles cast of the Titanic at LI5 am., and making all' possible speed toward her. "The last signals from the Titanic were heard by the Virginfin at 12.27 a.m. Monday. The wireless operator on the Viginian says these signals were bhwefed and ended abruptly." The fact that the Virginian was go ing out of her course to put into St John's, was taken as a favorable in dication, arousing the hope that afte: all she might have picked up some ot the victims of the wreck and Wits bringing them to port. ng is Charles M. Hays Safe. Montreal, © April 16.-Charles M. Hays, president of the Grand Trunk, who was on the Titanic, is safe. Early this morning, Peers Davidson, brother of Thoraton Davidson, Mr. Hays' son-imlaw, received a private message from Newionndland, saying that Mr, Hays and his whole party were res cued "gl M. Hays and Mrs. Havs, Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Davidson all saje" the message ran. Prepaved for the Worst. New York, April 16. After an ite . Marconigrams coming in with heartbreaking slowness, Vice-presi- dent Franklin, of the White Star line, and other officials, issued from his of: fice this morning, prepared to admit almost the worst, "Ht is terrible; horrible," he - said to assembled newspaper men. "It is useless to express further hope. We fear all are lost except eight hundred or s0 coming in on the Carpathian." : Later, however, a message from St John, N.B., stated that the Cana- dian steamer Vieginian had wirclegsed she was coming in there. As she was eastward bound, it is hardly conesiv- able she would turn back unless she carried survivors of the illiated Ti tanic. Sp Uther Vessels Threatened. New York, April )6.-VAth no ware- as ing thet they nere to be marooned, the passengers of the Cunard ner Carmarvia found : themselves, on Thurs: 'dav afternoon, ly surrounded in mid-Atlantic [by the biggest and most stubborn pack that has drift: al breaks } all- night vigil with scattered and indefin- Ener fer been trapped, Niagara, the 1 sent ont for help, stating that {two holes had been made in her plates [below the waiter line and that she was | tating water. . I'he Uarmania got out ol the ice after four delay and the Nia gara the field without French Lo it on, The which bpeked y mania ) had { wireless e ln ar hours so cleared { serio 8 damage Encountered Ice Fields. April 16.--The Canaclan Pacife steamship company's Emjress of Pritain, which leit John, N.B., on Api']l Oth, arrived hers Monday and reports having encoun | tered ¢n ice field of a hundred miles i'n extent when three days out from Halifax. Liverjo: 1, : «A Ner St Half a Billion Dollars. New York, April 16. Wealth aggre gating something like hai a hillion dollars was represented hy ten of the passengers on the Titanie. H a calam ity befell a few of these men it would materially afiect the stock market, as if | 1 i i CHARLES M HAYS. Head of the GTP. and GTR, who is 4 among the saved well as vast business vaterpriges United States and England. Foremost among passengers in point of wealth was Jehan Jacob Astor, whe wis returnidg to New York with his bride, formerly Miss Madeleine Force. Col. Astor's holdings amount to fully $150,006,008, and he is connected "with pearly a score of corporations. Next in financial importance: came , Benjamin Guogenbein: Alfred 6. Yun. derbilt and George 1. Widener. Gug- {Soham represent American Smelting Securities company, a oreat mining ae of a = in 2 7 was number of corporations. Alfred gorporation, i Gwytne Vanderbilt has neve ance APRIL 16, I9i2, 1 taken an active part in business ai {aire of the Vanderbilt family, having- left that to his brother, Cornelius. Al {red is & member of numerous corpora jtions and his fortune is estimated at F875, 000 000 George 1). Widener was connected with traction syndicate, of Philadel i phia. His fortune is estimated at £50, {O00 000 | Col. Washington | of the Brooklvn fof John A Roebling, builder bridge and director toebling Sons Co. His {fortune amounts yo ¥25,000,000. Bruce lsmav was probably worth 850,000,000, Ii the fortunes of all the first-class passengers were placed 1 gether they would make easily £1,000, IRL UIREE TS The Canadians Saved. Montreal, April 16.