The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-17
THE AMERICAN
DEFINITE
NEWS RECEIVED
known Only That Carpathia Is
Rushing TO Port With
Survivors.
AT LEAST 1,4o0 LIVES LOST
That Is Minimum Estimate
Made by Various
Agencies.
Especial &c Tho rimes-o,sns,,h1

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New York. April ls.--.,t least l,loo,
and possibly 1900. per sons perisacd
when the giant liner Titanic dove 10
the bottom of the Atlantic 500 miles
OFF Cape Race at ego o'clock Monday
morning
These ngures rcprescn, the minimum
and maHimum Of the estimates Of loss
OF life made here at a late hour -.
night by newspapers, the otiicIals OF
the White Star Line and other steam
ship companies and by independent
agencies.
revised and corrected list of tho
survivors, received by wireless from
the liner Carpathia, which is bringing
the survivors TO tnia port. contains
only 3o9 names. This fact has caused
great anxiety among the thronss be-
sieging the steamship and newspaper
Offices. as earlier reports led to the
belief tina, many more first and sec
ond bin passengers than that num-
her had been saved. and that there
are not as many AS $50 members OF
the the crew picked up.
One Bit of Definite News.
To the scores o. grief-stricken rcla-
tives and friends OF those who sailed
on the Titanic last Wednesday only
this one bit Of definite news is avail
able Tonight.
The steamer carpathia. carrying the
survivors, VIII reach port Thursday
night or Friday morning. Her captain
that she is making all speed possible.
and AT "a late hour asked hhat special
docking arrangements be made. All
these arrangements have been com
pleted. orders have been received
from Washington to waive all customs
regulations; and similarly the port
40 al,
Quarantine, The Carpathia Will be
given the right of way over ali other
ships bound in. and will proceed di-
rectly TO her dock at the Cunard
piers
The Carpa,hia at lo15 o'clock was
reported under high steam about 500
miles from New York. She will be
met by the scout cruiser Chester.
commanded by Benton {. Decker. now
At Newport The Navy Department
tonight ordered the Chester to get
in wireless communication with the
Carpathia and proceed toward her
with all possible speed. The Chester,
which has an excellent wireless sta
lion on board. Will disseminate press
matter for the newspapers of the
country.
From what can be learned tonight
many of those who came through the
narrowing scenes OF tue wreck arc III
a pitiful state. Most of them had re-
tired and We're forced TO leave the
Vessel In their night c.l.Hcnts. Then
for 81 ght hours they were buff ted
about in INC sea of ice. Exposed TO
the icy blasts OF the ocean, they
drifted in the small lifeboats, and
saw tho great palace of the deep.
with its wonderful illumination.
slowly sink, carrying with II the hus-
lands, fathers. brothers and sweet
hearts 10 whom they had said a hasty
farewell.
No Good ridings.
Late messages contain nothing 10
Indicate that any OF the distinguished
men who have been reported missing
have been found TO be alive. Scores
OF private messages have been SEM
to the Carpathla incuiring for John
Jacob Astor. Isidor Straus William T.
Stead. and others of The notable list.
but have brought no tidings that they
escaped
The Sable Island wireless station
at i0:i5 tonight is in communication
with the steamer Carpathia having on
board the rescued passengers OF the
Titanic. a gale is raging, and com
munication Will be difficult.
The battleship North Dakota and
the scout cruiser salem reported late
tonight in the vicinity of Nantucket
Shoals, and asked for information as
to the supposed location OF the Car
patha. The warships were informed
that the vessel was about 1000 miles
from New York IT noon Monday. and
expected TO pass ten miles south OF
Nantucket Shoals some time Thurs
day Both vessels viii probably pu;
to sea 10 meet her.