'•* ' " : Vf\ j :■■ > . r. « r ~*~-yr s T -• ■ . ; ?■' -:,- -•* Victims of Steamship Disaster Are Take HARRISBURG giwk TELEGRAPH LXXXIII— No. 128 NATION BOWS ITS HEAD IN MEMORY OF THOSE "THINNING LINES OF BLUE AND GRAY" WHO BRAVELY BATTLED SO MANY YEARS AGO ' ■ i M • »i:i AI KS 11 11 I i. I\ I .1;- OISES HELD YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT THE FORNEY SCHOOL BtJILDII\G AND IN THE CEMETERIES WHERE THE CIVIL WAR VETERANS YESTERDAY MORNINO WERE BUSY PLACING MARKERS ON THE GRAVES Survivors of 111-fated Steamer Praise Brave Captain For His Work Laurence Irving and His Wife Die Clasped in Each Other's Embrace; Couple Separated on Deck, Meet Again on Shore; Bodies of Dead Are Taken to Quebec For Identification Montreal, May 30.—Exhausted sur vivors of the Empress of Ireland dis aster wearing misfit clothing supplied by the people of Rimouski, arrived in Montreal to-day. In the party was a remnant of the Salvation Army band, more than a hundred of whom per ished. The survivors included: Messrs. Mclntyre, Measures, Green away, Staff Captain McAmond, Lieut. Keith, James Johnston, Major and Mrs. Atwell, E. Green, Captain Spoon er, little Grace Hannagan, Miss Hales, all of Toronto; Mrs. Cook and Band Sergeant Fowler, Vancouver; and Miss Wilmot, of Winnipeg. "X was looking through the port hole in my cabin amidships," said Band Sergeant Fowler, "when I saw a big black ship loom up out of the darkness. It seemed only a few feet away. "Then came the jolt; it' could not be called a crash because it was more of a grinding sensation. Before I realized what had happened my cabin began to fill with water. 1 rushed out of the cabin and up the main companionway. 1 saw a girl with a baby in her arms and a little child following her. The girl begged me to put a life belt on her, so I stopped lung enough to do this." By this time Fowler had reached the deck, he said, the ship was listing badly and the passengers had to cling to the rail to keep from going over the side. Fowler jumped. Touched other ImkHos "I went down and down until I thought my lungs would burst," he said. "Bodies humped into me. < 'nee a man threw his arms around me and I had to fight to break his grip. I swam several hundred feet and was almost exhausted when a boat picked me up." Smart says he believes he was the last man to speak to Captain Ken dall before the collision. "I was sit ting out on the upper deck," he said, "when the captain walked past about half past one o'clock and said, 'lt is a nice night, but it looks to me as though a fog is coming. You never know how soon a fog will drop on you at this part of the river.' " Cries "Don't get pxclted" When the crash came Smart says, he saw Captain Kendall on the bridge. He was holding onto the rail, shout ing orders to the crew, leaning over and waiving his hands. He heard him i < say: "Keep your heads there and don't get excited." When a boat dropped sideways into the water, the captain seemed to realize that the liner was lost, for he shouted: "Hurry up there, every body. There is not a minute to lose. Get the stewards through the corri dors. If there are doors locked break them in. Get the people out ana don't forget that the women and chil dren must come first." "He spoke through a megaphone," said Smart, "but there was so much screaming and moaning that his voice was drowned. But he stuck to his post to the very last. "When I got onto the Lady Evelyn I saw him stretched out there and they were giving him brandy. When he was able to speak, he looked around and asked "Where's the ship'" A passenger who looked like a doc tor, told him the boat had gone On hearing this Captain Kendall buried Ills face in a piece of tarpaulin and ci led as though his heart would break. Laurence Irving and His Wife Died in Each Other's Embrace on Deck By Associated Press Quebec, May 30.—More than 1,000 persons lost their lives when the Cana dian Pacific steamship Empress of Ireland sank in the St. Lawrence early Friday morning after the liner had been rammed by th-j Danish collier Storstad. Figures compiled by the Canadian l'acitic Railway Company and made public to-day indicated that 1,032 per sons in all had perished. Their list follows: i First class passengers saved 18: second and third class passengers saved 131; crew saved 206. Totals, 355. The number of passengers carrieJ i.y the Empress of Ip;!.hi.l: First class S7; second class 153; third class 716; crew 432. Total 1.357. With the survivors safe in Quebec, where their wants and sorrows ace iContinued on Page 14] HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 30, 1914 BOYS OF '6l ONCE MORE PHY TRIBUTE TO COMRADE DEAD City, State and Nation Venerates Memory of Those Who Fought So Long Ago Throughout the city, State and na tion to-day the Boys of '6l are observ ing memorial exercises for their