The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 85, Ed. 1 Monday, April 15, 1912 Page: 1 of 16
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THIRTY-THIRD YEAR—No. 85.
RELATIOHS WITH MEXICO ARE CRITICAL
LINER TITANIC STRIKES AN
! ICEBERG; PASSENGERS SAVED
I Largest Vassal Afloat In Sorious Accident
I Off Naw Foundland Coast On Hor
I Maidan Trip
RAMY PROMINENT PEOPLE ON BOARD
|*lroloss Cali far Aid Brings Flee Stsamers
I ta Titanic and Passengers
I Ars Transferrsd
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
HALIFAX N. S. April 15.—The Canadian government ma-
rine agency here at 4:15 p. m. received a wireless dispatch that the
'itanic is sinking. The message came via the cable ship Minia off
Lape Race. It said that the steamers towing the Titanic were en-
eavoring to get her into shoal water near Cape Race for the pur-
ose of beaching her.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
NEW YORK April 15.—The steamship Titanic of the White
tar line the largest vessel afloat struck an iceberg off the banks
f New Foundland at 10:25 o’clock last night.
| While badly damaged the Titanic is still afloat and is reported
) be making her way toward Halifax under her own steam.
I Wirejess dispatches received up to noorrtoday showed that the
assengers including some of the most prominent men of America
nd England were being transferred aboard the steamer Carpathia
Cunarder which left New York April 13 for Naples. Already
venty boat loads of the Titanic’s passengers have been transferred
board the Carpathia. Allowing forty to sixty people as the capac-
ly of each life boat from 800 to 1200 people have already been
lansferred from the damaged liner.
I Another liner the Parisian of the Allan line which sailed from
llasgow for Halifax on April 6 is already at hand and assist-
lig in the work of rescue.
I The Baltic and Virginian also are near the scene and the Oh m-
ic apparently is not far away as the wireless information concern-
Ig the transfer comes from Captain Haddock of the Olympic.
| The latest reports indicate that transfer of the passengers is
l-oceeding successfully and safely. The sea is smooth and weather
11m.
The Titanic carried 1470 passengers and a crew of 860 men.
he passenger list includes Mr. and Mrs. John Jacob Astor Alfred
kvynne Vanderbilt Major Archie Butt aide to President Taft; F.
. Millet the artist; Mr. and Mrs. Isador Strauss J. G. Widener of
hiladelphia J. Bruce Ismay managing director of the White Star
he; C. M. Hays president of the Grand Trunk railway; Benjamin
luggenheim W. T. Stead and others.
The Titanic’s first "S. O. S.” message
s received by the Allan liner Vir-
han which according to the posl-
ln given by the Titanic's operator
[s not more than 170 miles away
e captain of the Virginian at once
rted his boat at full speed for the
Ine of the disaster wiring hie
kther officer on the bridge of the
[anic that the Virginian should
lch him by 10 o'clock this morn-
rhe Titanic's accident happened in
Etude 41.46 north longitude 50.14
Lt. This point is about 1150 miles
b east of New York city and 450
les south of Cape Race New
Lndland wireless station.
Kll the messages from the ship were
kyed fronyUape Race wireless sta-
in to the Virginian and forwarded
[the Marconi company to New York
L. The Titanic's twin ship Olympic
[lch left New York last week was
p in direct communication with the
[king boat from a point about 300
les away. The Olympic started at
Ie for the scene.
I’he Titanic which Is on her maiden
L is in charge of Captain Smith
[o was on the bridge of the big
rmplc when that boat collided with
I British cruiser Hawke last Sep-
liber.
I’he Titanic carries 1470 passen-
|s of whom 318 are in the first
tin and 262 in the second.
| Passenger List Is Notable.
I’he passenger list is a notable one
■udlng Mr. and Mrs. John. Jacob
■or Alfred Gwyne Vanderbilt Ma-
I Archibald Butt aide to President
It; F. D. Millet the artist Mr. and
I; Isadore Strauss J. G. Widener of
lladelphia; J. Bruce lemay manag-
I director of the White Star line; C.
I Hays president of the Grand
Ink railway; Benjamin Guggen-
W. T. Stead and others. Steam-
D men here today characterize the
Kster ‘‘as the most startling news
■ ch has come in from sea since the
■ ent of wireless telegraphy.”
