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AFTERMATH OF TRAGEDY Alt'l RATH LIST OF VICTIMS OK TITWK WRF.CK NOT POH SIRLF. S|?^<| of ship. 21 Knots hii Hour, OftMall) FMahll*lM><l??ommUtec* taring for Institute SurvRorN? Ovw Remain* silent. Hgl York. April 1?.?The living, cared foi. tho dead beyond reeall. sur vivi.r? of the Titanic disaster today were able for the first time to see tn a calmer retrospect Monday's traged> of the North Atlantic and to give their story of how tho great White Stir liner, her band playing to the last sank off Orand Hanks with more thai: 1.500 on board. From the Countess of Rothes, now quartered luxuriously in a New York 1 *>otel. to the six Chinese coolies who escaped by hiding under the life boat reats, all of the 745 saved have been | provided with food and clothing and others, some Immigrants and some millionaires, are on their way home, to England, the continent, or distant I parts of the United States. Many how? ever?and of these the hospitals I I shelter scores?still rcnaln In New York where the Cunahrd liner Car psthla brought them last night. Even after all that has been told of the disaster the death list remains ap? proximate. Last night's total esti? mate was 1.5?5; today the White Star line Issued a statement placing the total at l.tSI. Exactly how many died will never be known. It has been established officially, however, that the Titanic was travel? ing 21 knots sn hour when she struck the Iceberg. Notwithstanding this, however, non* of the survivors, from steerage to salon, has ss yet con? demned Cspt. Smith, who went down with his ship. y The Titanic s rate of speed, which was approximately 2s 1-2 land miles, was brought out today from ths Hps of J. Bruce Ismay. president of the International Mercantile Marine company, and managing director of I the White 8tar line, who appeared as s witness before the United States , senste committee which Is InvestIga- , ting the disaster. Nervous, but not In i tears, was Capt. Rostron. of the Car- ' pathta. who followed him on the 1 stand. Mr. Ismay told In whispers rf his escape from the sinking liner. Ms denied that he had censor,-.: .-,.\ wire loss message from the O rpathin. , /Other witnesses. Including Capt. Roetron, bore him out In thlj with o?e ??pMuua.uj* UmM I opcr i ator on the rescue ship s*amp ?d with personal m^sages, w??^ enable to send matter for the press. Interest second onl; to that of the tales of survivor*; centered upon Mr. Ismay's recital. In Washington Sen? ator Rayner of Maryland bitterly ar? raigned him before the senate, and expressed the hope hat this country might rely upon British Justice "to bring to bay the guilty directorate of ' the company." From Washlngion also came the opinion of expert naval hydrographers that no tdame should attach to Capt. Smith, because, as they contended, analysis of ocean charts has shown that the skipper, warned of the pres? ence of lceb# rgs, had steered the Ti? tanic fully tlO miles south from the rsgulsr course. In spite of .his cau? tion, the mass of lee was st flash and ss a preventive of similar disasters the h\dropraphle office issued tonight an order shifting the lanes of trans? atlantic liners 180 miles southward from the path which the Titanic fol? lowed. After giving hi* testimony before th? *. tOSagtMISe Capt, Rostron of ||gg Osrp.ithla t??ok charge of hi-* ship which departed late today for the Mediterranean. The vessel had been hurrhdly renovated and cleared ? f th. disorder caused by the presence rf the Titanic survivors, and she left with ? ibtas full, Capt. Rostron wept when be told buliy how the t'arpathla h i i * ked up Ihe unfi ptsjg ||gg gft ?drift from the Titanic gfl I 1.. fore h" left op hU ship ad- lirlng passengers presented him with a loving cup. Although severs I consistent nc eonnt-* of what happ?gS) I 1 - ml the Tltani-1 have bSSg .t 'airod from sur? vivors, it Was manifestly Impossible folly to take - OUni "f ill that oc? curred on board her. four elty blocks In length. Thus there are those who maintain that there wer?