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ih f" Flllilfltl' - i MOVm AIRY, JVORTE CAROLINA, THURSDAY.' APRIL IS, 1912 JVO. 41 Biggest Ship Afloat Sinks; 1,500 Go to Watery Graves Most Appalling Marine Disaster in the History of the World, Followed by Loss of Life Unprece dented in Ocean Travel. PROBABLE THAT 675 PERSONS WERE SAVED Vessel went down Two Hours after Striking Ice Berg and only Life Boats, filled mostly with Women, were Found by Other Ships. New York, April 1."). More than 1,500 persons, it is feared, hank to death early yesterday, when within four hours after she crushed into an iceberg, the mammoth White Star Line steam er Titanie, bound from Liverpool to New York, on her maiden voy age, went to the bottom off the New Fotuidhiad banks. Of the approximately 2.2(H) persons on board the giant liner, some of them of world-wide proniinenee, only 675 are known to have been saved. The White Star Ime of fices in New York, while keeping tip hope to the last, wen- free to admit that there had been "hor rible lass of life." Accepting the early estimates of the fatality list as accurate, the disaster is the greatest in the niraine history of the world. Kearest approaching it in mag- 574 lives were lost ami to La liourgogno in 189$, with a fatal ity list of 571. Should it prove that other liners, notably the Allan liners Parisian and Virginian, known to have been in the vicinity of the Titanic early yesterday, had picked up other of her passen gers, the extent of the 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 up all day by rejMirts tbit the steamship, although badly damaged, was not in a sinking condition, and that all her pas sengers bad been safelv taken Off. The messages were mostly un official and none came direct jfrom the liner, so that n lurking fear remained of ossible bad news to come. Shortly after 7 o'clock last night there came flashing over the wires from Caje Hacc, within 400 inih's of which the liner had Struck the iceberg, word that at 2:20 o'clock Monday morning, three hours and fifty five min utes after receiving her death blow, the Titanic had sank. The news came from the steamer Oar path ia, relayed by the White Star Liner Olympic, and revealed that hy the time the Carpathia, out ward bound from New York and (racing for the Titanie on a wire less call reached the scene, the doomed vessel bad simk. Left on the surfa-v, however, were lifeboats from the Titanic, and in them, as appears from the menger rcjMirts received up to n late hour, were some fi75 sur vivors of th" disaster. These, according to the advices, the Carpathia picked up and i9 now on hi r w ay with them for New A'ork. lor the rest, the scene as the Carpathia came up, was one of di"solat i'-n. All that remained of th- !.Hi,(mh).(niO floating palace, on which nearly l,t0 passenger had been voyaging luxuriously to this side of the Atlantic, were some bits of wreckage. The biggest fchip in the world had gone down, ttiiuffing out in her downward piling.-, it appeared, hundred of human lives. A significant line in the Cape' Itacc despatches was the an-; noiuieement that of those saved; by the Carpathia nearly all were women aiiid chidren. Should it, prove that no other vessel picked; j up any passengers of the sinking j liner, this might mean a great I loss of life among the male pas- J j sengers, as the proportion of wo-' j men and children among the pas-, 'sengers was greater than the j men. j The same facts would likewise ; spell the doom of practically the entire crew oi SIX). In the cabins were 2'M) women ainl children, but it is not known1 how many were among the 740 third class passengers. In the first cabin there were 128 women and 15 children and i in the second cabin 79 women and 8 children. Notable persons, traveling on the Titanie, whose fate was in doubt in the lack of definite ad--Teens to the' iden V -j of r the survivors, "were Jllr.v ul Sirs. John Jacob Astor, Maj. Archi bald Putt, aid to Prsidnt Taft, Cluirle.! M. I lays, president of the drnad Trunk Pacific of Cnaada.j his wife and daughter; W. T. Stead, I ten jam in Guggenheim, F. 1 I). Millet, the artist, and J. !.' Wideiier of Philadelphia; Mr. and Min. Isidor Straus, J. P. Thayer, vice president of the Pcnnsyl- j Vania Railroad; J. Bruce Ismay, i Henry P. Harris, the theatrical! manager, and Mrs. Harris, audi Col. Washington Roebling, build-; er of the Brooklyn bridge. ! j A ray of hope appeared short- j j ly before 11 o'clock last night, in j a message to New York, from the I operator at the Marconi wireless station at Sable islnad, near the ; scene of the disaster. Answering j I an inquiry regarding the delivery of wireless messages to the pas sengers on the Titanic the opera tor reported that it was difficult i j to deliver them as the pas-.cngeiw are believed to be dispersed a- inong several