Wbe Tflalfoz lailu Prospector
VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1912
No. 157
TITANIC SURVIVORS ARE LANDED
New York, April 19-Tlic steam
er Carpathi". docked al. 9:20 last
night. Seventy thousand people
were on the dock to meet the sur
vivors , and the scenes were in
describable. Scores of doctors
and nurses were in readiness to
assist the passengers from the
ill-fated wreck. An army of po
licemen was necessary lo direct
the crowd and provide a passage
way for the ambulances.
The scenes as the survivors
were brought ashore were heart
rending. Hundreds of persons
were present lo meet relatives
whom they hoped were among the
survivors.
New York. April IP--The story
of tin? wreck of I he Titanic is
one which has never been equal
led. It. is the story of brave men
placing I heir loved ones in safe
ly and voluntarily sacrificing
themselves. All knew that the
end was near, hut there was no
disorder and the deeds of heroism
and sacrifice will go down in his
tory.
The Titanic was running al I'.'l
knots an hour and was trying lo
make a new speed record when ■
she dashed into the iceberg, at 3
o'clock in the morning. The
wireless operator sent out I In? call
for help and when answered the
THE COMMITTEES
ARE ASSIGNED
Byaws Will Be Amended to Per
mit of Appointment of Dyke
Committee
The following committee as
signments of l ho oily council
were given out hy I In* mayor to
day:
Public health and police pro
tection— Boyle, dhisholtn; Day
Finance and claims—Day. Mc
(lallum, Finical.
Law and ordinance—MetUillnin.
C.hisholm, Kjan.
Purchasing commit lee— Fini
cal, McCalum, Day.
Eiocliou and printirg--Krau
cal, (ihisholm, Boyie.
Fire protection and water sup
ply—Chisholm, Finical, Krau.
Streets and street lighls
Boyle, McCa II 11.111, Krau.
Assessment and collection of
taxes—Day, McCallum, Krau.
Day, Boyle.
Permanent improvement s
fihisholin, Boyle, Finical
At the next mooting of the
council an amendment of the by
laws governing the council will
be o(Tored proposing to substi
tute a dyke committee for the
sewerage and wharfage commit
tee. In support of this i! will be
urged that since I lie town has be
corne the owner of a wharf busi
ness connected with wharfage be
longs properly in (he permanent
impi ovements committee, and
that Howornge, so tar as I be town
has any, could be taken care of
by the street commit Ice. || js
considered that the dvke problem
should be in the hands of a defi
nite committee as a mailer of
sunicionl importance l<> lie |>nt in
a class by itself.
LOOAL ITEMS.
(',. i\\ Crary rolurnod to his du
ties at the (Iray mines on last
night's steamer.
.lack Miller has gone into Slate
creek by the way of the Copper
llivor railroad to work his proper
ties during the summer.
Jesse Martin and wife were
outgoing passengers on yeater
t rday's Alameda. Mrs. Martin
goes to visit her mother in Mis
souri and Mr. Martin, after a
week's sojourn in Seattle, will re
turn here.
When Boats Were Filled With Women and Children 1577 Men
Stood On Deck of Sinking Steamer and With Band
Playing Sang "Nearer My God To Thee" As
They Calmly Awaited the End
PATHETIC SCENES WHEN LOVED ONES PARTED AT THE WRECK
olliivrs knew rissislanee was loo
far away as I lie ship was sinking
very fast. Tin* whole lower part
of Ihe how hail Jiooii crushed in
ami tin* I'lijriiit's slopped.
The passengers who <1 i< 1 no!
appear on (h*ck were routed from
llH'ir hcrllis. Many of | ho'crew
more killed when Ihe how was
crushed. Tin* womi'ii were
placed in Ihe lifehoals, many of
them unconscious afler having
been lorn from Ihe arms of llieir
hushamls ami loved ones.
THE NORTHLAND.
Karl llunler has he« n named hy
the president as po's* mailer a!
Juneau.
The While Pass railroad has
adopted a policy of r.idin-: hie
prospectors.
Preliminary work i- under way
for a million dol'.ei lio'el at
Prince Hupert.
The Aniak is ihe fireatest dis
appoint men! as a placer camp lo
which a stampede has heen di
rected. Hundreds have left Ihe
camp.
LETTER TELLS
OF SNOW SLIDE
May Be Months Before Bodies of
Men Killed by Slide are Re
covered
Charles II. Kraemor is in re
ceipt of u loiter from his brother,
who is on Slate crook, giving a
description of (ho big snow slido
which recondy ongnlfod two men.
Ho sayoH thai tho slide took away
the Sandborg cadin.a^numhcr of
(onts and killeWtoiyrtogs.
The stream bed/when1 (lie slido
occurred is eoyrrHd with lliirly
feet of snow jynd dlHn-is, and n<»
hope of recovering lh\ bodies »»f
tin* men killed is enlerlained uiu
lill I lie snow inells <»p is washed
on I.
MAKING GOOD TIME
ON RAMBLER TUNNEL.
