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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-03-28

-Senora-- respondi6 dona Cruz.
= no habeis leido cuanto os anna?
ST. 81. Pero no sabria exphcar
10 que he Sentido al leerlO. No es triste
y grave como yo; mi hija tiene cl CO.
raz0n animOso y allegro de su padre.
La Princesa pas6se la man0 por su
ardorosa frente
. Has visto volverse loca algu-
ma muJer er?-pregunt6.
Doha Cruz la miro con aire inQuie-
to.
No temas nada--prosigui6 Ia
Prlncesa.- Empero es una cosa tan
nueva, para mi la dicha tie has
tijado cuantO Sc parece a mi mi hija9
Su algeria ha deSaparecido EN- ell ms
tante mismo Ell que ha entregado mi
coraz6n. En- las lltimas paginas de
su manuScrito Sc ven huellas de la.
grimas
apoyandoSe en- el brazO de do
ma Cruz volvi6 a su asiento.
- Me anna ,si-decia miranda al
divan donde Aurora descansaba, IL
no 10 dudo! Pero la sonrisa que veia
en- su cuna de la que ella Sc acuerda.
es la de ese hombre Ell es quien lie
ha dado sus primeras lecciones. lie ha
ensenado ell nombre de Dios. Oh. Dor
piedad Flor! No la digais nunca 10
que hay en- mi de c6lera, de celos Y
de rabia contra csc hombre.
-Es que cuando hablais asi, no
es vtlestro coraz6n ell que dicta vues-
tras palabras, sefora-murmur6 do
ia Cruz
isl, es mi coraz6n; mi coraz6n,
no 10 dudes Los dos iban iuntos. los
domingos, por los campos de Pamplo.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-03-28
EIi IOROBADQ

la. Y tl Sc tornaba nino para jugar
con ella. Habria podido hacer mas
una madre Cuand0 volvia del traba-
10 la llevaba siempre algtn juguete
una golOSina I Hubiese podido ha-
Ger yo mas 81 hubieSe sido pobre ?
Bien saba q que me robaba toda
su ternura!. -.
-iOh senorai -dijo dona Cruz.
-j Vas defenderle, til, tambien 2
pregunt6 mirandola con descon6an-
za.-estas de su parte, 6verdad2 Lo
adivino, no te tones ell trabajo de
negarlo --anadi6 con amargo desa-
hent0.~-Le amas mas que a mi. ! Oh,
ese hombre Soy viuda y no me resta
mas que el coraz6n de mi hija
Doila Cruz estaba absorta ante
aquella explosion suprema de amor
maternal Ella tambien. con su or
ganismo vehemente, levaba en- su al
MIA el germen de todos los amores
apaSionados y celosos La PrinceSa
cogi6 el manuscrito de Aurora lie
daba incesantes vueltaS, preocupada.
entire sus manOs nerviosas.
II Cuantas veces--dijo,-le ha sal
yado la vida
-Pero vos sois su madre-insinu6
dofa Cruz dulcemente.
-iQue quieres decir? Intentas con
solarme, 5no es cierto? poniendo ante
mis- ojos ell deber que un hiio tiene de
amar a su madre Pero, Isl mi hiia
no me anna mas que por deber vive
segura de que el dolor me matara
II Sonora. sonora Iced de nuevo
las paginas de ese manuscrito donde
habla de vos, y os convencereis de la
ternura y del respeto que lie inspirais
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-03-28
80

