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lEXICO WARNED
10 HALM
i '?ANS
Feder?is and Rebels Alike Noti?
fied That Acts Endangering
Lives of Foreigners Will
Be "Resented."
OROZCO HEARS FROM U. S.
Rebel General Specifically Ad?
dressed Regarding Fountain's
Fate in Communication
Sent to Consul Letcher
at Chihuahu'i.
TEXT OF THE INSTRUCTIONS
Washington 8 Protest Against "Practi
tal Murder" cf an Americn
? hzen Accompanied by St??
? Admonition as to
Futur?.
1 ? R <?ruing ???.<*-?*
lay by the i nited
the Mexican government aa vl! m to
..f ih?*
"it an poet? and
- bI dornend that American life and
? ?thin '?*e republic of Mexico
he just -?dequate'v protected, and
that, i - Mexico
?? ? ? ponsible for
lacrii ins; or
- damaging
.- ereata."
tatea a?
and re? el
maltreatment of
ean eitizena "will be deeoly re
- by trie American government and
? and must be fully answered for
- -a. '." , -in people."
: artinent, who to di
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11 that A m. i ?' an < ombatanta
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know ii to have made
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ndlng "to b und
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M? xi .m patrlol . as it la
r?ii!?-d States, to avoid."
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BY COL. ROOSEVELT
Ex-President Has 65 of the
State's 76 Delegates, and This
Total May Be Increased
to Sixty-seven.
PENROSE
LOSES
CONTROL
His Opponents Will Dominate
State Convention and Elect
National Commit.eeman
?Wilson Gets Almost
Solid Delegation.
Philadelphia, April 14.?Theodore
Roosevelt* ?weeping victory In Pennsyl?
vania -it Saturday's primary election
kepi growing t<>-.i..? as the return? con?
tinued i" come In.
!'?<??? upl? t< r? turns from a.ery ?i
?_", ?? in the former Pit - Id? ni 85
? egatcs In the Republican
National Convention. The Roosevelt
claiming 67. and later re
j turns may tarry i It ? ? figures to that total.
I? olonel Ro?iseveli ?von 53 "( th? ?;4 dis?
ta 11
. enough delegates 'r' the sti te
- --p. -i, t.. give control of thai bod. u
them. The state conventloi ?-?- ill me
? delega tes-at-larg?*
While >n the fac? of ?lie returns Mr
I ? ? delegates two from tha
.fr I, t** o from
? from th? 5th and two fl
the ist Dlstri? I tha two dele?
uninatructed." Vare and
; ? practically announce
R_T'. !e\ . In 'he |d Di- -
? snnounces he ?rill be tot whoever
favoi?
There appear to be close ?gh?. on one
ite In th? 20th ai d on on? In the
23d Dla
The Vote by Diskncts
The following etabl? fa the ? I
?>. according to to-night's returns.
? -r Mv being in Philadelphia and the
t four th? '? ? efjh? - ' - untj districts:
i
4
I
Roosevelt T_" i.: ?
" J P,
0
n
...a
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" -4
0 27
p i,- pra? tically ? ertain late ??
thai John Dalzell, Reprea__-t.?tjv? in
. -ess from tl>?. 30th District, had
.(el ).\ M. Clyde Kelly for the
ilnatlon.
! ;? . ral Ride th? two IPir
? ? gates In the 11 th District a ere
In the 28th
District i <.*.?? Clark men defeated the two
dictate* for i ational di legates,
? ,l stai da .it 74 oui
ition.
Politician? look on II pli of
-, ell a ItIi astonl.l
ins of the former Presidoni
were w HI >rganization or
withoul an organization In many of Hie
thirty-two Congress Districts. Taking
the thirty-two districts throughout the
stat? nt .*ri avei.?io of approxlmat< ly
15.000 voters t.? a district there were
polled In the n? Ighboi h.l nt INn.ooo
votes nnd the popular plurality will ex?
ceed something )ik<- iiOO.OOU vote?.
