Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-04-16

reported that the French steamship
Niagara had worse experience,
having bumped into two small bergs
which punched. holes in her hull.
The Niagara had this experience on
Thursday, and unless she has great
ly reduced speed, she should reach
port some time today. The Titanic
undoubtedly ran into this same ice
bank.
New York, April 16.-The White
Star line officers had endeavored
vainly from s o'clock up to IL p.
m. to get further word from the
Olympic about the Titanic. Vice
President Franklin said at II
o'clock they were still hopeful of
getting another message last night.
The company was also trying to
get into wireless communication with
the Carpathia and fled message
asking, if possible, that the list OF
the 675 survivors said to be on
board the Carpathia be sent by
wireless.
Such a list, Vice President Frank
lin, believes to be of the utmost i'm
portance, as hope was waning
among the White Star officials last
night that any others than these
675 persons had survived.
New York, April 16.---Mrs. Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt received a cablegran
late yesterday from Alfred G. Van
derbilt, her son, saying he had not
sailed on the Titanic and was safe
in London. This announcement was
made at the Vanderbilt home last
night.
New York. April 15.-U Untold
wealth was represented among the
passengers of the Titanic, there be-
ing on board at least six men each
of whose fortunes might be reckon
ed in tens OF millions of dollars. A
rough estimate Of the total wealth
represented in the first class pas
senger list would reach over half a
billion dollars.
The wealthiest on the list is Col.
John Jacob Aston, head of the ia
nous house whose name he bears,
who is reputed to be worth $780,
0O0, 600. Mr.. Astor was returning
from tour of Egypt with his bride,
who was Miss Madeleine Force,
whom he married in Providence on
Sept. g..
Benjamin Guggenheim. probably
next in financial Importance, Is the
fifth OF the seven sons Of Meyer Gug-
genheim, who founded the American
Smelling & Refining company. the
great mining corporation. and Is q
director of many corporations. in
Guiding the International Steam
Pump company, of which. he is also
president. His fortune is. estimated
at sos. 100000. His wife. whose
name does not appear on the steam-
ELS list, is the daughter Of James
Seligman, the New York banker.
George d. Widener is the son OF
P. A. B. Weidner, the Philadelphia
traction king" whose fortune is es-
tfnfated at $50.000,0 900.
Isador Straus, one Of New York's
most prominent drygoods merchants
and notable for his philanthropies,
has a fortune also estimated to be
worth $50, 100000. He is direct
or in various banks, trust companies
and charitable institutions.
J. Bruce Ismay. president and one
Of the founders OF International
Mercantile Marine, who has always
mauc IL d CuSIOM w UC a Pea<'oCAe0A
on the maiden trip of every new
ship built by the company, is said
to be worth $4,000, 900. It was
Mr.. Ismay who, with J. P. Morgan,
American and British
lines under the Interna-
tionaf Mercantile Marine control.
/, Col. Washington Roebling, son OF
the builder Of the Brooklyn bridge,
president and director OF John A.
Sons company, is credit
ed with a fortune OF $25.000.00
& Among others Of reputed wealth
who were on board are J. B. Thay-
err, vice president OF the Pennsyl-
vania railroad; Clarence Moore. q
we'll known sportsman, whose wife
was Miss Mabel Swift, daughter OF
e. G. Swift, the Chicago meat pack
er, and Charles NJ. Hays. president
Of the Grand Trunk Pacific and vice
president and general manager OF
the Grand Trunk railway Of Cana.