Titanic, St. Louis Republic, 1912
Hope lost for 1302 on the Titanic
Only known survivors are 868 aboard Carpathia, Steaming through ice fields toward New York
Astor, Guggenheim, Butts, Hays and other notables missing and believed drowned.
Messages from Virginian and Parisian declare these vessels arrived too late to be of assistance.
Dispatches declare Capt. Smith and most of crew went down After all possible were rescued. Taft sends scout cruisers to meet liner on way to port with passengers picked up.
Communication lost and details meager prominent New York women organized to aid steerage travelers.
News photos of Thornton Davidson, Mrs. Thornton Davidson and Mrs. Chas M. Hays are shown in the article
