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ffioWhln SBO- News. HH WEEKLY J-TIMEB-A.WEEK.tI A YEAB I CENTS A COPT. DAILY. tS A YEAJft. VOL 62. FUNERAL SHIP FINDS SCORES ’ OF TITANIC'S DEAD AT SEA Some Bodies That Are Found Are Consigned Again to the Deep, but Sixty-four That May Be Identified r Will Be Brought to Land. STEAMER SEARCHES AT TITANIC'S GRAVE SOME DEAD IDENTIFIED , Grim Icebergs Yet Stand Sen tinels at Ocean Tomb. St. John’s N. F., April 21.—Sixty tour bodies have been recovered by the . cable steamer Mackay-Bennett, which has been searching in the vicinity of the Titanic disaster, according to a report that reached this city to-night. It is said that a number of bodies which were recovered were sunk again as they were without identificatien mark. The names of those identified could not be obtained through the Cape Race wireless station. The sixty-four bodies recovered are regarded as identifiable, according to the report. Those that were sunk were presumably in a condition mak ing their preservation impossible. Icebergs on Guard. New York, April 21.—Two wireless messages addressed to J. Bruce Ismay, president of the International Mercan tile Marine, were received to-day at the offices of the White Star Line from the cable ship Mackay-Bennett, via Cape Race, one of which reported ' that the steamship Rhein had sighted bodies near the scene of the Titanic wreck. The first message, which was 1 dated April 2v, read: “Steamer Rhein reports passing wreckage and bodies 42.1 north, 49.13 : west, eight miles west of three big icebergs. Now making for that posi tion. Expect to arrive 8 o’clock to- ■ night. Mackay-Bennett.” The second message reads: “Received further information from Bremen (presumably steamship Brem en) and arrive on ground at 8 p. m. Start on operations to-morrow. Have , been considerably delayed on passage ' by dense fog. Mackay-Bennett.” Before his departure for Washing ton Mr. Ismay, after reading the two messages, said: "The cable ship Mackay-Bennett has been chartered by the White Star Line and ordered to proceed to the scene of the disaster and do all she could to recover bodies and glean all informa tion possible. , "Every effort will be made to identi fy bodies recovered and any news will be sent through immediately by wire less. In addition to any such messages as these the Mackay-Bennett will ; make a report of activities every morn- Ing and such reports will be made pub- 1 lie at the offices of the White Star : Line. "The cable ship has orders to re main on the scene of the wreck for at least a week, but should a large number of bodies be recovered before ' that time she will return to Halifax with them. The search for bodies will not be abandoned until not a vestige of hope remains for any more recov eries. "The Mackay-Bennett will not make any soundings as they would not serve i any useful purpose because the depth where the Titanic sank is more than , 2,000 fathoms.” MANY DEAD, FLOATING WITH LIFE PRESERVERS Halifax, N. S., April 21.—A wireless dispatch from the steamship Bremen, via the Sable Island and Camperdown ' wireless stations, received to-night, reads: "The steamer Bremen bound for New York and the steamer Rhein passed on Saturday afternoon in 42.0 north lati tude and 49.20 west longitude, in the ■ neighborhood of three large icebergs Sighted numerous pieces of wreckage 1 and a great number of human bodies ' with life preservers on. floating in the sea. Sighted and spoke the cable ■ iteamer Mackay-Bennett on the way to recover the floating bodies. ‘Capt. Prager." No direct word had been received here up to a late hour to-night from the steamer Mackay-Bennett, which probably is unable to communicate directly with Cape Race, which is about 360 miles away, because its wire less range is only about 200 miles. Thomasville’ schools LOSE SUPT. ALLEN No One Named for Place He Will Leave Vacant. Thomasville. Ga., April 21.—Supt. Al len of the Thomasville public schools has notified the Board of Education that he will not apply for the posi tion of superintendent for the coming year. The reasons given for this ac tion on the part of Mr. Allen have not been made public and it is not known whether he Will reside in Thomasville in future. The news that he would no longer be in charge of the schools here was received with much regret by the public generally, with whom he has been a favorite, as under him the schools have grown and prospered greatly. The board has taken no steps yet to fill the position of superintend ent for next year. Nashville Men Arrested. Nashville, Tenn.. April 21.