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Show , VOL. XXVI. O) PROVO. UTAH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 191?. NO. 180. G V ESTABLISHED Hill UdlUIUciy U AUC. 1885. h mMm JDS UVI J Name of Pro vq Woman Given in List of Passengers But Not Listed With Survivors L 4- f SACRIFICE DLIFE TO GIVE ; fr OTHERS DEAR CHANCE - -- SiPGIS VISCOUHT CHIHDfl ; The Titanic, which went to its doom with all but 800, if is sup- posed, of the 2,100 souls aboard, wa.s the largest and finest vessel afloat. Her engine was equipped with four funnels and W E BY FISHERMEN fr.Was ot a triple-scredesign. She was a sister" ship of t'he teet Olympic "and was"8S2 long, with a bean uiea.-uriii92 feet. She wa 43,000 tons register, and 6 0,0 00 tons -South $4ispiaeeHfl t She f amp ton on h':r maiden voyage April 10. 2 If She Is Among the Dead. Brave and Hearty Woman Well Beloved By All Her Acquaintances f RESCUE WORK MAY THE TITANIC. - That New Coal Road Latest Estimates of Loss of Lives Given as 1512; Mone-- . tary Loss at $25,000,000 Other News- - 2 Will Consider Provo As a Point for the i erminus. i ' Irene Colvin Corbett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Levi A. Colvin, 900 East Center street, is albeen a passenger leged on the Titanic, which struck an iceberg off the Newfoundland Coast Sunday night. In a letter received by her parents a few days ago Mrs. Corbett gave the imformation that she was leaving for home on this boat Her name is given in the list of the rescued, but it is believed ;fiere that she is among the" women arid children who were saved ' in the Carpathia, the boat which is bringing in the survivors. Mrs. Corbett is returning from London Where she has been engaged , in work in one of the large hospitals. She is twenty-eigyears of age and well known in this city having been a student in the Brigham Young university." She has three children, ages from fifteen months to six years. These are at the home of Mr. and Mrs. ' Colvin on East Center. ' While' the letter to Mr. and Mra. to-h- ' There is still hope that others not on the list of the survivors are saved. lhe carpathia is - - -- HELP aye ill-fat- ed VICTIMS OF THE TITANIC New York, April 17. 'Untold. wealth represented among the passengers of the Titanic, there being on board at least six men each of whose fortunes might be reckoned in tens Was of millions of dollars. A. rough esti- mate of the total wealth represented first-clas- s passenger list would in the te ht - ' mar-rie- d . - had'-expeete- ral d -- . tho-boat- ; mor-flervio- ' :'' - - - Tljat Mrs. Corbett was a lover of and the United States as com pared with England is clear la prob. ably her last message to the, people of. Provo through the . columns of The Herald. A letter was received and March -- 6 .- ' Is" a American nurse here , "Ther " In the hospital. Only todaf did chance to hear a familiar Torce call-- lng, 'Did the American niirse get her z tea? J I can't, be too glad arid thank-I. C. C. ' fal that meant me." H ; ' Womerv' First. A similarly unsefUed matter Is the T p'" percentage ot. -- 1 v' vrhi passengers .ifJh 1f 14 v Accordingto the Utah, county rep- Lresentatives, the extension of the Una east after, leaving Spanish F8rk caa- yen, and through Mapleton east of riSpringvllle on to Provo, would result' in opening . up that territory. Tho district around Mapleton, which fairly teems with farm products, is not 'V.iC5i'aBhlh8toa,'"'tt. Z'zttTectly- by a railroad and tho mean would Pauw university, Indiana, extension suggested developments in Titanic disaster: Cape Sable early this morning reports, having established wireless communication with' the steamer Caruathia. carrying survivors of the Viscount CtHtitla.