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THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN THE WEATHER BAIN. CITIZEN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS .VOL. XXVIII., NO. 176. ASHEV1LLE, X. C.TUESDAY MORXIXG, APRIL 16, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS mm M HU "TltAmC A RYD I I I 4 MDRED- SOULS PER SH tt SmKS M MG LARGEST PASSENGER STEAMER IN THE WORLD SETTLES DOWN IN WATERY GRAVE AND ONLY 675 PASSENGERS ARE REPORTED AS SAVED White Star Liner on Her Maiden Trip With 2,260 Passengers Aboard Strikes an Iceberg and Officials of the Line Reluctantly Admit a Terrible Loss of Life News Sends Shock Ihrough The Entire Country Causing Great Anxiety. GREATEST MARITIME DISASTER IN HISTORY Col. Washington Roebling, Father of John A. t? Roebling, Formerly of This City, Among The Passengers on The Ill-Fated Steamer Information Withheld. CAFE RACE, April 15. The steamer Olympic reports that the steamer Carpathia reached the Ti tantic position at daybreak today but found boats IAd wreckage only. She reported that the Titantic had foundered at about 2.20 o'clock in longitude 50.14 west. The message adds that all the Titan Etta's boat irere accounted for and -"about - 675 souls saved, crew and passengers, latter nearly all women and children.' There were about 2,200 persons in all, crew and passengers on board the Titantic. The text of the message from the steamer Olym pic reporting the sinking of the Titantic and the rescue of 675 survivors, which reached here late . tonight, also expressed the opinion that 1,800 lives were lost. "Loss likely total 1,800 souls," dispatch said in Its concluding sentence. NEW YORK, April 15. More than 1,500 persons, it is feared, sank to death early yesterday, when with in four hours after she crashed into an iceberg, the mammoth White Star Line steamer -Titanic, , bound J from Liverpool to New York, on her maiden voyage, ; went to the bottom off the New Foundland banks. Of the approximately 2,200 persons on board the giant liner, some of them of world-wide prominence, only 675 are known to have been saved. The White Star line -offices in New York, while keeping up hope to the last, were free to admit that there had been "horrible loss of life1." Greatest in History. Accepting the early estimates of the fatality list as accurate, the disaster is the greatest in the marine his tory of the world. Nearest approaching it in magni tude were the disasters to the steamer Atlantic in 1873 when 574 lives were lost and to La Bourgogne in 1898, with a fatality list of 571. Should it prove that other liners, notably the Allan liners Parisian and Virginian, known to have been in the vicinitj' of the Titantic early yesterday morning, had picked up other of her passengers, the extent of Ithft calamity would be greatly reduced. This hope still remains. News of the sinking of the liner and the terrible loss of life in consequence came early last evening with all the greater shock because hope had been buoyed up1 :all day by reports that the steamship although badly ' damaged, was not in a sinking condition and that all her passengers had been safely taken off. The mes sages were mostly unofficial and none came direct from the liner, so that a lurking fear remained of possible bad news to come. Sinks After Struggle. Shortly after 7 o'clock last night there came flashing over the wires from Cape Race, within four hundred miles of which the liner had struck the iceberg' word that at 2.20 o'clock Monday morning, three hours and fifty-five minutes after receiving her death blow, the Titanic had sunk. The news came from the steamer Carpathia. relayed by the White Star liner Olympic and revealed that by the time the Carpathia. outward bound from New York and racing for the Titantic oh a wireless call reached the scene, the" doomed vessel had sunk. Left on the surfaae, however, were life-boats from the Titantic, and in them, as appears from the meager reports received up to a late hour, were some 675 survi OF THE WORLD vors of the disaster. These, according to the advices, the Carpathia picked up and is now on her way with them for New York. For the rest of the scene as the Carpathia came up was one of desolation. All that remained of the $10, 000,000 floating palace, on