The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-17
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Carpathia to relay wireless messages
He added that he had received no
word from the Olympic since 8
o'clock in the morning and had been
unable to get either the Carpathia or
the Olympic by wireless.
MIR. Franklin also stated the
steamship companies crossing the At
Iantic had entered into an agreement
to abandon the short northern route
in favor Of the southern route as
long as icebergs were reported in the
pathway of the former course.
The dispatch from Montreal saying
hope still was entertained Of the tt
tanic's survivors. Mr.. Franklin char
acterized as ridiculous report" He
added that "in my opinion neither
the Partisan nor the Virginian has
any survivors aboard"
The Titanic was insured for $5,-
ship. added. the White Star line
would lose about ss.ooo.0oo.
Smallest Part of Loss.
This will be the smallest part Of
our loss" he added.
Captain Rostron Of the Carpathia,
nhis last wireless report to the Gu
was proceeding slowly through a field
of ice to this pott.
President Taft Gate today directed
the secretary of the navy to order
the scout cruisers Salem and Chester
to the scene at once from Hampton
Roads to meet the Carpathia and
send in by wireless to the government
a complete list of the Titanic's sur
vivors. The Chester was caught by
wireless about forty miles off the
Chesapeake capes and by o'clock
was steaming northward at twenty
knots an hour. aiming to get as
steamers having news bearing on the
disaster.
Two revenue cutters also were not
ifed to stand in readiness to proceed
to the Carpathia if necessary. In the
event that the Salem had not suffi-
cient coal. instructions were given to
dispatch the cruiser North Carolina
instead.
A possible chance Of obtaining
news bearing upon the disaster de-
veloped early this evening when the
Leyland liner California came into
the zone of wireless communication
was reported at the scene of the dis
aster after the Titanic went down and
1t was thought probable that she
would have valuable Information to
communicate.
Whether Charles NJ. Hays. presi-
dent of the Grand Trunk railroad.
was saved, was not known last night.
His name was not among those re-
ported rescued by the Carpathia. A
Canadian dispatch early in the day
stated that Mr.. Hays was saved. His
wife and daughter were rescued.
The treasury department. through
the customs Office. has given orders
to expedite the landing of the sur
vivors Of the Titanic and to aid them
in every way possible upon the ar
rival Of the Carpathia. Customs reg
ulations have been suspended and
the customs officers will aid the sur
vivors in finding relatives and friends.
Those Accounted for.
Vice President Franklin said late
today that his list Of survivors show
ed that 202 out of 1926 first cabin
passengers and ia out Of 2s5 sec
ond cabine passengers Of the wrecked
line had been accounted for.
Charles b. Sumner, general agent
Of the Cunard line in this country,
said last night that he believed the
Carpathia was within sixty or seven
ty miles of the Titanic when the big
ship struck the iceberg.
Mr.. Sumner. who had tried vainly
to reach the Carpathia by wireless
during the afternoon. said he had no
way Of telling just where the Car
pathia was at this time but thought
she was steaming for New York.