■he first heard of. the accident was
lut 1 o’clock this morning when a
Metin from Montreal stated that the
En Une offices there had received
Eireless from Captain Gambell of
Er steamer Virginian stating that
I Titanic was calling for assistance
■*r a collision with an iceberg.
■he Virginian's captain added that
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
he was heading his boat for the
Titanic whose position' was said to be
about 350 miles south of Cape Race.
An immediate inquiry by the As-
sociated Press in an urgent dispatch
to the Marconi station at Cape Race
was answered soon afterwards in the
following words:
"At 10:25 o’clock last night the
steamship Titanic called 'C. Q. D.‘
and reported having struck an ice-
bers. The steamer said that imme-
diate assistance was required. Half
an hour afterward another message
came reported that they were sink-
ing by the head and that women
were being put off in the life-boats.
The weather was calm and clear the
Titanic's wireless operator reported
and he gave the position of the ves-
sel as 41.46 north latitude and 50.14
west longitude. The Marconi station
at Cape Race notified the Allan liner
Virginian the captain of which imme-
diately advised that he was proceed-
ing for the scene of the disaster
"The Virginian at midnight’ was
about 170 miles distant from the
Titanic and expected to reach that
vessel about 10 a. m. Monday
. at m ‘dnight was In
latitude 40.32 n. and longitude 61.18
Bh ® "’ as ln direct communication
W ?A. and is now making
all haste toward her. The steamer
Baltic also reported herself as about
200 miles east of the Titanic at 1:15
a. m. and making all possible speed
toward her.
"The last signals from the Titanic
were heard by the Virginian nt 12:27
a - m ‘ The wireless operator on the
v irginian says these signals were blur-
red and ended abruptly.”
Biggest Ship in the World.
Nothing could have caused much
greater alarm than this meagre report
did in New York this morning. The
Titanic is the biggest boat In the
world. She has on board more than
2000 persons—l47o .passengers and a
crew of 860 men. A large percentage
if not the majority of the passengers
are Americans.
The newspaper offices were besieg-
ed early today by inquiry from hun-
dreds of persons excited by the frag-
mentary newspaper dispatches seen at
the breakfast tables but in the early
morning hours there was nothing vital
(Continued on page 3.—Third colum.)
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS MONDAY APRIL 15 1912.
THE TITANIC WHICH STRUCK AN ICEBERG
A photograph of the liner Titanic of die White Star line. The Titantic Is the largest vessel afloat.
The Titanic's gross register is 1632 8 tons length over all 882 feel 6 inches; breadth overall »2 feet « inches;
height from bottom of keel to top of captain’s pilot house 105 feet 7 inches. The insert is a photograph of
a sitting room of one of the handsomely furnished suites An board the greut ship.
THOUSANDS OF
WORS HEBE
FOO THE FIESTA
Weather Today Is Propitious
and Carnival Spirit Is Every-
where In Evidence.
AUTO PARADE TONIGHT
Is First of Series of Spectacu-
lar Pageants to Be Seen
Throughout the Week.
Although the Fiesta San Jacinto
does not formally open until 8:30
o'clock tonight when a resplendent
procession of several hundred decor
rated automobiles will circle the
downtown district and tittingly usher
in the greatest festival San Antonio
has ever known the fiesta spirit is
already abroad In the city. Early this
morning the streets became crowded
with people eager to Inaugurate the
week of merriment and every train
Is bringing in hundreds of visitors
from all parts of the state to add to
the crowds which flocked In yester-
day for the Alamo City's great an-
nual celebration.
Wandering the streets happy and
care-frce they watched the final
preparations that were made this
morning for the biggest and best
fiesta ever held in commemoration of
the birth of Texas independence.
They saw the finishing touches being
added to the already elaborate deco-
rations watched the shopkeepers pre-
paring their show windows for the
occasion witnessed the erection of
show tents on all of the plazas and
viewed the countless activities that
characterlzedo the downtown district
this morning.
Great Crowds Bxpeeted.