—Immedi ately after to-day’s ball game between Nashville and Chattanooga W. G. Hlr sig. president of the Nashville base ball club, and W. C. Schwarts, man ager of the team, were placed under arrest by city detectives. They were released on bonds of 1100 each ISMAY DENIES HE GAVE ANY ORDERS Says Titanic Was in Full Charge of Captain Smith. SOUGHT NO SPEED RECORD He Says, and Wasn’t Hurrying from Ice Zone. New York, April 21.—1 n a state ment given out here to-night J. Bruce Ismay replied to various published statements regarding the Titanic disas ter, particularly those in which his name has figured prominently. Mr. Ismay denies that he had any thing to do ■with the navigation of the Titanic; declares among other things that he exercised no privileges that did not belong to any other first cabin passengers; that he was in bed when the accident occurred and that he had no idea of returning to Europe quick ly to avoid appearing at the sena torial investigation. His statement in part follows: “When I appeared before the Senate committee Friday morning I supposed the purpose of the inquiry was to as certain the cause of the sinking of ■ the Titanic with a view «to determin- | ing whether additional legislation was to prevent the recurrence of so horrible a disaster. Denies He Gave Orders. ”1 welcomed such an inquiry and ap peared voluntarily without subpoena and answered all questions put to me by the members of the committee to the best of my ability, with coinplete frankness and without reserve. I did , not suppose the question of my per sonal conduct was the subject of the inquiry, although I was ready to tell everything I did on the night of the collision. "When I went on board the Titanic at Southampton on April 10 it was my intention to return by her. I had no intention of remaining in the United States at that time. I came merely to observe the new vessel, as I had done in the case of other vessels of our lines. i “During the voyage I was a passen- 1 ger and exercised no greater rights or privileges than any other passen- 1 ger. I was not consulted by the com- ’ mander about the ship, her course, 1 speed, navigation, or her conduct at 1 sea. All these matters were under the i executive control of the captain. I | saw Capt. Smith only casually, as oth- ■ er passengers did; 1 was never in his room; I was never on the bridge until 1 after the accident; I did not sit at his < table in the saloon; I had not visited . the engine room nor gone through the ship, and did not go or attempt to go to any part of the ship to which any : first cabin passenger did not have ac- , cess. , Did Not Attain Full Speed. , "It is absolutely and unqualifiedly i false that I ever said that 1 wished the Titanic should make a speed record , or should increase her daily runs. I deny absolutely having said to any I person that we would increase our ] speed in order to get out of the ice- , zone, or any words to that effect. “As I have already' testified, at no • time did the Titanic, during the voyage, 1 attain her full speed. It was not ex pected that she would reach New York ' before Wednesday morning. If she < had been pressed she could probably ' have arrived Tuesday evening. < “The statement that the White Star 1 would receive an additional sum. by < way of bounty or otherwise, for at- i taining a certain speed, is absolutely 1 untrue. “I was never consulted by Capt. 1 Smith nor bv any other person, nor I did I ever make any suggestions what- I soever to any human being about the < course of the ship. The Titanic, as I i am informed, was on the southernmost westbound track of trans-Atlantic ships. The tracks, or lanes, -were de- . signaled many’ years ago by agree- ; ment of all the important steamship lines, and all captains of the White Star Line are required to navigate their vessels as closely as possible on these tracks, subject to standing instruc tions.” Safety la First Consideration. These instructions, according to Mr. Ismay, require that commanders of vessels must bear in mind “that the safety of the lives and property en trusted to their care is tjie ruling’prin ciple that should govern them in the navigation of their vessels, and that no supposed gain in expedition or sav ing of time on the voyage is to be purchased at the risk of accident. "The only information I ever receiv- ] ed on the ship that other vessels had sighted ice was by a wireless message received from the Baltic, which I have already testified to. This was handed to me by Capt. Smith without any re- ’ mark as he was passing on the passenger deck on the afternoon of Sunday. April 14. 