I
Tho Wagner party, who arc cross,
cutting to tho vein on tho Rambler
property on Shoups bay, aro making
rapid progress, having cut In 60 feet
since they began operations a short
tlmo ago. They calculate that forty
feet moro will tap tho vein, giving
them considerable depth. After run
ning In on the vein they will soon be
able to determine the value of the
property they are opening up.
LATOUCHE ELECTS
ITS SCHOOL BOARD.
The election at. Lfttouche for offic
ers of the BChool board resulted aa
follows: Cleric, Frederick A. flhumak
er; director, Waldemar Engberg; and
treasurer, Victor E. Warner.
It was early recognized by the
men llial I tit! lifeboats won* only
sutliciiMit to carry ttie women ami
children. Tin- placing of tIto
winiii'ii in Hi*' boats was done in
an orderly manner ami showed
heroism such as I In* world lias
si'lilom seen Men win-Hi mil— j
lions of dollars refused to enter j
llif boats because others more
competent to care for I lie frail
crafts were, there.'
The passengers were crowded
upon the upper ami after decks
as I In- l»t»\v was under walcr with I
I In* ship fast sinking. The au.v-1
iliary enpiue supplying llic elec
tric lights continued to run tlood
in^r iIn* decks wilh IirIiI. When
flit* lifeboats had been loaded lo
I heir capacity they were ordered
lo pull away as it was recognized
the Titanic was ready to pluupre
to the bottom. The lifeboats
had (rone but a short distance
when the ureal steamer, with its
1577 doomed passengers, was
seen to lurch and disappear.
BEN MEUNSGHER'S BODY
FOUND ON TIDE FLATS
Thi» foody of Ben iMeunsehfr
was found on I li«• fofarfo down
Inwards I he islands lliis after
noon foy a search party headed foy
Deputy Marshal ((forgo Cioshaw.
Thf foody was floaliiiK in tfo«' wa
\
I it and tlx' tide was K"iii£ out.
If is believed hr suicided wliiI•*
temporarily iusani'. <ieorge
Bobbins, of I lie Vablt'z undertak
ing parlors, lias Kone with a sled
l<i briiiff the body to town. An in
quest. will lie held.
JUDGE IRWIN MUST
SETTLE FOR ALIMONY
Noi.lh Yakima, April 19—Lewis
T. Irwin, a wealthy mining man
of Fairbanks was placed under
arrest here yesterday. The
charge is failure to pay his for
mer wife alimony as ordered by
I he court.
Thi» couple were divorced ten
years aj*o and Irwin has since
married and has a family. When
I lie divorce was Ki'nntiwl Mrs.
EPIPHANY CLUB
SHOWS TONIGHT
TWO PLAY8 WILL BE PRESENT
ED TONIGHT OF BENEFIT
CHURCH FUND.
Tonight the Epiphany club will pre
sent two vaudeville sketches entitled:
"None So Deaf Ab Those Who Won't
Hear," and "Frank 01ynn*s Wives."
Both sketches are breezy and with
the cast will no doubt call out a
full house.
The Majestic orchestra will furnish
the music. Tickets are on sale at
the drug stores where reservations
can be made. .The proceeds of thr
entertainment will be turned over
to the church building fund, which In
Itself should draw a crowded house.
A few reserved seat tickets are still
on sale. *
Irwin «h»* was awarded $100 a
a month, no pari of which has
biM'n paid.
The Alaskan returned here to
sec his family which remained
with their mother. They have
all Krown up and occupy promi
nent positions in local society.
Irwin was formerly Indian agent
al the Simcoi* reservation be
fore ffoiim to Dawson in 1897.
PASSENGERS ON
THE SAMPSON
Sailed Westerday Morning With
Few Passengers For
Valdez
Hi'iiINc, April I9--TIio Admiral
Mnmp*<fn nailed at 1:30 Thnrs
dny iilorning with iho following
passenger* for Valdoz: Dan
Crowley, .F. II. Shotwell, AI»'X
Orme, Mr«. \,. Meonaoh,, J. M.
Rohh, Frank Kernan, Joe Achin,
J. Coleman, Mrn. F. A. Hamilton,
A. M. Heberle, H. Lynch.
Harry Delaney wan given ninety
days In ithe baa tile by the city mag
istrate on a charge of vagrancy. Here
tofore Delaney has not cut much Ice
In this town, but he will In the Im
mediate future.
When tin' lifeboats hc^aa leaving
llif steamer the Titanic hand lie
Kan playing "Nearer My (Jod To
Thee," and the music was takon
up hy hundreds of tin* passen
gers. Th»» sinking was kept up
u 111 i 1 stilled hy the linal plunge "f
I lie ship.
An ollicer wlu» had charge of a
lifeboat and was savi'il says there
was iio disorder. Jlis hoal was
closes! In the wreck when she
went. ilown lit' saw l'.o|. Astor,
Major Archibald Hulls ami lien
LOCAL BREVITIES.
.1. II. Van Fleet was an onl^o.
inpr passenger on I In- Alam,eda.
Tin* strainer Alameda arrived
from the westward and departed
for I In* south lasl cwiniiK.
H. F. Millard and wife were pas
senders on the Alameda for the
slates where I hey will visit with
friends.