which nearly 1,400 passen gers had been voyaging luxuriously to this side of the Atlantic, were some bits of wreckage. The biggest ship in the world had gone down, snuffing Out in her downward plunge, it appeared, hundreds .of human lives. f . - Saved Women and Children., r A significant line in the Cape Race desp&rh was the announcement that of those saved by the sfQarpathia, nearly all were women and children. Should jit prove that no other vessel -picked up any passer gens of the sinking liner this might mean that few of jthe men on board had been saved, as tie proportion of women and children among the passengers was large. "The same facts would likewise spell the doom of practically the entire crew of 800. In the cabins were 230 women and children,1 Jut it is, nojtjknown how many, there were among th,e4Ptthir4. class passengers. ' r v- In the first cabin there were 128 women and fifteen children and in the second cabin 79 women and 8 chil dren. Passengers of Note. . Notable persons, travelers on the Titantic, whose fate was in doubt in the lack of definite advices as to the identity of the survivors, were Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob Astor, -Major Archibald Butt, aide to President Taft; Charles M. Hays, president of the Grand Trunk Pacific of Canada, his wife and daughter; W. T. Stead. Benjamin Guggenheim, F. D. Millet, the artist, and J. Gr. Widener. of Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. Isi dor Straus, J. B. Thayer, vice-president of the Penn sylvania railroad; J. Bruce Ismay, Henry B. Harris, the theatrical manager, and Mrs. Harris, and Colonel Washington Roebling, builder of the Brooklyn bridge. Ray of Hope. . A ray of hope appeared shortly before 11 o'clock last night in a message to New York from the opera tor at the Marconi wireless station at Sable Island, near .the scene of the disaster. Answering an inquiry regarding the delivery of wireless messages to the passengers of the Titantic, the operator reported that it was difficult to deliver them as the passengers are believed to be dispersed among several vessels. Even this faint indication that other vessels than the Carpathia had picked up survivors of the Titantic was eagerly seized bv the thousands of relatives and friends of those who had set this vessel. Men of Millions Aboard. Untold wealth was represented among the passen gers of the Titantic, there being on board at least six men, each of whose fortunes might be reckoned in tens of millions of dollars. A rough estimate of the total wealth represented in the first class passenger list would reach over a half billion dollars. The wealthiest of the list is Col. John Jacob Astor, head of the famous house whose name he bears, who is reputed to be worth $150,000,000. Mr. Astor was re- turning from a tour of Egypt with his bri le, who was Miss Madeline Force to whom he was married in Providence on September 9. Benjamin Guggenheim, probably next in financial importance, is the fifth of the seven sons of Meyer Guggenheim who founded the American Smelting and Refining company, the great mining corporation, and is a director of many corporations, including the Inters national Pump company, of which he is also president. His fortune is estimated at $95,000,000. His wife, whose name does not appear on the passenger list, is a daughter of James Seligman, the New York bank er. George D. Widener is the son of P. A. B. Widener, the Philadelphia "traction king," whose fortune is estimated at $50,000,000. John A. Roe Ming's Father. Isador Straus, one of New York's most prominent dry goods merchants, and notable for his philanthro pies, has a fortune also estimated to be worth $50,000,- (Continued on OFFICIALS NOW FKAR LOSS WOl REACH 1,000 4. At o'clock OH n-ornlng tlw White Star line official eipreew- ed rear that, U tbo absence of fuller detnlla the (atw of life on the Titanic wonlcl reach. MOO. . sail on her first voyage to Seventh Page). I DEEPJEJECTION Police Reserves Necessary Around Bulletin Boards of Newspapers FASHIONABLY GOWNED WOMEN HYSTERICAL Wealth and Society Rub El bows With Poverty Seek ing Details NEW YORK, April 15.