Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-17
TO ABANDON ROUTE.
Steamships to Use Southern Course
 During Iceberg Peril.

During Iceberg Peril.
 New York, April 16.-Only faint ! hope remains tonight that any of the 1902 passengers and crew of the steamer Titanic who are not reported as having been rescued by the steam CT Caypathia, have been picked up by transatlantic liners. The S6S sUrviv Ors rescued. from lifeboats bV the | Cunsrder Carpathia, now on her way to this city, are the only known saved.
 No Passengers on Other Steamers, l The brief and meagre wireless mes sages that came to hand today prac- tically extinguished hope that some of the ul-fated passengers may have | been picked up at sea. by the steam ships Virginian and Parisian of the Allen line. Both these steamers sent word that they had no passengers of the Titanic on board.
 Names of 326 Survivors Received.
 Of the S6S persons rescued by the Carpdthia, the nafnes of 326 had been received by wireless up to 4.30 o'clock. The Carpathia evidently was out of wireless range toward noon, for after that efforts to reach her with wireless communication were futile ands "a score or more of messages from the Cunard company and other sources were unanswered.
 No Late News from Carpsthia.
 At 5 o'clock this afternoon, Vice President Franklin of the White Star i line said that so far as he knew, the | Olympic was still standing by the Carpathia to relay wireless messages. He added that he had received no | ha T,fr sir, -,f- o'clock this morning and had been un- able to get either the Carpathia or the Olympic by wireless.
 To Abandon Northern Route.
 Ar Franklin said also that the steamship companies crossing the At lantio had entered into an agreement Ito sbsndon the short northern route
 in favor of the southern route so long as icebergs were reported in the pathway of the former course.
 $3,Q00,o0o Loss on Ship.
 The report from Montreal that hope was still entertained that the PaTisian
 might have aboard some of the Titan ic's survivors. Mir. Franklin character
 ized as "a ridiculous report" He add
 ed that in my opinion. neither the Partisan nor the Virginian has any
 survivors aboard" The Titanic was
 insured for S5.000,O0O, Mir. Franklin
 said. On the ship, he added, the White
 Star line would lose about S3,000,000.
 '@This will be the smallest part of our
 loss" he added.
 Scout Cruisers to Meet Carpatha.
 Captain Rostron, in his last wire
 less report to the Cunard company, stated that the Carpathia was proceed
 ing slowly through a field of ice to this port. President Taft late this
 afternoon directed the secretary of
 the navy to order the scout cruisers
 Salem and Chester to the scene aI , once from Hampton roads to meet the Carpatnia and send in by wireless to the government d complete list of the , Eitanic's survivors. Tha Chester was caught by wireless about forty miles . off the Chesapeake capes and by 1 o'clock was steantng porthward at twenty knots an hour, aiming to get
 as quickly as possible in touch with steamers having news bearing on the ' disaster. Two revenue cutters were ! also notified to stand in readiness to : : proceed to the Csrpathia, if necessary. In the event that the Salem has not
 sufficient coal. instructions were given
 10 despatch the cruiser North Carolina , instead.
 q Captain Rostron to Furnish Details A possible chance of obtaining news l bearing upon the disaster developed = early this evening when the Leylan6 7 liner Californian came into the zone l of wireless communication with Sable lIsland. The Californian was reported e at the scene of the disaser shortly aft Q CT the Titanic went adown, and it was thought probable that she would have va l11ahla inform t-iOT1 n ipaf "a
 Captain Rostron of the Carpathis mas been instructed to send full de- a tails of the sinking of the Titanic.
 All day long. fearful and anxious throngs swarmed the offices of tht 5 White Star line and overflowed into V Broadway, stopping traffic at times e and keeping police reserves busy main. Q taining order.
 = Col. Astor Believed to Be Drowned. Col. John Jacob Astor is believed tc g be among those drowned. His wifi O and her maid are safe on the Car :, pathia. Iisidor Straus, the million n alre merchant; Benjamin Guggenhein s the copper magnate and president o
 the International Steam Pump com 8 pany, and Edgar J. Meyer vice presi r dent of the Braden Copper company d are still unaccounted for,
 n Fate of Hays Unknown. = Whether Charles M. Hays, presiden
 of the Grand Trunk railroad, wai
 saved, was not known tonight. Hi # name was not among those reporte f, rescued by the Carpathiar A Canadian -r despatch early in the day gave tn l. information that Mr. Hays was saved F. His wife and daughter were rescued n Customs Regulations Suspended.
 The treasury department, threug.
 the customs office, has given order 10 to expedite in every way the landin s of the survivors of the Titanic, an IS to aid them in meeting their friend @ upon the arrival of the CarPathia l. Customs regulations have been sus d pended and the customs officers vii .s aid the survivors in finding their rel