Propitious atmospheric conditions
give assurance that more people will
be here during the present week than
were ever before within the city s
confines. Railroad officials report
that trains from every excursion point
in the state and in Mexico will come
loaded to the guards. *
The Rice and Dore shows will
open on all the plazas at 2 q clock
this afternoon. Arriving yesterday aft-
ernoon In a special train of.nineteen
cars with twenty or more shows the
showmen worked late last night and
throughout the morning so that every-
thing might be in readiness to start
operations this afternoon. Special care
was taken by the Fiesta association to
get street attractions of the highest
order and they have exceeded beyond
expectations. The company carries 250
people and is said to be the best ag-
gregation of Its kind on the road.
City Has Festive Appearance.
Tents with floating streamers and
banners now fill the plazas and add
materially to the city's festive appear-
ance. The showmen were not the only
ones busy yesterday for decorators
worked all day In giving the finishing
touches to the city's gala attire. It Is
safe to say that there are not a dozen
buildings in the business district which
do not bear their full share of flags
and bunting.
The shows and concessions have
been placed on the plazas as follows:
(Continued on page 23 d Column.)
LIGHT SHOWERS MAY
FALL HERE TOMORROW
Weather Man Cannot Promise Fair
Weather but the Case Is Not
Entirely Hopeless.
The weather man will not promise
sunshine for Tuesday the second day
of the fiesta. On the other hand
light showers may fall tonight or to-
morrow and the temperature will be
lower on both occasions. Asked
whether there would bo sufficient
rain to fade the flags and the paint
on the cfowns. Major Buell looked
dubiously at tl.o official forecast and
said nothing.
A barometric depression covers the
central portion of the United States
from the Canadian boundary line to
the Rio Grande. High arcus are cen-
tral over the extreme northwestern
and northeastern sections of the coun-
try. The weather map shows unset-
tled conditions every where ■ and ac-
curate forecasts are difficult.
WEATHER
TEMPERATURES.
April 14 2 a. m 67
3 p. m 88 3 a. m 6 7
4 p. m . . 88 4 a. m 68
5 p. m 87 5 a. m 67
6 p. 84 6 a. m 67
7 p. in 80 7 a. m 66
8 p. 77 8 a. m 67
9 p. m 74 9 a. m 69
10 p. m 73 lOa.m 72
11 p. m 69 11 a. m 75
12 midnight... 66 12 m 78
April 13 1 p. m 78
1 a. m 67 2 p. m 79
LOCAL FORECAST.
For San Antonio and vicinity: Prob-
ably showers tonight or Tuesday.
Cooler.
I . a
HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.
(Observations made at 8 a. m.)
ST. LOUIS: Temperature 60; part-
ly cloudy; 8-mfle wind from the west;
Tuesday fair and colder; lowest tem-
perature in last 24 hours. 68.
CHICAGO: Temperature 56; clear;
24-mlle wind from the southwest; pos-
sibly rain Tuesday; colder; lowest
temperature In last 24 hours 56.
MILWAUKEE: Temperature 38;
cloudy: 4-mlle wind from the south-
east; probably rain tonight and Tues-
day; colder; lowest temperature in
last 24 hours. 34.
ST. PAUL: Temperature 40;
cloudy: 14-mlle wind from the north-
west; colder Tuesday; lowest tempera-
ture in last 24 hours 40.
KANSAS CITY: Temperature 4b
clear; 14-mlle wind from the north-
west; Tuesday fair and colder; lowest
temperature In last 24 hours 46.
NEW YORK: Temperature 46;
cloudy; 18-mile wind from the south-
east; rain Tuesday; lowest tempera-
ture In last 24 hours. 42.
BOSTON: Temperature 42; cloudy;
4-mlle wind from the east; rain Tues-
day; lowest temperature in last 24
hours 40.
WASHINGTON: Temperature. 62;
cloudy; 4-mlle wind from the south-
east; rain Tuesday; lowest tempera-
ture In last 24 hours. 56.
Any atatement smanatlna from any
source whatever to the effect that the
day leased wired of the Associated Frees
Into San Antonio Is carried tn whole or
In part by any newapaper other than the
dan Antonio Ll«ht la unfounded and
without baeta in fact.
MONTEREY
SCENE DE
DISORDERS
Arrival of Gen Huerta’s Forces
Precipitates Anti-Govern-
ment Demonstration.