- one or more ?Steides among His ofnesrs, Capt. Smith . It would appear from the con S*nsu.- of narratls*-, went down with bis ship, hut several persons >my that First officer Murdoek shot higsself through the head before she sank. The 200 rescued members of the Tltanh 'ti crew still were In New York tonight, sheltered on the Red St ir liner l-ipland. With f? w ? \ ? ?,. pth?ns they ire client as t?? what happened aboard the sinking liner. They will be return*'.! to Kurland, but n?>t until they have been held long enough lo permit sonn- <?f them t., testify before the senate c?m m 111 ??. The greatest prohlem I oiifrontlng the committees appointed to provide for the survivors has gSJSJL with IhS WRECK ON SOUTHERN. CAROLINA SPECIAL STRICK I Kl K.Il l TRAIN. PasMCiigers Thrown Vguinst Scats ami Cut h> I 'ailing GgSSS.?Accident Near s>pantanhurg. Spartanburg, April Is. ? Fifteen passengers of the westbound "Caro? lina Special" iron Injured hut nut seriously In a head-on collision with a freight train at 7: HO o'clock tonight at a point a half mile below Cedar Springs station and six miles from ?pnrtnnburg. The injured were cut by shattered glass or bruised by be? ing thrown against seats or the sides of cars by the Impact. The '?Carolina Special'' was run? ning more than three hours late, hav? ing been delayed by a rear-end col? lision at Alston, in which live box cars were overtured. A long freight train on the main line directly in the path of the special had halted. The passenger train was running about 12 miles an hour. When the engineer of the special saw th?? freight train looming up in the darkness and perceived that a collision wa? inevitable he gave a blast of the Wfeftsila, ".hrew on the emergency brakes ar.d lumped. The fireman was in the a?t of shoveling coal, fie did not have time to Jump. Neither trainman was hurt. Both li>comlt?ves were badly dam? aged and the passeng?, r locomotive left the track. Like the passenger trainmen the crew on the freight train escaped injury. The "Carolina Special" was made up of a steel baggage car. two Pull? mans, a diner and a day coach. There were about 75 passengers of whom .ibout one-third were In the day coach. Those in the Pullmans were hurt worse than those in the coach. Windows were broken and In the diner silver, china, food and drink were scattered In every direction, j A woman with a baby who was go? ing from the dining car into a Pull I man was on the platform when the I collision occurred. 8he was thrown j heavily against the Pullman and the I baby was bruised, i Albert E. Hill, an attorney of this J city, was on the rear platform of the I train with his back to n window. The shock threw him through the window injuring his shoulder. Senator How? ard p. Cnrngfi whs or tlig train but escaped in lory. A pbystelan on board gate Ural aid la lbs Injured and when word of the urn k reaehed iBpartanbursj Dr. l i. Blake, ralla surgeon, hurried to k:he scene on a locomotive. Rocky Bluff Notes. Hooky Hluff, April 18.?The rain continues to come, so farmers are getting along slowly with their plant? ing. Some are about through plant tng cotton, while others have not started. Oardens are late this year, and It don't seem as if many chickens will be raised, nobody has any large ones, and the gnats are worse this year than the writer has ever seen tn?m before. Mr. J. L. Walker spent last Satur? day In Columbia. Quite a number went from here to attend Field Day In Sumter. Mr. W. F. Haker and family spent Sunday at Mr. J. J. Hatfleld's. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. IfoLsod spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. Hrown, ever near New Bunter? Mrs. O. 1*. Josey, Messrs. Eugene and Charlie Josey. Berate. Watts and Tom I'.ird. and Mi.