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Carpathia Alone Has Survivors of Lost Liner Titanic

Hope that Virginian and Parisian Had Picked Up Passengers Leaves as Two Vessels are Heard From Number Saved 866 From 1100 to 1300 Reported Lost When Great Ship Founders Four Hours After Crashing Into Iceberg

New York -

Hope for the safety of passengers of the Titanic which foundered early Monday morning off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, other than those reported by wireless from the Cunarder Carpathia as en route to this city, was practically abandoned this afternoon.

Latest reports placed only 866 persons and they chiefly women and children, on the Carpathia, while even the officials of the White Star line admitted there was practically no hope for the remaining 1100 to 1330 passengers and crew.

Up until 2 o’clock there had been a glimmering hope that in addition to the Carpathia other vessels that had rushed to the scene on receipt of the wireless appeal for aid had been in time to make rescues. Rumor had the Allan liner Virginian and the Parisian taking off some. But this hope faded when word was received from the two vessels that they had reached the scene too late.

The Carpathia will land in New York late Thursday afternoon according to a wireless received there today by William Loch, collector of the port.

James F. Curtis, assistant secretary of the treasury has ordered that the arrival regulations be waived that the landing of the passengers facilitated.