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


wreck OF the giant liner Titanic mas
been but little mitigated by the Tas-
mentary information which has nj
tered into the press dispatches Ifom
the ocean highways today.
The resouing steamer Carpathia has
Se8 Survivors, according to the news
tonight. This increases the list OF
saved by about 200 from the number
first reported. But except for this,
the favorable details are insignlh-
cant. compared with the tremendous
reckoning that the Titanic is at the
bottom OF the Atlantic and that the
wreck of the worlds greatest steamer
took with her about 1850 victims TO
their death.
Hone clung desperately this morn
ing 70 the belief that the steamers
yirginian and Partisan, of the Allan
line. may have picked up survivors
in addition to those on board the Car
pathia but this was practically DIS
nelled at noon when the Sable Island
wireless station reported that tho
Parisian had no survivors on board
and when the officers of the Allan
line in Montreal issued statement
that the captain Of the Virginian had
sent them a wireless message saying
"he fad arrived at the scene Of dis
aster too late to be of service
No Hope Held Out.
Both the Virginian and the Paris
ian Yppear 70 hold out no hope OF
furth r. reducing the extent of the ca
lamlty. The Virginian has proceeoeu
on her way to Europe.
The Carpatliia having on board the
only survivors accounted for, Is coNn-
ing IN slowly to New York.
All hope Tor details of the Tragedy
and its effects are centered on this
shin. She will be in wireless com
nunication with Sable Island tonight
with Nantucdot on THURSDAY az she
will reach New York some time on
Thursday night
London. Paris and New York are
grief-stricken and overwhelmed by
tba news of the disaster. fearful
crow3s of relatives and friends OF
Messengers ON board the Titanic nave
thronced the snip offices in all three
cities. waiting hour after hour for
.eus that more often than not When
fr-s. come. means bereavement and
sorrow.
Prominent Men Missing.
or the survivors on board the Car
psthia by far the larger number are
women and children. Many men OF
prominence on two continents are
among the missing
No word has been received OF Col
John Jacob AstoA His bride, how
ever. has been ~ Alfred . van
derbilt was not on 8ard the Titanic
as erst report. Isador Strauss, the
New York millionaire merchant ana
phfanthropist, who was aboard, mas
not been reported among the surFlV-
org.
other liners besides the Carpathia
which were near the scene OF disas-
ter now are widely scattered, ana
give little hope Of bringing definite
information. The Virginian has re-
sumed he. eastern course ami is not
likely to be heard from until she
reaches the other side. The Parisian'
which was near the scene, IS west
ward bound to Halifax, and should
reach there tomorrow. She will be
in touch with Sable Island today and
her wireless range of 135 miles
should soon clear up any additional
information she may have. The Cal
tfornian. which was reported in the
viciaity of the wreck, is westbound
to Boston. and due there today unless
della 1ed nv the events which have just
occurred.
All Ships Were Delayed.
The Baltic. which also was near
the wreck was scheduled to arrive
a. Queenstown tomorrow, but will al
so ne delayed by the help she sought
n give the wrecked ship.
vice President Franklin, Of the
International Merchant Marine, said
+bis afternoon that the company was
boIdi1p back nc information and that
+ba steamship Olympic was now
standing off Cape Race relaylng tne
names Of passengers on the Carpathia
f. the wireless station at Cape race,
There was no further word tnlS
.4..aoon from the steamship Car