III Reeuerdo todo 10 que dice, mi
querida Flor La severidad y las en-
bozadas amenazas que esas Iineas en-.
clcrrau para nj. me impiden leerlas
t. nueyo.
En el otro extreme de la camara,
Aurora de Neyers Sc agit6 en- su sue
no, e incoherentes palabras empeza-
ron salir de sus labios. La Prince
sa Sc estremeci6. Luego, levantando,
Sc, Sc acerc6 su hija de puntillas 9
hlzo sena a dona Cruz para que Ia
siguiera.
La Princesa Sc arrodillo ante Au-
rora, y dona Cruz qued6 de pie a uno
de los lados del divan. Aurora De
Caylus permanecio largo ratio eontem.
plando en- silencio el rostro de su hiia
y contenieHdo los sollozos que querfan
Sallr de su pecho. Aurora estaba
palida. Tn sueno intranquilo habia
ueStrtuHddo Sus cabellOS. La Princess
eogi6 una de sus manos Y cubri6la de
beSos, cerrando los oios.
i Enrique l--murmur6 Aurora 40
hando.-i Enrique, amigo miol
LA princesa Sc puso tan palida, que
dona Cruz Sc acerc6 a sostenerla
La prmera vez que te Vi. Flor.
me asombr6 de que mi coraz6n perma
necleese mudo Y frfo. Y, sin embar-
go, nina mia, til eres bella Y tienes ell
tipo espanol que pensaba encontrar
en- mi hija. Pero imira esta frente,
mira
\ la Princesa separ6 suavemente
los cabellos que ocultaban el rostro de
Aurora.
LAS sienes de mi hija son igua-
les a las de Nevers. Cusndo Ia vi y
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-03-28
PAUL FEVAI1

Y. sin embargo, al abrazarte. creo es-
trecharla ella
y de pronto. Sc separo de ella para
mirarla deSde lejos.
~ TIL. hija mia bailabaS en- las pla-
zaS pdblicas !--continu0 con acento
melanc6lico.- Tu no tienes familia.
La hubiera yo adorado menos 81 la
hubiera encontrado asi? Dios mio,
Dios mio, Que loca es la raz6n Ell
otro dia die 20: =" 81 la hija de Ne
vers hubiera olvidado 10 que
no, No concluire, Siento frio ell
las venas al pensar que Dios haya po.
dido DIR mis- palabraS. Ven Flor, de-
mos gracias a Dios
Y la arrastr0 hacia el altar.
-; Nevers. Nevers He recobrado
nuestra hija Haz que Dios yea la
algeria y el reconocimiento de mi
coraz0n
La Prlncesa qued6 IN lnstante en-
sublime extasis.
e Eres cristiana. Flor? Al, 81!
va me acuerdo. Ella 10 dice en- sus
memorials Que bueno y que her
moso es nuestro Dios 5Verdad? Da-
me tus manos y col6calas en- mi pc
cho.
Ay !-dijo la pobre gitana ane-
gada en- llanto.-i 81 70 tuviese una
madre como yos
La Princesa la abraz6 otra vez.
- Te hablaba de mi ?-pregunt6.
Z De que tratabais en- vuestras con-
versar.ones? All. creo que me tieno
miedol
70 moriria 81 este fuese verdad. Pc
70 tn le hablaras de MI ies cierto,
mi querida Flor? TIE 10 ruegol
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-10
FEDERAL OFFICERS.

Judge Eastern District, Ralph r..
Campbell Muskogee.
Clerk Eastern District Court, r.
Harrison, Auskogee.
Judge Western District, John IT..
Cotteral, Guthrie.
Clerk Western Circuit Court, Chas.
+. Hunter, Guthrie.
Clerk Circuit Court, Eastern Dis
trict, l.. G, Disney, Muskogee.
Clerk of District Court. Western
District, Harry l.. Finley, Guthrie.
U. s. Attorney, Eastern District.
Wm. Gregg, MusFogee.
U. 5. Attorney, Western District.
John Embry. Guthrie.
u S. Marshal, Western District.
w S Cade.
U. S. Marshal, Eastern District,
Grant G. Victor, Muskogee.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-10
Fourth Annual Report Of Chief State
Mine Inspector Ed Boyle to Governor
tcontlnued from Yesterday

Cero Mastero age ~ nativity Italian occupation fire boss was
injured Mine No. OF the kalnla Coal Co. Cambria Okla
m slope at No the h day Of January
q:3o ok Face and and right hand badly burned Left
hand slightly burned.
George Hendricks nativity American occupation driver
Harmon age 60 nativity American occupation coal digger Tom
Scaot nativity Italian, occupation digger Luther
Jackson, 25 nativity colored occupation digger
Chcaten 81 nativity colored. occupation driver.
All Of these injured in Mine No Of Sequoyah
Coal Mining Co, Suffer- Okla the slope 9TH day
Of January about $50 O'Clock They riding
OF the nine the trip carrying the powder the powder
exploded burning all of them badly
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-10
LOGAN COUNTY.

