The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-17

of tue Titanic on board. Officials Of
the Cunard lire, who sent a dozen
me ssages ia Captain Roston of the
Caroathia. said they did 2esIT7,llspsg
whether the wireless on
been able to reach the
These pinnacles of facCsce
the worlds greatest steamsA
ter-the sinking of the gres
Star liner Titanic off thd
Newfoundland at a. m
stood out prominently ear4
sifted from the wireless re- e.
Revised estimates OF los
1924 souls.
The $10,0O0,OOO steamship,
cargo and jewels worth perharS{
100000, total loss.
No mention among the sur5Sva
Of col John Jacob Astor His bride,
nee Miss Force, of New York, has
been saved. Major Archibald Butt,
President Taft's aide, is still unac-
counted for, as are many others Of
international Importance. ]. Bruce
Ismay, president OF the international
Mercantile Marine, owners Of the
White Star, - among the survivors
with his wife.
Wireless reports say the Cunarder
Carpathia has on board S6S survivors,
the total thus far accounted for. She
is steaming for New York and should
arrive Friday. The rescued passen-
gers drifted in lneboats for many
hours before succor lame.
offices Beselged by Relatives.
New York, April 16.-Al through
the night offices Of the White Star
line and the newspapers were beseig-
ed Sy scores of persons anxious t.
learn the fate OF relatives or friends
aboard the Titanic A flood of teIe-
grams, cablegrams ana telephone
messages we've received, bringing in
quiries from different parts Of Eu-
rope
Officials Of the White Star line had
little news to impart. Wireless op-
orators worked through the night try
ing to send and pick up calls from
the scene Of the disaster The Wire
less was handicapped in the early
morning by thunderstorm, which fl
rally silenced wireless transmission
for time
Taft Asks for Butts.
Ae7eated calls We're made for in
formation relative to the fate Of Mai.
Archibald Butt, President Taft's mill
tary aide, who is returning from
visit abroad. Cresident Tart tele-
araphed the company early in the day,
and was promised immediate word il
anything of a definite nature regard
ing Major Butt was received.
Vincent Astor, son Of Col, John ia
cob Astor. remained up through the
night trying to learn the date Of his
Jacob Astor remained up through the
niaht trying to learn the date Of his
father. Word came that Mrs. John
Jacob Astor, formerly Madeline Force,
his stepmother, and her maid were
safe or board the Carpathia
Members Of the Guggenheim and
strauss families had representatives
at he White Star offices in anticipa-
ton OF the receipt Of some definite
word concerning Isidor Strauss and
BENJAMIN Guggenheim, who were pas
sengars. These names were not in tins
list cf survivors.
Where Titanic was Sunk.
Washington, April 1G.-Many naval
officers in washington today we're
consulted informally over the plans OF
the Titanic to develop individual the
ories as to the cause Of her sinking,
notwithstanding her numerous water
tifht bulkheads.
One Of the engineer officers de-
clared the weak point in the ships
design was long central passageway
running from the frerooms forward
to the collision bulkhead. At the fore
end Of this passage was a ladder
whereby the fremen ascended from
the fire rooms to their quarters on
an upper deck.
It was the theory Of the officer that
the force Of the collision started the
plates at the end Of this passage
and that the great rush Of wa er pre-
vented the closing Of the door in the
bulkhead leading into the frerooms.
with the frerooms filed, in addition