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Date 1912-04-18

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will handfe and friends and ust seven years : d begs to state arried on as a oF tia company aturance of -always been LINNON 235-d-tf Poet Soetoetoetecioctocta SY MS se oes os igh that s e advan- xt year, + de gyal J Ww, while - J, gest to. n buying Kaeo Borseateatecgoats 00.00 epedocateceae Lesa Keller, Jemes- yd, George W. Law- lis. ee ht in the following that William Charles. on the 16th of Ap- s received on -the 21.87 o'clock at as a result of hav- by Engine No. 976; 0 severe injuries re- with the shock, railway drama at it, Saving the good store four times noes, Co. 1500 copies daily. 900 circuluted In city 3000 copice Thursday. Advertisers in Dally ge the benedt of the Weekly country oiroulatien no extra charge. Books open vo advertisers. VOL. 2, NO 238 lt;i as New York Preparing a MEDICINE HAT, ALBERTA, Reception for Survivors Accomodation Provided in the Hotels for Them Custom Rules Set Aside Police Re- serves Will Guard Dock Only Relatives of Those Aboard Will be Allowed On It Quarantine Laws Will Be Dropped. - New York, April 18 Special arrangements have bi ors when-the-Carpathia docks, which it is expected have been suspended and there night. .Customs regulations sen made to gare for the sur- will be about 11 o clock to- will only be short inspec- tion at quarantine by-the health department as is mandatory under the law, Police reserves will be stationed about the Cunard Line pier and only those who are friends or relatives-of the survivors with proper credentials will be Permitted on the pier. Taxicab and hotel accomodations have been- provided for first and second class passengers who are not able to proceed at once to their homes, while stec ge will be cared for by the immigration department at Ellis Island or by the municipal lodging houses which have been placed at their disposal.- A score or more of wealthy society workers have organized a relief corps to aid the steerage survivors of the Ti- tanic, and have telegraphed President Taft offering to assist the government in the work of caring for the third The White Star liner C turn to England abo: But 13 of Titanic s Life Boats Picked Up by Rescue Ship Asks That Sailors Be Sent to Take Charge of Boats at Quarantine Big Liner Carried 20 Boats Expect Survivors at New York Tonight. Ww. AP. New York, N. ., April 18 The Cunarder-Carpathia with 868 of the class passenger survivors. edric, scheduled to sail at noon today, may be detained un- til tomorrow as the White Star Line has received a wireless message from the Car- pathia making that request. J. Bruce Ismay, managing director of the International Mercantile Marine, one of the survivors aboard the Carpathia, will, it is und rstood, the Cedric if she is detained here until to-morrow. Carpathia* by banks here, also aboard. Dispatch.) ches to the line were constantly be- ing received during the morning, but CANADIAN MAIL GONE. (W. A. P. Cable) London, April 18, The Titanic car- ried 176 sacks of Canadian mail from London alone. No compensation is payable. Large nuiithers of Canadian Pacific railway dividend cheques pay- able in Canada, which had been col- AFE THREE OFFICERS (W. A. P. Dispatch) The White Star officials issued a statement today saying that the only officers of the Titanic saved were second officer Laughloller; third of- ficer, Pitman and fourth officer, Box- all, . shipwrecked survivors of the sunken Titanic is due at her dock at 11 o'clock tonight, The rescue ship, was off Nantucket, lightship 196 miles away at 5.55 this morning, The wireless report that there are only 705 survivors abeard the Car- pathia within the last 24 hours, giv- ing the exact number of shipwrecked persons aboard. From figures avail- able at the White Star Line offices it is probable that the number of dead totals 1,312, The Carpathia. is now Said to be In good working wireless zone, for a number of private mess- ages from thes urvivors and e ee New Churches for M Contract Let to Lussier Co. Church Plans Prepared Methodist Church in Course of Building. The contract for the new St. Barn- abas church on Montreal Street was let last evening and the Work is to be gt; completed by November 1st. The new church is to be 120 feet by 74 feet with a cement concrete base- ment, brick