There is >?nt little change In the Leg
M? n ? lie hai ?? r? pi ? -
their distrl? ta In the ? ;? n? pal .si
? with few ex? < ptlons ix en t ? i
Her? and th? r< are changes, bul
the complexion will remain unchanged.
Where the delegates to the stat? conven?
tion were ? nod, however, the ?peo?
ple voted ?solidly for the men i
themselves as "progressive," oi ;,* <it
? . ? ? : . Roosevelt,
Penrose Loses Control.
I'.ei time sine? Donald Cam?
eron HTiti Matl Quaj foughl for Suprem?
at j the control of on?, .'tnie.ri
hi taken from the hands of the leader of
Thill I'eee . . .': , il ' ? '
on May I, In addition to naming the
twelve delegates-at-large to Chi
? ? t thlrty-eighl Presidential
??lectors, four candidates for Repre
tives-at-large an?! candidates for State
Treasurer and Audltoi General, all to be
voted foi -? November ?lection.
The I the Roosm ?
realized when it is rem? m?
i ha I the del? .-; tes in control o? |
: he si enl Ion have the ?po*? ? i '?.
? ii,.- state chairman, _r.l under the
.'? delegatioa to the na?
tional ' onv? nl
11 ommitteeman. Al i i??-.-. m
I I'.-ni
j; ?,?. as i - id p .? pi oml i her of
itte? to-rlghl i hal some
ted to the '
, stat.nvention are reg ilai organiza- i
m? n, who ?while t ?ting foi i:
lei? gat? -, will 1l II land l the !
nlzation.
? ? he I? ad? r. ?f I lie Re . ,,
? ?i.m.. ?. from
ng th< i ' ? ndldates for
nations ; II had b? ? n
. the: woul
,.. Among tho
y\.| to h ? eei looked upon as the
delegates ?' r? Senators P.
:ilj, . illver, ? ?overnoi Tener, Hi. r, -,,,
,,, stat? Rob? ii M Af< ? and -
?t.,, James P. McN ? ol. the
,i,. part: orguniratlon In Philadeli
Keystone Part* Helped the Colonel.
,?),, ,.'t. polled w :
. ,.. n .lid |til go mu? Ii ov? i 'gj ii.'i
, ,,, ,,i th ? total v"'? ' "--' h( tie.
? .., Colonel p. ?
__.,??, ,,, hav? r.H-el e?l hi? haa. I? ? ? vole
from '1" reform el? r-nt ol the Mat?
: i., ib. I<< it??i - pan .
M,,,. |, ? rgaiiized.
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I'hilad* Iphla !"?< ?**
,llir lement ? - r?h ??i M
iMllauedea ???.' ??"?-'? ******** ,,,llii""
THE GIANT WHITE STAR LINK? THANK.
REPORTED IN COLLISION WITH kX ICEBERG ON HER FIRST TRIP TO \KW VORK.
THE ALLAN LIXE STEAMER VIRGINIAN IS STEAMING TOTHET1TANICS AKSISTANLfc..
..-?-?-1-?? - i
MIAN GROCER SLAIN
AS IMS IH
Called from Table hy Self-Styli
Friends, He Is Shol
Through Hearj.
THRFF ASSAILANT" i \t
' H*-" Fires, bnl Misses, Dying
Wife's Arms as Police Enter
Brooklyn Detecting
Make No Ai rei
A ? ictim of th? Blacl? Hand "
ha?] lo?.g open!*- ijxwi. Pll
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119 IH ? ? - .-11
leath In 1 ? b
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? r< ?* Iching '
w ?
I hla wife al hi? sld? ? n r
| * olvor and fir? d al
bul hi? bullet apparent!; did no ??
A bi shed i hrough hla el ?
I kill?-'] him before he could shoot aj-ai
de no arr
Tweh e y? i no can
;.. this countn from Italj He i ??.- pel
nilesa then, bui industrious, and i?ft?
eeveral yoara ol d?t?jyed labor m-ma?-?
t?? ncrape toejel her i uffl? lent i
himself up aa a groeei II gtoi
irk.
