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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-17
NEWS OF TRAGEDY
WAS Wit HHELD
Practically Certain 1'ha, Dis
astcr Was Known Monday
s Morning.
WHITE STAR MAKES DENIAL
Rumorcd That Unloading .
Stock Was Purpose oi
Cuuccalment.

New York April IG.--ini. vas n
day Of anxiety, IN which repeated vt-
forts We're made I" get into wireless
communication with the CInurd
steamer Carpn uia. with SURVIVORS OF
Ae Titanic, This morning At O'CLOCK
message MAS received, SItCh i..u
been rciayed. from the Carputhiu hy
the White Star liner Olympic, which
HAD accn ordered To stand by the
Carpai hia III the hope that those OH
land might be kept IN wireless touch
with the CurpaihIa ANA those rusCueu
from The Titanic. HE message gave
The names o: some survivors.
When evening came l.. y. ). Frank
lin. president OF Ia. international
Mcrcant!le Marine, sa.a that lie had
almost come TO the conclusion that the
only survivors We're on the Curputh!a.
lie ala not want to think that Way.
he said. anu nv hun,d il would tara.
out differently, but he u!t not believe
that there We're any passengers or the
Titanic on the NirGinian or tn.
Partisan, which We're reported as being
near the Titanic when she went down
When some one told MI. Franklin
that there had been Il dispatch from
Montreal that the Allan Line said the
NirSinian was coming into Halifax
hnd probably had survivors, Mr.
Franklin said with vehemencn that he
believed that fake reports were being
sent out of Montreal, and 1t was un-
likely that any such statement had
heen made by the Allan Line.
Mr.. Franklin seemed surprised that
no message had been received from ].
Bruce lsnay, managing director of the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-17
CARPATH|A BEARS
ALL Who ARE ALIVE
CONTINUED From FIRST Faye,