com rades who have passed beyond human ken and now sleep, each under his blanket of turf. The G. A. R. veterans on every hand are the objects of veneration. The boys with the little copper button are receiving the respect and honor of Harrisburg, not only in the public ex ercises, but by many and many an un [Cont limed on Page 9] Huerta's Delegates Not Aware of Presence of Carranza's Messenger Niagara Falls, Ont., May 30 —The South American mediators are con fronted with the problem of whether or not they will permit Constitutiona list representatives to enter the con ference here. The issue has been raised by the sending of a note from General Carranza by a special mes senger, Juan F. Urquidi, in which the Constitutionalist chief expresses sur prise that the mediators proceed with the negotiations without replying to his telegram asking what pointa would be discussed in the mediation. New Balkan War Is Said to Be Brewing Special to The Telegraph Berlin, May 30.—Secretary Daniels' announcement that the United States is about to sell the battlesnips Idaho and Mississippi to a foreign govern ment. "presumably Greece," is pub lished in Berlin, along with an article in the official Army Gazette, discus sing the imminence of another war between Greece and Turkey. The arti cle, which is based on a similar pub lication in the official Austrian Army Journal, discusses the impossibility of conciliation between the Greeks and Turks. The fear that hostilities are brew ing is strengthened by Turkey's con spicuous military preparations at Ad rlanople and combined Turco-Bulgar ian movements In Thrace. War be tween the allied forces of Bulgaria and Turkey against Greece is describ ed as "inevitable." THIRTY CURS GET AWAY IN ANNUAL AUTOMOBILE RACES American Pilots Express Deter mination to Wrest Honors From Frenchmen By Associated Press Indianapolis, Ind., May 30.—Thirty cars, representing the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Belgium, battled for cash prizes totaling $50,000 at the Indianapolis motor speedway to-day in the fourth annual 500 miles automobile race. Thousands of race enthusiasts were on their way to the two and one-half mile speedway long before the gates were opened at 6 o'clock and the crowds continued to arrive until af ter the race started at 10 o'clock. The day dawned clear and much cooler. While the French drivers are favor ed in the betting, a number of the American pilots, just before the race started, expressed their determination to wrest the honors, which Jules Goux won last year for France. In the elimination trials, the foreign cars showed more speed, but the Amer icans are depending on durability of their mounts to offset the high speed in the long grind. The race was started promptly at 10 o'clock, the cars lined up In eight rows before the judges and, when the starting bomb, which when it burst unfolded a parachute to which was attached an American flag was ex ploded, the thirty cars, paced by a machine bearing a speedway official began jockeying for places in the fly ing start. The first lap does not count in the 200 necessary to complete the race. Thomas. 16, was leading at the com pletion of fifty miles by about a quar ter of a mile. Christiuenz, 9, follow ed, with Anderson, 24, close behind. Merry Holiday Crowds Throng Colonial Club The holiday found the Colonial club thronged with devotees of tennis, or of golf or of merry parties who while not wishing to do anything strenuous sim ply wished to spend a day in the open yet within easy access of a cool and comfortable place for gastronomic solaces. There was no set program for the day, but both tennis courts and golf links were alive all day with those who found pleasure either in racquet or lofter. The final match of the Ave team bowling league is scheduled for to-day. HARRISBURG CLEANS UP WHITE ROSES IN MORNING GAME Cockill's Crew Bats Ball All Over the Lot; Score 11 to 2 Harrisburg had a clean-up victory with York this morning, winning the game by a score of 11 to 2. Cockill's crew hit the ball in every inning, and had a record batting rally in the eighth. Phillips was weak in the sixth and "Babe" Adams took his place, doing good worK. Beaver, a Gettysburg College boy, was an easy proposition. How Runs Were Made Harrisburg started with two runs In the first, McCarthy singled, Emer son tripled, scoring McCarthy. Crist knocked out a three-bagger, bringing in Emerson. York tallied up one in the fourth on Hooper's pass, a stolen base and Hopke's single. Harrisburg got another man across the plate in the sixth. Miller singled. Whalen sacrificed, and Cockill singled to second, scoring Miller. Harrisburg made a clean-up in the eighth, scoring eight runs on nine [Continued on Page 14] Telegraph Building All Abloom This Morning As has been the custom for several years, the entire