Leu . -.' pro ?. in th? ??]
larri?
her, and he a .. ;i ippy, I
ffre** he opened ii|? <?1| mil
?.il lj '? ? ? ;.idurl
dozen ?tro? - i ? - In Brook I? He ha
many frlemls i Ih?? Hall . I".!
m Manhattan . il Ftrool I. He
? ? ..ii- heart?-?! ! ?? i. and many w-r
tli" dinners? and ? ntertainments held v
ii . home
The Fir?-t Letter Received.
Then, .i m"iilh ??r ?*ix -?? e? I, . lat? r, I.??
.' . ? '? ? loll,
lying lust ii, - : h .
addr? ? sed il. ?.? hii-h h
?t r? . m ? i* it ??pe? I
demande I ? 00 In a lii
b??x '-n h|.i t?*|i Mi. foil
.?n?! the m rit' i .1 t.. hlov, up th
ature uni? si th? .Hill, ?
The Ht? inn
H ind "
PI ? ? ? ? - rld mi?. - ??<] ih
Ht? r I" : ? .
?ill:.
(* rit?-- ?.; ..ut hii
ta. He toi?.t to ? on and ti
rorgel abi iter for the l bi
Ta o ?>? lettei
? op? n? i
' atore for the < I In?*?**. Tins wai
ii? ?n? ?I lik ;. and thei
! a third I? tter an Ived, t< Hing Leman?
i hat 11 he ?I, i nol I? h \ ?? i he mone> on
hi? doorstop h? would n?
The hlun ?rrii l
' him, and mong hi
1 ii lend? Thej all .??!? it*K?d him I u
j mu?iente wil h ihe poll ? i.? -
? mano waa relui tant to do. He i
in ? .?ii-. ii loaded revolver Instead, con?
fld? nl In h
?
He . hat
supper in hla horn?. \x i.i h i.- ?lii-.-i ly
Hai rii ?n tore The
came '- ?-'i-?i*???? li and i ?i"\ annl
i "rii ?.i.i and, * i th l.? mano'? i inn ! >?
? n in? rr pari Ii Ih?
flat,
"Friend-?" Call Him from Table,
r.? o.;?.!,i. -.'i -n th? labl? .
i.i? |ng and tipping ? Ine. H<
pott? ii ? ' ";! the thi
waa f-< ? from lire. Sudd? nlj .? . u|< e
airs. "Fllipo," n
,.,,11, ,, ? -|. hei ? . Will '? ou come
?h i?. speak t" you, ami?..
I ..m.i.ir? i ? ex? . '?' ":'" * U ?" ??'
. . : r]g mid start? ?I f? r i lie hi ad oi ih?
I'd ,? n, still i. memberii
ii.. atoning l< H? i" i ?""'
When laemai ' e.l Into hla atore
and i- er? i ;!-' darkiiea? lo ????
.,!,,, ,; Ma? who would i ? -.?k with him ?*?
l.lindln? i'..< I' Ughtod Ih? gloom and a
Lull? I -| . 'I !" I ' v;m" '
,i?. ioiind "i lh< r? p?r?i i ha?
I.,,,,,,, ,. . ,..i "'"i"' hh own ,?
volver .'i"l ?>?? -1 l.? ''lank In Ilia dire? -
H?n. nrni "li"' h'"1 "" '
\. ),, Hi.I hi :'il"'- l"" UU'' ,"?|ll",|
him .. third - ""? *""? ' '
fell foi ? ird -1, l!l '*"*
?reamed ?i " '? rushed In
? .
to th? atl ? ? I ' <! ? 'i' ? "' ''
\\ hil? Klg"? ?'?'?' re Htill
? ..,,. i , . - i tin ?'. - ? ? '?? " ' ?