CONTINUED From First page.)
the world in doubt. seemed Tonight 10
depend largely upon atmospheric con-
dition.
The weather was thick on the coas,
last night, not only Interfering, il is
believed, with wireless communicate ton
from the liner to Sable Island, but
PROBABLY with her rate OF progress TO-
ward New York, whittier she is head
ms Meanwhile other methods of
communicating with hor than by tho
land stations are being tried
From the Virginia capes the scout
cruisers Salem and Chester, ARMED
with powerful wireless apparatus. are
speeding toward the Carpathia, and be-
fore many hours have elapsed IL ia
hoped they viii be in close touch with
her
All hope that some OF the Titanic's
survivors might be on board either
the steamer Partisan or tho yIrginian
had to be abandoned late yesterday
when II was definitely learned that
neither steamer had picked UP any one
from the hig liner
Search for bodies in the civinity OF
the disaster is was learned TO- night.
will be taken up by the White Star
Line from Halifax, where the cable
steamer Mackay Bennett has been
chartered to proceed TO the scene and
remain until further orders, searching
for bodies that may come TO tho sur
face.
No Syllable OF 1IdIngS.
Up to 1880 o'clock this morning, so
far MS could be learned at any of the
coast stations, no syllable OF tidings
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picked up at sea By the stea,nsb,,s
Nirsihihn and Partisan. II the AHA,
Line: Both of these steamers sem
WORD that they had none OF the ri.
ianic's survivors on board.
~ mo S6s persons rescued by ,he
Narpathia. the names Of 32G passcn-
gers hhu been received By wireless. a.,
I" 1870 O'Clock. The Cnrpnthi, .,
"eiltlS "as out of wireless range. ia
ward noon, Tor after that efforts >,
reach her with wireless commt,nfc.
lions were futile. and score OF more
0, messages from the Cunard Companv
ana other sources were unanswered
at o'clock this afternoon vice
President Franklin. OF the WHIT. sIer
Line said that SO far as he knew tbn
olympic was sim standing nv Ira
Carpathia TO relay wircleSg messave.
he added that he had received NJ
word from the Olympic since 3 ..oIoc,
'h!s morning, and had been unabl.
to set either the Cnrpa,hia or TIA
Olympic by wireless
Route Is Abandoned,
Mr.. Franklin said also that ~.
steamship companies crossing tina A.
!anuc had entered Into an agreemcnt
TO abandon the short northern route in
favor OF the southern route az long
as tcebergs were reported In The path.
way OF tue former course
Thc dispatch from Mun,reaI ssvi,,
nope was s,il Entertained there ,h;,t
the farisian might have aboard some
OF the Tlthnic's survivors, Mr. Frank
an characterized as "a ridiculous re-
'ott, He added that in my opinion
aeithcr the Partisan nor the v!rginian
LAS any survivors aboard
The Titanic was insured for $4,000.
'"o' Mr.. Franklin said. On the shin
ne added. tho White stnr Line would
toss about 100000
This Will be the smallest part OF
'ur loss" he added
captain Rostron. of the Carpathia,
~ hts last wireless report to the Cur
Ara Company stated that his vessel
"as proceeding slowly through a n.Ia
OF Ice 10 this pout
president Taft late this afternoon d.
f@ctcd tho Secretary OF the Navy, to
order the scout cruisers salem and
Chester to the scene at once from
Hampton Roads to meet III. Carpatnlu
ana send in hy wireless 10 the gov
eminent complete list OF the TItanic'g
Survivors. The Chester WAS caught
by wireless about forty miles or the
chesapeake capes. and by !; o'clock
was stcaming ncr,hward at twenty
Knots an hour. aiming TO get as quick.
~ as possible into touch with steam
crs having news bearing upon tho
disaster.
TWO revenue cutters also were nnti-
fed 10 stand IN readiness TO proceed 10
the Carpathst, II necessary. In that event
that the Salem had mot sufficient coal
Instructions were given to dispatch
the cruiser North Carolina instead
Possible Chance for News.
y possible chance OF obtaining news
bearing upon the d!aster developed
early this evening when tho Leyland
Line Californian came into the zone
OF wireless communication with Sable
Island. Tho Californian was report
cd at the scene OF the disaster short
~ after the Titanic went down. and
II was thought probably that she
would have valuable Information TO
communicate
CAPTAIN Rostron. OF tho Carpathia.
has been instructed 10 send fun de-
tails OF the sinking OF the Titanic.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-17

night. however, the skipper is at the
mercy OF the foe.
ADMIRAL Wch>tc-'s Theory.
My theory of the collision Is one
ihat great many selmen hold. In
common with even small pieces of ice.
only one-sevcnth OF the iceberg IS
visible above the water. the lar great
er portion of the foe being subm erged.
The little mound of ice--the iceberg
which the captain sees a half-mile off
the bow may have prow-like pro-
lection which extends undcr water for
"a distance of mile or more This
projection may be a few feet under
water or several hundred. /, Is mis-
class OF berg which il called a foe,
and the class which Is most dreaded
by the mariner
running in the night, as che did, It
IS reasonable 10 suppose that the
Titanic ran full speed on this sub
merged projection at time when the
CAPTAIN thought he was giving the
berg a berth Of half n mile. Seamcn
are led TO this explanation OF the col
lis!on because Of the speed win which
the Titanic sank. TO sink in four
hours there must have been a rim in
me bottom OF the ship extending al
most from STEM to stern lust such "A
tearing OF the plates i.s would rcsul,
from running on foe 80 matter
i''N VIZ lHc SNIP, Inc thickness of
bottom plates is ractically the same
on all steamers-about one inch or a
little more.
II the Titanic had run head-on into
a berg the bow would nave been shat
tered, perhaps great portion OF IL
torn away, bit this steamer is pro-
vided with automatic collision bulk
heads, in addition 10 the alright com
partmcnts, which would have kept the
vessel afloat for twelve hours II not
more.
Kun bottom on Submerged FIoc
II is barely possible that head
on collision would have sprung the
bulkhcads, but it certainly would not
have sprung them enough to permit OF
the ships sinking in four hours FUR
thermorc. II the collision was head on
bulkheads would have Kept the water
from reaching the boilers and fires
which are situated q little aft OF the
centre of tho vessel. Every piece OF
information which has come to hand
points to the ripping OF the Keel BY a
noe. The experience and sklll OF Can
tain Smith, the fidelity OF his officers
aud the construction of the Ship make
II inconceiva BILE. that there could have
been head-on collision. The owners
OF the Titanic were almost right in
saying that the giant steamer was un.
sinkable-there was Just one way she
could be sunk, and that was bv run
ming her bottom OH submerged ice
Hoe
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-17