--While a telegram the White Star offices from New York says President C. M. Hays is among the survivors, his name is not among the official list, and the Grand Frunk authorities here are anxiously expecting some definite word from the president himself. As far as can be ascertained from the list wirelessed from the Carpathian, now on its way to New York, the following Canadians are safe aboard that ship:-- Major Peuchen, Toronto: Mrs. Hoga boom, Toronto; © Mis. C. MN. Hays, Montreal; Mrs. Thornton Davidson, Montreal; Mrs. James Baxter: Montre ol; Mes Frederick C. Douglas, Mrs. Mark Fortune, Winnipeg: Miss Lucilla Fortune, Wirmipeg: Miss Alice Fortune, | Winnipeg i The Canadiany not go-ounted for are Mark Fortune, and apparently one of is. three daughters; Markland Molson, | Montreal; Dr. Pain, Hamilton: Mi and { Mrs, Allison and daughter, Montreal : Hugo Jtoss, Winnipeg: Thompson Beat tie, Wing peg: Thomas McCaffery. Van- couver; C. M. Haves, Montreal: Thorn i ton Davidson, Montreal; W, H. Par. Montreal; 1. <J. Borebank. Winnipeg formerly of and \ Montreal Foronta, Payne In Open Boats for Hours. New York, April 16. Even the vivors of the Titanic disaster gone through hardships of and peril which may of them Serious despatch announced at the White Star offices late last night, said that those rescued by the Carpathia were picked up from a "small fleet" = of lifeboats at 10.30 o'clock, Monday morning. It was eight hours before that that the Titanic is reported have gone to the bottom. In the opinion "of Vice-president Franklin, the Carpathian will hasten will all possible speed to make this port, order. that those survivors suffering worst from expofure mav be able to obtain proper medical ation: tion. he despately aeopunted for S75 survivors on the Carpdtaia. "Vice-President Franklin said the company wus also trying to get into wireless communication with the Cir pathia, and filed message asking that ii possible the complete list of the names of the 675 survivors said to I on board the Carpathia be sent wireless Amid . confusion at situation possible, sur have exposure have left many condition A m a to m a by the offices was studied ns calmly Mr. Franklin figured notwithstanding his fervent hope to the contrary, the Allan line steamers Vieginian and Parisian could have hardly reached (he sme of the dis aster in time 10 have been of assist When the Virginian first re ported her receipt of the "Qn. signal late last night, she said was not like? to be able to reach the } Titanic before 10 a.m. toda This hour would have nearly eight | hours after the Titanic sank. Jt was i equally doubtful that the Parisian could have reached the seeme in time Mr. Franklin said that from his * of Capt. Smith's gallantry | and heroism on other oceasions, the veteran mavigator must have stuck to his bridge and gone down Wis death the as that been There was discussion as, to whether all of the male passengers had sacri- ficed opportunity to save themselves by giving women and children the first chafce at the boats "There is no rule of the sea," Mr. Franklin, sacrifice. said "which requires such a It is a rule of courtesy on land as well as sea that gallant men {Bave often observed in time of { aster." It generally true that men made this sacrifice al ses to the wo- men of the steerage, as well as the wealthier class who afforded first and | second cabin. The White Star line officers figured from their data that the Olympic was forty miles from the seme of the Titanic's sinking when she sent the news of it at seven o'clagk last night At that hour the Carpathia was esti mated to be 1,050 miles sant of Sandy Hook, dis- was What Wireless Has Done. Jan. 23d, 1908-White Star Republic rammed off Nantueket | Italian liner Florida; 1,060 persons saved by the Baltic following "C0 D."" wireless call by "Jack" Rinne. June 10th, 1909--Cunard line Sla- vania wrecked Off the Azores. Twa steamships received is eall for aid and went to the rescue, June, 199--Goodrich liner City of Racine disabled off. Wa in Lake Michigan. Steamboats ( o and Christopher Columbus, ealled by wire less," took off 200 le Aug. 17th, 1909 Steamship Ohio fou off Alaska coast. One hun- dred and fifty passengers and most of the crew saved. Wireless ator died at his post ealling for . (Continued, on pags 7.) -------------------- Turn Down for Rockefeller. Washington, April 18.