The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-18

| Titantic, thousands OF men, women
and children stormed the office of
the White Star Line this morning for
information, but little was received.
The officials merely said there had
been loss of life but that they hoped
for the best.
Tho Cunard line gave out wire
less disaptch saying that the Car
pathia had rescued 500 passengers
and that it was proceeding slowly to
New York through a gfeld of ice.
The White Star Line officials are
suppressing wireless reports.
Company Suppresses Facts.
Relatives of the missing charge the
company not only with the suppress
sion of facts but with sending out
cheering reports yesterday when the
officials new better.
The list of rescued women and
! children was given out by the White
Star officials, as sent by wireless by
the captain of the Olmpic The list
contains Geo names, but the story OF
the disaster, how the women and
children were placed in boats during
the night and how they suffered for
eight hours before the other steamer
came and how the Titanic foundered
with it's men passengers and crew is
suppressed.
Varying Reports.
| Because of the varionce between
the official and unofficial reports, it
is impossible to say at IL O'Clock
how many of these on the Titanic
were saved and how many were lost.
With SAG on the Corpathia, the death
list would be 1892, if all the rest
We're lost, for the Titanic carried a
total of 1858 passengers and MEM
bers of the crew when it sailed.
wireless from the Carpathia says
that Mrs. John Jacob Astor was saw
ed, but that her husband may be
| lost.
Cape Race.-A wireless from the Oh
ymp.o says that the Carpathia has
rescued S66 from the Titanic but that
there are grave fears for the rest
of the passengers and crew.
Virginia Was Too Late.
Boston, Mass.-Officials of the AL
Ian line do not believe the report
that their steamer Virginia has 400
Titanic survivors on board. The Vir-
ginia can't be reached b. wireless. A
telegram from Sable Island says that
no victims were rescued by the Pa
risian.
Montreal, Canada-Capt. Gam
bell of the Virginia reports to the
company's agent here by wireless
that his rescue trip to the Titanic was
fruitless. 1--WE arrived too late to res
cue any one," he says. Now he is
proceeding to Liverpool This means
that the only ones saved were in
the boats picked up by the Carpa-
THE, S66 in all.
Notables on Board.
New York City.-Among those or
the lost Titanic, who probably are
,all dead are the following:
John Jacob Astor, head of the
New York Astor family; Henry B
Harris, the theatrical magnate from
st. Louis; Isador Strauss, a New Yorl
merchant; William Stead, editor o
the Review of Reviews; Charles Mel
Vile Hays, president of the Crane
Trunk railroad; Benjamin Guggen
helm, fifth son of Meyer Guggenheim
Frank D. Millett, artist, Ciarenc
Moore, a Was shington clubman; Ma
jor Archibald Butt President Taft
aide; jacques Frutelle, author, an
j. Bruce Ismay, president OF the In
ternational Mercantile Company.
Gloom at White House.
Washington, ID. C.-Gloom prevail
ed at the White House today. Pres
ident Taft was visibly touched an
kept in constant communication wit
the White Star officers, trying to &c
news of his side, Major Butts, VIII
was on his way back from Europe o
the Titanic. In the House Of Repre-
sentatives, the sea horror was refer
ed to by Rev. Henry w. Codert, tt
blind chaplain, when he opened tt
house with prayers. He prayed ft
more stringent laws to protect tho:
who travel by water.
When it comes to vessels of gre
size, such as vessels of $4,000 tol
or more, carrying 5000 passenger
there are not enough lifeboats to ca
ry the passengers to safety in case
accident, said Supervising Inspect