hud come from the Carpathia since She
was able by the aid OF the Olympic's
relay many hours before to send way
erinE ashore list Of the names of
hfst and second-cabin Titanic surviv-
ors which she had on board. 1t Is
lhoush cared would be the better
"ord--that this list Is now practically
complete AS for the rest, dircc, adj :.
wees from sable Island reported thut
Weath"r conditions were bad for trans
mission and that only faint cumml.ni-
cation was had with the ship. she be-
ING barely within range OF call 1t
was thought. too. that the wireless
operator on tho Carpathia had become
tatis ued from his Ions siege at tn.
Key OF the liner's wireless, and that
he was resting, preparing for tho
trahsmlaslon OF messages when the
ship comes into communication with
statlons on the American coast
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-17
LITTLE HOPE REMAINS
OF REASSURISG NEWS

New York, April 16.-only a faint
nope remains tonight that any OF the
l,5o2 passengers and crew who have
been missing since the giant Titanic
sank nave been picked up by trans
Atlantic liners. Tho s6S survivors
rescued from l.feboats ny the Cunard-
er Carpathia. now on her way 10 this
CITY. are the only known saved
The brief and mnaSrc wireless mes
sases that came to hand to-day pruc-
.tically cXtingu!shed hope that some
OF the Inflated passengers might be
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-17