- Police reserves had to. be called to several sections Of the city tonight to control crowds gathered around h'fantiiffc?WrVrd(r-'ftrft1 the Titanic. The disaster stunned the gay Broadway district as perhaps no dis aster ever had so complete ly done before, for many of those who poured out of the theatres had friends on the steamer. The newspaper! district was crowded till af I ter midnight. Wealth and ! society rubbed elbows with I poverty in the crowd that i besieged the White Star steamship line offices ankj1 both classes were in deep grief. ' There were many instanc es of fashionably gowned women going into hysterics when the hopeful reports of the afternoon were blasted with the news that proba bly only 675 persons had been saved. Vincent Astor, only sor of Col. John Jacob Astor, j accompanied by A. J. Bid die of Philadelphia, and Col. Astor's secretary, were among the crowd at the of fices and left with tears in their eves after a short con ference with Vice-president ! Franklin. Relatives of Isa dor Straus ajid of a number j of other prominent passen gers came away with the ; same dejection. I MAYBEHOPE. ! NEW YORK, April 16. A despatch from St. Johns, ;N. F., received at 2.15 ! o'clock this morning, gives i rise to the hope that the ! ! steamer Virginian has some of the Titanic 's survivors on board. The message said she would bring to St. Johns such survivors as she "may rescue." Hope arises from the fact that the' steamer is putting in there at all which she would scarcely do were there not some humane ne cessity for this action. She was outward bound for Liv erpool. HfE WEATHER. ' Wy.feHrXGTO.V, April II. Fore cast: For North Carolina: Local rain Tneaday and probably Weds day, cooler Wedneadajj WREG El 5 I G AYBROADWAY 10 MISSISSIPPI FLOOD WIPES OUT MANY LOUISIANA TOWNS Territory 160 Miles in L ength and Eight Miles Wide Inundated A J ready many Thousands are home less and Destitute. Part of thirteen qalshts In North tern Lousluna are today facing deluge, unparalalted tn the history of dtaaktrous flooda of tha lower Mlasleslppl valley. Numerous amall towna In Bait Carroll and Madtaon parishes already are wiped out. Vaat stretches of valley land ara cover d by from six to twenty faet of wa ter and .a wall of tha devastating flood waters twenty feet high and mor than a mile in width U ruin ing through the great Dog Tall cre vaai near Aliatla, La. Already thounnda are .homeleM and deatituta. What will be the toll whin th water from the Panther For tit and Bed Fork- -ervs In Arkansas Join their dotructtv, forcea through the Dog Tall breach no on can aay. Parti of tha thirteen Lou I, tana parish and two Arkansas countlea will be under water and a conservative estimate li that tha homsles In that territory will total at lean 10.000 with probably 75,000 It la bellevwd tha territory 119 mile In length and (Mm alx to eight mllea In width will be Inun dated. No further break occurred tn tha levee yesterday.. Veritable Closjduurat. To add to th alarming tiuuttlon, it Veritable cloudburst th t Tenitta bsiln of North Louisiana yesterday gave forth from 4 to 4 . Inches of rainfall' In th, brief apace of ten hours. ' , High wind accompanied th nari: oi.4mWult xh work or reom me overiiowea oiainci. Relief work Is centered at V'lcke- burg, Mln.. where already hundred of homelea and destitute people from th flooded Louisiana territory are quartered, Governor Brewer, of Mi' slsslppl and Governor Bander of Louisiana have ordered tents and bedding lint to the Mississippi city. Hupplte alio ar en route to Vlck burg from the federal authorities at St. Louie. No verified report of toa of life had been received up to laet night. Property damage In tha territory un der water will total aeveral million dollar. TO AID FIOOD MTFEIIEHS. WASHINGTON. April IB. Presi dent Taft today aent to congreaa a pedal mjage, urging the Imme diate appropriation of amount ag gregating nearly I7M.000 for uae tn controlling the flood of the Miaul elppl and to gld flood sufferer. ASHEVILLE PEOPLE NAMEO AS STATE OFFICERS OF Closing Session of State Convention Held Amid Enthusiastic Scenes. AT CHARLOTTE NEXT SALISBURY, X. C April 11. Th tat convention of th Noeth Caro lina Baraca and Phllatheaa doled It aeaelon here tonlghb amid aenne of wild nthue!aam on th part of the ?S0 delegate preeent. The Baraca had 326 delegate! from 05 town, with 150 claiaei, in cluding nine denomination!. The 