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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-17
COFFIN CARGO
STARTS SEAMARD
Boat Sailed This Afternoon TO Explore
the Scene of the Wreck
and Look for
Bodies.
FOG ENvELoPs ALL
Watching for tho Incoming Ships and
Waiting for News on the
Docks Of Halifax
Harbor,
ENvELoPs ALL

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IBy a Staff Correspondent Of the
United Pressl
, HALIFAX, April 17.--There was no
relief in the feverish suspense in the
great throng of watchers for news
from the scene of the great wreck OF
the Titanic toady. though the marine
observers strained their eyes into the
dense fog of the harbor for sight of
some vessel bearing tidings of the
catastrophe.
When at 10 O'Clock this morning the
Direct Cable Company's repair ship
Nina hove in sight down the bay.
shipping men and dock watchers
thronged to her pier, hoping that she
might have passed within sight of the
wreck and might have picked up some
survivors. This ship. however, came
from ST. Pierre. passing some $50
miles north of the scene of the Tt
tanic's sea grave, and saw nothing Of
| the wreck nor did it sight any other
ships, The Minia is equipped with
! wireless and her captain stated that
I his wireless operator had picked up
messages on Monday morning around
nine o'clock telling of the sinking o.
the Titanic. He said that he had
passed vast ice fields.
The Allan lined Partisan, which Is
supposed to have visited the scene ol
the wreck, but too late to be of any
service to the survivors, was expected
in this port but on account Of the
dense fog may not come up until later
today. 1t is known that she does not
carry any of the ship-wrecked people,
but it is believed that she may furnish
some details of the disaster.
! The Commercial Cable Companys
ship Mackey Bennett, Captain Larn-
bener has been chartered by the
White Star company to explore the
scene of the wreck in search of bodies.
She will sail this afternoon, carrying
crew of eighty men and gruesome
cargo of coffins and ice for embalming
purposes.
The Mackay Bennett will be at sea
ten days or more local undertaken
and his staff were on board to care for
any bodies that may be picked up.
Vincent Astor was expected here to-
day to make arrangements with some
wrecking concern to make search
for the body of his father, John Jacob
Astor, if he is lost; The young man
did not appear here, however, and It
is believed he will remain in New
York to meet his step-mother, who is
known to be aboard the Carpathia.
1t is reported that Vincent Astor
has chartered the sealing ship Seal to
search the seas for Colonel Astors
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STORY OF
TITANIC'S LAST MOMENT

final plunge. The Titanic went down
bow foremost, her stern and propellors
flying high into the air.
The captain and his officers were
seen clinging to the bridge. AS the
leviathian sank beneath the ocean
great spout of water showed that the
boilers had exploded. There must
have been at least thirty explosions
in the furnace room as the sea water
reached the fires.
The authorities at the admiralty
compute the Titanic's position at the
bottom as not less than eight miles
from the spot where she sunk They
say 1t must have taken thirteen min,
utes TO reach the bottom and that at
the spot where she now lies the wat
er on the chart is indicated as two
and one-quarter miles deep.
The passengers who We're sucked
down by the whirlpool that followed
the sinking of the steamer were sui.
focated. Those who had attached
life belts will come to the surface
and their bodies be recovered.
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English Description Of the
Plunge Downward of
the Big Ship.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, April IA thrilling
story of what is termed the last
moments of the Titanic" was publish
ed here this afternoon 1t did not
give the source of the information,
but according to the account the great
ship sunk by the head and had reach
ed an angle of about As degrees be-
fore the final plunge came.
The passengers retreated to the
stern as the vessel began TO tilt for
ward Many hurriedly put on life
belts Some lost their footing and
fell overheard. Others jumped over
board hoping TO be able to swim away
from the vessel before she took her
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-17

ARCHIE BUTT PREPARED
Damon and PythIas Of the Present
Day in the Case Of Harrins-
ton and Lam
bert.

