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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
PATHETIC SCENES
 AT SOUTHAMPTON
MOTHERS, WIVES CHILDREN AND SISTERS OF TITANIC'S CREW BESIEGE SHIP OFFICES.

Southampton, Eng, April 1S-The women and children of the members of the crew of the ill-fated Titanic, today, stormed the White Star office here, pleading for the list of survivors of the crew.
 Grief and despair reached a climax, today, after vigil that had lasted since the first news of the wreck was received, Monday, and many women, broken in mind and body by the long watch, were carried away to their homes.
 The aristocracy of Southampton 8 sea-going folk was aboard the fatal ship. The more than 800 were picked men selected for the qualities that have made the British seaman a stan- 'dard. When the Titanic was put in commission and her crew chosen the men who went from Southampton were proud of the distinction and there was general TopOlCluS dl luS choice.
 Today, the relatives besieged the White Star office to learn the names of the pitiful few who were saved to mann the lifeboats for the surviving passengers. Out of the more than 800 but pitiful 1855 are aboard the Carpathia and no list of these survi- vors has been sent from the rescue ship.
 As the fourth day of the grim vigil began at the White Star office many women among those clamoring for news tainted from grief and exhaus- tion. One woman, shrieking that her husband, her son, two brothers and four cousins were among the crew o1 the ill-fated ship, dropped to the floor unconscious, exhausted by four days of vain watching and waiting. She was carried away to a hospital.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
TITANIC CAPTAIN SAID ''THANkS" FOR
 ICEBERG WARNING

New York, April 1S-At s o'clock Sunday night, Captain Clarke, of the Atlantic Transport Liner Mesaba, then only 90 miles ahead of the great White Star Liner Titanic, sent word to Captain Smith that his path was blocked by great ice fields and bergs.
 Thanks ticked back the laconic answer, and the officers of the Mesa. ba felt relieved, believing they had been of great service to the liner. The Mesaba continued on her course and the operator changed the adjust ment of his instruments to talk to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
STEERAGE SURVIVORS
 WILL NOT BE TREATED
 LIKE THE HIGH BROWS.'

New York, April 1S-Bitter criticism Of General Nelson H. Henry, survey or Of the port, and the officials of the White Star and Cunard lines fol- lowed the refusal to issues passes to the relatives of the steerage survi- Tors. All who applied were flatly re- fused. When they asked the reason why they should be discriminated against after the company had issued passes to relatives of cabin passen- gers they were told that a committee of local people had been named and that they would care for the steerage survivors at the dock and until they had been taken either to the Muni- c1pal Lodging House or had been re- turned to Ellis Island.
 No official explanation of this dis cr1mlnat1on was made but privately representatives of the surveyor said it had been deemed necessary to take this action because the immigration regulations had been suspended.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
SENATOR SLOPER HERE ON WAY TO
 SEE RESCUED SON
TO GREET SURVIVORS TONIGHT TROLLEY CONDUCTOR AND WIFE KNOWN HERE AMONG VICTIMS.

Senator Andrew J. Sloper of New Britain and his son, Harold J. Sloper, were in Bridgeport a short time last evening" en route for New York. They made inquiries at the local news paper offices for the latest bulletins from the Carpathia, aboard which is William T. Sloper, another son of the Senator They expect him in New York before midnight
 Albert S. Cook of West Hartford, with his wife and daughter, will be among the excited throng to greet survivors when the Carpathia dis charges passengers tonight. Mrs. Cooks brother, Richard l.. Beckwith, with his wife and stepdaughter, are among the saved, according to dis patches.
 In the death roll of the Titanic are Mr. and Mrs Adolph F. Dyker, who were returning third class from the funeral of Mir Dyker's father at Gnesta, Sweden. Dyker was a con- ductor for the Connecticut Co.,. well known among the Bridgeport trolley men who have had the New Haven runs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18

Mayor Gaynor's offer of the Municipal Lodging House and we will send the immigrants there to be cared for tenn porarily until we find out what they want to do.
 "We now believe that the CarpaA Aia will dock between and Il o'clock to- night. She is coming as fast as she can. We will make public informa- tion as we receive it regarding sur- ,vivors but think the facts already known regarding the identity of the survivors are accurate.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
The Points of Our Stars.