International Mercantile Marine. /,
was evident tnat Nj. Franklin ana
metals VI the line had been ruueuyur-
ing 10 get Information from Nh lsitay,
Mo Is On the Caipatiia, without sue
cess,
We are making every effort" Mir.
frahklii said, 10 set from the car
PhthlN q complete LIST ul persons taken
from tile IItitnlc. Nr nave M, mean;
81 showing how many passengers ain,
now many members of the crew Of the
litanic are on the Curpathia. Tie rr-
port ihat came to US was that there
We're SO survivors on tho Curputhia.
" message from Captain Rostron,
Oh the CarPathia, was received by The
Cunard Line this morning that he
was coming here with about 500 from
the Titanic. Perhaps the difference
between the 6I5 and the 500 Includes
members OF The crow who manned the
twenty boats which wore put off from
the Titanic
We have tried in every way to
set word to the Ca spathla through
inc olympie, which was told to stand
ny IN order to relay messages" said
Franklin. "A message was sent 10
me Mnrconi operator at Cape Race to
hhu out why message could not be
delivered Perhaps the CGrpathiu is
ont OF wireless range. we under
stand her wirGlcss range 10 be be-
'Much lou ana &"V miles
TWO messages from, Captain Kos
from of tho Carpatha, came 10 the
oihee OF the cunard Line this morn
Ing The first message was received
AZ $50 n ~, and said. 100 \. NJ
New Aork time, lat. ii45 north.
long, 5000 west Am nrucaeJi,. "a
new ork unless otherwise ordered
WIN ABOUT soo. After haVang con-
suited with Mr.. lsmay and consider
ihs me circumstances with SO much
,Ue apout' coAs!def New York best.
Large number OF icehergs and twenty
hities hcid Ice with bcrgs among st.
ne secohd message was received
.. ny N"har" el'Iee AT 40 this
~ ~, -. 90 S'Nsh Gut there was no
,,' :" ~" ""Ih IL was sent ny
oal,o"i" iE"S'fuh ~ SAID
tame sNntk ieeperE' sunk Mon
=, ~ io'io north "Vili west,
80 Pi.hcu an IN 'iE passengers
~ Nhr i"tth.F f"itlcN-
i"'e'' i''"cet"ths Dhek to New
3.i f.
so'ie comment on the
49, ,"e "tt"hu i"eSSilSe received
no." ny StH' hrSa ny ZAP,
,n, -, 80 ," i'i"S W.
49, NJ" "hs '""' me hIea
,','i, 49,, u'S"' ms 'lof'!'h-7 az
,t,.,, ~ @ 90 - N's WHY P!aN!
rn~, - y, ''s '"t "a! ~
~ N"pt"'h hoStroii' ana must
Nm, 81 ou''" ~ noh""H
sn,,i, '''e Ai'a"lc ha'i
Observation-Disclosures 49,
shim M, .,ti 80 ~
.,i,,l liz .I'" say 'r"' WAS khoWh IN
'ri,nni,. VIZ
lnss no.s.c q VII
an,b.n,i,.a,1, ''H" 'etl
mcssoryo nnnnr1i,', ~ t.au ,.e
man IA 49,, '"is slea.''s''iP
uol.o /, ,t,i,, ~ "
,ybo Ina,r - :, ~ ',L
NJ, ,,.n,,
uarrs -, ' ""t ,''"h"Eer OF me
,nas,g ~ h t""t no such
Nv 49,, eIs.,td ny me com
49," ,ia.,.,, 'S;".n, i'i'h, IN, OF
imeis,nd ~, ~ .'n,.iS Marine:
III stn,,in,. ~, mT,' ne so' OF
s sso slnnins 81 II" tame was about
800 'i".N noiu"E evening, ana as
a russi'ie ~, 'h'o'h'eu me news
fai's' nn'ioFs 10 inc erect
90" sthN'is vi '"e iitanic
"'l .'t'" ''Nh ~ We nhrPose or un-
.V"''''s i'''ei ""''"i"! Nfrcaniiie Ma
IN s''Nh' ~" also 20 get more in
nurhhse on INC HeSse. even at a very
ny premium could not DE verified IN
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-24

Fred Buckner of Philadelphia
has hired a man to feed his pet
mule while he is in the hospital.
He tickled the mules leg with a
straw.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-24
Couldn't Fool Jimmie.

Couldn't Fool Jimmie.
Teacher-Away back in 1875
Washington was the nations
champion.
Jimmie Whatchu giving
us? The Washington team never
won the championship!
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-24

were uncertain quantities, and
practically useless in the first
weeks of the season, have each
won their last time out. How
eyer, even Should the Mackrheh
travel at speed which character
lied their remarkable squirt last
season, they will ihd Sox harder
proposition to dislodge from first
place than were Tigers. Gala
han at no time this season has
been able to utilize full pitching
strength of staff, and this reserve
force, when brought into play,
ought to win games.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-24

+ que 10 1llulGSSJ anu that lHC- SlIlld
wonder W6aId round to in a week
or so.
Hank O'Day's popularity, in
Cincinnati viii be tested In next
few days. His team, which has
been sensation of league, is go
ing bad, due mainly to injuries,
and reversal in form Of some Of
his pitchers. Have dropped four
straight gaines, three to New
York, and the Giants have pulled
away from them In pennant
chase. Loss of few games is
usually cue fot Redland sporting
writer's and fans to make caustic
comments on ability and ances-
try of the luckless manager.
More than one good manager has
been driven from Cincinnati be-
cause papers stirred up sentiment
against him.
***
At last Athletics seem to have
struck their stride, and may re-
peat great uphill fight they made
last year, when Tigers were as far
ahead of them at this time as the
Sox now are. Are beginning to
hit, and Bender and Cootnbs. who
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-24

