Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-16
Many Prominent Persons Were
Aboard the Titanic.
ISID0R STRAUS PASSENGER
Others Included Col. Astor, Henry B.
Harris and w. 7. Stead.
VANDERBILT NOT ON VESSEL
Mother Says He Remained in Lon
don-St. Louis Heiress Among
the Rescued.

Among the prominent persons on board
the Titanic were the following:
Isidor Straus, well known merchant of
New York and a member OF the Fifty
third Congress.
William Thomas Stead, editor. OF the
Review of Reviews and Masterpiece La
brary, and one Of the most widely known
newspaper men in the world. His weekly
stories of doings in London printed In
American newspapers have caused much
comment.
Col. John Jacob Astor, one OF the
wealthiest men in the world. who in 1897
built the Astoria Hotel, and later erected
an addition. The two combined are now
the Waldorf-As During the Span
ish- American war Col. Aston presented
to the government mounted battery,
said to have cost 100000. He served in
Cuba, and was present at the surrender
at Santiago.
Charles Melville Hays, president of the
Grand Trunk railway. I.
:. ]. B. Ismay Passenger.
Joseph Bruce Ismay. ship owner. and
chairman and managing director OF the
White Star Line. who realized his dream
Of many years when the Titanic sailed
away from her dock in Southampton. and
who planned to enjoy the maiden trip OF
the Inflated vessel. Besides beng chair
man and managing director of the White
Star Line, Mr.. Ismay was president OF
the International Mercantile Marine Com
pany.
the building OF the Brooklyn bridge after
the death Of his father.
Henry Burkhardt Harris, the theatrical
manager who is well known in this city,
having married Washington girl. MSS
Irene Wallach,. who formerly lived al
I'd street and Indiana avenue northwest.
Mrs. Harris accompanied her husband
when he boarded the Titanic at South
amptOn.
Mrs. Astor Il Safe.
NEW YORK. April 1.-THE White
Star line informed Vincent Aston. son
OF Col. John 'Jacob Aston, this morn
ing that his stepmother. Mrs. John
Jacob Aston, with her maid, had been
saved and that they hoped to hear
|. later that Col. Astor had been rescued
Mrs. mo.nsa
last night that her son. who was re-
ported on board the Titanic, had not
boarded the ship in England. but was
still in London.
Heiress II Rescued.
81. LOUIS, MO-, April 1o.7MlSs
0eorgette Madin. reported among the
saved in the Titanic disaster. is one
OF the city's youngest heiresses. She
IL fifteen years old. BY an order OF
court q year ago she was awarded ar
annual pin money allowance Of $3.50
to pay for her clothing and education
until she became Of age.
Miss Madili is the principal heir Of
Judge George A. Madill, who Is q promi
nent banker OF this city.
Cincinnati Woman Survivor.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, April 16. : Mrs
George N. Stone. mentioned in the lis
| Of the survivors Of the Titanic, IL from
/ this city. She had been visiting q daugh
ter in Cairo. Egypt, for the last year.
II. b. Rood on Steamer.
SEATTLE. Wash. April 16.-Hughes r
Rood. vice president and general manage
| Of the Pacific Creosoting Company. who's,
/ name appears in the list of the Titanic'
/ passengers, is wealthy resident OF thi
| city, who. with his wife. had been spend
| ing the winter on the continent. Mrs
4 Rod and her maid were 70 sail later.