Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-16

HAVE 315 NAMES.
The names of 200 first class and
ia second class passengers who were
saved, make a total of 315 names
already received. According to the
last report from the Carpathia there
we're S6S survivors aboard, which
would show 553 saved whose names
we're not sent in by wireless. OF the
first cabin passengers accounted for
1872 are women, 63 men and six chill
dren. OF the second cabin survivors,
SS are women, 16 men and 10 chill
dren.
ANXIETY OVER BUTT.
Repeated calls were made for In
| formation relative to the fate of Ma.
! ior Butt, the presidents aide. Presi
dent Taft telegraphed the company
and was promised immediate word il
anything of a definite nature regard.
| ing Butt was received.
| Members of the Guggenheim and
/ Straus families had representatives
at the steamship offices throughout
! the night in anticipation of some def.
mite word received concerning Isa.
dore Straus and Benjamin Guggen,
helm, who are among the prominent
| passengers. These names are not il
the survivors list received. There
were numerous inquiries received re
garding the fate of Henry B. Harris
the theatrical manager, and his wife
Mrs. Harris was saved, but no wore
came regarding her husband.
100000 PIECES OF MAIL.
Postmaster Morgan stated today
the Titanic had aboard $500 mai
sacks. AS the bags hold 1000 let
ters, it is estimated seven millior
pieces of mail matter were lost.
Montreal, April ia wireless
received here says President Hays o
the Grand Trunk railway is anon,
the survivors aboard the Carpathia
His wife and daughter had alread,
been reported saved
VANDERBILT IN LONDON.
New York, April 16-Mrs. Cor
Dllt, lllOlHtT vi AlIrGl
Gwynne Vanderbilt, announced he
son, reported aboard the Titanic, ha,
not boarded the ship, but was still
in London.
ST. CHARLES, ILL.,, VICTIMS.
, Aurora, ILL.,, April 16.-Mrs. Osca
|, w. Johnson of ST. Charles. Ill, with he
two little girls, returning from Sweden
; were passengers on the Titanic. az
: cording to a letter received by Mr.
: Johnson last night, in which he learne
! they had secured passage on the line
at the time he heard Of the tragedy
, The woman and babies are believed t
have perished.
SAIL AT LAST MOMENT.
London, April 16.-Mr and Mrs. lisa
dor Straus had not intended to sail o.
the Titanic, but reached a sudden dc
, termination to take the liner an
caught the boat train at the last nil
: ute.
WOMAN HAD PREMONITION.
: Racine, Wis, April 16.-Mrs. Pete
c. Hanson of Racine, numbered anon
the Titanic passengers, before depar
ing with her husband for visit t
= Denmark last February, had a premC
: milton of disaster, and was so impress
ed that she gave her brother, Thoma
Howard, directions for her funeral i
the event of her body being found.
MRS. HIPPACH SAFE.
Chicago, April 16-Mrs. Ida S. Hi
pach. wife Of L. A Hippach, a wealth
glass dealer, and her daughter, JeaI
are among the passengers rescued
Mr. and Mrs. Hippach lost two sons
the Iroquois theatre fire in Chicago.
PRAYERS IN CONGRESS.
Washington, April 16.-Chaplain
] in both houses of congress mentione
: the Titanic disaster in their inyoc;
tions today. Chaplain Pierce in III
senate referred to the sore distrei
, of our people" and asked divine con
( fort. Chaplain Coudon in the houE
2 prayed for more stringent laws fC
. the protection Of travellers by Ian