George Browne, ex-Cub, in
charge of the team, led the revolt.
Officers of league are endeavor-
ing to secure parks IN two other
cities, where they will place METH
bers of Cleveland and Washing
ton teams. St. Louis is spoken Of.
Rumor that Hal Chase was to
be traded to Boston for Bradley
and HeiFiksoh was nailed ye5ter-
day by President Farrell of the
Highlanders. Declared that
Chase's recent bad showing was
due to illness, and that the child
wonder W6aId round to in a week
or so.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-24

Bill Burns, who was expected
to add strength to Detroit huri-
ing corps, is finding going hard.
Washington, with old Tom
Hughes on mound, routed big
southpaw yesterday.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-24
Matt Larkin, SPORT

Matt Larkin, sporting author
ity, who cashed $4,000 ticket on
Jack Johnson when smoke fought
Jefries, is not going to Las We
gas to see Fiyni17Johnson fight
July 4. 81 don't think 1t will be
much of a scrap" says Matt. Lots
of people agree with him.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-12-12
From the HaniSonburg DAILY News
LIVES SAVED BY TELEPHONE.
One Man Drank Poison, and Another
Severed Four Arteries.

Within the last several days two lives
have been saved over the telephone.
Rev. ]. w. Lentz. OF Orders, a Bfeth-
rem minister, took poison by mistake tor
his medicine. No physician being here,
his family got instruction IRON distant
physician. Antidotes were administered
and his lite was saved.
William MlonIch, in Pendleton county
tried 10 cut bullet from the breach Of
gun. The knife slipped and severed tour
arteries in his wrist. He was IN danger
of bleeding to death. DR.. Meyers, al
Oak Flat, six miles away, gave lnSlIue-
tions over the phone. Another llie vas
saved. Mr.. Mlonich is 10 years old.
SO daily are valuable lives preserved
and saved by the use Of the Jefferson
County Telephone.
Is your Wife's life valuable TO you
Do you want to preserve your chidienS
lives ? Is your own life valuable 10 your
self or family2 80,
DO you want 10 make paying invest
ment2 Install Jefferson County reg
phone. II is a MONEY maker. ASK
Wall, who sits in his country home sno
talks 10 Chicago. Install a Jefferson
County Telephone. Pay $3.50 per sn,
mum. Meet me at the end OF the yea
and say, "Getzendanner, that phone ON
not pay me, take il out, give me loul
check for $500" will do II. J he@h
this, every word OF il. Phone, WING "
wire. delays are dangerous. L0nS
distance connections with the wofl9'
H.C. GETZENDANNtK
General Managef
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-12-12

Schedule in Effect OCT. u, 1912
LEAVE SHEPHERDSrOWN DAIRY.
SOUTHBOUND.
No. l3-S.l5 A. M.-tor Bristol ano m-
termedlate stations Pullman s.,rp-
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oke 10 Columbus and Cincinnati. cate
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Va, and Local Stations.
NORTHBOUND.
No. 2S-l0.29 A. M.-For Hagerslown
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No. l4-S.04 p. NJ. - FOR Iagers,own.
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DINING Car 10 HagerSlown.
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3lueiield, PocahontaS, Norton, Me,h
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Cafe Car 10 Gary. VIII stop al Shep.
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-12-12
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NOT OF HEART
Real Facts In Regard Te T: r
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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-12-12

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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-12-12

George w. Perkins at dinner in Chi
cago said OF lazinesS:
"LazineSS is the rarest of the Ameri-
can business mans vices. Few, indeed,
are the American business men who re-
sembe Bob Need.
bob Need kept grocery in my
native Chicago. A little girl came in one
day and said:
Gimme cents worth OF flour,
please
"'Bob' laid down the weekly paper,
rose and snarled, as he shuffled toward
the flour barrel:
"'Ah, amt there nobody that sells
flour in this here town but me ?