The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 20, 1912, Image 2
PRtBABLY 1,31)2 LOST.
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< I H? HK\l>hi> FOK NKW
>(>Kk.
l**t t- .?n ami Virginian Sa\c?l Nunc?
?mini ll.p, riuti Any Other Trans?
it laut le Minr, May be port Survi?
vors- OarpaOiia PssHe* Out of
Wirele** Zone for m nine, ami Cut?
ter* are Ordered Northward to tJct
In Toueh?Titiinle Insured for Five
Million.
New York. Apill 16.? phnt the
final toll nf the rescued from the
Tltanie disaster had practically been
made up was tho impression that
grew almost Into conviction last night
as the hours sent on without the re
vision of the lists adding measurably
to th? total of known survivors. Of
definite news of the disaster the night
added little. Down the Atlantic coast,
fog enveloped in many places, as
the reports showed, crept tho Cunar
der Oaipathla bearing on her the 86H
Ihres thst hsd been snatched from
the waters when the Titanic'* lift)
haats, laden to their limit, one b)
one, made their way from the giant
liner as It became known thai, the was
aoon to take her final plunge.
But although the rescue ship was
reported within wireless range of tho
Sable Island station at a comparative?
ly early hour and the wireless ear was
waiting to catch the snap of a receiv?
er which might mean that the great
secret of the liner's death was about
to be given up. midnight came and
went and the nigh' began to grow
nttf. and still tho word had not been
jyyoken.
Carefully compiling the available
lists, tho record of the named survi?
vors of the disaster stands significant?
ly thus:
Men. 71; women, 233; children, 10:
ToUI. 3 SI.
of the remaining 510 known survl
vor* It is estimated that more than
Iff were seamen required to man
the boats. This would lea v. ippiov,
mate y 440. and the ordinary propor?
tions of women and children. In the
steerage. whe~e the passengers In the
Tltanie's care numbeted 740. It seems
probable that tho greater part Of
these ??D were women and their little
fsnee.
N'o'hl ig could sh? w more pla my
1 the heroism of th-? crew and the men
pas- ? (ere who ?u??d by the do .n.-i
ship, facing practically Ins Itabh
tie*' . and sent lav woxn? ind ? ftII
dren sway In the life boats. Some
Would have to be left; that was v
osrtalnvy. Hundreds, in fact. were
left, But to all appearances the men
ess were left stayed behind deliber?
ately, calmly stepping islde to let the
owed protection, pass on their way
to safety.
"Sinking by the head. Have clear
ax) boats end filled them wr.h wo?
men and cMldren."
This was the final message these
brave men sent the world, for It was
directly afterwards that their wireless
signals sputtered and then stopped al?
together. The picture inevitably pre?
sents Itself In lew of what is known,
te of nien like John Jacob Astor. mas?
ter of scores of millions; Benjamin
Ougg> nhelm. of the famous family of
bankers; Isad??r Straus, g no r< bant
prim Wm. T. Stead, veteran jour
nali.<f Mator Archibald Butt, soldier
Washington R?chling, noted engineer;
of any or ttll of these men stepping
aside and bravely, gallantly remain?
ing to die that the place he otherwise
might have tilled could perhaps he
taken Of some sabot shod, shawl en
shroii !? d lll'terate and penniless peas?
ant * in tn i*1 Kurope.
Thus the stream of women with
toddling infants or babies in arms
psrhaps most of them soon to be
widowed, fib d up from th? cabins and
over the sMt and away tn life. The
men?by far the greater part of them
?remained to die. millionaire and
peasant, and man of middle ( lass
alike, bravely, It must have been,
sharing each other's fate and going
do* to a i omrnon gra\ e.
I ?f ths surv|\f?rs. what tlnlr story
of |H*rll and suffering with the refla?
tion the\ will furnish of just whtt
b*pp< ned on board Usf stricken ocean
fjlant--pl?'ures which will Icuv? the
Im ? ? -ii ?e-thiii^ fo dr -w upon
still n mains to told. Mo*- ?tuickly
|he> will I? able to tell it und clear
up 'I the myster es of Identity which
the limited curving capacity of thI
Carpathla s wireless has left the world
in doubt ssngead Isjgdgtgri la depend
large I v upon almost atmospheric eon
dltir ns.