shijin. i j Even this faint indication, t.liat ' ! other vessels than the Carpathia, j had picked up survivors of the j Titanic, was eagerly seized by : the thousands of relatives ami' ! friends of those who liad set sail j on her first voyage to this conn-! , try. First News of The Accident. New York, April 15. A wire lew message received shortly af ter midnight this ' morning, an nounced tluit the bran new" ocean liner steamship the "Titanie," tlie biggest stearnshij alloat and making her maiden trip across the Atlantic, due to arrive in New York tomorrow ,had struck an iceberg off tlie banks of New Foundland and was in a sinking condition. That the injury was so serious to the vessel that, the work of raiiferrimj pnsKeiigery f. the life boats began at once. The accident occurred at 10:25 last night. Two hours later the ship's wireless apparatus, which had been working so badly as to permit of only intermittent and fr"?iiiciitary messages, failed com pletely. The last words s- nt by the njx-rat-ir told that the Vckm-1 was apparently doomed, "sinking ly the head," and that the wo men passengers were being rush ed In the lifeboats. That the weather whs calm, cb ar and help only few hours away, was reas- Miring. The Titanic' first S. Q. S. mes sage was received by the Allan liner Virginan, a hundred and seventy miles away. The Vir ginian's captain started his ship for the scene of the disaster, an nouncing to his, brother officer on th" Titanic 's bridge that the Virgiiran should reach him by 10 o'clock this morning. The Titanic V accident occur red in latti tilde 41.40 north, long- lfude oO.li west. This point is eleven hundred and fifty miles' due east of New York city, and lour hundred and filty miles south of the Cae Race, New foundland, wireless sUition. All messages from the Titanie were relayed to Cape Itacc wire lev station bv the Virginan and forwarded by the Marconi pa ny to New York City. The Olympic, which left. Corn New York last week, was in direct communication with the sinking boat, three hundred miles away and started for the scene. FINAL ROLL CALL SHOWS 1,312 PERISHED. Carpathia Reports She Picked up 868, Virginian and Parisian Re port They Picked up None and Hope Is Almost Abandoned. New York, April lb. That, the final roll of those rescued from the Titanic disaster had practi cally been made up was the im pression that grew almost into convietion last night as the hours 1 wore on without revision of lists Octuple, relayed by the Celtic, adding measurably to total known' reai Is follows: "Please allay the survivors. j rumor that the Virginian has any Down the Atlantic coast, fog!f the Titanic 's survivors. Neith enveloped in many places, as re-jer nas Tunisan. I believe the Irts showed, crept the Ounarder uly survivors are on the Car Carpatliia bearing the 868 lives j pathia. The second, third, fourth that had been, snatched from the officers and second Marconi waten?( when the Titanic ' life operatrj-e tlie only officers re beiK laden Ito thlihnit i.n2"hrH.rtlS5&VL:Jr- v-v one made their way from tlie giant liner as it became known that sue was soon to take the iuiai piunge. i.ut aitnougli the ship was re-;miUiager of the Allen line, Cap !irtHl within wireless range of tain Hains of the steamer Paris the Sable Island station at an Jan sent the following replv bv early hour, every wireless ear' wireless. "I have no survivoi'-s waiting to catch the snap of the j uf the Titanic on board." Tin receiver which might mean that, ship is exacted to reach Halifax the great, secret of the liner's early tomorrow morning, death was alnuit to be given uj, I tz ?,' the Tmo the laE0ESt the word had nr, Inrn sjM.'kcn. Significnat List. Carefully compiling tl-' avail able lists, the reeonls of the sur vivors of the disaster stand signi ficantly thus: Men", 7'.l. Women. 233. Children. lf. Total, 32S. Of the remaining 540 known survivors it Is estimated that not! more than a hundred were sea men required to man the boats. This would leave approximated 410 ami in the ordinary propor-1 tions of women and children in1 the steciMire where hi n:i...ti. 1 gcrs in the' Titanic' care num-' liered 710 it seems nrolwible that the greater ikart. of tlies 410 nre'iU't' 'u,t' statenxniLS were un - woniea and little ones. . .Heroism of Men. Nothkig could show more plain- iy neroism or tne crew anil men jKissengers who stood by the loomed ship, facing practically an inevitable death and sent the women and children away in life boats. Some would have to be left. That was certain. Put ap pearances are that the men who were left stayed behind delib erately, calmly stepping aside ( let the weaker ones take their way to safety. Final Message. "Sinking by the head, cleared boats, filled them Have W!t i th women and children." This was' the final message these brave ( men sent to the world, for it was f directly afterwards that their , wireless signals sputtered and then stoj.jM'd altogether. Magnificent Picture. Tlie pi-ture that jrescnts itslf to view from what, iu LtLi.un i r.f t.w.i I.'