The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-04-19
l,34O PEOPLE
IN SEA GRAVE
Giant Steamer Titanic
Strikes an Iceberg.
Was the Initial Trip Of Worlds
Largest
Steamer.

less message tonight from Captain Had
dock. OF the steamers olympic. relayed
by the celtric, reads as follows:
please allay rumor that the Virginian
, has any Of the Titantics passengers.
Neither has the Tunisan. l believe that
the only survivors are on the Carpathia.
The second, third. fourth, and fifth Off
GERS, and the second Marconi operator
are the only officers reported saved.
New York, April l6.--waiting for wire
less reports from the grave of the IT,
fantic and the 1900 passengers who went
down with her. the heartsore friends
and relatives turned away In despair
tonight when 1t was given out that the
Government boats sent out to rely MESA
ges from the Capathia, would not be
able TO get within the wireless zone I'M
I'll late tomorrow.
No one seems to feel that there Is any
hope for any of the passengers except
the S6s said to be aboard the Carpatha.
unless some passing steamer should ac-
cldentally rescue some OF those who
might be afloat on wreckage.
FAINT HOPE LEFT FOR MISSING.
Only faint hope remains tonight
that any Of the 1902 passengers and crew
who have been missing since the giant
Titanic sank has been picked up by
transatlantic liners The s6s survivors
rescued from lifeboats by the Cunarder
Carpathia. now on her way to this city.
are the only known saved.
The brief and measre wireless messa-
ges that came to hand today practically
extinguished hope that some of the ILL
fated passengers may have been picked
APP at sea by the steamships Virginian
and Partisan of the Allan Line. Both Of
these steamers set word that they hal
none Of the Titantic's survivors on
board.
or the s6s persons rescued by the Ca
pathia, the names of s26 passengers had
been received by wireless up to i;3c
o'clock. The Carpathia evidently was
evidently out of wireless range toward
noon, for after that efforts to reach
her with wireless communications We're
futile and n score or more Of messages
from the Cunard Company and other
sources were unanswered.
At 5 o'clock this afternoon vive Presi-
dent Franklin, Of the White Star Line.
said that. SO Ear as he knew. the Oiym-
pic was still standing by the Carpatha
to rely wireless messages. He added
that lie had received no word from the
Olympic since S-o'clock this morning
and had been unable to get either the
Carpathia or the Olympic by wireless.
WILL AVOID NORTHERN ROUTE.
Mr. Franklin said also that the steam
ship companies crossing the Atlantic
had enteded into an agreement to aban
don the short Northern route In favor
OF the Southern route. as long as ice--
bergs We're reported In the pathway of
the former course.
The dispatch from Montreal saying that
hope was still entertained there that
the Partisan might have aboard some of
the Titanics survivors. Mr.. Franklin
characterized as ga ridiculous report. ;
He added that. In my opinion. neither
the Partisan nor the virginian has any
survivors aboard"
The Titanic was insured for b5.OOO.Ooo
Mr.. Franklin said. On the ship, he add
ed. the White Star Line would lose about
100000. "This will be the smallest
part of our loss" he added.
Captain Rostron. of the Carpathia. In
his last wireless report TO the Cunard
Company stated that his vessel was pro-
ceeding slowly through a field of Ice
to this port.
NAVAL CRUISERS TO RESCUE
President Taft hate this afternoon d.
sected the Secretary OF the Navy TO
order the scout cruisers Salem and Ohes-
ter to the scene ut once from Hampton
Roads to meet the Carpathia and send
In by wireless to the Government a com
plete list Of the Titanic's survivors.
The Chester was caught by wireless about
40 miles off the Chesapeake Capes and
by.4 O'Clock was stealning northward. at
20 knots an hour, aiming TO get as quick
y as possible into touch with steamers