The wrath? r was thl< k on the enge!
last night. n? t only Interfering. It Is
belb v.d. with wireless communication
from th, liner to Sable Island. but
prohtl |\ with her rate of progress to?
ward N' *t Yor k, whtr.- she Is head?
ing. Meanwhile other methods of
communicating with #er than by tin
land ** 'tlons are bring tried.
s#.n b for mdies In the vicinity of
tb.. <|i ' ? t r. t w as I. irned. will be
taken up by the White Star Limr
CONFKRKNCE AT BETllESU V
cry Inter* Ming S??hmIoi) Held?Lair.
Attendance.
Rsmbert, April LI,?Ths s?coiid
isuurtorly conference of Wodgjottold
?in ?uit, Bun tor district, convened with
BoihOOdt church Friday, April 11,
Kev. Waiter l. htWhort, presiding
"jIcier in the chair.
Bvery church on the charge was
represented by two or more stewards.
Considering that it VII a mld-WSSk
appointment at a very husy season of
the year, quite a large congregation
was present and no doubt felt well
repaid after hearing a strong sermon
delivered in earnestness by 1ha?. Her?
bert. I
It is a custom of this church to
carry dinner out on these occasions.
s?>, the sermon being over the con?
gregation adjourned to dinner where J
a most bounteous and delightful
spread awaited them. The social fea- !
ture of these occasions, where every?
one Is made to feel welcome, makes
them enjoyable Indeed. Bethesda
church is always pleased to entertain
these conferences and to have as
many as will to be with them.
This occasion brought together peo?
ple removed from each other, de?
voted friends with others, all con?
tributing to iu pleasure More than
one visitor expressed himself as hav?
ing spent a glad day away from the
vexations and cares of life.
After dinner the inference was
called to order with the following
present: Rev. J. N. Wright, P. C.J
Kev. II. C. Bethea, J. R. Corbett, W.
S. Allen. W. II. Freeman. T. I). Mc
Lec>d. J. M. Reams, T. M. Crosswell,
B. W. Segars, C. W. Chandler, and
Mr ilWngS T. J. Brown was elect?
ed a trustee instead of II. C. Mc
Lecd, deceased, and also steward.
The business of the conference was
gone through In a masterful manner
that waa profitable to tho great cause.
I t o. Herbert, the son of a saint?
ly preaeher, most favorablv Impress?
ed the SOOpll and was well received.
On Sunday our pastor, Rev. J. N.
Wr ght. presented the mission claims
to the congregation and got the en?
tire amount assessed this church (I
have written this for the encourage?
ment of other churches of whatever
faith they may be. and exhort: "Go
tho i, and do likewise.") nur Bap
t.-t friends helped us out In this mat
b r. t
I I am gU MM 'hat the aboV| If un- j
usiiil for a ??ciliar paper but k:.ow ? !
ing it Ii f,?r interest tn the personnel j
of your F'Hp- r. particularly to tha?
Did Vet, 1 believe it is to other good
people When you do worthy things
the World wants to know of them.
None of our people that I know of
have planted cotton yet. Some are
not through with corn planting.
Harry sfCljSSd. oldest son of the
late H. C. Mcl^eod. is stricken with
pneumonia, br.r is reported to be im?
proving.
Mrs. II. C. Bethea, who was pros?
trated by a severe attack of malarial
fever Is able to go out again.
Mrs. G. II. Lenoir was in our com?
munity g few days last week.
Mrs. H. C. Bethea and Miss Court?
ney Atkinson dined with Mrs. C. J,
Jackson some days ago.
Roht, K. grthinson, Mr. and Mrs.
Crawford Sanders. Kugene James,
Walter Sanders and Mr. and Mrs
Roht. Moore. ran over to Columbia
last Friday.
Mevsr*. I rierson and B. O. Morris
are erecting a most substantial and
handsome dwelling on the road from
IMnklnV mill to Borden for Mr. and
Mrs H. C, Bethen.
Mr. W. S. Allen spent some days
recently/ at St. Stephens.