1 read the telegram ’ Continued on Page Nine j < SAVANNAH, GA., MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1912. MAN WHO SAVED TITANIC SURVIVORS AND SCENES WHEN THEY LANDED - ---- . i ’ yr W - £ f ' ‘ two blocks from GAR?AtH>AS dock- h .1\ b X- n ■». - .; v «■ _■ i ... kTriAr. B*t mßß wfllwr lwr.. 9 JI 2 ■<- . ;• lair***- C. ’ fill IWMriL—l .... T'a •,': si Ry >•. t: g? Wf.' N w Yoik. April 21—111: t!i- L J*: /' Stea rcslilCarT'at 1> :■< airi'.'-d i: ; 4 i y JBH J York with the surer, .r.-: <■( t'.e T/a i- p® ll *’ I,nes ’’••••’ 1 IL CH3PHTHIAH V from the pier where the boats decked - . 1 r kept curiosity aeekers at a distance. , n j th( , rg W ere able to leave the pier and enter automobiles and carriages without encountering ttem end. us crowds. A few of the passen gers on the Carpathia who had started a week before for Mediterranean points decided not to continue on the in terrupted journey and they came off with the Titanic survivors. The Carpathia did not have accommodations for all the sufferers and many of them slept on the floor, on dining room tables or in beds improvised in lath tubs. Capt. Rostrom of the Carpathia was almost a wreck from loss of sleep when his boat came into port. Th- 1 Titanic's lifeboat s were brought into the New York harbor by the Carpathia and were dropped into the North river. “STEEL" MEN CONTROL OVER HALF OF RAILROADS IN UNITED STATES Report Shows Steel Corporation Affiliations Govern ' Railroads Worth Over Ten Billions: FLOOD SITUATION BEGHES WORSE DEATH LIST MAY GROW Thousands Flee as Yellow Flood Advances. New Orleans, April 21.—News from the flooded area of the Mississippi val ley in Arkansas. Mississippi, and Louisiana continued to-day to be in creasingly grave. Thousands of those who were compelled to flee to higher places when the yellow flood invaded their homes have been cared for, but there are still many more who are in imperative need of aid. As the wa ters continue on their destructive way more appeals for help are being re ceived by those in charge of the relief work. It is estimated there are fifty towns and villages that have so far felt the effects of the flood. Some places are under from two to fifteen feet of wa ter, with little prospect of an early recession. Reports as to the loss of life differ. Those known to have perished total ten, all negroes but one. It is be lieved, however, that the list will be much larger when the interior of the affected district is penetrated by res cue parties. Conditions in the country overflowed by the Beulah. Mississippi, break are extremely serious. High places in Bol ivar county never before inundated are covered with three to four feet of wa ter. All women and children in that district have been taken to Greenville and Vicksburg. Much relief work re mains to be done in that section as appeals for help from both white and black inhabitants are continually be ing received at Vicksburg, where the headquarters of the relief bureau are established. Over a dozen towns al ready have been inundated from the Beulah break. At Nibletts. Miss., four miles south of the Beulah crevasse, where some alarm was felt for a portion of the levee Saturday, a large force of men is working day and night and it is be lieved a break will be averted. Great damage has been done to rail roads running through the flooded countries. The distribution of supplies to hun dreds of victims marooned on planta tions and in settlements in the neigh borhood of Tallulah, La., began to day. There is practically no change in the levee situation south of Vicksburg. WED IN7 BUGGY Miss Bridges Becomes Mrs. McCranie at Adel. Adel. Ga.. April 21.-r-Mr. Flynt Mc- Cranie and Mfss Freda Bridges, prom inent young people living west of Adel. were married this afternoon while seated in a buggy in front of the Methodist parsonage, the Rev. Charles W. Curry officiating. HOUSE PROBERS GET STATISTICS For Use in Investigation of “Steel Trust.” , Washington, D. C.. April 21.