-tli- t; - ?j&tblvh : new dfipwsese . Jar-vis- " Mackay-Bennet- k s- . -- - I body. - j - I - ni'mina nlnnt and canal with vip w A - th On much to other hand,' carrying products tvouM coiuirf.'a.'satf in no small measure for tli road ronstrr.ction, it is said. - The sisted Utah county , Jiv er of the clubj C. A. -- railroad of chairman the Glazier, of the same committee organization, and the following memberif W,- - M. Roylance, V. IT Ray,xW.' K. Spafford, J. L. Lytel, Thoma Boardinanand J. M. Harmon. From Springville came and J. D. Reynolds. Mayor L. From Mapieton,7''Messrs7Snow and Fullmer Sharp Give Encouragement. The liarty was cordially received V. G. Sharp apd General . Heintz of the United Manager G. States Smelting, Refining and Mining ' company. Mr. Irvine acted as chair- -- 1 1 I , HUGH ROBINSON . . ly MANY r na3jgejjarjedwcamt)ers' -- -- L. - ; m " s : ! wUIch-Mrs;-Mal- , delegation 'con- of i'residfnt- - R. . Pro vu. Commercial . Wireless from Halifax states that to cently, have been frozen to death. , ' securing ideas for an irrigation sys-with all attempts to communicate tern which is to be installed near Sara-- ! There has been moro snow thaE usu" failed owing to storm Carpathia have al this year, and tins, with the recent " toga. at sea. The irrigation canal is to run al-- storms and increased cold weather, This storm is general along the Atmost to the Denver & Rio Grande ha3 been re8i)onsibk' for the deathoj lantic seaboard; It will probably de reasons for the suggested extension. tracks to Bingham, and is to be simi- the is sheep. lay the Carpath la's arrival. It 4 Hv admitted that the change from i laF to the Mosida system. communication between 0 o the original plan would add three and lew York and Nova Scotia. a half miles to the Uta. but this will. Transpires that captain" of liner . by In his opinion, t Uie' to be worth $407)007)01). irwas'Mr. Toaraine warned CaplSFn 'SmTfffv "P Ismay, who, with J. P. Morgan, con- the Titanic of dangerous Ice fields. produce to Frovo. , solidated American and British steam, on April 12, and that Captain Smith club The Provo Coinnierclai Mercantile Ma- replied, thanking him. for Information.' ship lines under Unanimously' voted to urge the Latest estimates place loss of life ... rine control. X f change "of plan, l)e!icvii? that witbr i Colonel Washington Roebling, son at 1512;. and monetary, loss at tf. e coming of the Moffat road Provo ' ' of the builder of the Brooklyn bridge",' Ilugh Robinson, aged seventy-three- ; Is the logicaf terminus of the new coal Word was received yesterday - by of It Is theory of captain of Ultonlan Springville, died Monday morning line. president and director of. John R. state ll8n an1 8aiue; at C o"clock from general debility. He of i3 credited thatv-somtold the delegation vlin san-- r was born in Lancashire, England, 13e- - President Sharp tnanarmera numerous commissioner, in uti bv fishine craft, with.aJortuna.iif-125.000.00be sent' of englnerrs-wi- ll a corps and-Ju- ab pete countuJiair. lieen ppmUecJ,. lS2a,audcania. la. I'loll j.hat cinity. e and iwkrover-thto aistFlot the jnat While x the among those sayed. pread4agolsojiedgrain over the with his wife and eight childrejvni considered the then by company's ter, names of survivors . obtained are ground for the purpose of killing 18ai, settling at SiVrrngmtetrrrwtit FOR MRS. MAIBEN thoKe of salon passer. KersC squirrels and other roiionts,' but. have afl(irt.ar(1 moving to CoalvmSunitlt "iiffMals; largely "The nialn point fotconsideration," at the same time killed many Insect!- - couuty shouU a)the rule "woiflen "first family )iy1l theretwo said President y y vantage Sharp, ot vorous ' also birds and AT a, number, ply equally to the, second cflbin r.nd after which they retuj'rted to yearg ' of Provo as a distributing center quail. steerage, a regulation ,whic'i v jusy Springville,' in JZw'and , have since for tho company's x products. The MrVChiUwUer.. to the. desires have cost the life o. many prominent ta.all lived herA.1- -a few; mile extra traok- of men above decks II is Jialurai also Impressive funeral1 servies for Mrs. attention of these farmers the recipe Uesidc.'lie' widow, nix sons and question, .i a not serious one, all other that the names' of the mors olisiiiire Louise E. Maiben, who died Saturday for preparing poisoned alfalfa leaves, two dai'ighiers survive; Luke... Robin-sou- r uge " things being equal." 