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WASHINGTON, April IA mys-
terious warning that he would meet
death on his trip abroad, that ended
in night Of terror In the ice bound
seas off the great banks, came to
Washington.
Six weeks ago, when the major
determined on European trip to re-
gain his health, premonition that
he might not return alive caused him
to make his will. He called in his
lawyer and closed up his affairs, pre-
pairing for death.
President Taft and other friends of
the missing officer hoped against
hope today that the scout cruiser
Salem, speeding toward the Carpathia,
would report Butt alive and we'll, but
the conviction was general that he
went down to death with the Titanic,
after the women and children had
/ been put into the boats.
Damon and Pythias.
NEW YORK, April II. Pacing the
corridors of the White Star offices
here, Joseph Francis Warrington to-
day began the third day of his cease
less vigil.
Warrington is a present day Damon,
seeking assurances that his Pythias is
alive. Heartsick with the dread that
his chum, William Slocum Lambert,
of Greensboro, Pa, is among the
Titanic's dead, Warrington has not
left the White Star offices since
Monday morning. At no time have the
officials been able to give him any
word of his friend. Not even when at
dawn today the worn officials gently
assured him that there was mo news"
did Warrington give up his quest.
"He is my friend" said Warrington,
"he saved my life years ago and now
4 can do nothing for him. We started
I into the iungles of Ecuador, searching
1 for rubber All our natives either died
/ or deserted. We were almost without
food in the wilderness. | wanted to
die, but Lambert kept ME going and
brought me to civilization. was
almost mad. but he kept me on. We
sealed our friendship in the bitter
days of hardship. Now ! am afraid he
is gone, but God is good and may
have preserved him. | won't give UP
until hear something definite.''
And the wan figure began the
dreary march up and down the corri
doris again.
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Word From the carpathia.
All Hope Abandoned.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE word
sent to washington by Commander
Decker of the scout cruiser Chester
that "the Carpathia reports the names
of all first and second class passen-
gers have been sent ashore" was be-
lieved at the White Star offices to
mean that only those whose names
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-17

supply OF caskets In this town, stack
ed on her forward decks, the cable
ship Mackay Bennett sailed this af-
ternoon to explore the scene of the
foundering Of the Titanic and pick
up any floating bodies, restoring them
to loved ones ashore.
When this mournful ship passed out
of the harbor thousands Of citizens
lined the docks, making demonstra
ton of sympathetic interest and a
flag was dropped to half mast
In addition to her crew OF 80 men,
the Mackay Bennett carried an under
taker and a staff of embalmers, full
equipment of embalming implements
and a large quantity OF ice.
II any bodies are found they will be
brought here. It's mt believed ssat
1.-The ship will return before ten days.
She carried wireless outfit and
| news of the bodies that can be identi-
| fed will be flashed to the White Star
Offices in New York.
| The belief that many bodies may
De found is based upon the success of
\
of the French liner La Bourgoine
which was sunk in collision off this
port Scores of bodies were picked
up at sea for two weeks after that
disaster.
Vincent Astor Is depending upon
! the Mackay Bennett to find the body
of his father, If possible. No attempt
of course, will be made to penetrate
to the two mile depth where the
Titanic Is now resting, this being i'm
possible for divers, according to ma
rine men here.
Captain Larnbner of the cable ship
before sailing said:
/ I'VE are under charter of the White
4 Star company Just as soon as any
body is found and identified wire
i less message will be sent to the White
Star company in New York. expect
that we will spend two or three days
at the scene of the disaster exploring
the field. The bodies will be tenderly
cared for and returned to Halifax as
soon as possible
J The freighter "Anee" from London
arrived here today for coal. She car.
ried no wireless and her crew had
not heard of the Titanic disaster until
port was reached
Hundreds of messages are piled ur
at the wireless stations here and at
! Cape Race for transmission to the
: Carpathia. These are from frantic
, friends and relatives asking for news
of survivors.
So great is the accumulation of mes
( sages that the wireless operators
have no hope of clearing them tcda!
or tomorrow.
5 Wireless waves are searching the
5 seas again today for tidings from the
vapor-enshroude deep that would
Y clear away some Of the mystery of the
5 worlds greatest marine catastrophe.
: Word From the carpathia.
WASHINGTON, April 17.-Com
mander Decker of the Scout Cruiser
Chester notified the navy department
at 1.15 D. m. that he had communi
7 Gated with the Carpathia.
A message that followed read:
"The Carpathia states that the list'
I of first and second class passenger
l. and the crew have been sent ashore
;, The Chester will relay the list of thirt
/ class passengers when convenient t
. the Carpathia."
q All Hope Abandoned.
! NEW YORK, April 1.-THE wore
: sent to washington by Commando
Decker of the scout cruiser Cheste
that "the Carpathia reports the name
d. of all first and second class passer
gers have been sent ashore was be
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nodna Safe