A party Of aUtomohlllstS Tuesday
afternoon ran over a big rattlesnake
between the4 oity and Cans savannah
and then stopped long enough to des?
patch the reptile. Tho snake had
thirteen rattles on it and was a mon?
itor In itSS,
from Halifax, where the cable itesm
ir Mm-key-Bennett has been charter?
ed to proceed to the scene and re?
main until further orders se it? hint;
for bodies that may come to the sur
faes
l'p to |,tl this morning so far as
?uld be learned at any of the ooast
I itlotts no tidings had come from the
1,'arp.itr.ia since she was able by the
lid of th. Olymplc'l relay many hours
1 ? fore to sand ashore her list of the
names of firs! and second cabin Ti
tanle survlvoan which she bad on
i o mi. it is thought, feared, would be
j tho better Word, that this list Is now
pi i t i illy complete, As for the rest,
direct advices from Sable Island re?
ported that weather conditions were
bad today and that oidy faint com
munlcatlon was had with the ship, she
being barely within range of ?all. It
was thought. t?>o, that Ihl wireless op
? I ttor on the ? farpathlt iia?i become
fatigued from hli logjsjsslgi at the he)
J of the liner's wireless and that hi VII
rt ting, preparing for tim transmis?
sion of n snsujsi whsg the ship comes
into communication with stations on
thg American ?oast.
i
WORK COMMENCED <>\ HOTEL.
T%0| Houses Constructed ami Digging
for I 'oundallon Commenced,
Active werk was this morning com?
menced on the construction of the
neu hotel, the work done l?eing pre?
paratory t<> work which Will follow in
the near future on the hotel building
Itself, The onrpenters wert put to
work erecting she tool houses and
w ot knien Were digging down in the
ground to Investigate the quality of
soil with a view to determine the
necessary foundation for the build?
ing.
The grounds were laid off and show
the building to be ?' big one. The
structure will fact- < n Hartiette street,
having a frontage on that street of 86
feet three inches. The side will ex?
tend on Main street 1M feet, there
being just room enough in rear of
the building for vehicles to pajs.
There are several trees on the grounds
which will have to be cut down and
removed and the whole will be leveled
off before the concrete flooring is laid
on the surface of the ground.
Mr. T. C. Stokes is foreman of the
workmen in charge of the building
and will see that the work is pushed
as rapidly as possible. A large force
of hands will he engaged as soon as
they are needed on the building. Al?
ready some of the material has been
ordered and Will be here in the next
few days, while the granite is now
being cut for the foundation and first
story of the building.
Much interest is being taken in the
work by citizens atul by the people
generally, many of Whom have stop?
ped Iii nagging to view the proceed?
ings. Traveling men who make Sum
tor a Stopping DOlnt have been heard
to make favorable comments on the
fact that work has commenced and
the people generan> seem glad that
the hotel is at last under way.
Commissioners of Public Works Hold
Meeting.
At r> o'clock Tuesday afternoon
tin. Commissioners met in the City
Clerk's office, with ell members of
the board present.
Mr. c. <;. Rowland, w ho was elect?
ed by council to succeed Mr. EL L,
Scarborough, took the oath of office.
The annual report was examined, and
the affairs of the department wars
cussed, The ecretary and collec
ioi wert directed to observe and an?
fores the rules governing th? oollec?
Hon of accounts, especially lh? rule
' that provides foi the cutting ..... water
from customers in arrears.
It was ordered that all past due
accounts be paid by the 22nd inst.
and in all cases in which settlement is
not mads by that time, the supply is
to l>e cut off.
Depnrtaaeni of civic ami i?ubiic Af
fairs?ii. i>. Jennings, Director,
-?
Following are the appointments of
committees in this department:
Health and Sanitation?Dr. H. M.
Sun k v. c hairman; B. I. Ileardon, Dr.
Archie China, Dr. c. J. Lemmon* Dr.
C. P, Osteen. J. J. Tinsloy, W. C.
Wise, D, M. McLeod, Hr. E. R. Wil?
son. Rev. c. c. Brown, d. d.
Legislation?Dr. eGo. W. Dick,
chairman; J. H. Clifton. R, B, Heiser,
C. M. Hurst, Dozier Lee? Horace
Harby, H, g. Osteen.
parks and Public Buildings?B. c.
Haynaworth, chairman; L, w. Jen?
kins. R, F. Haynsworth. Rev, G. S.
DsLano, J. M. Harby, T. n. Prater, R.
U Wright.
Hire Protection and Building Code
?H. s. Hood chairman; B, C. Wal?
lace, C. B. Haynsworth. .T. W. Mc
Klever, w. P, Carr, i>. P. Kelly,
Bugen? Forshee.
City Streets, Sidewalks and Trees ?
J. P. Booth, chairman; S. U. ('hand-I
ler. B. C. Haynsworth. I?. M. Dick.
J. p. Marion p. p, McClellan, W.
Lorlng Lee, .1 P. Commander, J, ?.
I lodges.
