New-York tribune., 1912-04-16

known railroad man on board the Titanic
He was born in Rockland. III. on May IN
1s5s and entered the service OF the A.
lantic &; Pacific Railroad Company in 1873.
He was general manager OF the wabash
for rnanv wears and became its v,ce-pres!-
dent in 1898. IN 1898 nc resigned from the
service Of the wabash and became general
manage! OF the Grand TIuak Railway Cofn-
pany Of Canada at MONTREAL!
He reorganized the Central Vermont Raii-
way Company, completed the double tfa@"
hridge crossing the 81 Lawrence at Nor
treel, built the new bridge az Niagara ans
and finished the double tracking OF uli
Grand Trunk from St Ro5alie TO Ch'oaSo'
distance Of SIS miles, making y the long
est doubl. track railroad under one mar
agenent in the world.
I-pon the death of c. ?. Huntington Ny.
uays was summoned 70 the presidency ot
the Southern Pacific company and us a!!!eo
lines. bu, only year later, IN 1902, he was
recalled 10 the Grand Trunk Railway CcI!-
nanv and became It's vics-president II
1910 Mr. HAYS became president OF re
company
Msior Archibald eutt
Mato- Archibald Butt. a!d 70 President
rat, ,s also among the T!tanics passen-
, gers He first became acquainted With
president Taft In the Philippines "hi!e
he wa. in Mexico. as private secretary 10
the United States Minister there ne wrote
a series OF letters on the silver qucsuoh'
which were synd,cated with number OF
NEWSPAPERS Although OF an old Southefh
family and g Democrat, the letters were
q, such a nature that when the campaign
~ 1896 came and Bryan was ag!tattng the
silver question Mark Hanna sought per-
mission 10 use the letters as campaign
+ documents.
/ Major Butt IN his younger days wrote
, short stories, one OF which Colonel Roose-
Welt declared to be the best skit on South
ern life he had ever read. But when the
snanish War began he obtained a comnis-
sion in the quartermaster's department
where he attracted attention by the way
he handled things committed to his care
He was first made White House ald py
President Roosevelt, and has been con-
tinued as such by President Taft.
Francis Davis Mllet
Art was represented among the passen-
| gers by Francis Davis Millet, an American
artist, who lives in England. He was born
in Massachusetts in 1916 and served as
drummer in the Goth Massachusetts Volun-
te.rs IN 1864. He was graduated from Har-
ward IN 1864, continuing his art STUDIES
abroad. He was director OF decorations and
d,rector OF functions al the Worlds Col
urobian Exposition, in 1888. In the Russo
Turkish War he served as war CORES
nondent. and went to Manila In similar
canacity In 1898. In 1885 he was elected
poval Academician. and has served TWO
,.rr,s "a yice-president. In 1890 he went to
live permanently in England.
Norman c. Craig.
>rorrnan c. Craig has been a member OF
par,,ament from the Isle OF Thanet since
,o,n He was born In 1853 and was grad
ua,.d from Cambridge. He Is member OF
~. carlton. the Garrick. the st. Stephens.
49, pr,nce's. the Royal Thames Yacht, the
nova, Corinthian Yacht. the Royal Temple
80, the Royal Southampton Yacht and
the Royal Suffolk and Norfolk facht cluos
Jacques FutreIls.
yacoue. Futrelle. an author OF novels and
-. .,or,ss was born in 1875 In Georgia.
TT. rarr,ed Miss Peel. Of Atlanta, In 1885.
u h.oan his literary work as newspaper
man and later was a theatrical manager.
VA. drst novel. "The Chase OF the Golden
Plate" appeared in 1906; one OF his latest
..rh. D,arond Master" was published in
,ooa Tbe,r home is in Scituate, Mass.
Henry 3. Harris.
Henry B. Harris. the theatrical manager
wss aboard, accompanied by his wife. he
was born In 1866. beginning his theatrical
work with the Howard Atheneum. at Bos-
ton. His name became known when ne
undertook the management OF May irwin