Dodge Safe.
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NEW YORK, April 17-That Wash
ington Dodge, the San Francisco mil
ltcnaire, was also saved from the
Titanic
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FIXING BLAME
FOR THE WRECK
Not Enough Life Boats Are Carried by
the Big Ships to Save
All Of Those on
Board.
CONDEMN SPEED MANIA
Fifteen Hundred Lives Have Been
Lost and There Must Be Some
Place to Fix the
Blame.

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WASHINGTON, April 17.-Lax ma
rine regulations were to blame for the
great loss of life on the Titanic, ac-
cording to George Uhler, supervisor
Inspector of the United States steam
boat inspection service.
"If the Titanic had been under
United States register" said Uhler
"she would have been forced to carry
IS lifeboats instead of the twenty she
had aboard under the British board Of
trade regulations. When the crash
came, 1t was easy to save all who could
be crowded into the lifeboats. But
the remainder were forced to go down
with the vessel. What we need Is
legislation that will prohibit foreign
vessels carrying passengers to or
from American ports unless they are
under inspection by the United States
authorities. Under our system yes.
sells must carry adequate life saving
apparatus.
ut is deplorable that disaster ol
this magnitude must occur to make
the English people realize the made
quacy of their marine regulations
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carpathia Well Supplied.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE Cunar-
der Carpathia, bringing in the Titanic
survivors Is the flagship of the Cunard
adriatic fleet. She is not first class,
modern liner, but she is roomy and
comfortable.
When the Carpathia sailed she had
but 290 cabin, or saloon passengers
and she has Accommodations for 375,
so there was room in these cabins for
at least part Of the first cabin sur
vivors There was plenty of room in
the steerage which has Accommodations
for $500 passengers and carried moth
ing like its full quota when she left.
The Carpathia was we'll supplied with
food and the Cunard offices here be-
lieve she will have no difficulty caring
for the survivors until she can land
them In New York.
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Read The Gate City for all kinds
OF news.
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Californian comInn In.

BOSTON, April 17.-At the offices
of the Leyland line it was stated today
that the steamer Californian which
has been cruising about the scene of
the wreck OF the Titanic has started
for port, according to wireless from
Cape Race. They don't say whether
there were bodies of victims or sur
vivors on board, but 1t is known that
she combed every bit of the sea in
the vicinity of the wreck.
1t is not believed the Californian
will reach here until some time to-
morrow. The agents of the line say
that SO far they have only had frag-
mentary messages from her and that
they were not conclusive of anything.
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Survivors at Witnesses.

WASHINGTON April II. An
effort will be made to bring about
the attendance of some of the sur
vivors of the Titanic before the house
merchant marine committee, Chair
man Alexander said today, to show
the necessity for legislation recurring
steamers to provide lifeboats enough
to accommodate all passengers when
that work is taken up by the commit
tee. He said that the matter would
receive consideration without delay
II am opposed to any hysterical
rushing into an investigation by con-
gress of the Titanic disaster, said
Chairman Henry of the house rules
committee, when his attention was
called to the Mott resolution for a
general inquiry into the shipwreck.
II believe this matter will be thor
oughly investigated and by the Amer
ican public and the newspapers. How
ever, IL any necessity arises, my
committee, / expect. will deal with
the matter in a perfectly adequate and
intelligent manner
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-17
Only 700 Saved.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE Mar
conf wireless officers said today that
they had received wireless from the
Cunard liner Franconi, saying that
she had been in communication with
the Carpathia and the latter vessel
had reported as follows:
Have on board 700 saved from
Titanic. More than 1000 were lost. 4"
This report was at variance with any
of the other stories received here
and the telegraph officials We're in
clined to believe that the figures re-
I ceived had been misread.
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have already been sent out were saw
ed from the wreck of the Titanic. The
others on board the Carpathia, 1t was
believed, we're third class passengers.
II this Interpretation is true there
is no hope for any of the noted men
and women who are still missing.
They certainly must have gone down
of the persons who have been waiting
in the White Star offices for further
names that there was now no hope
that many broke down and cried,
while others collapsed utterly and had
to be assisted into waiting carriages.
No news had left some hope. but the
report from the Chester was accepted
as true. Few of the third class pas
sengers had been reported from and
in addition there now came fear that
the number rescued would be less than
700.
1t would appear that we know all
who were saved so far as well known
names are concerned" reluctantly said
White Star official. "and the carry
fears have become realty
Friends who had been clinging to
the hope that there was slight
chance that John Jacob Astor, Major
Butt, William T. Snead and the other
we'll known men on board might be on
the Carpathia had absolutely abandon
ed that hope this afternoon. All had
surely perished. it was believed.
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THE PAPER THAT BOOSTS kEo-
kUK ALL THE TIME.
subscribers Of Tho Daily Gate City
ara ee-yed the full Leased Wire SER
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THE WEATHER