front of the Tele graph building was decorated last night—the eve before Memorial Day —with window boxes filled with grow ing vines and plants. This morning hundreds of people stopped to admire the beautiful display of flowers and it Is the general opinion that the decora tion is more effective this year than ever before. All the window ledges on the seven stories of the building and the main entrance are abloom to-day and these flowers will grow to beauty and lux uriance throughout the summer. This treatment of the Telegraph building from year to year has caused wide spread comment and pictures of the front have appeared in many promi nent magazines and trade papers. ANOTHER VETERAN MASSES Meander 1... Sanders, a veteran of the i Civil War. died yesterday afternoon at' hiR home, in Hummelstown. in Itis 82d year. Funeral services wli) be lield Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, from his home. J WILSON, AT ELEVENTH | HOUR, ACCEPTS THE INVITATION OF Ml Secretary Announces Change of Plans For President at Last Minute By Associated Press Washington, May 30. President Wilson to-day changed liis plans and decided to attend the Memorial Day exercises at Arlington National Ceme tery. Secretary Tumulty made a state ment explaining that tho President "was not willing that his absence should be misconstrued." In announcing the President's de cision. Secretary Tumulty said: "When the invitation was extended by the committee representing the Grand Army of the Republic of the District of Columbia the President in formed the committee that he did not think the occasion would be opportune for the delivery of an appropriate ad dress and because of this felt he must decline the invitation, agreeing, how ever, to attend memorial services at a later date. "Evidently a false construction has been placed upon this action and therein lies the reason for the change in the program. "The President was not willing that his absence should be misconstrued." When it was finally announced a few days ago that the President could not accept the invitations of the G. A. R. to attend the services, managers of the memorial invited Speaker Champ Clark to make the principal address. The Speaker was at Atlantic City tak ing a rest but changed his plans and last night returned to Washington and began preparing his address. T. R. Issues Important Political Statement For Sunday Papers By Associated Press New York, May 30.—Theodore Roosevelt, accompanied by Philip Roosevelt, a young cousin, and his eld est daughter. Mrs. Nicholas Long worth, of Cincinnati, sailed for Spain to-day on the steamship Olympic to attend the wedding of his son, Kermit, in Madrid on June 10, to Miss Belle Willard, daughter of the American ambassador to Spain. The Colonel said before leaving that he has issued an important political' statement for publication in to morrow's papers. He added that most of. his time while-away will be devoted to writing nn account of his South American troubles. He talked with Progressive leaders on the ship. , 16 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT. NEW HEALTH RULES AND REGULATIONS EFFECTIVE MONDAY n Bureau of Sanitation's Require ments Cover Every Phase of Safeguard Harrisburg's new food and health'| regulations recently passed by the cltyi bureau of health and sanitation aniii approved with a few slight changes) by City Council become effective at| 12.01 Monday morning. J The new rules were finally by Council Tuesday and signed byj Mayor John K. Royal. By the provis ions of the Clark act they had to baj advertised three times in each official! newspaper, and after the customary;) [Continued on Pago 9] Season For Shooting Reed Birds Extended Under New Amendment Washington, May 30. Sportsmen would be extended the privilege of shooting reed or rice birds In New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware In September and October under a pro posed amendment to the federal regu lations for the protection of migratory birds, according to an announcement to-day by the Department of Agricul ture. Sportsmen already have a simi lar privilege in Maryland, the Dis trict of Columbia, Virginia and South Carolina. As the season Is so short department officials do not believe that the birds will suffer appreciably in numbers. THE WEATHER For HarrlMhurg nml vicinity: Fair ■111)1 Nllichtly warmer to-night with |irolial>le ahowerat Sunday cloudy, with probable ahowera. For Kuatern Pennsylvania: Warmer to-iilitht; probably ahowera to night and Sunday. Temperature: H a, m„ 62. Sum Rlaea, 4t3N a. m.| arts, 7)37 p. m. Moon: Flriri quarter, June 1, 9:08 a. m. River Stnjtri 2.7 feet above low water mark. Teaterday'a Weathef HlKheat temperature, 77. l<oweat temperature, 60. Mean temperature, 68. Normal temperature, 66,
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