I'. It. Whoa I. city treasurer,
has prone to the (iray mines as
the truest of ,\. Crarv, on a two
week's vacation.
CALLS TEDDY
AN AGITATOR
Ten Thousand Persons Greet
Senator LaFollette in City
Of Roses
Portland, Opr., April I9--Trn
thousand persons wen* present
n( Senator LaFollette's mooting
ami hoard hitn call C.nl. Hoose
volt nn agitator.
LaFollctte said IW»oscvelt had
no i-ikHt to enter the rare after
electing Taft to the po ition in
opposition to I ho progressives.
He had fouled |ho poo pit* oner hut
would not be nhlo tn do it ugniu.
SNOW SLIDE8 ARE
NUMEROUS ON MINERAL.
Harry .T. Wenko has returned from
tho Vahlez-Honnnza properties at the
head of Mineral Gulch. He reports
tho condition of tho snow such as to
mako It dangerous to work In that
vicinity, and for that rjyison, work
which has been pnjs^eirted nil win
ter has been shut^Ol^wn until the
danger period i« passd^l.
Mr. Wenke Says that the crust on
tho snow makes Rood walking until
the summit Is reached, where the
snow Is dry, compelling tho uao of
snow shoe*. Ho reports that work
Is In full swing at Millard's upper
camp, the new dump being visible
for miles around.
The Misters of tho now convent
school nre htisilv engaged in til
ting up their new^quju'lers. The
interior of the hjwfding is both
neat and oomfopfatHe, being ad
mirably suited for the purpose
for which il won built.
jamin <iiiuyrnlifjin Iti'MiiiK each
nlher bye. Tlii* Titanic went
down with tli•* •• I•••• i rif lights
slill Imii*iii11^.
The survivors say tin* <i-a was
perfectly calms when I ln» wreck
occurred and I lie irrcat loss of lift
is entirely dm- lo the shortage
uf lifeboats. Tin* 1 • >1 :iI number
of pcrsi ins on I ma nl wa.-<
Tin' snr\ivors include I pas
senj-rcr> and J I it uf I In* cri'W. Tin*
('arpal liia reached I In* scene of
Ihi- wrerk .".lid picked up III**
lifeboats ::l •""» o'clock "ii .Monday
iiini niny.
Tin' >in*\ ivrii's deny I ii•• report
thai f.aplain Kdward Smith nun.
inilli'd sii icide when I In* wreck
iK'l'uri'i'd. Ili' nsi'd i'Vcry ctTorl
in keeping order and helping tin'
women inlu I In? lifeboats. 11••
went down willi tils M'ssi'l.
Col. A-»11»i* liid Mrs. A-lor. his
hriilc nl 1 • •than a year. good
bye as -hi' was placed in the
boa I. lie was one of llie calmesl
and assi-led in every way
The senate coininillee. beaded
h.v Secretary Nauel, look charge
of |he survivors at quarantine
and will lake many of them lo
Washington lo testify hefore the
eomtrillee. Vice Prcshlcnt 1s
may, of tin* While Star line, says
lie is ready to testify.
DISAPPEARANCE
CAUSING ALARM
8earch fails to Find Trace of Ben
Meunscher, an Old-Time
Mail Carrier
Siiiim* apprehension In*iii
r«> 11 fur Hm* safely i»f I (••it Mtien
scher. an 111 • I -1 iniiT \vli< * I •» f I hi*
lodgings Wednesday a11• I has not.
since been si'imi or heard from.
Last winter w11 iI• • carrying I In1
iiiaij out of I'onlnva lie froze mio
side of his fare. losing I In* si if III
«»f one and in a way effect
ing his head. Not rettiming for
breakfast, his landlady. Mrs. Hoe
began a search for I In* missing
man. finally flnrfiiik his eye ban
daKc nn Hnbarl street. Inquiry
was iiiimcdialcly made in every
possible place lie might have
gone lo hnl no trace of (he miss-.
iiiK man could he found, and it
is feared lhal while temporarily
oul of his head he wandered off
and made way with himself.
On Thursday searching purlieu
wenl oul In Hnd some trace of
the missing limn if p^rftsihlc, hut
the crust formed nn the snow
during the last cold nights
h 11 s precluded |Im> ^possibility of
following any IrackX Serious
alarm is now being fell for I lie
safely of Meunscher, as jl is not
believed In* could Ioiik survive
had he wandered out in the deep
snow, dressed as he was at the
lime of his disappearance.
The night preceding his dis
appearance Meunscher appeared
to he \er.v restless. getting Up
and wandering about tin* house
miliI put in lied and made lo slay
there, l-'or severel years lie has
lieen in I he employ of Hie ('opper
Hiver l.umher Hompany, and is
quite well known in this city and
generally over J'rince William
sound.
LOOAL ITEMS.
' "Hig Mike" 8ullivau reliirned
to Cordova last niKhl.
JikIkc <>. A. Tucker was a C.or
dnvn passenger on the Alameda
y« slerdny.
A new slock of hainmers ar
rived on the last boat. We feel
certain, however, that none of our
good citizens will make use -of
them.