The stars on our flag and those on the great seal of the United States. as we'll as those on the seal of the presi- dent. are five pointed. The seal of the house of representatives. however. shows six pointed stars. and there are six pointed stars on the obverse of the half and quarter dollar coins. with five pointed stars on the reverse The reverse of these coins is copy of the great seal, with the clouds and the stars omitted. So far as can be as- certained the six pointed star is de rived from the colonial coins. which were designed in the manner of Eng fish heraldry. which sanctions that star The stars on the. flag are copied from the Washington coat of armA- HarDcr'S
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
TO
 SUFFERERS FROM
 CAPTAINS WIDOW

Southampton, Eng, April 1S-Ex- tending sympathy to her fellow suf- ferers of the Titanic disaster, Mrs, Elinor Smith, wife of the captain who went to the bottom with the ill-fat- ed liner, today, issued the following statement:
 ITO my poor fellow sufferers: My heart overflows with grief for you. I am laden with sorrow that you should be weighed down by this terrible bur- den that has been thrust upon us. I pray that God will be with us and comfort us all.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
RESCUED IN BAD WAY

New, York, April 1s-Confirmation Of the fact that some, at least, of the Titanic's survivors are in a very bad way physically was seen when the White Star Line, today, accepted the offer Of St. Luke's Hospital to set aside for the use of those who may need 1t all of a new addition which was opened today. It will accommo- date 60 patients and ambulances will be waiting at the Cunard dock, to- night, to convey the sick or injured women there immediately.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
WIRELESS OPERATOR
 ASLEEP PARtSIAN MISSED s. 0. s. CRY
Allan Liner Was Nearest Wrecked Titanic and Could Have Rendered .D f1elq Before Carpathia aud e< :sY Possibly Have Saved Many More Lives
  Capt. of Parisian Declares Night Was Perfectly Clear and Huge lcebergs Plainly Visible. Believes That Titanic Struck at Full
 Speed

(By a Staff Correspondent of the
 United Press.)
 Halifax, N. S., April 18.-It was be- lieved here, today following the ar- rival of the steamer Parisian and the receipt of many wireless despatches that when the Titanic was wrecked, Sunday night, she was proceeding at a fast rate of speed. Captain Hains and Wireless Operator Sutherland, of the Parisian, insisted, today, that the night was clear and that therefore Captain Smith was undoubtedly hold ing to his course and making good time. If this is so it would account for the magnitude of the tragedy as the Titanic must have struck the berg a fearful blow which shattered her entire forward structure.
 Captain w. P. Hains and Wireless Operator D. S. Sutherland, of the AL Ian liner Parisian, which docked here, ton, declared, today, that Captain Smith, of the Titanic, must have known all day Sunday and Sunday night that gigantic icebergs, the larg- est seen in years, were floating fully a hundred miles south of the dan gerous ice line usually observed by Titanic was 100 miles astern of the Parisian on Sunday. Operator Suth- erland said he had been in communi- cation with Operator Jack Phillips, of the Titanic, shortly before the disas- ter.
 "I knew poor Jack Phillips very we'll" said Sutherland, ''but I had not seen him for some months. I sent him a word of greeting and then put through a message for Captain Hains concerning the ships business. Later I got the Atlantic Transport Liner Mesaba on the wireless and reported having sighted more huge icebergs The Mesaba was at this time running between the Titanic and the Partisan and was relaying my messages con corning icebergs to the Titanic. The weather was clear and we could sec the bergs clearly, Sunday night Sutherland said that his last com munication with the Titanic direct was at 10:30 p. m., (ship's time,) or Sunday As the official statement o1
 