42S rhllatheaa repreiented 100 towm, 175 ela and nine denomination!. The etate officer for the Baraca elected tonight were: President, J. D. Berry of Raleigh: flrit vice preaident, C. W. Til let t, Charlotte; econd vice presi dent, O. T. Btephenson, Wlniton fialem: third vice preildent, T. 3. Behants, Durham; fourth vice presi dent, E. C. Ororne, Ashevllle; aecre tary and treaiurer, W. M. Comb. Oreeneboro. The Phllathea atat offlcer were: Preaident. MIm Hettle Lyon of Ox ford: flrat vice preaident, Mies Kath leen War. Ashevllle: second ce president. Mies Winona Massey, Clay ton; recording secretary. Miss Ruth Porter, Charlotte. Mies Flossie Byrd of Aslvevllle was sleeted general state aecretary of both the Baraca and Phllathea organisations. Charlott snd Newbern each pre sented earneet invitation for th eoa- j vention next year. The matter was left to an executlv commltte. which decided in faVor Of Charlotte. The closing addrea wa by Dr. W. L. Po teat of Wake Fort- Th message asked for I00,08 It addition to th 1150,000 already p peuprlated to be uied In tfengthn In gth lev, 1171,000 for expenie of th quartermaitar genera!' d partment in furnlihlng hHt. for. age for cattle and nor, tc, and 1211,1(7 for ration already aupplled, or to be aupplled. to destitute ptnona. Th preildent baaed hi requeat on estimate mad by tha tcrtary of war, which accompanied - th mtt- g. v;r- ;'' ;'r There are 1, 100 deitltut people la th Tenia and Bouef rtver paatna tn Arkanaa and Loulalana. according ta a report received today at tha war department from Major Normoyle, who' hat returned to Memphl from an Inspection of that dJitrtct. He ayi they are In need of immediate relief, and that a boat from lletnphi will not roach thm In tint. Representative Brauiard of Loull ana and Randall of Texag fequeitid wis wer nipanmini louny lo eenq im media: relief to the flood ufTerr In th Vtrkaburg dUtrlet. Order hav ben laiued to comply with tha requelt. , BATON BOUOfTu," April telephone menage received her erty tonight from Morgana, thlrty-flvo mile north of Baton Rouge, en th trtn of th MlMtaaippi river, nt d that th levee there tg tracking ftnd oaring badly, and that water w opmlng , through on the ildi. ; Bvery effort 1 blng mad to hold th levee, which I on th lower aid of a iharp bend. If a ereraa should j owur there It would flood th rlcheit' farming territory along th river to out Loulalana. KKFOHT CONFIRMED.' - ' NEW ORLEANS, April if. Th reported threatening oondltlon of tho levee at Morgan was confirmed in I a report received t the offlc of Cap tain C. O. gherlll, chief of th United Rtate engineering core In charge of the work of th fourth levee djttflct, : Captain "herrill Immediately tele phoned J, M. Lwls; Junior t'nited Btatee engineer, now at Bayou Itara, to go to Morgan on th tug Man chao with , laborer and luppllei. Rayou flora U thirteen miles from th point of danger. ' TIKE 031 CONSTITIITIO!! 5115 TIFT, IB AEIiEli OUR VOWS TO PRIIPLES" He Tells the Daughters of American Revolution -Some Plain Facts. - 1 AKNUA LMEETINO .WASHINGTON', April II. PT!- dent Taft told th Daughters of th American Revelation, whom today h welcomed to their annual conven tion here, that th time had Coma "to take down our copies of tb eon " stltution and of tha history of In , growth of our Institutions, and to r. new our vow to th principle m hodled In our governmental struc ture." ' . "ITi tlm ha come," h continue "to Inilet that theso principle ahall not be departed from but they hali be matnuined in their vitalising fore to continue our pursuit of happinesa and the guarantee of our instltu- ; tlona for th maintenance of Iioer ty regulated by law." i Mrs Matthew T. Scott, president ' general of th daughter, tn her an nual address, declared that th daughter should enter upon a wider field of work. - . ' c , i ' Bh declared that th committee oa ; patriotic education should bo' en-' larged to embrace th whole sui Ject of education of the -young. . - WOX A BRIDE BY MAIL. LY0N8, K, T- April 18. Aftr a few month' courtship, conducted en ttrely by correspendenc. Mr j France U Coatee f Waehlntton. D. t C. and 8. Porter Wetbrook of Run-; , Jf. met her for t-e f-t' tlm) jtetrday, and : t r t f married by th Rev.
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