The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-28
The Gable Steamer Mackay.Bennett,
Sent to Recover Bodies at tho
Scene of the Wreck.


Scene of the Wreck.
tstant Episcopal Church of Bristol, r.
l.. came TO New York for news cf Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Ryerson and their
three children.
William II. Force. father OF young
Mrs. Astor. remained up all night In
hope OF getting word from his daugh-
ter. From London came q cablegram
asking whether Sir Cosmo and Lady
Gordon LenoH had been saved. Repre-
sentatives OF the Straus family and OF
the Guggcnheims remained at the Of
fees continuously.
These We're only a few among many
who bcsicgcd the White Star offices,
but throughout Tuesday no further
word came concerning the loss OF the
Titanic or tho fate OF those who had
been aboard her. save few more
names 10 be added TO the list OF the
known saved.
Il was not until "Wednesday that word
was received direct from the Carpathia
Streaming steadily at full speed the Gu
harder. which left the scene of the IT,
tanic's laundering early Monday morn
ing. had progressed southwark by We'd
ncsday until she was within wireless
range OF nearly "A score OF stations along
the New England coast.
Efforts the like OF which probably
never before had been excrted were
made to establish communication With
the ship Former Attorney General
John W. Grggs. now attorney for the
Marconi Company. requested the Fed
cral Government to instruct all Gov
eminent stations north OF Norfolk. Va.
To cease sending messages, so that the
way might be clear for one or two
especially designated stations to COM
municatc with the Carpatha. This ccs-
sntion Of wireless activity so far as the
Government stations were concerned
occurred Immediately and the Marconi
Company sent orders TO its stations at
South Wcilflcet and Siasconset, Mass.
and al Sagaponic and Sea Gate, L. l., to
handle only messages to and from the
Carpathia.
The situation became so desperate at
night that Commander George W.
Williams. L. S. ". in charge OF the
Newport station. sent out a wireless
to keep off until the Carpathia mes
sages had been rclayed from the United
States Scout Cruisers Chester and Sa-
lem. But no man who could operate a
wireless instrument seemed willing TO
foreso this opportunity to talk with
the incoming rescue ship. Now and
then, however, from this snarl of wire
less flashes q message could be picked
up at some of the shore stations. Thus
II was known that Capt. Chandler OF
the Salem. sent this message TO the
CarpathIa:
The President OF the United States is
very anxious To know II Ma or Butt.
Mr. Millet. and Mr. Moore are safe.
Please inform me at once so that can
transmit TO him.
No answer to this message was ever
received
Such messages as we're received re-
vca!cd the fact that Capt. Rostron of
the Carpathia was permitting the res
cued passengers of the Titanic to make
first use of the wireless to notify
friends ashore of their safety. Many
such messages We're picked up. Some
conveyed the information that persons
thought to be lost were safe aboard the
Cunardcr Others changed TO a GER
tainty the dread of many ashore that
their dear ones had gone down with tho
big White Star liner.
The death of Henry II. Harris, the
theatrical manager afterward veri-
fled. was virtually confirmed by this
message from his wife. who had been
passenger with him:
Am safe; Praying that Harry has
been picked up by another steamer Ar
rive Cdrpathia. RENE.
Another message was to Ivan StenccI.
OF Stengcl & Rothschild, leather mer-
chants OF Newark. y. J. 1t was from
c. e. Henry Stcngcl. a member of the
firm. who. with his WIFE had been a
passenger on the Titanic 1t read:
i5oth on the Carp:tha. Have two au-
tomoniles to meet Carpathia. Have
some SURVIVORS with as.
HENRY STENCIL.
Another wireless told the relatives Of
Mrs. Edgar Meyer, daughter Of the late
Andrew Saks. that she was aboard the
Carpathia. 1t read
Leila safe. We'll cared for Fdrar
missing.
There were one or two other mes
sages from survivors aboard the big
Cunarder. and the list of names Of
those saved was continually added to.
THAMES sinking. The Carpatliia was
nearing port. and when Wednesday
night passed without further word from
her II was accepted that the first ac-
count of the great disaster probably
would be obtained only after the ship
reached port.
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