 tanic struck at 10:20 p. m., New York time, the last wireless communication from the Titanic to the Parisian wa: only about an hour before the Titanic struck against the side of a floatins mountain of ice.
 The Parisian carries only one wire. l less operator. He had been at hi. | key for Is hours when he sent hi: | final message to the Titanic. He ther | went to bed and was asleep wher Phillips was franticaIly flashing tn, Hateful IS. O. s.
 While Operator Donald Sutherland slept his friend and colleague, Jacl Phillips, signalled the death cries O. more than a thousand souls vainly S, far as the Parisian was concerned. I Captain Hains had received the IS l O. s., his ship could have rushed t, the scene, doubtless arriving there be fore the Carpathia. .@z,s | Sutherland awoke late Monda. morning. He put his wireless cap ol
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
Such Is Fame.

At the time when Napoleon w -s most prominent figure in Europe ( man at least was little impressed WI his greatness. The conQueror's naM. actually slipped his mind. so slightly did his career concern the world that for the artist centered in his studio
 Edgar Quinet related that when went to Germany he visited the ola sculptor, Dannecker.
 we talked" he says. "of art, ard the sculptor was eloquent over Ai0 theories Suddenly. wishing to fix . date. he stopped. reflected and finally said:
 'I think it was in the time of that man-what is his name? You know the man-the one who has won so many battles. I've forgotten his name. You must know it.
 ".Are you speaking of Napoleon? I asked.
 "sYes. yes. That is it. cried the artist and went on with his interrupt ed statement without giving the incl dent second thought"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18

Judge Morris B. Beardsley, who re- turned on the Cincinnati yesterday from a visit of several months in points about the Mediterranean Sea, expressed deep grief at the Titanic tragedy. Returning by the southern route the Cincinnati was far from the scene of the disaster. Judge Beardsley with Mrs. Beardsley ana their daughter sailed near the holidays in party of 375 first cabin passengers who availed themselves of the delights of specially planned cruise. On the trip abroad they were thrown into close contact with MT. and Mrs, Isador Straus, whose names are among those of the Titanic's death roll. Both were charming people" said Judge Beardsley. 'They must have been over 70. They planned to spend the winter and early spring abroad. They said they expected to stop at the Cap Martin on the Reviera for the winter. They were a delightful couple
 Another passenger on our trip we'll known here was Gilbert Tucker of Albany. a friend of MT. and Mrs. Frank Seeley of this city. He with his father, mother and sisters went over on the Coronia."
 The Beardsley party visited Madeira Gibralter, Algiers, Villa France, Naples, and made an excursion into Egypt, visiting Alexandria and spend- ing a week in Cairo. Then making Assoun headquarters, they spent 12 days in numerous side trips. Returning by train to Cairo. they stopped at Luxor. Thence the party went to Alexandria, sailed to Greece, visited Athens, and sailed to Corfu. Visit ing Naples few days they made the circular trip of Sicily. They visited Palermo, inspected the Greek temple at Syracuse, and spent a week at Taermine on the slope of Mount Aetna
 One day in Messina sufficed the Beardsleys. ''It is a horrid spectacle said Judge Beardsley, recalling the scenes of desoIation left by the earth quake. Most of the survivors are liv- ing in wooden houses, built with funds raised in America, and many of them, are more comfortably situat- ed than before the disaster. There appears to be plenty of business in the orange and lemon groves"
 Returning to Palermo and Naples ter a brief visit to Sorrento they made ready for their return on the Cincin. nati
 Judge Beardsley said he believed there were few Bridgeporters abroad He spoke of Dr. and Mrs. Wilson ant their daughter. and Mrs. William D Bishop, the latter visiting with he sister, Mrs. Fowler, at Rome. HI knew of no other Bridgeporters visit in Europe.
 On the return trip with the Boards leys were John L. Stoddard, the fam
  dard
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
CARPATH|A NEARING SHORE REFUSES TO
 TELL OF TRAGEDY

