The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-04-19

Children. but II Is not known how
many there were among the TAO third
Glass passengers.
In the first cabin there were 1913 wo.
rnen and Is children and In the SEC.
pad cabin - women and children.
MANY NOTABLE PERSONS
TRAVELLING ON TITANIC.
Notable persons, travelling on the
Titanic, whose fate was in doubt in
the lack OF definite advices as To the
identity Of the survivors, were Mr..
and Mrs. John Jacob Astor. Major
Archibald Butt, aide to President Taft:
Charles III. Hays. president OF the
Grand Trunk Pacific OF Canada, his
wife and daughter; w. T. Stead, Ben.
1srnia Guggenheim, F. D. Millet, the
artist; ]. @. Widener OF Philadelphia:
Mr. and Mrs. Isador Straus, J. B.
Thayer, vice president OF the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, j. Bruce Ismay. Henry
B. Harris. the theatrical manager, and
Mrs. Harris; and Colonel Washington
Roebling. builder Of the Brooklyn
bridge.
4 ray OF hope appeared In a mes
sage to New York from the operator
st the Marconi wireless station at Sa-
Bile Island. near the scene OF the dis
aater. Answering an inquiry regard
ing the delivery Of wireless messages
e the passengers OF the Titanic the
operator reported that 1t was difficult
60 deliver them, "as the passengers
are believed to be dispersed among
several vessels"
Even this faint indication that other
vessels than the Carpathia had picked
up survivors Of the Titanic was eager
iy seized by thousands OF relatives
and friends OF those who had set sail
On her fer this country.
New York, April 16.-The text OF
the message from the steamer Olymp.
&c reporting the sinking Of the Titanic
and the rescue OF 675 survivors, which
ion that 1900 lives were lost
"Loss likely total 1900" the dis,
patch said In It's concluding sentence.
1t Is hoped and believed here that
this Is an error. unless the Titanic
had more passengers on board than
was reported. The list as given out
showed 1.310 passengers and crew
OF $50, or 2,170 persons in all. De-
Quoting 675, the known saved, would
indicate loss of 1.495 persons.
The Olympic's dispatch follows:
"Carpathia reached the Titanic posi-.
ton at daybreak. Found boats and
wreckage only. Titanic sank about
2:20 i m. in 41:16 N; SOFA w. All
her heats accounted for, containing
about 90 souls saved. crew and pas
sensers included. Nearly all saved
women and children. Leyland liner
Californian remained and searching
exact position of disaster. Loss likely
total 500 SOULS
New York, April 16.-Vice President
Franklin of the White Star line con-
coded tL:t there had been "a horrible
loss OF lie" in the Titanic disaster
He said hat he had no information to
disproye the press advices from Cape
Race that only 675 Of passengers and
crew had been. rescued. He said that
the monetary loss could not be esti-
mated although he intimated that IL
would run into the millionss
I'VE can replace the money" he add
ed. "but not the lives. 1t is horrible"
Mr.. Franklin continued:
''As far as we know it has been
7umored from Halifax that three
steamers have passengers on board,
namely, the Virginian, the Carpathia
and Partisan. Now we have heard
from Captain Haddock of the Olympic
that the Titanic sank at 1920 o'clock
Monday morning. We have also
learned from him that the Carpathia
had 675 survivors on board. 1t is very
difficult to learn IL the Virginian and
Partisan have any survivors on board.
We have asked Captain Haddock and
our agent at Halifax to ascertain if
there are any passengers aboard the
two steamships.
1--WE very much fear, however that
there has been great loss OF life. but
1T Ia impossible for us to give further
particulars until We have heard from
the Partisan and Virginian. We have
no information that there are any pas
Eengers aboa&d these two steamships"