?f |||t. ' I ll'l'??. '
I i,,? .i .,1 the Vmil 'reel latlou,
. ruiinii .- up H? h "i '.'--"i Hi
. ,,,i hud .-< ? n ihr? ni? a i mining,
i,,,? , mild i i "\. rial ? Hi m I
I ?1(, t-,r-t , lass saloon on the Titanic, decorated and furnished in a most
sumptuous style.
BONCI FOR METROPOLIT.
Lyric Terp^r Bignfl Oontract w
New York Company.
; B? f' left rib'JBC '
San ?Francisco, April 11 Allessan
Ron, i, the tenoi who is making a ?com
tour ol th* v\"? ? la three yet
rontracl In this cltj yesterday with
Metropolitan Opera Company ol M
V?rK after negotiation? covaxing aev?
? ?
The managers of the opers compi
refused at fust to meet th* demand?
I on the salary question, and it \
?nil\ after they had failed t.. find any i
to take hla place In lyric tenor role? ?i
the* came to an agreement, ;
? in,eel te. ?tata 'he exact amount he v
. ? paid for ins sen I?
MISS MOISANT NEAR DEA1
Clothes Catch Fire at End
Farewell Flight.
! R? i>i>ei_|,!i to 1 hi Trlt) . ?
Wichita Fulls. Tex., At ril I I. T
farewell flight of her aviation care
which Miss Mathilde Moisanl had h
? J she u ? uld make here this i
t.ii.i., ????m.' near causing her deal
In landing after her flight her ma? hi
i ii.. ;. .-i rldge e.r ? arth just outside i
ill |..,r'?. where the 111 ?
pli i e . and leeeiii.. ? <i high In th? s h
cam? do*? n righl s de up. a th the youi
i woman still safe In her seat, bul i
meaork ? rumbled like a lei f fro
i he Impact.
In .n inntnnl th. a r? ckage . i
ablaze, and liefore M Iks Mol anl cou
:.),?? . lothing v. ..s in flames. I le
n? ar al hand, and the > oung won
,,ii vat 'ii agg. ?I from her | erllous pot
i ,\n ?" ei.t"! i aa Mi
i Louise Molsant, a later. Shi b* ?
? \y until ?he reached her slatei
when she fainted.
ADRIFT IN 'a BALLOON
i Lone Man, Ignorant of Aere
nanties, Lost in ?Clouds.
? i sv. Itxerland, April ! I. Tti
Swiss Aero ?'lull's balloon St. Gothard
? somewher? abov? the cloud?, with on
aboard wh?> had ne? er ebefore mad
.'Il .'S' ? -.'
The balloon ?was rel .nun- from
' to-day with h i Hot and thre
passengers During an attempt to Ian
the ebaaket was blown against a rock b
.. h? .'."'? g isl and i!,?- pilot and two ?
the passengers, together with twel*.
. ? . and, a ere throv n out. Thu
lightened, the balloon ?hot up t.. .t heigh
,,i ir>,<K*0 feet, and whirled away with th
third paaaenger, who is totally Ignoran
llooning.
CONVICT FRAMED LAW
Jersey Board Makes Discovery
Affecting Prison Terms.
? ntnn, S. A 4pril 1 I It has jus
? ? discovered by the Board <ef Stat.
. Inspectors thai a notorio
viel forger, whose name la withheld
fmmed the lav releaalng convicts aftel
? I ? ipk two thli el . ? ? ? '. ' 111.-. I poi
th? appro...I of the prison ln?| e< ton
tin- law Is no? llkelj t?. i?e repente?
passa g< un .Yldaj laal ove\ th<
? noi s v<-i"
The luv . it is allegi ,|. -*,.,..? ,?. \gn, ,
? i ? ' lall t.. le t oui Death, McAlllstei
.nul < 'ami ebgll, tin?', of the murdi n
.lentil.? ll.i-ucln. i
JUMPS TO DEATH FROM FERRY.
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I i '_!..<1.1, N. .1 . April 11 **.. ith i .i aoi ?!
tarrdn? -t n.it* ul t a sni r-two y? in
j nid, e .m,nutted KUlcId? I?