—Direc tors of the I'nlted States Steel Corpor ation through stock ownership and places on the directorates of the great railway systems of the I’nited States have a controlling voice in nearly 55 per cent, of the railroads of the coun try, according to a statistical study prepared for the Stanley steel trust Investigating committee of the House. The aggregate vahie of the railroads is fixed as approximately JIS.OTO.OOO.iXW. and of that Steel Corporation affilia tions are said to control more than $10,000,000,000. The twenty-three directors of the Steel Corporation also sit on boards of directors of banks, insurance com panies, express companies and various other industrial corporations with an aggregate capitalization of $7,388,099,- 416. Baker’s Name Most Frequent. Figures collected for the committee record by one of its special investigat ors show that Steel Corporation of ficers and directors sit as officers or directors in banks, trust and insurance companies having aggregate capital, surplus, deposits and undivided profits of $3,314,811.175; in industrial corpora tions having aggregate capital and bonded indebtedness of $2,803,509.345. including the Steel Corporation's sl.- 646,953.407; in street railway, steamship, telegraph and terminal companies hav ing aggregate capital and bonded in debtedness of $1,271,778,890. Os the individual officers or direc tors, George F. Baker holds the great- ' est number of memberships in other boards of directors. Mr. Baker is a director in industrial corporations with combined capital of nearly $2,000,000,000; railroad and ex press companies with capital of more than $4,000,000,000. and banks with cap ital of morg than $1.500,000,0u0. Each of the other directors is also in industrial corporations with com bined capital of more than $1,000,000,000, J. Pierpont Morgan, J. P. Morgan, Jr.. William E. Corey. H. C. Frick. W. H. Moore. George W. Perkins, Norman B. Ream, Daniel G. Reid. P. A. B Wid ener. Percival Roberts, Jr., and E. C. Converse are prominent in the names under the tabulations prepared for the committee showing their representa tions in other corporations. To Erect Monument. Augusta, Ga.. April 21.—A general memorial service to Maj. Archibald W. Butt and other victims of the Titanic oisaster will be held in Augusta May 2. when the principal tribute to Maj. Rutt will be delivered by President Taft. Mayor Barrett has called a meeting for to-morrow to arrange de tails for the memorial. An even more lasting tribute to Maj. Butt's memory will be in the form of h bronze or marble monument to be erected in Augusta. The movement, started to-day, already has met with sueh substantial response as to insure the monument •w —-—• TORNADOES TAKE TOLL IN DEATH Illinois, Indiana,and Kansas Towns Swept. SCORES AMONG INJURED Property Loss Is Large and Death List Qrowing. Chicago, April 21.—Thirty-two persons are believed to have been killed in a I series of tornadoes which swept across parts of Illinois and Indiana just be fore nightfall to-day. Twelve deaths have been confirmed and eight are reported on authority which appears reliable. A hundred others persons were in jured. at Jeast eight of them so severe ly they may die. Damage done to property will amount to thousands of dollars. The storm swept tiirough the north ern part of Murphysboro, 111., serious ly Injuring Mrs. George King and two daughters and Mr. and Mrs. William Wilderback. No deaths were reported there. Ten houses were demolished at Murphysboro. At Reddick. 111., many buildings were ! destroyed and Nelson Hulse, his w ife and daughter were killed and two oth er children probably fatally injured when their house fell in on them. Several others were hurt. Scores of town buildings and farm houses were razed in the vicinities of Coal City. Aiieen, Dwight. (.Mell and Mason City and a number of persons injured. Two sections reported tornadoes a’ the same time, M«st damage ap parently was done by that which ap peared from Coal City, 111., and swept eastward, the other being active in and near Murphysboro. Twelve dead were found at Rush. 111., and it is expected that more will be found when the debris is cleared aw ay. Five persofis were killed at Willis ' tile and sixteen houses were demol ished. Death and Loss in Kansas. Kansas City, Mo.. April 21.