Clerk Superior Court Walter +.
Warren.
Deputy Superior Court. Elmore
Mckinley.
Clerk District Court, Chas. II. Gris-
void
Deputy District Court, Emanuel
Weinberger.
County Clerk, Chas Olson.
County Treasurer, Fred Ritterbusch.
Sheriff, Bart w Murphy.
County Judge j. C. Strang.
County Court Clerk, Mrs. Nettie
smith.
County Assessor, Ch2s. Lee.
Register of Deeds, w. f. Mexican.
County Attorney, John Adams.
Deputy County Attorne,. Arthur
Swank.
Superintendent of Schools, Neal
Humphrey.
county Surveyor, Bert Reaves.
County Commissioners: John
y Neal, Marshall; S. j. Fayers. Ed.
oberholtzer, Guthrie.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
STATE OFFICIALS.


Governor. Lee Cruce
Lieutenant Governor. James j. Nc.
Alester,
Attorney General. Charles West.
Secretary Of state, ben. +, Harrison
State Auditor, Leo Meyer.
State Treasurer, Robert nunlop.
superintendent Public Instruction,
Il. IT, Wilson.
state Examiner and Inspector,
Charles A. Taylor,
Commissioner OF Charities and Cor
rections. Miss Kate Barnard.
Labor Commissioners, Charles
Daugherty
State Insurance Commissioner. r.
A. Ballard
Corporation Commissioners, Geo. A.
Henshaw (l9l6l; A. P.NWatson llol4):
Jack Love C9l2).
Supreme Court--Chief Justice, Jesse
/. DuM (l9lG), Fifth District; jus
ices: Matthew j. Kane (l9iG). Thirc
district II. l.. Williams tl9lD second
district; S. W. Hayes (l9l4y. Fourth
district; John B. Turner (l9l2), First
district.
Court OF Criminal Appeals. Presid.
ing Judge Henry NJ. Furman tla12J.
southern district; Judges: Thomas
Il. Doyle (l9l6l, Northern district;
James II. Armstrong (i9lD. Eastern
district
Clerk of Supreme Court, w. II. l..
Campbell.
state Printer, Giles w. Farris.
President State Board OF Agricnl
ture, G. T. Bryan, Perry; Secretary,
Benz. + Hennessy s
Chief Mine Inspector, Ed O'Brien.
Assistants. Dist. /, John O'Brien,
l.ehigh; Second dist, Martin Clark,
McAlester; Third dist, Frank Haley.
Henryetta.
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DISTRICT OFFICERS.
Huston,

District Judge. a. II. Huston,
Guthrie
State Senator. D. II. Berkey. Guthrie.
Judge Superior Court, S. S. Law
renee.
Representatives: j. S. shearer,
Guthrie; Geo, Z, Clayton. Waterloo:
o. B, Acton, Lowell.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-10
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

pr' Z. +. Cotteral. President.
X. c. Burnsdale, Secretary.
r D. Brooks, Superintendent.
N. L, Morrison, Truancy Officer.
Harry Carlin. Treasurer.
H. A. Booth, 0. l.. Brooks, III. e.
'erwin, w 7. Fields, A. S. Hoorman.
!. >. Nelson, l. II. Scissor, j. A.
temey, j. y. Pickard. A. A. Ewing.
c. NJ. Sarchet.
tMeets sirst Monday in each month )
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-10
ACCIDENTS IN THE ASPHALT MINES.
FATAL ACCIDENTS.