and tile walls, and one large bell tower,-finished with cut stone trimmings. The architecture ig Gothic of an excellent design. The arched trusses of the Nave are to be supported on Gothic colunins, and the grgan chamber 8 also-arched in tracery of Gothic design. A large number of.windows-ot-beautiful trac: Big Deal: Sheik fe Ae he oe oe oe he he he Ae tantic- City -mext-dulys gt; HO WOM CAME Ore repeuted Te quests for details of the accident from the cruisers Chester and Salem and the-government wireless stations and ships are sending, so that the Car- pathis might have an uninterrupted field for sending news. The Carpathia has sent ashore the names of 125 third class passengers and has requested the White Star Line to send the ships officer and fourteen sailors on two tugs to take charge of the thirteen life boats at quarantine, This would indicate that only t life had been found available for: Tescue work instead of twenty as had been approximate edicine Hat for St. Barnabas Knox ery work will be placed on both sides and ends of the building. The building is to be most ur date in every particular. In addition to the Nave, Chancel and full base- ment, private rooms are being pro- vided for the Clergy, gentlemen mem- of the choir. The total estimates of the cost are 40,000. The architect of the building fs Mr. James C. Teague of Calgary. The entire contract of the work has been given to the Lussier Construc- tlon-Co. of this city, This company will have a busy season, as they have also. the contract for the new Meth- Odist church on Fifth Avenue. The plan and specifications for the new Knox Presbyterian Church are t and tenders will likely be called about April 22nd. The new edifice which is to cost 12,000 is to be 49x78 feet, of brick, + with a seating capacit ; y of 600, it will Bey ata ats Revell x have a full basement and a gallery a- jecnets see me es + round three sides. The front elevation area ih xy Bego: allows two doors and two small + e sale-of the -elghty- f/steeples, From the plans it looks a5 Hahaes Jeeves tae if the building will be one of the fin- E vislon. The property was + F Me Mind ts Nedlcine Hat vb owned bya Calgary syndi- + IOWA PROHIBETIONISTS ae sie * ras purchased by - icine Hat parties, the + (Special to News) +h price paid being 500 an acre. Des Moines, Ia., April 17. Many ck The same firm soid 72 lots -+ delegates are arriving in Des Moines ++ In the Cousins Sissons on ltr to-morrow's state convention of + Saturday and disposed of 97 * the Prohibition party. The conven- tat te-in that anbedle eleltion wil name a State chairman and +b vision on Tuesday. i select delegates to the pational con- + vention which Is to be held in At- bers of the choir and lady members . department this morning gave out dis- patches sent by the United, States Steamship Salem, corroborating the dispatches that the Carpathia had declined to answer any messages of inquiry, although sometimes acknow- ledging calls, Message made remark- able time, having been received in Washington ten minutes after it-was: dispatced from the Salem. It read as follows: US. 8, Salem, 8 am Can get no of information from the Carpathia radio of communication, She some- times acknowledges calls, though she does not give receipt of messages of reply.. Cannot believe that she has failed to understand messages I have sent, She is within easy range of torpedo-station.. Newport R. I. So Salem will sail to Bradford Naval Coaling Station on Narragansett Bay. this afternoon, (Sed.) CHANDLER, Commande: (W. A. P. Dispatch) New York, Aprjt- lis ashore-two miles West of Tony. Riv- ey but one change, thatsis the: amount eae ae f a navy 08 E88, which the couneil of 1911 made vany kind, aithoush-she ts within ensy+ DICINE HAT NEWS GOVERNMENT SHIP ASHORE Le. Pictou, NS, Aprik 8 The Govern ment steamer Barl Grey, from Char- lettetown to Pietow, went ashore at 1.80 yesterday moraipg between Tony River and Cape JobB, according to a wireless recelved here from Grey Minto from Pictou to Charlettetown which was anchored off Caribou Har- bor in fog since 7 m., has gone to the Earl Grey's assistance, the fog having risen. A Wireless received from the Earl Grey St 11.50 says she er on rocky bottom but taking no water. : BUSY TIME FOR CHTY FATHERS Held Long Meeting Last Night and Will Likely Meet Twice Again This Week. ; MANY