Mr. J. T. McNeill, of Shlloh, who
was for ? number of years a member
ol the County Board of Commission
is win prehohly be a candidate for
county supervisor. When in the city
Monday Mr. McNeill tohi several uf
his friends that he had the matter
under serious consideration, as he
v as being urged to enter the race by
unite a number of cltlsens in various
parts of the county, The campaign
for county officers will be interesting
thi.> year and there will be I number
of hotly contested races,
The promoters of the proposed Pee
Dee hasehall league want Bumter to
join ami have invited the local faUN
to lend a representative to the meet?
ing to b.? held in Cheraw Friday,
April Itth, if anyone Ii Interested,
full information can I.btalned from
Mr, William Godfrey, President Plrsl
National Rank, Cln raw. S. f .
Rvery day fishermen- and some
more fishermen pay Ihelr respects
to the fish In some of the neighbor?
ing ponds. It let ins t hat the fish
would ?'? i tired Of so many visitors.
ALLIGATORS SWALLOW TURTLES
Team Still 1 ???11 Former Record?
Xumber of Spectators saw Con
Qulte a number of ipectaton taw
thi Alligators win a victory over the
Turtles Tuesday In the second game
of the serlei of ln-door baseball
games at the! Y. M. C. A., the score
ing 4 to at the end of the game.
Tin- game was fast and exciting
from start to finish, hut the Alligators
had the advantage" of the Turtles all
the way through, and it looked like !
it would he a shut-out affair for the
Turtles, until "Long Kmanuel," pitch?
er for the Alligators, literally went up
in the air and the Turtles in the eighth
inning made three runs. For th
Alligators "Happy" Phelps and
"Beau" Crow son were the bright
stars, while on the Turtle team
"Shorty" Folsom and "Big" PuUant
wa re the stellar lights.
The game seemed to meet the
hearty approbation of the spectators,
who seemed much pleased with what
they saw. The game was umpired by
Mr. Thees. Physical Director of the
Y. M. C. A.
GAME COCK CITY LEAGUE.
Committee Appointed to Solicit Sub?
scriptions ami tO Organise Teams.
At a meeting of those Interested in
baseball in this town held at the Y.
M. C. A. Tuesday night active steps
wcii' taken to have the league or?
ganized and to secure funds for the
purchase of the uniforms and to get
the teams organized so that the games
could commence as soon as the uni?
forms arrived. The committee on
constitution and hy-laws was given
further time in which to complete
their work and still further steps will
be taken towards organization when
these committees meet and make
(their report- next Tuesday night.
Ail persons Interested In baseball,
whether they are members of the Y.
Mt C. A. or rtot. and who will abide
by the constitution and by-laws are
entitled to join. There will be four
teams formed and the captain of each
will select twelve nu n to play on his
team, it is thus necessary to have
uniforms for forty-eight men and the
committee to solicit subscriptions has
charge of the raising of sufficient
i The oi' i- /..?. ... while :i will not
[1 < a part of th< Y. M. C. A. will prob ?
quarters for meetings and will not
stand for any disorderly conduct
among its members. Mr. B. A. Thees
of the Y. M. C. A. executive force will
probably be selected as official um?
pire for the association and he will
consequently have eharge of the con?
duct of the games.
The membership committee con?
sists of Messrs. P. M. Brown, Jas. D.
Grahami Allan Brown and Frank
("handler, and any person interested
in baseball and anxious to get on one
of the teams should hand in his name
to them.
The name for the league has been
decided upon as the Game Cock City
Baseball league ami much fun is ex?
pected from the series of games which
will be irranged.
It will be of interest to many peo?
ple In this city to know that Mr.
David Lorlng, formerly of this city
but now of Wilmington, was in a
head on collision of a yard engine
and a local freight in the Wilmington
>aials last Wednesday. Mr. Irring,
who was fireman on the freight,
.lumped ami luckily escaped injury.
Is is suggested by citizens in the
western part of town that it would be
a good idea for the city to have gar?
bage carts to carry off trash daily, in?
st cad of waiting until Clean-Up Day
to carry it off, It was reported that
som - of these citizens had "clean-up
day" all the year round, but recently
they had watted for more than three
days for carts to carry off garbage
which they placed on the streets,
Tin- registered Jack, Blarney, Jr.,
win stand the season at Booth-Harby
Live Stock Company's stables. Ho is
sixteen hands high, black, weighs
eleven hundred pounds. Liberal
terms allowed. Sumter Jack Aeso
i elation.