Charlie Self 40 nativity American occupation miner Henry
Sell age 81, nativity American occupation William Brown
nativity American, occupation shoyeler d. ~ McCary
28 nativity American, occupation helper William Hawkins age sS
nativity American occupation nner Forest age a. nativity
American occupation sovec a. lcnwater age e. nativity
American occupation hoye w " Jones' age nativity
Ian occupation hover Richard Palmer age ~ nativity American
occupation helper Tom Stephens age 81 American occrpa-
helper; Oen Malone nativity American helper
James ~ Could nativity Aecan occupation miner
Carpenter SO, nativity American, occupation miner
All pi the above killed in Choctaw Asphalt
Mine At Jumbo, Okla the 2Sh day OF November,
7.oo o'clock
On November 18th received phone message from Chief
Mine Inspector Church. notifying that explosion had
the Jumbo Nine miles northeast OF Atrs and
meet him McAcster and him that place We
reached the little before the Goth that
thirteen had been killed injured BY explosion
that the bodies had all been recovered
STATEMENT OF SUPERINTENDENT THOMAS
Inc started the the norninr of
November 28h all the men had gof down with the exception
OF two who descending the time OF the expo
sion which occurred at He that the oppines
n the mine We're blown Chief Mine Inspector Church instructed
him TO have the stopping replaced notify him when the work
On being questioned Superintendent Thomas stated that gas
nad been discovered occasions the he
did not employ qualified fire boss That the
condition OF the mine the law requires also that he
the mine plated On ABOUT December st Super
atendent Thomas asking him the repaired replied
that he did not know hen the work would be
Mr. Church. suggesting that he to 60 to the mine and
1 noly superintendent Thomas have the fan running
Sme alT 1fch notified that he could 60 and
rufy Mr. myself. did but getting satisfactory
Ispy teent the January 5th 1911
and the engineer had left property
charge of deputy sheriff There being
possible for to make examination of the mine
Date Of investigation Noy aot 1910 and January 5t 1911
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-10

Slight injuries to face and hands prob
ably caused by burning.
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

r. II Wilson. State Superintendent,
oklahoma City.
Robert Dunlop, Newlxirk
Scott Glenn. Shawnee.
A. {. Scott, Oklahoma City.
0. f. Hayes, Chandler.
w f. Rowsey. Muskogee.
W A. Brandenberg. Oklahoma City.
A. c Parsons, Secretary, Oklahoma
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-10
NoN-FATAL ACCIDENTS.

@ F. Jones, nativity American occupation miner was
injured the Choctaw Asphalt Co.'S Mine Jumbo Okla ON the
16o foot level on the 10Th day OF August about 80
q.
Slight injuries to face and hands probably BY burning
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-10
CITY DIRECTORY.

Mayor, Frank Olsmith
City Clerk, Ernest Winslow.
City Treasurer, Felix Adler
Slty Attorney, James Hepburn.
roiice Judge, viii Fl. Chappell.
iCty Engineer. r. d. Hooker
Ghief OF Police. Will II. Mitchell
Chief Fire Dept. VIM. Gruber.
water commissioner, +. b. Hooker
street Commissioner. w d. VIII
iamson.
elty Physician, Or. W. w. Rucks.
members OF Council: M. l.. Morrt-
son. President: G. w. Bruce. w AZ
SpHrleck, Z. s. Lowther, +. +. Tan.
man Clark Field, H. d. butcher. r
=, panham, + Hartshorn. A. Meyer.
'Meeis lst and Srd Thursdays Of
each monthly
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-01-10
MLsY & DOW AND MINING co. MINE No > DOW ol

wv. "A
The general condition OF the roadways fair The mine
the airway on the cast side of No slope This arrangement gives
separate of each Formerly both mines were
aired with the of 1t carried in two separate
splits each split passing through section nine under that
method the air passed through mine No first was then used to
yentae mine No Under the method there will splits
OF air each mine The quantity passing the splits sone
what less than passing when there but splits. the
free from smoke and hcahu tenth east entry
which had caved very badly during the past cleaned
up and producing coal The producing enough
air 10 fulfill the requirements Of the mining law 1t viii necessary
TO provide fan OF much larger capacity order properly
late the The main entry which has been abandoned for
several being eopened for the purpose obtaining an
outlet for the air from the workings the Slope Before
this be done will be necessary opening through The
eighth and ninth workings which caved badly sometime
ago.
The slope and oadwas fair condition The auanti
law The air is foul before it gets the at ALL rs II s he
that is used to venlaic No the two arya,
being connected posted notice giving the company len av m
which provide separate the requires otherwise
the mine would be ordered closed until the was cond Win
This orde has since been complied with but miro has not been
in operation for several months.
BREWER COAL AND MINING CO. MINES g. BREWER op,
Wa Savanna, OkaJ -"
This mines have been idle greater part o e ~
and there is scarcely change the conditions since last r
At No mine the two lifts which previously sunk have h
opened and producing coal No has not worked
any since January 1911.
Continued tomorrovJ
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LOGAN COUNTY HIGH scuoo,
TRUSTEES