<s Lottie Watts have all had measles In the last two weeks. Will There Ho Complaints'.' Columbia Kecord. The bills designed to sad gambling futures on cotton and grain wer? fa vonbly n ported to I he house vaster* day, Will the farmers think as well ol them in practice as In theory? In the past, when the speculaton In fu? turea forced prices abnormally hiKh. it would have taken i more sensitive dictaphone than any ever dsvlssd by man to havs recorded a complaint, steerage passsngsra Speaking n< English In many ? ases, ignorant of ? b< ir destinations, frightened and without friends Or relatives. their p] ghl wsi gents until Interpreten from the international Institute for Young Women, g branch of the V W. C, \ , circulated among them today and apportioned them a* befitted their i itlonalltles among lbs vast foreign quarter, More than |t S0#l has nl ready been ?uhscrlbed f'"- the suffer? ers and more money will be raised. Me I of the wealthy and more promi? nent survivor? havs loft the city. CoJ, John Jacob Astor'i young w does remained secluded In the Astor residence, too III. ;\r, or ding to her physicians, to make an\ statement. .\o direct word from her hat come to the outside world sine.' Col. A tor kissed her good-bye and placed her on the ilfelxmt. SURVIVORS MAKE REPORT. s\Y Ki PERSONS WEHE ABOARD AM) 7i:> SAVED, Also Criticise Inadequacy or Life* boll Accommodation* ami Various Other Alleged Short? omings. .\. w York, April IS.?On the WAV to port B committee of the survivors prepared a statement giving the num? ber of persons on hoard, the number savsd and the number probably lost. and mak ng strictures on the In? adequacy of lifeboat accommodations ai weil as other apparent insufficien? cies. The statement which was given out when ths Carpathia docked, is as fol? lows: "We, the undersigned, surviving paiSQBgari from the steamship Ti- J taniOi in order to forestall any sen- I sational or exaggerated statements. ] deem it our duty to give to the press j a statement of facts which have come to our knowledge and which we ba? 1 eve to be true. "On Sunday, April 14. 1912. at about 11.40 P. II., on a cold, starlight night, in a smooth sea and with no moon, the ship r .ruck an iceberg which had been reported to the bridge by lookouts, but not early enough to avoid collision. Steps were taken to ascertain the damage and save passengers and ship. Orders | were given to put on life belts and j the boats were lowered. I "The ship sank at about 2.20 A. II, Monday and the usual distress signals Wars sent out by wireless and rockets! tired at Intervals from the ship. For- ! tunately the wireless message was re? ceived by the Cunard steamship Car- | pathia at about 12 o'clock midnight, and she arrived on the scene of the1 disaster at about 4 A. M. Monday. "The officers and crew of the steamship Carpathia had been pre? paring all night for the rescue and comfort of the survivors, and the last mentioned were received on board with the most touching care and kind? ness, every attention being given to all irrespective of class. The passen? gers, officers and crew gave up gladly their staterooms, clothing and com? forts for our henetit, all honor to them. "Tho English Hoard of Trade pas? sengers' certificate on board the Ti? tanic allowed for a total of approxi? mately 3.500. The same certlftcah called f n lifeboat accommodation foi approximately B6? In the to naming boats: Fourteen large lifeboats, two smaller boats and tour collapsible hoats. Lift preservers were accessible and apparently in sufficient number for all on board. The approximate number of pas? sengers carried at the time of colli-1 slon was: First class, 330. Second class, 320. Third ( lass, 750. Total 1400. Officers and crew, 940. Total, 2.340. "Of the foregoing about the fol? lowing were rescued by the steam? ship Carpathia: First class, 210. laOOnd class, 125. Third class. 