WAS 1?' t.
Summer geemi have hi! Sumter
all of ;i sudden, leaving rprlng away
behind t<- look out for its.'if.
Appeal cf the Afflicted.
It was W aller's first visit to church,
find ha tried hard to remember all the
varied Instructions be had received,
?ucb as not whispering, keeping his
hrad bowed during the prayer, etc.
But during the main petition <>f the
aerviee nature won a complete battle
over memory and decorum. "Mother,"
Bhrllb-Ml the weary youngster, "when
will It be time for me to straighten
my neck? It'i like to break If I don't
do It soon!"
test.
NOTICE.
Carolina Special
Hi?h < lass Electrically I ifcl tt 1 Train Krtwem
CHARLESTON AND CINCINNATI
-VIA
Southern Railway
PREMIER CARRIER OF THE SOUTH.
In eensectlng with C. N. 0. and T. i*. Pal way CentteUDR of Com
blned Baggage and Smoking < 'ar. Hr*i Closa (< ich, 1'uliman Drawing
Etoom NM'Diiijf Car. Pullman Qbsevva.ioi Sleeping < ur :in<i Kaing Tar
Service.
Solid between Charleston and Cincinnati <>: ;the following ionvwi-1 I
lent schedules :
WESTBOUND NO 27 EASTBOUND NO. 2?
Lv Charleston.9.00 AM Lv Cincinnati.t. *o PM
Lv Sumnaervilie.9..*8 AM l.v Asheville . 10.25 AM
Lv Orangeburg.11.17 AM Ar Spartanburz.140 PM
Lv Columbia.1.W0 PM Ar Columbia. 1.35 PM
Lv Spartanburg.. ....4.15 PM Ar Orangeburg .0.15 PM
Ar Asheville.7..Ml PM Ar Summervilf* .?00 PM
Ar Cincinnati. 9.55AM Ar Charleston .8.45 PM
Connecting ;?t Cincinnati with through trains for Chicago. Cleve?
land. Detroit, Seattle. St. Louis. Kansas S"iiy. Denver, San Francisco,
and Points West and Northwest.
For further information call Southern hallway Ticket office.
S. H. McLEAN, B>. P. A. W. L Mct.KE, J. L. MEEK,
Coludmla, S. C. 1>. P. A. A. G. P. A.
E. H. COAPSiAX, S. H. HARDWICK H. E. CARY,
V. P. and (i. M. P. T. M. <i. P. \.
DR. N. G. OSTEEN, JR.,
DENTIST.
18 W. Liberty St. ?:- Phone No. 30
i
-OFFICE HOUR!
8 TO t. 2 TO ?.
A?ME PLASTER. slHNGI.ES
I.ATlfS. I 1 RE BRICK, DRAIN
PIPE. ETC.
LIME. CEMENT.
T-Toir roin Rice Floor, Ship Stuff. Bran.
ITdy, VJldlll, Mixed row and Chicken Peed.
Horses, Mules, !U^Les' *aRO!? S
No Order Too Large Or Too Small.
Booth-Harby Live Stock Co.
ct nttvu SOtTTH CAROLINA.
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GEORGE H. HURST,
UNDERTAKER 'AND
EMBALMER
202 N MAIN STREET
Day Phone 539 :: :: Night Phone 201
Undertakers and Embalmers,
and Private Ambulance
HEARSES FOR WHITE AND COLORED
Ring 14 or 251?Day or Night
Prompt Service
J. D. Craig Furniture Company
8,10, 12 West Liberty Street.
Mr. Buyer.
See our New Moling lmprov< i Qearless ami Chaintess Cotton
and Com Planter, equipped with Runner Sweeps, Covering Blades
und Hear Press Wheel. The Runner opens the furrow; the Sweep
levels the surface, the Blades cover the seed and the Press Wheel
completes the operation.
This wheel is controlled by ? lever, which lowers and raises the
frame and thus governs the depth of planting;.
Also a full lino of Moiine l-horse and two slsss of t-horse steel
turn plows. Riddle Bursters, 1. B, w and 4 horse Wsgons, Buggies,
Burr I OS and Harness. Also Some nice Horses and Mu'es.
For Automobiles, See us. Rome good second-hand Automobiles
it Bargain Prices,
D. C. Shaw Co.
10, 12 and 14 SUMTER ST.
Phone 553. :: Riiroter, S, C