—Three persons are known to have lost their lives in the four tornadoes that late Saturday visited northern and central Kansas. A. Broyles was killed in the wreck of his home near Waldron. Harper county, and Prokop dual and his 4- year-otd granddaughter were killed in the storm at Bison. Rush county. A total of nearly thirty persons are known to have been injured in Kansas and property damage will aggregate $200,000 At Copan, an oil town in Oklahoma, one girl was killed and twenty-five persons injured. Death and Damage. Kentland. Ind.. April 21. —Nine per sons were killed, six others so seri ously injured they are expected to die. half a hundreds others bruised by fly ing debris and thousands of doitars worth of property destroyed in and Continued, Page Nine, S CENTS A COPT. Established 1850. - - Incorporated IKB. 2413 PASSENGERS ALMOST IN PANIC WHEN STEAMERS CRASH IN FOG Steamships Denver and El Sud Meet Just Off Galves ton Bar, and Latter, Badly Injured, Is Helped Back to Port. RAILROADSIIIT BY TORRENTIAL RAINS MANY WASHOUTS OCCUR Trains Are Held Up; Tracks Innundated. Albany, Ga.. April 21.—Passengers and crews on trains arriving, from three to six hours late on the line of the Central of Georgia running west ward from Albany into Alabama and into Western Florida report torrential rains rivalling cloud bursts, as the result of which scores of washouts have occurred. The train leaving Albany Saturday morning was unable to reach its des- . tination and met the conductor and part of the crew of another train east bound on a hand car, their train ha'- ing been held up by washouts. The westbound train took the other's sched ule and returned to Albany six houhs . late. It was stated by passengers that j for nearly twelve miles the track either was afloat or suspended across wash- I outs for the greater part of the dis tance. Torrential rains have fallen through- I out this section of the country during the last thirty-six hours. ENGINEER DIES' IN A. BJI_A. WREC& Passenger Train Hits Weak Trestle Near Hanson. Fitzgerald. Ga.. April 21.—The Atlan ta. Birmingham and Atlantic passen ger train, due in Fitzgerald at 11 o'clock from Thomasville, ran into a short trestle near Hatjson about,. IT • miles from Flfzge.-aM thus morning and was wrecked, killing Engineer T. T. an<l “TWlMWir*’he Pg of Henry Hardy, the negro fireman. Ex i cvpt for bruises, none of the passen gers was hurt, as none of the cars left the track. The supports of the trestle were washed out and as the engine struck | it. the timbers crumpled up. letting | the engine and tender buckle togeth- The engineer was caught between the two a little above the waist and nothing could lie seen of the body ex- I cept the legs and hands as the\ hung i below the floor of the cab. Th- body I | could not be recovered until a wreck | ing train lifted up the engine or ten- ; I der and released it. I Engineer Buckalow was one of the i oldest men on the road. He leaves a I widow and several children. | One of the most severe thunder j storms of the year, accompano I by h ill, prevailed since 3 o'clock Satur- j day morning and the whole country : about here is under water. COAST LINE TRAIN No. 189 DITCHED Extra Trains Made Up to Run to Savannah. ThomasvjJle, Ga.. April 21.—Two se- I rious wrecks were caused on roads , | leading here to-day by recent heavy | rains. Near Cairo westbound Atlantic I <?oast Line train No. Is 9 was ditched ' but none hurt. The other wreck was ; that near Hanson. Through traffic between Thomasville ; I and Montgomery has been annulled | 1 because of numerous washouts. 1 Extra trains are being made here to operate schedules to Waycross and j Savannah. A report to-night states that east- } i bound Atlantic Coast Line train No. ISO ! was derailed forty miles east of Mont- > gomery. ROB PASSENGERS TN THEIR BERTHS MASKED MEN GET LOOT In Illinois Passenger Train Is Robbed. Chicago. April 21.—N ine persons were robbed of money or valuables or both, by three masked hold-up men who went through the sleeper Nottingham of the Rock Island westbound Golden State limited, late last night at Sheffield. 111. I forty miles east of Moline. After the robbers had finished their > work they shot holes in the air signal I tube conne*'ted with the engine, thus bringing the train to a standstill and quickly made their escape. Under cover of three revolvers the porter was forced to point out to the outlaws the berths that were occupied. | As soon as the robbers entered the I Pullman they forced the porter to lock the doors. Only the occupants of one Pullman were disturbed. Those who were robbed are: W. L. Lerlanc, New York. 35 and railroad ticket; Mary Herron. Chicago. $96 O. T. Benton. Oberlin. Kan., gold watch and diamond valued at $l5O and $250 cash; D. A. Mac Fuller and wife. Fort Wayne, Ind., $95 and two watches . Continued frw Page Nina. FRIGHTENED SAILORS LEAP INTO THE SEA BUT NO LIVES ARE LOST Captains Mistook Directions oi Fog Horns’ Blasts. Galveston. Tex.. April 21.