The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-15

tanic was still afloat six hours after
the reported accident.
The officers of the Titanic are:
Captain E. J.. Smith, commander;
surgeon, w. F. n. O'LoughIin; assist
ant surgeon, J. e. Simpson; purser, H.
| W. McEIroy; second purser, r. L.
Broker; chief. steward, A. Latimer.
An hour later Mr.. Franklin auth
or1zed the following statement: No
alarm for Titanic's passengers
Mr. Franklin said that while no
! direct message from the Titanic had
been received at the office the Off
Gals were perfectly satisfied there
was no cause for alarm. They do not
regard the cessation of the ships wire
less messages as denoting anything Sc
| r1ous as this might have been caused
by atmospheric disturbances or other
causes. The Titanic is well able to
withstand almost any exterior dam
age and could keep afloat almost in
definitely after being struck.
1.-The Olympic has just been report
ed as having been in direct commune
cation by wireless with the Titanic"
Mr.. Franklin was most emphatic in
his assurances regarding the safety
of the passengers and the steamer He
said he had computed the time men
toned in the foregoing statement by
Atlantic time, which is one hour ahead
of eastern time.
THE Titanic now is in latitude Al 46
north and longitude 51.14 west" said
Mr.. Franklin. She is being approach
ed from the west by the Olympic of the
White Star line which should be along
side by p. m. today. The Baltic Of
the same line which was east of the
Titanic on it's way to Europe has turn
ed back and probably will be alongside
by p. m. The Virginian, of the Allan
line eastward bound is reported as rap
idly approaching and should be on the
spot by 10 o'clock this morning."
The Passenger List.
London, April 15.-The first-class pas
senger list of the Titanic includes 31S
names as follows:
Miss E. w. Allen, H. J. Allison, wife
daughter, son, maid and nurse, Harry
anderson, Miss Cornelia 1. Andrews,
Thomas Andrews, Mrs. e. D. Appleton,
Raymond Artaga-Veytia, Col. John
Jacob Astor. wife, man servant and
maid, Mrs. N. Aubert and maid, O.
H. Barkworth, J. Baumann. Mrs. Jas.
Baxter, Quigg Baxter, T. Beattie, r..
I. Beckwith and wife, K. H. Behr
D. H Bishop and wife, H. Bjornstrom.
Stephen Wear Blackwell, Henry Blank,
Miss Caroline Bennett, Lilly Bonnell
J. J. Borebank, Miss Bowen, Elsie
Bowerman, John B. Brady, E. Brandies, |
George Brayton, DR.. Arthur Jackson
Brew, Mrs. ]. j. Brown, Mrs J. NJ.
Brown, Mrs. S. w. Bucknell and maid, |
Major Archibald Butt, E. P. Calderhead |
Mrs. Churchill CardelI, Mrs. ]. W. NJ.
Cardezo and maid, A. A. Dick and wife |
Washington Dodge, wife and son, Mrs |
F. Douglas, W. Douglas, wife and
maid, W. 0. Dulls, Mrs. Boulton Earn |
shew, Miss Caroline Endress, Benjamin |
Guggenheim, 7. D. M. Cardeza and
man servant. Frank Carlson, F. NJ. |
and J. P. Carran, William E. Carter |
wife, son, daughter and maid, Howard |
B. Case, T. w. Cavendish, wife and |
maid, Herbert F. Cahhee and wife, n !
c. Chambers and wife. Miss Gladys |
Cherry, Paul Chevre. Mrs. E. NJ. Chib-
nall, Robert Chisholm, Walter Clark |
and wife, George Quincy Clifford, E. p. |
Colley, Mrs. A. T. and Miss S. w. Conn !
ton, A. T. Compton Jr., Mrs. Cornell |
John B. Grafton. Edward G. Crosby, |
wife and daughter, John Bradley Cum |
mings and wife. P. D. DAILY, Robert |
w. Daniel, Thornton Davidson and !
wife, Mrs. B. DeVilliers.