Fair, Continued Cool. Local
temp p. m. AZ; Z a. m. So.
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was also demanded.
The White Star line officials ad-
mitted that the Titanic carried bu.
twenty life boats on her davits. These
boats had capacity of go passen-
gers and from the list of survivors it
appeared that one or more boats was
disabled in collision or they were net
filled to capacity in the scramble to
leave the sinking ship. Besides the
life boats the Titanic carried num-
her of collapsible RATS. none of which
We're launched according to the. news
received. The lord mayor today
opened subscription list for the re,
lief of the widows and orphans of the
crew of the Titanic.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-13
NOW LOOKING FOR
EXPOSED PERSONS
BOARD OF HEALTH CALLS GEN.
ERAL SEARCH FOR SMALL
Pox SUSPECTS.

Every effort IS being made by the
Cupboard Of Health looking - to
promptly locating the large number
OF persons exposed recently to small
pox While working at I. y. Vaughan
& Company's tobacco factory. at Sl0
South Tenth street
There are sixteen of these persons
who have net yet been located. and
as they are Il menace to the health OF
the city they should be promptly re-
ported TO the authorities wherever
found. as they are liable to break out
win the smallpox at any time.
The persons who have not as yet
been located, and who were exposed
are:
Abbie Harder, Mamie Trcadway.
Seventeenth street. Saluda johnson.
Seventeenth street: Sue Jones. Seven
teenth street: Pearl Lee. Seventeenth
street: Lucy Steel. Seventeenth street;
Susie Yates, North Eighth street:
Martha Hayes, Bates street: Ben Scott.
Arch street: Martha Scott, Arch
street: Josephine Palmer. Fifteenth
street: Tom Shelton. ST James. be-
tween Duvai and Baker: Warner
Mayo. Federal street: NJ. E. Cheatham.
st. Paal street. John Roberts. Church
Hill; Martha Parker. North Ninth
street.
The cases of smallpox which have
been repor "a to the health depart
ment within the last two weeks werr
all infected from an unrecognized case
at Whitlock's tobacco factory In the
latter part OF January.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-13
COURT CONFIRMS
WRIGHT DECISION
ORIENTAL REPRESENTATIVE OF
CIGARETTE MACHINE GETS
ANOTHER JUDGMENT.

The United States Circuit Courr of
Appeals with Circuit Judges Gofr and
Pritchard and District Judge Boyd in
attendance. yesterday affirmed the de-
clsion of the Circuit Court at Raleigh.
n. c., In the case of the United
Cigarette Machine Company versus r.
II. Wright.
On December 2e, 1883. the Bon
sack Machine Corporation, Vir-
ginia concern, entered into a con-
tract with Wright for twenty years,
whereby he was 10 act as their agent
in Asa, Africa and the islands ad-
Jacent, nancy Malta, the Philippines
ana the East Indies. He was to nave
the exclusive right to sell machines
in this territory and no machine was
to be introduced except through him.
Nrlgnts business WAS 10 be known
as the Bonsack Oriental Affairs.
The net profits and asses at the
termination of his contract were to be
equaiiy divided between him and the
Ronsack Company. In April 1889.
the United Cigarette Machine Com
pany was organized in England and
took over the Bonsack interests. The
American Tobacco Company wanted
the right to introduce the cigarette
machine into Japan, but Wright heit,
out for what was considered 10 be an
eAorpitant royalty and the negotia-
tons fell through. They also claimed
wright did not give an accounting ac-
coru.ng to the terms of his contract,
They accordingly brought suit IN
the Circuit Court at Ralelgn. but the
case was deciued in Wrights favor
Ine case was appealed TO the Circuit
Court tf Appeals with The above re-
suit,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-13
DOZEN MEMBERS
ATTEND SESSION
GENERAL ASSEMBLY WILL AID.
JOURN WITHOUT DAY ON
FRIDAY.