~Upon pro tests of a number of members that the creation of a great corporation of * 8100,000,000 might compete with pri- vate interesis and in the end in con- troffing the Foverment, the house re- fused to pass a bill incorporating the Rockefeller foundation, asd struck it liner by AT LEAST 1,342 Lost Their Lives in the SS. Titanic Disaster. . | BURED WITH THEM AR JEWELS WORTH MORE THAN $10,000,000, | E Steamship Carpathia With S68 Sar. vivors is Making All New York, Bat Wil There Till Thursday. New York, April 16 character of the disaster the colossal floating palace Titanic trusting thing by Speed to Not Reach terrible befell steamship and its town population i souls, has increased if the addition of the meagre fragments of news which 'have reached land up till two o'clock Mak- ing all allowances, it ungues tionable that twelve hundred and thir tyv-four people m this greatest world's be Ihe that ol any- to-day SOR Ss liv os the can bodies have lost their naval disaster of From all that present writing, hie at of the deepest parts of the At history rathersd at te this nimber the bhattom now of one lant Buried dollar Iued million pewels va their argo and probably t Meanwhile with together casket are in ten at en million dollars more the steamer ( hundred and survivors on board is making with She pa thia, eight sixty alt this till eight sped port Thursday, wirel land about Titanic her glow will but engines to no will ss communication wit reach here probubly Sable be to-morrow, when n details | the of the, great ship | will be obtained | sinking Suspense in Montreal. April 16 Mortyreal unaccounted Montreal, zens of both still gravest Prominent eiti and Winnipeg and the They ATE Business suspended the ary for, anxiety prevails prepared the worst. in Montreal is practically Urowds of people bulletin Great that Parisian and Virginian would tars up with the bulk of the aboard. When these vessels was a visible crowds in fives, Prof. Barns, has bhéen government to face are watching boards hopes were maintained here the Canadian steamers litanic' passchgers that there the of: It was given out reported shudder front the nolnng, through of newspaper of MeGill University, ordered by the Dominion 'to experiments with his iceberg finding ipparatus this sumer, is probable that oH Canadian livers will be compelled 10 with few months At two o'clock definite econduet and it equip this protection within i there about was mn President A, more Hays. news In the British House. Fng.., April 16 brief the House of Commons, Premier Asquith Law, referred Fitanic London, In a statement this afternoon, [Leader Bonar ingly most feel to the that it was Iritain and of the empire and observid the best ition of the sea, of disaster, and sad to Great that public had >axon first the chance men and childre to help themselves nsolation United the re Angle SOME the Ntates son trad and ga 10 the ve sale wo who were least able Guggenheim and New York, Apri lis{ of the lost suppli a Marconi gram from the Oly mpie makes it 1,342, Ht is conceded here Guggenheim and John Jacob are among the drowned nothing definite M. Hay Astor Ihe Lost. revised Millionaires Astor There ia that more about Charles Canadians on Thanic. H. M Molson, J. Allison, Mrs. J Allison, Miss Allison, Master Allison Montreal; Mes. J. ( Hogeboom, o-} ronto; Major Veuchon, Winnipeg: Hu Ros, Winnipeg Fhompson Montreal; Mrs. F. ( real; Mrs. James Baxter, M. Hays, Montreal son, Montreal Mrs. Thornton David | son, Montreal, Mr. Pavpes, Montreal W. Harbeck, woving picture machine operator dentie, | Douglas, Mont Montreal; ( Thornton David- | | | | i i } Scenes at Southampton. ! Southampton, Eng., April 16 Dis have been the moming here, which relatives of the ova tressing throughout Ntar offices thronged by ihe 'Titanic i= absolutely sturmed by the news of the disaster which is the greatest blow that South ampton has ever sustained Every | member of the crow had his home | here, and a large propor(ion of were natives of the town NN Xo family in the cig or its vicinity bu a relative or a friend Pe witnessed { the White | been | i! ut have the trew them has lost Water Two Miles Deep. Halifax, April' 16. The place the titanic sank, secordiny an official of the marine densriment hors, is nbhout five hundred oes from Hal ifax, and the waier at that point, abo t seventy wiles mouth the Grand Banks, is at least awe mi . Ir is midway between Sable Teland and Cape Race and in 8 "nei with those dangerous sands, which, | however, might have been a place of! safety had there been time to the Titanic there and beach ber the northern side. . Halifax is particularly interested tie White Sear line, for iL was o i the o trance of this harbor that the] Atlantic wes lost io this same month, | April, thirty-nine years ago. {Uontinwed on page ¥.) where tor of low run | on [from the calendar. The Hill has been before congress for (Wo yeats, "Buy garden seeds." Gibson's, » LAST EDITION ran I CREAM SERGES = Are very much in vogue for oming season We have a fine range. including the elefprated "Priestly Pirie' finish serge Prices are 13¢, Je, 65e, 3c, D0, $1.00 and $1.25. TENNIS SUITINGS Fine Hair-line Striped Swit {| ings on a cream ground, in E : { and Maube R100 and $1. 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