MANY SHOTS ARE FIRED
Military Finally Controls the
Situation and Several Ar-
' rests Are Made.
FURTHER. DISORDER FEARED
Intense Excitement Is Prevail-
ing In the State of
Nuevo Leon.
(SPECIAL TO THE LIGHT.)
LAREDO. Tex.. April 15. —Serious
trouble has broken out at Monterey
and several arrests have been made
including a number of prominent
i lawyers and business men.
Only meager reports have reached
here but from what can be learned It
I appears that following the arrival
yesterday of General Huerta's troop
train from Mexico City there was a
hostile demonstration against the
government.
A clash took place between a mob
। and the soldiers and considerable
shooting followed. The troops finally
gained control of the situation but
the city is in a state of ferment and
further disorders are feared.
EXODUS FROM MEXICO
Fdral.'i An- Reported to Bo Advancing
on Thut City.
(SPECIAL TO THE LIGHT)
EL PASO. Tex. April 15.—A pre-
cipitate foreign exodus from Chihua-
hua has started following the strong
representations made to Orozco by the
United States government and the re-
port In Chihuahua that the federal ad-
vanqe upon that city had started.
Nearly 100 foreigners among them
many Americans have arrived in El
Paso from Chihuahua this morning
and last night.
Mrs. Marlon Letcher wife of the
United States consul at Chihuahua and
her two children came in this morning
from Chihuahua. On the same train
were twenty or more foreign refugees.
The fact that Consul Letcher is
sending his family from Chihuahua is
considered here as indication that the
situation there is extremely critical.
Included among the refugees are
representatives of two foreign govern-
ments —Carlos Ouilty Belgian consul
— ■ * * ’
(Continued on Page 2.—sth Column)
SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY—PRICE: FIVE CENTS
ANSWER TO WARNING NOTE
AWAITED AT WASHINGTON
Administration Officials Hold Hopes It Will
Hero Effect 0a Struggling Factions
In Southern Republic
CONDITIONS ARE FAST GROWING WORSE
State Department’s Meunge Similar to Ono
leaned by President McKinley Pro*
coding Spanish War
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
WASHINGTON April 15—Relations between
Mexico and the United States it is believed here
today have been brought to acritical point by the
state department’s forceful note to the contending
factions in the sbuthern republic warning them
against any mistreatment of Americans.
Just such a warning as this new one to Mexico
preceded the Spanish-American war culminating
in McKinley’s famous message referring to “intol-
erable conditions existing at our doorway.”
Conditions in Mexico seem to be growing worse
hourly.
HOPE WARNING WILL SUFFICE.
It is still hoped by administration officials how-
ever that Saturday’s notes will have a sobering ef-
fect upon the passions of the struggling factions.
This hope led to reassurances from official quar-
ters today that there will be no intervention. The
next will be taken by Mexicans either
through the rebel leader Orozco or by President
Madero from whom some kind of an answer to
the state department’s representations surely will
be forthcoming.
“Actions speak louder than words” was a state
department comment today in reference to
Orozco.
CONDITIONS ARE GROWING WORSE.
Meanwhile conditions throughout Mexico have
undoubtedly become much worse within the last
week. The state department’s advices from its va-
rious agencies show that they are of turbulence
and violence and have grown to formidable pro-
portions.
Conditions in the states of Michoacan Puebla
and Morelos forming a semi-circle closely adjoin-
ing the state of Mexico are daily becoming worse.
Similar reports come from the vast states of So-
nora and Sinaloa comprising most of the western
boundary of Mexico while the disturbance in the
state of Vera Cruz threatens Atlantic communica-
tion with the Mexican capital.
TAFT’S WARNING REACHES MEXICO CITY.
Minister of Foreign Affairs to Whom It Was Delivered Refrains
From Passing Any Comment.
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.)
MEXICO CITY April 15.—President Taft's warning to the
Mexican government that the United States “expects and must de-
mand that American life and property within the republic of Mexico
be justly and adequately protected" received at the I nited States
embassy late last night was transmitted to the Mexican foreign
office this morning. The United States ambassador declined to
make any comment ugon the subject.
The warning is generally regarded by foreigners here as wis<
and timely though it is recognized that the administration is dis
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 —STH AND 6TH COLUMNS’
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