-.. .!...,. I......K A... i master of scores of millions; Pen i; (Juggenheim, of tlie famous fam-, ily of bankers; Isidor Straus, merchant prince: William T. Stead, veteran journalist; Major j Archibald, Putt, soldier; Washing ton Roebling, noted engineer of any or all of these men stepping aside bravely and galantly, re maining to die that the place he otlierwi.se might have filled could perhaps be taken by some illi terate and penniless peasant wo man of Europe. That the stream of women with toddling infanta ami babes in arms j'rhaps most of them soon to be widowed filed up from the cabins and over the side and awav to life, the men, bv far the greater part of them, remained to die millionaire and peasant and man of middle class alike bravely, it must have been, shar ing each other's fate, going to a common grave. No Others Rescued. Montreal, April lf. A definite statement that neither the steam er Parisian or the Virginian suc ceeded in rescuing any of the Ti tan ie's survivors was made to night by (Jencral Agent of the Passenger Line !eo. Hannah of the Allen line. He said it was believed that the Titanie sank more rapidlv than those aboard i expected she would, and that the j work of loading the boats and getting the passengers over the I side liad not been completed whei 'the final plunge occurred. Virginia H&3 None. Cape Race, April 16. A wire- ess message toiugtit Irom Ca- tain Haddock of the steamship No Survivors on Parisian. Halifax, April 16. In reply to a di.vitch s,,nt by the Halifax STEAMSHIP IN THE WORLD. New York. April loth. The ' steainshii Titanie of tlu White jStar Line was the largest vessel i afloat, and was on her maiden voyage, being due in thw ort means but the claim grew out of; April 16. the report that a compis.mise had UtMlM rld. The Tiftmic had a diNiLicenieiit : been effected by North Carolina; The raiding revenue officers of titi.OoO tons. Her total length j RcpuJdieans. who for the past few montlis SS2 feet C inches, her breadth 1)2 "Alxnit the 23rd I am going ' have been operating ami de feet f inches, ami she was 175, to take Colonel Roosevelt t o ctroying illicit distillcri-.s by the feet from the keel to tlie top of North Carolina anil introduce ' score in tlie muntabis of Frank the smokestacks. She had eleven him for several campaign sjH'ech-; l'ui., Patrk-k, Carroll and Grayson, leeks, which was equal to what es," said Senator Dixon, chair-! returned to Roiuioke Siitu'rxlay was called a skv-MTajH r a few ( man of the RMsevelt eo'mmittee night from Carroll and Grayson years ago. j to.lay. " We expect to sweep the counties where they have spent The vessel would carry 1.0(H) North State from Cherokee ' ten lavs in runninir down re- Hi'iigcre, in'luding lassengeri alK' ercw, and Hils in spite ot the usually spicious," lwds taking th place of bunks in most of the apartments. Two regal suits on the Titanic, exist $4,350 each for the trip, the occupants having a private prom enade deck on which they had as pecially the admirers of former j nothing doing. Several disman much privacy as on the piazza of President Roosevelt are keenly ( tied places were located, but it their own home. j interested in tlie announcement SYiki apjiarent tliat they would When the huge ship left South-! of Senator Dixon, manager of the fin(j neither stilLs nor men. ampton April 10 she parsed near Roosevelt caaniwign to the effect j The Carroll tragedy seems to the New York of the American ( that Colonel Roosevelt will, with- lHVe its effect on this cle !':?!, and the tremendous suction' in the next ten days, come to m,.nt cf tne iUoimtaUii population m iiiiijnu in me i..-am; ui m r- Uviathan caused the seven haw-.one ser liokling the iSew l ork to , snap and turn that vessel loose, She was pushed back into her k without niisliaps, persons fi,. (,at the Notice. ar hereby "Hoyden nitti-Ilome-Other utead" is not for s;ile. tr;(c.ts of the land are to be sold and parties desiring same with my Wairanty Deed, will apply to;FI.l'II in th houuo and in the UK pePNOliil V or bv letter before ' or uv leuer ov; ore i,n-. n n n.r ivdcn Flag Stat-on,' " ia f"r ,ht' hu' . v f, It lieal wired, cut, ragged cle, ;. i colic, tlywntery. Kalis. Ann I 1.tli It.wb-n Vn,r vlft.