8urvlvorswould be slower in reach night in Los Angeles, were held yes- to be scattered over the, ground- - inof Kur(!ka, .Mark, Ierbcrt, Val-- , Palso news and false terday atternoon from , the Third stead cf the grain. Squirrels will eat for; Eli and Fred Robinson, all pro- BIG GAME TODAY. ing landi an and international beTief that ward meeting house and was attended the leaves as readily as the graiiC minent! in Springville, Mrs. Thomas L. hopea The ball game which is to be the palatial Titanic Was practically by hundreds .of sorrowfuL relatives and birds wlilnot touch themMr. Uvsey of Salt Lake City-anMrs. this afternoon at the, campus, Chambers said yesterday Ah&t the William Matson of Green River, Utah. played unsinkable followed lhe slowly un- and friends of the beloved woman. Helena and Ogden promises between folding account of her loss in, a way The deep sympathetic qualities and county commissionera of the various Funeral services will be held, at the to be the best of the season. Manager are prepared to; supply Fourth ward church , Wednesday af'.iihQut precedent- .- Eager crowds in ilMj nuierojis virtues of the deceased counties Irby will play his league men and -' of cities In theUnited States were extolled by Bishop, T. N. Taylor strychnine to thei farmeri ; for the ternoon at 2 o'cRKk. ; McCioskey wlfl do tbe .sarhV-Hy- er o besieged bulletin, boards when It be- of the Third ward, and Elders Joseph preparation- of the alfalfa" leaves. will act as umpire"- came known tnat the giant liner had Buttle and J. E. Booth-- , The' floral meet3 . The B. Y. U. baseball-teacovered the really sunk" with terrible lo3s of lie, tributes completely Marriage licenses have been issued the University of Utah at the campus ELLISON FUNERAL. and In New York City we'll known casket and were banked high around to .George Hale Munklttrlck and Jen- on Friday 'in the girst game of the The funeral "ot Henry Ellison was men ; and Vomea'trawded into the IV further evidencing the esteem ' in nie D. McClellan, ' both' of Mammotht season between the two teams. They held yesterday from-thSecond; ward White-Stifilnoff ices, seeking" news was neld. Inter- and Myron-C- .- Tapner of Farmrngton are old rivals. and a hot contest is chapel. It was well attended aad -of .relatives. . Interment was at the city cemetery. and Marie E. Bo8hajd ol Proro. ' - promised by Coach Roberta. ;:.'.;. ".' ment was in the pity cemetery. e yy - "attiba-baa.-Qu- Carpathia reported she had run in-- ! o stranger to this country. He is a graduate of Ie to raging storm. Tranmfssion of fur- Vb'i'e he was a classmate of former. Senator Albert j. Deveridge. Viscounf ther message was !miossible owing Y.Lda was at one time his government's consul at Sau PYanclsco. to severe weather. Wireless picked up from Carpathia' HUNDREDS OF SHEEP ARE by Wana'tnaker station in New York! . .t . ":n.T" irr.: j still was yru-staieattnai carpaiuia ceeding to New York, and expected FROZEN IN MANTI FOREST to arrive Thursday night. Navy department orders U. S. scout A party consisting of President Jos. cruiser Chester to meet Carpathian R. Murdock of the Utah Lake and district Forester 'E. A. Sherman Scoit cruiser Salem starts' from B. Keeler, J. V. Irrigation companyJf and James M. Fetherlof, his assistant, Nantucket. shoals to meet Carpathia. Knight, Royat J', Murdock, C S. steamer send WTiite Staripe ahd.Stobert Fairbanks'" of - Provo; returned last night from a meeting f to scene of disaster Abel John Evans and rid ward South-wic- of the rangers of' the Fillmore forest for possible" survivors. to' search of Lehi and Jas. C. Clark of at Beaver. They declared that hun Vincent Astor goes to Halifax to American Fork went to Mosida Mon- dreds of sheep, which have been shorn charter tug to search forefather's day "to inspect the new high-lif- t in tne f inmore national torest re- - '' '" - ;he j.-.