I lelawan ir??n. th? fern boat Bsltl? t
Tl bjO 'I >? e tOpeJJ ?1. 1,111 I ,c
' MII--I.I- . ..'.lei I . In ,|
ANTEDILUVIAN WHISKEY.
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Lufties Pf..: , n< a ?brb Ad?, t
HIS FALLS M NEW
CHURCH ; 1WD DU
Dedicatory Sermon at Harring?
ton Park. N. J.. Halted by
Collapse That Drops
300 to Cellar.
MANY SERIOUSLY INJURED
Priest Says Contractor Assured
Him of Safety of Edifice
Prosecutor Tries to Fix
Responsibility for
Accident.
i
'i h.- little i ? m Church of ?"?'i!- Lady of
Victory, the pride of Harrington Park
N ,i . smelling of palnl and fresh ?Mar
Khingles proved h death trap yesterday.
Father Rorgan, of Plninflvld, had hardly
utter? . .? ilo-*< m x' l-.i- of lii?- 'Ir-'li??'?? ?I "
::, ,??,,?,. v. hi li Ihe bare floor ?"liai"' ?I
undei Its burden of three hundr??d nx-n.
.....m, n .iii.i . ,i i .?i . ill standing, and
,ii,,i i?.i them t" the concreta cellar
.- . ,,-.,-,,.
Tu,, toris of !?."-?? lumb? r went down
I from underni ath th?? pile
two m omen w ere tak? n oui ??>-..?i and
I (-ftj nt'ier | e extrl? ated, bad
l\ iiijiii-..?!. ii Is feared two or three of
, | ,.,,, v. Ill ?i"i r? cover from their In
lur'es.
i -,.?,: ail
Elkart, Mrs. Frit?, twenty-seven years
I old, of Hillsdale. She is the mother of
I three children.
Ottignon. Mrs. Nicholas, fifty years
'. old. of Wcstwood.
The faithful had gathered from all
the little town? 'round about to attend
?terclses atti ndanl on the laying
,,f Hi? , ..i ii? ratone ol the ? hurch and
i< dedication A dozen or more priests
had ."in' i" officiate, among them the
1 Very Rev. Dean J. J Cunneely, of Hack
-1.?-;?, u. who xvhs in cl arge* Pather Bor?
gan, who was to preach th?? dedicatory
?sermon; Father Flannagan, of Ri?lg?'flel?l
Park; Father McDermott, of Ktngsland;
! Patheri Petera end M Donald, of L"ngle
\\,?.?I. and Father Rutter, of ?Bergen
ii? Id
All "i them were pitched Into the **or
t,-. with their congregation. Father
Dion Beat, u Carmelite Father from
Tenafly. waa the only one of them t?? be
hurt, however.
Kather J. T Delehanty, prleel ??f the
little pariah, which Includea the Hairing"?
ton Park Church and another at West?
; vvnod, aald laal nlghi that the ?contractor
Kave him to und? ratand it would he safe
? m? )?? oplet . row >l Into the church.
George Naugle, ol Naugle \- Wiener,
t'ontractors, with offlcea at Park Ridge,
! u ho w?aa building the church said
! Father Delehantj had t ? ? i. i him a day
?jo l ha I i he ? nereis? a w ere to be
held oui of di
The ( hui *h of Our ?d> of Victory, lo
outward xi'?, seemed completed early
yesterda) afternoon excepi for the in?
n of wlndowa, of pewa mid mi
.,,,.,,. Bui then xx.is one Incompleta
,,,_, upe which mat igpai ?ntly over
looked the floor, ili"npli laid and var
nl?hed r? - ? -1 "" ???in!...i;?!-x upright
?imports, consisting ol tan rough wooden
pillars, m."1, "?' ,,ir?',, - hy l pin?- Joint.??.