-m ' or P. O. Piiuiac C. V. S. P-iyden, Administratrix and heir-at-law Kat 'em -National Oats. WAR TO THE KNIFE. Roosevelt Goes to Nebraska This Week and Later Will Invade North Carolina. II. E. C. Bryant in Charlotte Observer. Washington, April 14th. The Pennsylvania election has revers ed conditions in the Republican party according to the opinion of the jHilitieians here. It looks now as if Roosevelt had the ad vantage. The Roosevelt people are very hopeful and aggressive, but the Taft forces are under hack. Director McKinley of the national Taft bureau was confi dent that he would get CO dele gates in the Quaker State. He got a mere lumdful. "It Is all over but the shout ing they are taking the count," said Senator Dixon, discussing the situation today. "Taft is down and out. He was knocked out in Illinois, but didn't know it. "The Republican voters are for Roosevelt, and against, Taft. The iMjliticiatiH are f-r Taft and against, Roosevelt. But the peo ple have rallied to Roosevelt, and repudiated th- so-called Taft! leaders aud-Kiuashed into sinith erens the wUtieal m;u-hincs. The Penrose machine ui Peiuisylvania an-1 the Lorimer machine in Ill inois went down !at week; they were put in the scrap heap, lie fore another new moon a lot of fuu; political junk in Massachus etts and New Hampshire and other boNS-rkLden States will be sent to the scrap pile. No Compromise. "There will be no 'compromise candidate.' Roosevelt is the man the people want and tln-y will have him. We are going t o storm Nebraska, West Virginia, North Carolina, ; Massachusetts, Npw Hampshire and otherff tates air w e "aiaitTmoiS ana vania. e will weed out 'instructed Taft delegates' tlie South. "I said early in the camiaign that the Republican voters were; campaign against Taft, ahl every!" ' " pnes m u.e jail, primarv election held luus ,lr. ''H th. c,' tn,e that rep roborat'ed iuv statement." r-aitatiyes of the ,pre were al- The statement from the White j House publicity man today eluded this paragraph: ui- North Carolina, 'the backbone the Roosevelt organization hasj been bnken, and ittead of hold- iiur a solid delegation of 24, the i ooiWition was comm-lled to sur-i ; render one-thinl to the Presi- dent." ; No one here knows what this to Currituck. There is to be n comipnmii.se, or tra-le. It is Hoos i - vclt lit, last and all tlie turn Mr. Roosevelt goes to Nebras ka this week, and next week to North Carolina. Greensboro Republicans Pleased, Ureeiisboro April 14. The Ke - publicans of Greensboro and .n'lui umiiui-i iUHi jii-uie ai inui KKech. Rejublicans Lere who have li.sc.usse! the approach- ing visit of the foremr President are vclt or the opinion that Loose-. will make more tlian one ' speech: that he wUl likely come direct to Greensboro ami s-ak and then continue westward, ! making probablv several talks' g ing through Asheville aiu.1 into' lenne-isce. Ine IA1U!YS l'ltOI'MYI.ACTir HaMe. It ll uh piHHi for liliiinal fUfl!i i '"r ,h' hui.iau ho.ly. afeg. dii- teiajier, rate lie. bot and worm Thr la hardly any lUnit to tt unfulncHs Uut the home. Price .'( ta. jt bottle. by All Ik'al- eri Allan Venue Net Decided. Roaivoke World, 12th. Judge Hairston said today to a World, maai that tlie dispatches published in the morning papers are inaccurate so far as the statement that Judge, Staples held that a charge of venue should not be granted to Floyd Allen, and bad set the question for hearing at Hillsville oai April 2:5rd. Further hearing and argu ment of the jwyint at issue was postponed until April 23rd, at Hillsville, according to Judge Ha.ir.st mi's statement. On that date Judge Staples will give an other hearing on the motion. Attorneys Ur the Aliens are by no means sure that their petition will be denied by the court to haw Floyd Allen tried else where, preferably in Roanoke. Judge Hairston will leave this afternoon for Hillsville to look after the interests of his clients. Judge Hairston eff for Hillsville Roanoke World, 13th. Judge N. H. Hairston left on the early train tiiis nionidnc for Iii'lsx ill,, where lie will look af- ter the interests of the Aliens. The judge sent two hours in the jail yestertLiy in consultation with his ci.ciit.s. He stated to a 'Vorld nuiii r!ii,t they ar.: cheer ful ami l.cp'jft.l. Asked as to the condition of 1-ioyd Allen the Judge said that he had never been able to get out of bed with his bivken leg since he has been in the Roanoke jail, and that yesterday was the first day since his capture that he hid been able to move his leg himself. He thinks now that his recovery from hw injuries will be more rapid. It Ls thought to be a question to whether his physical con- rt to answer the charge of ixlering the officers - of the Carroll court for several weeks yet. No one except attorneys -and a minister or two has been allow- iueu wnen iwM'ompiniea Dv tlie attornevs. In1 1'a'lUM -iuoerx naniwin wno oj'has been here for a day or two i .. : in .. i i i i rcrunieu to Larroll this mornoig. He and that he for one had not given up tlie opinion that Sidna Allen and WesLy Ivlwarls are still in tlie Can-oil mountains. ( " Allpm TmnM Kta MncVin. j irt..s f illk-it dktillerk'.s. Their time was badly put in and was without results. 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