There were a round dozen members
present when the House of Delega tes
convened in regular Constructive"
session yesterday at noon. The SEN
ase had much smaller number of
members on hand to do the honors
of the occasion.
A large number Of bills were signed
In open session as required by law.
Resolutions of respect were adopt
ed on the announcement of the death
OF Delegate J. w. Gregory, of Pitt
sylvania. and committee Of three
members of each House was named
to escort the remains to the place
OF interment in Pittsylvania county.
The General Assembly will adjourn
sine die on Friday at noon
The regular meeting Will be held
at noon today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-13
WILL Be NO LET-UP
IN ROAD WORK
CASH AND CONVICT AID ApPIl9oE
FOR BY TWENTY-FIVE OF TINE
COUNTIES.

There is to be no let up IN goo&E
roads work In Virginia In the yong5
of grace. 1a1e.
Seventy counties have applies
for State aid under the road law whIc1I
permits the State to put In one-ha8|
and the county one-half for permanenf
road Improvement.
Sixteen counties have applied 49,
State aid in the form of convict lA0ogS
and only Ave in the State have mad
no application for any form Of StntA
corporation.
The counties which have not a1A
piled for aid are Accomac. Buchan1A,
Gloucester. Greene and King an1
Queen.
The counties which win receive ~
in the form of convict labor are AZ
most Identical with the list OF suG1|
counties last year. indicating thAt IN
country people feel that the use ~
the convict road force has been beuW4;
fetal in results. These counties arNE
Amherst. Augusta, Charlotte, ChestoxN
field. Culpeper. Dinwiddie. Fauaute
Lee. Mecklenburg. Orange, Pitfsy
vania. Pulaski. Roanoke, Rus1o
Smyth. and Washington.
The remaining seventy mine couI&
ties will continue road improvem41
on the cooperative. plan with tG
State aid. 7ssa
The sum appropriated for this p4l1
pose this year by the State ID 31Se.o1M
plus the amounts to be received The
the automobile tax, which with r.
not far short of s5,00s this year. nnn1
ing an aggregate of $230.000, or i l2|
tie less. s$SS ut
Tho 'apportIonment has not yet r.
made between the counties. s3
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-13
SHALL THE QUICK
OR DEAD RULE?
DEATH OF PURE REGISTRATION
BILLS WILL ENABLE THE LAT.
TER TO VOTE IN VIRGINIA.

Dead.
Peace to its -ashes----------------
And may 1t be resurreeted two years
hence by the indignant cry of an out
ragged people.
The Senate OF Virginia on Satur-
day permitted to die upon its calen-
dar the movement looking to the purg-
ing and keeping pure the registration
lists of the State, such movement hav-
ing been given expression by the sew
eral measures OF Speaker Byrd and
Mr.. Jordan, Of Isle of Wight. passed
through the House OF Delegates.
No one knows what the present laws
Of Virginia mean, as regards to tire
powers of the registrar. In fact the
law has been held to be one thing III
Lynchburg. and exactly another thins
In Suffolk. The judge of the Corpor-
alton Court of the city of Lynchburg
decided that the registrar was the sole
arbiter as to whether a man should
remain on the registration list when
he once got on the list. however I'M
lawful might have been the act by
which he became registered voter.
On the other hand the judge OF the
Circuit Court OF the city of Suffolk de-
cided similar case to the effect that
a registration list might be purged OF
unlawful voters the registrar TO the
contrary Notwithstanding.
The Byrd-Jordan measurese made |,
mandatory on the part of the regis
trars each year to purge the lists OF
all dead persons. and OF all those
known by the registrars to have re-
moved their domiciles from their re.
spectiye districts. Under the present
law men who have been dead for a
decade or more cast their votes for
the powers having charge of the cleo
ton machinery with a persistence not
even shown by live people. II being a
question whether or not the quick or
the dead shall rule.