Neal Humphrey. President
Felix Adler Treasurer
:. D. Van Hoozer, Secretary.
o. l.. Brooks.
]. II. Burford.
Robert Hancock
j. w. Lowell.
Geo. L. Hotter. Principal. \
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-11-22
500 BED ROOM SUITE

though
with
VernceM tinba
ofg
the
arew eco
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District First Prizes
$40 DIAMOND RING


white 1
in
tn
lit done fa do to
Pu t isparke
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-11-22
First Grand Priz6
1925 JANSSEN PIAN0

AS usual thing when piano is offered a
prize some cheap, nameless stencil is purchased and
workers asked to compete for it. But how differ
ent in The True Northerner's Big Contest. You
are offered an instrument with reputation-on e
that has beer sold in your community for years.
This fine instrument purchased of Mr. L. B.
Gorton and is now on exhibition in his show win
dow. A full description Of the mechanism would be
too lengthy for this space. 1t will be sufficient to
state that everything in its makeup is first class.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-11-22
Second Grand Prize
SIS DINING ROOM SUITE

well
ysedom offered
This
in which blending
dining tits handsome present and would the
exactng
closely
be
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1912-11-22
District Second Prizes
$50 DIAMOND RING

thee
the
II
chased Cppers
flashes 1t perfect pure white
a ande e
$18 GOLD WATCH
in
little watch purchased Mr.
with
around Why not
The Washington times., 1912-04-15
Prominent People
Are on List of
Ships Passengers

NEW YORK, April 16-The White
Star line officials here this morning
gave out the following partial list of
first class passengers who. were book ed
to sail from Southampton, Cherbourg.
and Queenstown on the Titanic. as fol-
lows:
Mrs. N. Aubert. Harry, Anderson.
Miss Cornelia Andrews, Miss Elizabeth
Walton. Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Beckwith.
Mrs. James Baxter. Quigg Baxter
Miss Alice Bowerman, Mrs. W. Buck
ell, Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. Bischop, T.
Beattie, A. H Barkworth, Henry Blank
A. o. Beardmore Miss Caroline Bon
nell, E. p. Calderhead, Mr.. and Mrs.
Il. W: Clymer. Charles T. Crane. Mr..
and Mrs. w. M. Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
w. Cayendish, f. p. Colley. Mrs. F.
M. Chibnall, Howard b. Case, DR..
George Lymer, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
NeLark. George Quincy clifford, Mr..
and Mrs. x. Carter. Miss Lucille Carter,
William Carter. Mrs. F. c. Douglas,
Mrs. d. De Villiers. Mr.. and Mrs. Wash
ington Dodge. Master Washington
Dodge, Miss e. NJ. Eustiss, ]. /. FLYNN,
Miss Marguerite Frolicher, Mr.. and Mrs
Goldenberg.. Herbert H. HilliaFd, Mr..
and Mrs. H. Sleeper Harper, John G.
The Washington times., 1912-04-15
Children of Revolution
Hold Annual Session

