The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-17
Only 705 Survivors Of the Titanic are on Board
the Carpathia Which Will Land
Tomorrow Night
SOME BODIES FLOATING ON THE OCEAN
Today's News Of the Seas Greatest Tragedy
Only Adds to the Horror Of
the Story.

TUnited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, April 17.-There are
only 705 survivors of the Titanic on
board the Carpathia, according to a
wireless message received here at IL
this afternoon. 1t came from Winfield
Thompson, q Boston newspaperman,
who is a passenger on the Franconia.
He says that the Carpathia will reach
here at s o'clock tomorrow night.
The message in full:
THE Franconia was in communica-
ton with the Carpathia at 6.1O New
York time Wednesday morning.
AT that time the Carpathia was 4S9
miles east Of Ambrose light and was
making Ii knots. She was in no need
of assistance. The Carpathia has 7oo
survivors OF the Titanic on board The
Franconia is relaying personal mess
sages from the survivors to Sable Is
land"
lover 1000 Lost
NEW YORK, April 17.-Renewed ap-
j prehension that the number saved was
not as large as what the White Star
officials have insisted, came today
when the Marconi company made what
it termed an official statement that it
had reached the Carpathia through the
Franconia and that there were only
700 survivors of the disaster, while
over 1000 were lost" 1t seemed GER
tain that until the scout cruisers now
on the way reach the Carpathia and
report, the real figures of lost and
saved will not be available.
The first report credited to the cap
tain OF the Carpathia fixed the number
of saved at CTS, later the White Star
people here said that there had been
S6S saved but failed to reveal their
source of Information. AS the day wore
on it became almost certainty that
some one had been maintaining CEN
sorship over the wireless.
Captain Rostron, of the Carpathia,
sent wireless dispatch to his own
ers here as soon as he reached the
scene and found the Titanic had sunk,
That message was held up for nearly
twenty-four hours. At the Cunard line
offices today it was suggested that
this message had to be relayed
through the Olympic to the land sta
ton, but the officials refused to say
whether they believed that it was held
up on the Titanic's sister ship.
Suggestions that powerful influences
prevented the news of the disaster
reaching the world while the stock
market was open on Monday were be
ing made in several places today ant
1t is even intimated that misleading
wirelesses were sent out in order tha
the impression that the Titanic was
safe would be upheld during the hours
the European and American markets
We're open
Suggestions Of government inqulr.
to decide how much truth there vas
in these stories were being made to
day, but when the Cunard line ofil
cials were asked If they intended t.
Investigate whether their reports from
Captain Rostron were withheld the.
said; Probably not"
Henry w. Taft. brother of the pres
dent. called at the White Star office
at ten o'clock. He told the official
that the president had especially CON
missloned him to find out whether Ma
1or Archibald Butt, his military aide
went down with the Titanic. The pres
dent, he also said was very anxious t
learn the fate of Francis Millett an
4. X. Behr The line officials tol
him that they had no further news bu
Mr.. Taft fingered in the hope of ge
ting some word.
Off to the Graveyard.
lBy Martin r. Pew, staff correspon'
ent Of the United Press,1
HALIFAX, April 17.-With two hui
ored coffins, practically the entil