- ' first-clasa- nt - . - terminus of the new coal road. The delegation asked that the road be run into Provo. Presi-deSharp assured that. the mat- - .r.:r,. ter would be given careful consideration and that Mr. Ashton, engineer of the new road, would be in the city in a few days to look ovep the proposed right-of- r way and spend some time looking over the prospective field. 0, TirairTR,rrsTniJongiitgwerr--o- f " ; The following Is taken from the letter to The Herald anil will possibly be considered her last words to the people of this city: " 'But no country on earth. Jseoual to 'Good Old U. S. A.' and Utah, 'The Queen ct the West.' How dear are the songs, The Star Spangled Banner" and "My Country "Tis of Thee, Sweet Land of Liberty." "Women here are Just , beginning their fight Tor 'Women's Right,' and the struggle ' is going to be a hard .'.-- The Latest I ... I hftto.wnconnlrjLilaslngheea Jiorn one.-- 17. A : a , . ; reg'ardtn"tbe "location,,-- ior.the 4h' from Mrs. Corbett ,'-- York, Amil r delegation representing Provo, Springville and Mapleton conferred with W. G. Sharp, president of the United States Smelting - and - Refining company yes- terday;jLt his office in Salt Lake S tnMcprbelirabontieTeoH ' home. New :m wkilwilViyempwiFlssak -- Utah, published! . 1 t A into New York 846, and children. . A women mostly wireless from the captain of the Olympic says : "Please, allay . ru mors that any of the Titanic s 1 passengers are aboard the Virgin ian. Netheir are there any aboardy the Parisian. I believe the sur vivors are all on the 'Carpathia." Another message from one boat gives the information that some of the passengers may have been picked up by 'fishing vessels at the scene where the Titanic went down, many fishing boats having ... been seen in this vicinity. Full information will probably not be received :until the arrival of the Carpathia tomorrow. z . rif , v Bona-oir:3St" -- ; $: bringing reach over a half billion dollars. The wealthiest of the list is Colonel John Jacob Astor, head of the famous house whose name he bears, who is reputed to be wor.n $150,000,000. Mr Astor was returning from a tour of Egypt with his. bride, who was Miss Madeline Force, iwhom he In Providence on September' 9. probably Benjamin Guggenheim, fcolvln-fro- ni Mrs. Corbett stated that financial next in importance, is the mould., leave England pn - le 3w-Titanic; "There Is a possibility' of " a "ttrwKW rae ieieu change in her plans and that she is gehheim, who founded the American on her way to America on other Smelting and Refining company, the boat3 which often carry Utah- - people. great mining corporation, and Is a di' Mrs Corbett had bf eu in London rector of many corporations, including ''since last November and has com- the international Steam Pump com pleied- brcaujse- -i- nLyinghi Hospital in that city. She pany, or which he 13 president, his to return to this city fortune is estimated at $93,000,000 tils spring. His wife, whose name does not appear ' A Brave Woman. on the list, is the daughter of James Reports received at a, late hour this morningfailed to give the name Seligman, the New York banker. of Mrs. Corbett among the rescued George D. Widener is the. son. of and it is believed that if she was on i'. A E. Widener, the Philadelphia .g the passenger listshows, "traction king," whose fo1ai?fie1s3ti she gave way to others who were mated at $50,000,000. and overcome. Being Isadqr Strauss, one of New York's a trave tnd hearty woman it is the mos prominent dry goods merchants opinion of her friends that she and notable for "his philanthropies, sacrificed herself to give some one has a fortune estimated at $50,000,000. else aehance for life. Dispatches He 13 a director iavarious banks, from the Carpathia announce' that trust companies and charitable insti there are 668 persons on. the Jbo&t tutions. who were rescued froiitthe sinking J. JBruce Ismay, president and one As the wireless messages TItanlc of the founders of the International giving the names of the rescued are Mercantile Marine company.-wh- o has somewhat confused there is yet a always made it a custom to be a pas chance thai' Mrs.' Corbett is among senger on the maiden trip of every post-gradua- I ENGINEERS COMING " |