The presentation OF a plate which be-
longed to George Washington to the
Children of the American Revolution by
Miss Nellie Heath. an optimistic speech
by Mrs Albert B. Cummins, preside mt
general, In which an increase of i 900 in
the membership during the past year
was noted. and the reading Of a letter
OF felicitation from Mrs. Daniel 10th
rop. marked the opening of the annual
convention of the Children of the Amer
lean Revolution in Continental Hall this
morning.
Organizations of the Daughters of the
American Revolution are maintained in
thirty States. Directors from a ma
jority of these States were present this
morning, and made verbal reports on
the progress of the society
This afternoon three loving cups will
be presented. One is offered b. Mrs.
A. p. Cummins. president general, to
the society making the greatest gain in
membership during the last year, anoth-
er is offered by Mrs. John Miller Hor-
ton, OF Buffalo,, for the best essay on
tionary war, and third Is given by
Mrs. Frederick T.. Dubois for the So
ciety which did -"the most commendable,
loving work for other children" Mrs
Alvin r. Bailey, of Newton. Mass, said
that she would give silver loving
cup to the Massachusetts society maxi
ing the greatest gain in membership
during the coming year.
Tomorrow night patriotic entertain
ment will be given by the C. A. r. on
the stage at Continental Hall
The officers of this Organization, from
which the Daughters of the American
Revolution and the Sons of the Amerf-
can Revolution recruit a part of their
strength, strength, ARE Are Mrs; a; B. cummins.
president presiding; Mrs. Frank Bond,
Mrs. Joseph Paul. Mrs. John Tweedale,
Mrs. George Marsh, Mrs. Job Barnard,
Mrs. Frank Mondell. Miss Eliza C.
Tulloch, Miss Martha N. Hooper, Miss
Grace M, Pierce, Mrs. Joseph 8. Wood,
vice presidents in charge of organiza-
ton; Miss Catharine e. Custis, record
ing secretary; Mrs. Ellis Logan, corre-
spending secretary; Mrs J. B. g. Gus
tbs, registrar; Mrs. Violet Blair Janin,
treasurer; Mrs. w. r. eBach, historian:
Mrs G. M. Brumbaugh, chaplain.
The Washington times., 1912-04-15
Films AnaniaS Club
Includes H. w. Taft

PITTSBURGH. April Eff Henry
w. Taft said that, he's a liar; II Timo-
thy Woodruff said 1t, he's a liar; indi-
Wdually and collectively. they're liars,
was the answer former Senator William
Finn, Roosevelt leader in Pennsylvania,
made to the statement attributed to
TAFT and Woodruff that the Roosevelt
victory in this State yesterday had cost
Finn $4,000, and that he had said as
much to Woodruff. -.
II have not seen Taft for five years."
continued the ex-senator, land then 1
met him on a steamer. have seen
Woodruff only once in Ave years, a
month ago in Philadelphia, when he
came to see me on a purely business
matter, and there was no mention made
of anything approaching politics. They
have been lying about me for some time
here, and think after yesterday they
ought to quit. but II seems that now
were starting with a new budget Of
liars"
The Washington times., 1912-04-15
Iceberg Must Have
Been of Unreported
+, Kind, Says j.. Bindon

That the iceberg into which the ocean
liner Titanic crashed in midocean last
night was one of the huge, unreported
kind which sometimes find their way
to the routes traversed by the trans
Atlantic vessels often causing great
damage, Is the view held by Washing
ton men who have made study of the
ocean. and who are familiar with condi-
tions in those waters where last nights
accident occurred. g.
James Bndon, member .of the New
port Yacht Club, and who has spent
years at sea, said this afternoon that
in his opinion the crash was caused by
an unreported ice avalanche.
THE Titanic was using what is
known as the southern route, from
southampton" Mr.. Bindon said. AT
the point where the collision is said to
. have taken place ice foes of varying
sizes often put In their appearance.
Men who make ocean travelling and ship
but little to fear from the floating ice.
II they are in vessels which always are
at their command. The Titanic Is just
such a vessel.
9. Other ships which. preceded the
Titanic over the southern route by a
few hours did not see the big iceberg
which caused the Titanic trouble, or 1t
Is safe to say the commander of the
latter would have received a report
on it, and would have been on the
lookout. Had there been an ice field.
as was at first reported, in the path
Of the Titanic, that vessel would have
elowed down, dropped much of her
steam, and would have literally crawled
through 1t.
THE berg, in all probability, escaped
observation from other vessels, and
found its way into the path of the IT,
tanic, where 1t was not discovered until
too late. From the damage done the
big vessel, the iceberg must have been
q large one. Only one-eighth of an Ice
berg Is above the surface of the water.
While the bergs which reach the south
ern route taken by the steamers gen.
orally are small. yet at times foes as
large as the Washington Postoff1ce
building get that far south, and even
farther, before they are crushed into
pieces or, melted.
lone thing which the seafaring man
can do Regarding icebergs, that is
strange to the landsman, and that is to
be able to ascertain the presence of an
ice field or iceberg many hours before
II can be seen. By taking the tempera-
ture of the water, the sailorman can
ascertain whether there Is an iceberg
within 40 to 100 miles of his vessel"
Mr. Bindon. who lives at 1921 L street
northwest, has crossed the Atlantic
many times. '.- -