200. Officers, 4. Seamen, 19, Stewards, 96, Firemen, 71. Total, 210 of the crew. I "The total of about 775 saved was about 80 per cent of the maximum ca? pacity of the lifeboats. We feel It our duty to call the at- ! tsntlon of the public to what we con Sldsr thn inadequate supply of life- i saving appliances provided for on modorn passenger steamships and rec? ommend that immediate steps be taken to Compel passenger steamers to carry sufficient boats to accommodate ths maximum number Of people car? ried on hoard. "The following facts were observed ami should he considered In thU con- j nectfon i "The insufficiency of lifeboats, rafts, 1 etc., lack of trained seam* n to man same (stokers, steward-, etc.. are not efficient boat handlors), not enough officers t<> carry oul emergency ordern on tiie bridge and superintend the launching and Control of lifeboats and absence of searchlllghts. The Board Of Trad,' rules allow for entirely loo many people In each boat to permit the same to he pro pet |y handled. I ?n the Titanic the ia?.it deck was about 78 feel above water and conaequetntly the passen? gers were required to embark before lowering boats, thus endangering the operation and preventing the taking on of the maximum numbei the boats would hold, le.ats at all tim?> to be properly equipped with provisions, water, lamp.-, compasses, lights, etc, Life-saving hoal drills should bs more frequent and thoroughly car? ried out, ami officers should be armed at boat drills. ' ('.??eater reduction ii< speed In fog and i?e. as damage, If collision ac? tually occurs. Is Halde t?? be less, "In conclusion, we suggest thai an International conference be called t<> recommend the passage of identical laws providing for the safety of all at sea. and we urge the United States government to take the initative as soon as possible.'* The statement was signed by Sam? uel Gold in berg, chairman and a com? mittee of some 25 passengers. HOSE COMPANY IS NO MOKE. Monaghan Hose Cjompony Shared Dividends and Disbanded Friday B veiling. The Monaghan Hose Company, ones an active organization in this city for the lighting and prevention of fire, is now* a tning of the past?the last rites and ceremonies being per? formed over the defunct institution at a meeting held Friday evening in Mr. R. S. Hood's office. There was a full attendance of members at the meeting and of many wh v membership has ceased to be active for a number of years, but they all came together to pay their re? spects, for the last time, to the once honored organization. The funds on hand were used in paying up the few small debts which were placed against the organization and the rest was shared out, (it was a small part that each member got.) among the mem? bers. From now on the fire department in Sumter will be a city organization and will be managed by the "ity, steps to this effect having been practically taken several months ago when Capt. P. P. Finn was placed in charge of the fire house and apparatus, and consummated a little later when the city bought out the fire apparatus be? longing to the Monaghan Hose Com? pany. The name, while it has not been officially decided upon yet, will probably be the Sumter Fire Depart? ment, the Game Cock City Fire De? partment, or some such designation as this. JFRVFY HOVSF CHANGES HAND. TiOt and House Houglit by Real Estate Holding Company From R. D. Lee. A real estate deal of some signfi cance wat that consummated last week when the Real Estate Holding Company bought of R. D. Lee the lot on the northeast corner Liberty and Harvin street for $16,000. fh house is known as the "Jervey M' iss 'I a use of the fact that it was run as boarding house for many y< m b\ Mr Jim Jervey, So ?.banges will be made right away by the pur? chasers, but they have in contempla? tion the erection of stores on the lot in the future. The lot is more than two hundred feet deep and has a frontage on Liberty street of 105 feet. Hull-Cooper. A lovely home wedding of Wednes? day evening was that of Miss Harvie Hull, daughter of Mrs. Herbert O. Smith, and Mr. Robert Muldrow Coop? er, Jr., of Sumter, S. C, which took place at the residence of Mrs. Rich? ard W Johnston. Rev. George L. Petrle, pastor of the Presbyterian church of Charlottes vllle, Va.i an uncle of the groom, per? formed the ceremony, and Mrs. Ed? ward Drown played Mendelssohn's wedding march as the bride ap? proached the improvised altar. Mr. George Baldwin, of