These temporarj *-"i?i ?>* Mft t?. l?e
r. p?a? ?"1 loter by hi I? i- columna <>r u?.:i
"lally" beam* tt.ntjret? fou tide t lona
f.ir which li???' olroadj paan installed,
v stons "? the masonry foundation of
th? building li?d *." l* - ft out, and It
was ih?- aeltlng ol thl - atone \x hlch bo?
I,, , \. i .'? it ?"I "'?-l??.-k \- the
, rowd I ithored Father J lelohanl
l.iiuiiiii?*?! ?.i? third i??a<*. a?? ro? h ru lu oui.
EXTRA EDITION 4:30_A. M.
tit^nkTsinking
in mid-ocean; hit
great iceberg
At 12:27 This Morning Blurred Signals by
Wireless Told of Women Being Put Off
in Lifeboats?Three Liners Rushing
to Aid of 1,300 Imperilled Pass?
engers and Crew of 860 Men.
MANY NOTED PERSONS ON BOARD
First News of Ocean Disaster Came in Appeal for Help
to Allan Line's Virginian, Which Left Halifax on
Saturday and Was 1 70 Miles from Place
of Accident When the Last
Call for Aid Came.
CAPE RACE. N F . APRIL 15.?AT 10.25 LAST NIGHT THF*
STEAMSHIP TITANIC CALLED "S O S" AND REPORTED
HAVING STRUCK AN ICEBERG. THE STEAMER SAID
THAT IMMEDIATE ASSISTANTE WAS REQUIRED.
HALF AN HOUR AFTERWARD ANOTHER MESSAGE
CAME REPORTING THAT THEY WERE SINKING P?V THE
HEAD AND THAT WOMEN WERE BEING PT'T OFF IN THE
LIFEBOATS.
THE WEATHER WAS CALM ANDCLEAR.THE
ICS WIRELESS OPERATOR REPORTED. AND GAVE THE
POSITION OF THE VESSEL, 41:46 NORTH LATITUDE AND
50:14 WEST LONGITUDE.
THE MARCONI STATION AT (APE RACE NOTIFIED
THE ALLAN LINER VIRGINIAN, THE CAPTAIN OF WHICH
IMMEDIATELY ADVISED THAT HE WAS PROCEEDING
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 \. M. ON MONDAY.
THE LAST WIRELESS DISPATCHES FROM THF
STRICKEN LINER GAVE HER POSITION AS 41 :46 NORTH
LATITUDE AND 50:14 WEST LONGITUDE. THIS IS AL?
MOST DUE EAST FROM NEW YORK AND APPROXIMATE?A
DUE SOUTH FROM ST. JOHN'S. N. F. THE DISTANCE FR< )M
NEW YORK TO THE PLACE OF THF. VCCIDENT [S AP
PROXIMATELY 1.200 MILES. THE NEAREST LAND IS SA?
BLE ISLAND. ABOUT 700 MILES TO THE NORTHWEST OF
WHERE THE CRASH TOOK PLACE. THE NEAREST PORT
IS HALIFAX, ABOUT (KX) MILES TO THE NORTHWEST.
THE OLYMPIC AT AN EARLY HOUR OX MONDAY
MORNING WAS IN LATITUDE 40:32 NORTH AND LONGI?
TUDE 61:18 WEST. SHE WAS IN DIRECT COMMUNICATION
WITH THE TITANIC. AND IS NOW MAKING ALL HASTE
TOWARD HER.
THE STEAMSHIP BALTIC ALSO REPORTED HERSELF
AS ABOUT 200 MILES EAST OF THE TITANIC, AND WAS
MAKING ALL POSSIBLE SPEED TOWARD HER.
THE LAST SIGNALS FROM THF TITANIC WERE HEARD
BY THE VIRGINIAN AT 12:27 A. M. THE WIRELESS OPER
AToR on THE VIRGINIAN SAYS THESE SIGNALS WERE
BLURRED AND ENDED ABRUPTLY.