New York, April 1S.-The Car pathia reported at 10 o'clock that she was then 75 miles east by south of Block Island and about 40 miles from Ambrose Channel light.
 Throughout the afternoon the Car- pathia flatly refused to answer mes sages although half 8 dozen ships md land stations were in easy wireless distance Of her. The George Wash ington, of the North German Lloyd Line kept pounding calls at the Car pathia for hours. a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18

Land stations along the coast could hear the Washington calling the Car pathfa repeatedly without reply. The last stations also endeavOred to make the Carpathia answer but nearly all ways without avail.
 Although occasionally the Carpathia answered or acknowledged calls no message of any kind was sent from the rescue ship. Late this afternoon, one of the land stations received . curt command "Keep off'' after call- Ing the Carpatflia for about an hour.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18

another operator and he did not hear the Titanic's frantic appeals for aid
 Captain Clarke, said when his ves- sel docked, today, that the first they knew of the disaster was when they heard the Olympic talking about it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
BULLETINS
 OF GREAT DISASTER

New York. April 1S.-Shortly after 3 o'clock, this afternoon, the White Star offices here announced that the Carpathia probably would not dock before morning. The company off, cials said that the heavy weather would probably prevent the captain bringing the rescue ship up the bay in the darkness. The difficulty of caring for the survivors in a night landing, they thought also would be great.
 New York, April 1S-A bulletin post ed hy the White Star officials at their offices at 2:45, this afternoon, stated that the Carpathia would arrive off Sandy Hook about g. o'clock and should dock about H.
 New York, April 1S-A revised list of Titanic survivors issued by the White Star line at 1 o'clock today added the following to the names all ready included in the list:
 Mrs. N. Aubert, Mrs. Crosby, Miss H. Crosby, Mr. H. Harem, MT. Philip E. Mock, Mr. P. H. Daley.
 The following names were strick- en from the list: Phillip E. Mock and Miss Ninette Panhart.
 New York, April 18-Sandy Hook re- ported at 1:2O that there was only a moderate wind from the east but that there was a dense fog off the Hook, It it becomes worse by night fall the Carpathia may be held off the Hook. until morning.
 Washington, April 1S-Senator Smith is in receipt of information which leads him to believe that all of the persons most desired as witnesses will leave the Carpathia and take passage for England at once. He has advised that a ship will be held until tomor. row and the officers and men trans ferred to the outgoing vessel. Secre- tary Nagel of the department of commerce and labor is in New York. He will join the Senate committee upon it's arrival and participate as an adviser in the inquiry.
 New York April 1S.-FOr the first time in many years there was TO As tor yacht in commission, today, and Vincent Astor, son and chief heir of Colonel John Jacob Astor. found himself unable to go down the bay to meet his widowed stepmother. The yacht is laid up for repairs in South Brooklyn, while the Nourmahal, the other Astor big boat, is in Brazilian waters. small motor. yacht at Peekskill is also out of commission. Washington, April 18-Word received from the scout cruisers Salem and Chester at the navy department, this morning, indicates that they have per- formed their mission of getting in communication with the Carpathia and procuring such information as was available
 Secretary of the Navy Meyer at 9:3O a. m today received the following radiogram from Commander Chandler of the Salem:
 Your telegram received. Major Butt and other inquiries was relayed to Chester and acknowledged and later sent a second inquiry. Just learned that the original message was not received by Chester. Am now try ing for Carpathia direct to inquire Conditions are very unfavorable with many stations interfering with each other. The Salem will proceed tc Brsss ford for coal, thence to Boston, Commander Decker, of the Chester. sent message to the navy depart ment saying that the Chester is pro-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
VIOLATED TRAFFIC LAWS

For refusing to obey the traffic laws, Peter Miller, driver of wagon, was arrested at the corner of Fair field avenue and Main street, this af- ternoon by Traffic Policeman Corri- gan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marriage licenses issued today 1n- clude Edward V. Cassin, a carpentee, of this city, and Christina Carlson. Of Locust, N Y.; and William Collins. . foreman, and Mamie Farrell, both Of this city,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
ADVERSE REPORT ON
 CHEMICAL BILL