BYLAWS TAKE (UPTIME OF SESSION Medicine Hat Milling agree- ment and Purchasing In- dustrial Sites Was Up. The City Council held another long weary session last evening, sitting un- til after 11 'elock, when they ad- jJourned till this afternoon at 4.30 o'clock. They have number of very important matters that must, be carr- ied through immediately, one of these will be dealt with at the meeting this afternoon and then they will adjourn till Friday night it 48 likely and com- plete their business. The agreement with the Medicine Hat Milling Co., and several bylaws, all of which have to/be voted. on by the burgesses on May Mth, -and so it is necessary to rush t h 60 that they will be given the Hecessary advertising and then voted on that day. 3 The agreement With the Milling Co. took up a great deal of time.- It is practically the same agreement, with esses, As. the Agreement was being read several of the Aldermen picked holes in it-here and there ahd others raised objections to certain clauses. On: which stated that he should emple: about 40 hands did not suit, the al- dermen wanted something more defin- Ite, the matter was put to a vote and it-resulted in a tie and the Mayor threw out the agreement. Later it was moved for reconsideration and the question finally settled to make) it read not less the faxes quesf'on, electricity and water also gave much food for thought before the matter was finally passed and ordered to be advertised with the By-law. ' Two by-laws forthe purchasing-of Industrial sites were brought up. It was pointed out that at the present time the city had not an inch of land to offer to prospective industries, so fast are they coming, that ail the land bas been erabbed up. and it is nec- essary for the locating of the glass and porcelain factories that they sec- CANADA. THURSDAY. APRIL 18, 1912 A CENTURY OF GAS - +4(Sp cial to News)- Phidalphia, Pa. April 18. Phila- delphia today began a two day celebration of the centenary of gas as Qn Mluminant-and its use in this city. A Teading feature of the celebration isan historical exhibition showing the first gas stove ever placed on the market, old time gas burners, crude specimens of pipe, the first gas lamps and many other applian- ces connected with the early history of the then new medium of illum- ination. SAN FRANSCISCO CELEBRATES (Special to News) trophe, Which Cost the San Franscisco, Cal, April 18 niet a ee Martyrs, Were Men Aboard The Titanic Beautiful Tales of Heroism on the Part of the Mzie Pas-. sengers Comes as an Aftermath to the Titanic Catas- DAILY EDATION A. AP. AND 2G : s4RAPIIC SERVICE PRICE, FIVE CENTS - World Hundreds of Lives. Flags were displayed on public, and private buildings throughout San Franscisco today i mark the anni- versary of-the-great earthquake and fire and in celebration of the com- With Their Fate Sealed, Certain Death, an Unknown, Unmarked Grave in the Bottomless Sea Staring : Them in the Face, the Men Stood Aside That the Wo-- plete recavery of the city from the dire effects of the double ca six years ago today and in the shock and the fire that ensued 452 lives were lost and property valued at up- wards of 400,000,000 was destroyed, men Folk Might Pass. They sleep as well, and roused from their wild grave Wearing their wounds like stars, shall rise again, BEATTIE NESBITT TO SURRENDER bled to save CW. A. P. Dispatch) His weak ones, not in vain. Toronto, Ont., April 18 On condi- tion that the specified charge of for- gery will be the only charge preferr- ed against Dr. Beattie Nesbitt, Hart- i (W. A. P. Dispatch) Winnipeg, Man., April 18. Yester- day s wireless dispatches from the that additional three hundred sur- vivors, whose names were not in the original list, are passengers; mostly women and children from the steer- age. The rule of Women and Ghil- dren First, held good over the whole ship, and multi-millionaires like John Jacob Astor remained aboard the Titanfe to drown while emigrant wo- men and children were sent to safety on the boats, Everything suggests that the male passengers co-operated HANDLE ONLY HALE OF PASSENGERS eee ere Passenger Aboard Olympie jin, once it became known that the Says That 2400. People snip was mortally burt, the fate of Could-Not-of Been Hand- the male passengers was sealed as led. i the complete equipment of lifeboats afforded accommodation for