Savannah, a cousin of the bride, gave her away. The best man was Mr. W. A. Coop? er, of Greenville, S. C. The maid of honor was Miss Dorothea Raldwin, of Savannah, a cousin of the bride. A delicious buffet supper was serv? ed after the ceremony. The home was decorated with banks of dogwood, and the color scheme was in green and white. The maid of honor wore a dress of Ameri? can beauty-colored chiffon over cream satin, and carried white Killarney roses. Tim i ride was lovely in a Char? meuse gown draped with Chantilly lace, She carried a shower boquet of lilies of the valley and orchids. The wedding united two old fami? lies of Georgia and South Carolina. Mrs. Cooper Is known to a wld< cir? cle of friends for her beauty of face and disposition and for her many ac? complishments, and has prominent connections in Athens. Augusta and Savannah, which ha- been her home until the past winter, which she spent in Atlanta. Mr. Cooper Is the son of Mr. R. M. Cooper, of Sumter. and is likewise popular with many friends in several Slates. Th.uple left at midnight for Jacksonville and will later sail for Cuba. On their return they will be at home in Wlsaeky, s. C. Among the out-of-town guests were Rev, and Mrs. George Petrle, of <'hariotte-v llle, Vs ! Mr .and Mrs. George llaldwln, of Savannah; Mrs, \v. II. Raker, of Savannah, grand mothei of the bride; Mrs. Mnry Bur dell, of Savannah; Mr. and Mrs, Cooper. Mis. Thomas.?-Atlanta Jour? nal. Don't Suffer! " I had been troubled, a little, for nearly 7 year?," writes Mrs. L Flncher, in a letter from Peavy, Ala., "but I was not taken down, until March, when I went to bed and h*d to have a doctor. He did all he could for me, but I got no better. I hurt all over, and I could not rest At last; I tried Cardui, and soon I began to improve. Now I am in very good health, and able to do ail my housework." Cardu i WomarfsTonic You may wonder why Cardui is so successful, after other remedies have failed. The answer is that Cardui is successful, because it is composed of scientific ingredients, that act curatively on the womanly system. It is a medicine for women, and for women only. It builds, strengthens, and restores weak and ailing women, to health and happiness. If you suffer like Mrs. Fincher did, take Cardui. It will surely do for you, what it did for her. At all druggists. Write to; Ladles' AdvUory Dept. Ckettaoooa* AUdlds* Co*, for Special iMMtrmtit/m, uxi 64-p??e book, "Honte Treatment lor Women/' teat trae. J ? GEORGE H. HURST, UNDERTAKER |AND EMBALMER 202 N MAIN STREET Day Phone 539 Night Phone 2?l DR. N. G. OSTEEN, JR., DENTIST. 1 18 W. Liberty St. -:- Phone No. 30 \ -OPfTOi BOCBf 8 TO I. 2 To B. $5.30 Confederate Reunion Macon, Ga., May 7th, 8th. -VIA Atlantic Coa^t Line Railroad The Standard Railroad of the South HELLING DATSS May 5th. ?th, 7th and 8ch,1912. FIN AL LIMIT. To reaeh original starting point not later than midnight of May 15th, 1912, unless ticket deposited for extension, by original pur chaser, with Jos. Richardson, Special Agent, No. 414 Fourth street, Ml aeon, Ga., not later than May ISth, and upon payment fee of 60 cents, limit may be extended to June 5th, 1912. For information wtih reference schedules, reservation, etc., call on local ticket agent, or addreea T. C. WHITE, General Passenger Agent, Wilmington, N. C. Mr. Buyer. Bee our New Molina Improved Qearteaa and Chainleea Cotton and Corn Planter, equipped with Runner sweeps. Covering Bladet and Rear Prou Wheel. The Runner open.- the furrow; the Sweep levels the surface, the Bladet cover the seed and the Pree* Wl complete* the operation. This wheel i? controlled by ? lever, which loweri and ralaea the frame and thus governa the depth of planting. Also a full line of Moltne 1-horse and two sizes of 2-horse BteCl turn plowa, Middle Buretera, I, 2, 3 and 4 hers.- Wagona, Buggies, Burrlee and Harness. Also aome nice Horses and alulae. For Automobiles, Bee us. Some good second-hand Automobiles ii Bargain Prlcea. D. C. Shaw Co. 1?, 12 and 14 SUMTER ST. , Phone 553. :: :: Sumter, S. . f