Washington, April 18-An adverse report on the chemical bill passed by the House was adopted by a vote of 8 to by the Senate finance commit. tee, today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18

JUDGES SON IS SENT TO PRISON
 Newark, April 1S-A sentence of from five to 10 years in states prison was, today, imposed on Daniel A. Dugan, son of Judge Dugan, of Orange. N J., convicted of running down and Killing boy in his automobile, on Christmas Day, last
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18

No matter what you want try the Farmer Want Col um0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
rb. we.ther on tho Moon.

with the temperature ranging from the boiling point to rigidity ef POO degrees below zero the same day the climate of the moon is too uncertain for any human being. no matter how many changes of clothing he has,"
 This was the remark of an assistant instructor in astronomy at the Uni versity of Chicago in an address at the Chicago Hebrew institute :.
 Nothing lives on the moon," he said. Any animal would be frozen to death in one hour and scorched to death in another. A day on the moon is twenty-eight and one-half of our normal days. It is believed by super stitious people that the r'ron has an effect upon the weather. De seasona and the crops. The earth is virtually independent of the moon The satellito furnishes light at night. but no heae worth mentioning and has nothing to do with storms and changes of tenn pera e"-ChiraeO Examiner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
JUDGE BEARDSLEY STUNNED BY NEWS
 OF STRAUSS DEATH

RRyDGEPORTER'S FAMILY SAIL ED ABROAD WITH FAMOUS MERCHANT WHO SPENT WIN- TER WITH MRS. STRAUS ON THE RIVIERA
 JUDGE BEARDSLEY WITH WIFE AND DAUGHTER REACH NEW YORK ON CINCINNATI, RE- TURNING BY SOUTHERN ROUTE AND ESCAPING TERRORS OF DEADLY ICE FIELDS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18

Farmer Want Ads. 1 Cent a Word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
The | Eared Bat.

The Gdreo odts
 The long eai. puts itself to Deo in wraps not .,l. s of it's own wings, but supplemented Dy the folding of it's own enormous ears. This little Brit ish mammal. the body of which is only two inches iong from the tip of the nose to the base of the tail. has the largest ears. in proportion to it's size. of any animal in the world They are an inch and half long and three-quar- ters of an inch broad. and when their owner proposes to go to sleep 1t bends them outward and then backward, fold ing them down on either side of Its head and shoulders before bringing up the wings to cover it's sides. When waking up it is quite business for the little bat to get its tall ears straight ened out and into position again They remain for some time at half cock" and then are gradually set up and erected to serve the animal wh11s awake-London Nature.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Treadwell Twichell of
MapIeton were also present.
Miss Lillian Sloan of Detroit, who has
peen visiting her brother, ALI NJ. Sloan
ana wife, has left for her home.
Mrs. w. ]. Moulton of 1914 Broadway
Is expected home this evening from the
lakes, where she has been visiting for
a week. ....." "-.s-. ~ -
Mrs. e. L. Morris, who has been
the summer at Island lodge,
was shopping in Fargo yesterday and
returned to the lakes today.
Mrs. Timothy Foley OF st. Paul left
this morning for her home after a very
pleasant visit with her niece, Mrs. J, c.
K Charest, of Fifth avenue south.
Miss Grace and Master Charles
Loomis, who are entertaining a few OF
their friends at their summer home on
Detroit lake, gave a progressive phi
party on Saturday evening in their
honor. About twenty-five guests from
along the shore were hidden, and a very
jolly time is reported.
Mrs. viii Peacock ana family, &C.
companied by her sister, Mrs. H. Heinz
OF Texas, cave tomorrow for thei
nome at Regina Canada Mrs. Peacocl
and family n Mrs. Heine have beer
visiting with their parents, Mr.. an
Mrs. Frank Dehn of Moorhead for som
time, n were present at the wedding
Of their sister, Miss Lila Dehn and y
sutton. Last evening a large numbel