only one to surrender and waive extradition, This will lkely be done. LIFE BOATS WOULD ley Dewart, his counsel, has olfered Carpathia confirmied the supposition or two exceptions, are gone These Titanic's passengers it would have made that fact known by wireless to the other steamships within reach. Besides the Allan Mners, who were Joint Helrs-with Christ, because they jon the spot within seven hours-ofth - foundering of the Titanic make no re- port.of having seen anything of the Baltic, Everything indicates that all the survivors on the Titanic are a- board the Carpathia. All the male notables aboard the Titanic, with one ineliide John Jacob Astor, Charles M. Hays, Benjamin Guegenheim, W. T. Stead, Isidore Strauss, G. D. Widener, Jacques Futralle, the novelist, Fran- cis D. Millet, the: artist, gt; Of the many Canadians on board hardly a man escaped. Montreal and Winnipeg are the heaviest sufferers, amongst Montrealers who went down with the ship were C. M, Hags, his secretary V. Payn , and his son-in- law Thortiton Davidson, Quigley Bax- ter, H.J. Allison. Of the Winnipes- ers on board only the. women have escaped, P cw. A. P. Dispatch.) Toronto, Ont., April 18. The illness of His wife prevented Alexander Har- Tarn whteh was pessed by the bere pon the trat east wart TOvaEe Or ds; + (C. A. P. Cable) London, April 18 Frederick Bis- combe,/ex-mayor of Vancouver, who with his family crossed the Atlantic White Star Olympic. writes: It ap- peared to me that the number of life boats was inadequate for the possible requirements, I think there were six- teen, each with a capacity of sixty aboard the Olympic to provide safety twenty-four hundred people remaining after these boats are filled. (CRATED BISHOP OF DES MOINES (Special to News). Providonce, B1 April 18. With all the splendour of the - Roman Catholic ritual, Rey. Austin Dowling was consecrated Bishop of the new see of Des Moines here today. Bishop Harkins of-Providence was the con- secrntor; Archbishop Keene of Du buque and a nuthber of otter noted prelates assisted. The ceremony took place in)the cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, of which the new Dishop has been rector for several years: Star line made public yesterday morning the following unsigned mes- sage from steamer Carpathia, pro- bably relayed to New York : Car- pathia, east of Ambrose 596 miles, 11 P.u., Tuesday, All Well. By Ambrose this meant, Ambrose Channel, entrance of New York Har. bor, The Line officials think the Car- pathia will arrive here about 9 o'clock tonight. (W. A. P. Dispatch) Halifax, April 17. Communica- tion with the Carpathia is greatly hampered by the maze of wireless flashes that-are being sent out by the fleet of steamers dotting the ocean, all seeking news of the Titanic dis- aster. Apparently not until the Car- pathia gets out of range of these ships will anything filter through. New York, April 17. Mr. Franklin said he reckoned the Carpathia would arrive here early Friday morning, perhaps between 5 and 6 am. The Company hdd made-every arrange- ments for the comfort of the survivors of the Titanic. Just now he said, we are bending every effort to get the Dames of additional survivors There is no reason why these names should not come through providing they can be relayed by some ship, but the Carpathia wircless is over talked.In fact she has messages that will occupy her a week. We have heard nothing of reports that a number of bodies had been picked up. The Olympla has continued on her way across. night mt Dreamland. If you have a weak heart, don't come le The-Runaway Stage Coach to- jf time after Friday, ure land at once. One of the by-laws which is to purchase 61 acres wrom W. Cousins for 42,000, was put through. Another on which the city has an option was not put through and it will likely be dealt with at this afternoon's meeting. A By-law was introduced for the election of an aldermat tor wvard t to succeed Ald. J. Howson resigned. Nominations will be om May 7th -with electioris on the 14th. The By-law to change the hours of watering lawns was also passed. RRS cmiaivcrd ht WILL APPEAL TO. PRIVY COUNCIL Montfeal, April. 