—With the arrival in port this afternoon of ths steamships Denver and El Sud, which figured in a collision off Galveston bar during Saturday night, details of the accident were learned. The Mallory vessel, the Denver, is not badly dam aged. but the Morgan liner El Sud, has , a hole rammed in her port side just i forward of the forward hatch, reaching ) more than half way through the vessel from the deck to keel. Though badly ' rippled with her forepeak full of water i she was still afloat and with the assist lance of two tugs and the pilot boat i Texas was able to make her way to the : Southern Pacific docks. No lives wer« lost and no one injured. When the two vessels came togethei . much confusion reigned on both ships. The in Wengers aboard the Mallory ri liner were' almost panic stricken but I they were soon assured by Capt. . j Staples that there was no danger. On [ the El Sud the fifty men of the ■ rew I were more excited. Several jum.-ef overboard, but were rescued. Set era ■ I boats were lowered by the crew and I I they took to the sea. \ . _ , ' ! Struck in Dense Fog. I All went back to the vessel, b iwever . when they saw that she was still sea irworihy. save one boat with elght'eer men in it. This boat was picked up l later by the Denver u» she lay at anchor to give assistance (n the El . Sud if needed. As the Denver lay at anchor she kept her whistles sounding and the El Sud lifeboat, laden with its I eighteen men, was guided by the sound |of the whistles. These men said they attempted to reach the El Sud but as this vessel went back toward the bar : they were left at sea and had to go to I the Denver. According to the statements of the i masters on both steamers the collision occurred with the vessels striking each 1 other at a right angle. The Denver was inward bound and the El Sud was i bound out. There was a dense fog ir i which it was impossible to see more 1 than a half ship's length. Neither captain signalled to the other on which , side he would pass and each thinking i the other vessel would pass on the ! other side, steered his vessel to the : collision. Saw Vessel Dead Ahead. I "We »• re coming in under half speed and suunumg our fog horn at short intervals," said Capt. Staples of the - Denver. "I heard the whistle of a ves «l on our starboard and as I knew i mis was an outward bound vesse. from Galveston. I had no fear of a .elision for 1 exi>eeted we would pass •on the starboard. However, to avoid donger. as I thought. I slowed down ■ and steered the vessel a point farther j starboatd. In a few minutes the I lights ot the Hl Sud loomed up im i mediately in our path and I saw the I Cense log that she was swinging across our ho« 1 rang full speed astern, but it was too late and the ship was half way through her fo'castle. "After 1 had seen what had been I done, I came to anchor that I might j give assistance if needed. I remained ,at anchor until daylight. About ar | hour or more after the collision with I El Sud. we picked up a boat with j eighteen men Irom El Sud.” In regard to the refusal of the Den ver's w ireless operator to send any de tails of the collision last night, Capt. | Staples said that he hack ordered the operator not to give out any details. I In the first place, he said he did not I know to what extent El Sud had been damaged and thought that if he at- I tempted to give any details of the collision by wireless the“O reports would be more or less exaggerated aud would cause needless excitement. "We would prefer coming in port to dav an.l giving a first hand story,” he said. Vessels Met With Crash. | Capt. Forbes of El Sud said h< heard the whistles of the Denver, as ti.ey sounded to him, on his port ! side. He ordered the first mate whe was at the wheel to ’port his wheel | half.’ Later he changed this to a whole i>o>nt and then the Denver loom ed up immediately in front of him. he ordered ’port hard the wheel.’ Thl, was too late, however, and the ves sels came together with a crash. KI Sud. although badly damaged was seaworthy to an extent that sh« could be brought into port. She had about twenty-five feet of water in her forward hold, but the officer* sav h-t forward bulkheads have held wat»r tight. The bulkheads eaied the vea sei. The collision o'rhrred is nine Continued Cxmb Page Num.