ONE REASSURING FEATURE OF THE ACCIDENT TO
THE TITANIC IS THAT MANY SHIPS APPEAR TO BE WITH?
IN THE GIANT LINER'S CALL.
BESIDE rill? VIRGINIAN, OF THE ALLAN LINE,
\\ UK H APPEARS To BE THE FIRST To HAVE HEARD OF
THF THANK'S DISTRESS. AND THE WHITE STAR LINERS
BALTIC AND OLYMPIC. BOTH OF WHICH WERE REPORT?
ED ON THE WAY TO THE PLACE, THERE IS ALSO THE
CINCINNATI. OF TUT". HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE. \ND
THE CUNARDER MAURETANIA.
OTHER SHIPS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WERE THE
PRINZ ADELBERT, OF THE HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE,
AND THi; AMERIKA, OF THE ?SAMT; LINE, AND THE N< >RTH
GERMAN LLOYD LINER PRINZ FRIEDRICH WILHELM,
j BOUND FROM NEW YORK FOR PLYMOUTH. All. OF
?WHICH. AND MANY SMALLER LINERS. ART; SI|o\\ N ON
?Tn-DAY'S STEAMSHIP (HART AS IN 'Till-: VICINITY OF
?CAPI': RACE.
Montreal, Aj.rll 14.?Th?* new Wh:
Star lint-r Titanic is reported In a?
vices received here late to-night P> ha\
?truck ?i ii iceborg.
The n.-ws was received at the Alia
Line ..flues here in a wireless messafc
from the captain Of the steamer Vii
Kinian, ??f that line.
It was stated that the Virginian ha
tet-en In ?wlrel<sa_ ? "ininuriication with tli
Titanic, that sho had reported boms: i
collision N*. it h an lcel>erg and Mked fo
assis tan. e.
The Virginian reported that she ??
on her way to the Titanic
The Virginian ?ailed from Halifax las
i Ight, .tnd at the time tile win-l?
s. nt she is reckoned to ba\e b>?>ii ai???ii
abeam of Pape l?a? e. She has ttire.
hundred passengers on ?board, but .-hi
accomm<od&te nine hundred m??re of th?
Titanic'? passengers should their r.mo.a
i , iiece.-.sarv.
Th?? message from the vtrgpnan's cap.
tain wot sent bj unoiess to cape Rae?
! ,.ii.l iheiic-e by .able t>> Halifax and then
\\,\, telegraph t" Montreal The Allan
Une officials here expe? t to h.-ar further
mu s at any mom***_.t_,
Halifax, N 8.. April 15.?Tin Alia?
Line steamer Virginian, which reports
that she has ?.one to the >__>Ml_.ance of
the White Star liner Titanic, left Halifax
at 9:_-> o'clu.k Saturday night for I.Uer
pool. with mails and .'.mi passengers
The Virginian m daily runs a\ei.ige
about 380 miles, so that by midnight to?
night the steamer ?would be ai**?ut l_''?
miles east ?>f Halifax
Th?- Allan liner Coralcan re|.?>it- pa-s
ing thick n-e near this roast, >\hi?h is
tiie furthest south her officers remember
??ver having s,-, i ,,... \*\gm. steamer mal.
h .*.Ide detour to a\i?i.i il
i* A. S. Franklin, vi?-e-president of
the International Mercantile Marine
said early to-day that It was difficult to
?redit the reporl that the Titanic had
met with an accident m ?vieil at th,
fact that the Whit*- SP?> : las had re
Ceivad n?. s/|**els**e message from her.
\v. ?...i\.-e( .. wireless .from the Tl?
tsnle early \osterda>. >flvlng her PO"'
tlon." s.u.i Mr Kranklin. "and I am sure,
if She had met with any sciidefH ? * i.. - ?
we would llave heard from her.
? "Ws ara sbsolutely satisfied that ?
She Ha* been in collision with an ice?
berg she is m no dangsr. With her vs
rious watertight compartments she ??
sbsolutely unsinkabls, end it makes o?