17. Of- ficlals of the Royal Bank say there is nothing to be said. regardisfg the water- ways case except that the judgment at Edmonton will sp. be taken tothe privy council. fe fe Helole ofe ofe ole fe te ole + + + PERE Pee hb bth + + + * + + + + * + PEEP EEE EEE EEE Coupon No. 5 APRIL 18, 1912 This coupon, with one from +f each of the other fssues of The ++ Daily News of the week pnd- + ing Aprii 19th, and 10 cents, f+ entitles the holder to photo ++ gravure reproduction of Ed- ouard Bisson s pleture entit- + heb bbb bbb bb hb * KILLS SEVERAL New Orleans Section is Laid In----Waste- by-Terrific Blow. New Orleans, April 18. Several persons were killed and a large amount of property damaged in sev- eraj-South Lauisianna towns during the night before last by the electric rain and wind storms, In. the early erop district north of New Orleans the damage will be heaviest it is es- EEE EEE ESE Ey if ture camnot be sent by mall. of buy in the city today. nthe sHroceedod across the-Atlantie jon-an oarlier boat to reach his sick ager,-and Charles-M, H third of the souls on board. jeratt of Winnipeg being a passenger -Reports were sent out from Halifax on board the ill-fated Titanic. Mr, yesterday that possibly some of the ;Hargraft arrived In Toronto a few surttvors ereaboard the Balti , -wiict days* ago-from-Englaid having come wife sooner, It was his original in- tention to return from the old country (Continued on page 4.) Consideration of the known destroys the credibility of the report. If the Baltic had rescued any of the TITANIC S NOTED PASSENGERS ALL WENT TOA WATERY GRAVE- THELR WIVES WERE ALL SAVED All Hope That Charles M. Hays, Astor, Guggenheim, Straus and Many Other Prominent Personages Were Safe, Dispelled Mrs. Hays Sends Message Knows Nothing of Her Husband. (W. A. P. Dispatch) New York, April 18 AI hope has been given up that Col Jacob Astor, Isldore Strauss, Benjamin Guggenheim, George D. Widener, Major Archi- been saved. ; Ri Montreal, Que. April 18-A wireless message from S. S. Carpathia was received at the Grand Trunk offices In Montreal this morning, sicn- ed by Mrs. C. M. Hays, wife of the president of the Grand Trank Rallway, stating that she and her daughter were safe and adding, No news of hus- band. This message dispels the last gleam of hope which Was being enter- tained at the Grand Trank headquarters, as to the possible eseape of Mr. Hays. CW, Aw London, April 18 At the regular Grand Trank Railway meeting today Chairman Smithers said, We meet to- day under shagow of great calam- Hty;-we-do-not-know-for-certain-whe- Cable) S who perished and of the survivors our deepest sympthy. I am bound to say our fears are -v ry great regarding the fate of Mr. Hayes, his son-in-law Mr.-Davidson-and-his-secretary, MY: Payne, we have still the faint st hope 3 a ested HE en 8-lther Mr. Chas. Hayes is lost or not. bet ep . Most of the damage Wa5 rq any case, the caldmity is so ap- left us. I am sure you will agree ean ined Naas Sagi northwest of patting I am sure you wish me -to in testifying sil ntly.our deepest sym John - Williams, P. Laqtemine; transmit to the relatives alike of those pathy with those saved. sthuck by lightning. . Frank Monteleone, Natalbany, i struck by lightning. Charles Giles, Godbee, caught in a collapse of hous: oe John Hamilton, negro, Matchas, s Saar ra Bayou, struck by lightning, * Messrs. Geo. A. Macdonald and Edw. Shumway, F - A windstorm of tornado intensity - of Chicago, representing the-Quaker Oats Com *F swept through the town of Poncha-i pany, have been in the city sinee yesterday and + tonla; north of - New Orleans A have visited the various industries with Mr. W. G. eral residences were wrecked. Hall- * Lynch, manager of the Bank of Commerce to whom stones that secompanied the wind ** they brought letters of introduction. The Quaker +, pelted out nearly every pane of win- - Qats people have decided to establish a branch * woe in the town. Trees werel. factory in Western Canada and the two gentlemen The strawberry crop a sald to have i + above named, are- preparing a report * suffered, The wind passed over the -crent cities which they have vi sited. They are now town of Godbee and several houses ** on their way East and this afternoon are holding a +. ; were blown down + conference with the Mayor and the Industrial * sonore cow om broek 24, * Bureau. The Quaker Oats branch Ontario feetory stigh School Annex. This is the best - in Peterboro invoived-an expenditure of 2,000,000: aa i. C, Pettet Co. .

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