AMONG THE MISSING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1418, 19 April 1912, Page 5

AMONG THE MISSING.

MANY NOTABILITIES ON BOARD. . . WEALTHY AMERICANS. New York, April 17. Besides Col. J. J. Astor, Mr. W. T. Stead, and Major rßutt, already mentioned, ' the following passengers by the Titanic are still among the missing:— Mi'. Isidor Straus, a merchant millionaire. Mr. Straus was born in Bavaria in 1845. He was assistant to tlio agent who was sent abroad by the Confederate State 9 during the Civil War to purchase steamers .and supplies. Ho is interested in two big -department stores, and is a director of various banks and financial institution?.,...,,. v, „,i, j Mr. George D. Widener, a millionaire. Mr. Widener is probably a son of Mr. P. A. B. Widener, of Philadelphia, who last year purchased Rembrandt's landscape, "Tho Mill," from Lord . Lansdowne for ,£IOO,OOO. Mr. Widener; sen., is largely interested in street railways. Mr. Benjamin Guggenheim, a millionaire. Tho Guggenheim family of millionaires aro well known in connection with American mining and smelting enterprises. The Guggenheims, with the house of J. P. Morgan, some time ago formed a syndicato to developo Alaska . on a vast scale. Under what was known as the "Cunningham titles" tho syndicato claimed Alaskan coalfields valued ' at ,£200,000,000. After numerous inquiries the claims were disallowed in June last. Mr. Washington Roebling, civil engineer. Mr. Roebling was born in 1837, and on completing' his education joined his father in the construction of a number of great American suspension bridges. Tho construction of the Brooklyn suspension bridge was undertaken by Mr. Roebling, sen., but he died in 18C9, and tho son supervised the entire work of construction, which was begun in 1870, and ended ip. 1833. Tho bridge cost 'nearly and was until the other day the largest suspension bridge in the world. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Marvin, well known residents of New York. Mr. Clarence Moore, university professor. Mr. Moore was born in 1873, and is Professor of Romanic Languages in the University of Rochester. The Rt. Hon. Thomas Andrews, P.C., a director of tho Harlaud and Wolff Shipbuilding Company, builders of the Titanic. Mr. Andrews was born in 1813, and . is president of the Ulster Liberal-Un-ionist Association. He has taken a prominent part in opposing the Home Rule movement. He was called to the Irish Privy Council in 1903. Mr. John Ridgeley Carter, United States Minister to Rumania. Mr. Carter was l>orn in 1804, and entered the diplomatic service in 1891 as a secretary at the Embassy in London, where lie remained until 1905. Mr. Charles Williams, British rackets champion. Mr.. Williams, who was the rackets coach at Harrow School, defeated E. M. Baerlein for the championship' last year. Mr. Dodge, a banker. This is doubtless Mr. C, H. Dodge, a well known merchant, who was also a director of tho National City Bank of New Yoj'k and many other financial institutions. Mr. Dodge was vice-presi-dent of tho New York Chamber of Commerce, and was president of tho Board of Trustees of tho New York Y.M.C.A. He was also a trustee of Princeton University and of the Carnegie Institution. Mr. Jamies Futrelle, the novelist. Mr. Futrelle is the author of a number of sensational novels, somo of which were first published in serial form in the London "Daily Mail." Mr. C. Head, ex-Mayor of Chelsea. Jorkhcer Heuchlin, a director of the Hol-land-America Steamship Company. Mr. F. I). Millet, artist and war correspondent. Mr. Millet was born in America in ISIG. He was correspondent of tho London "Daily News" through the Russo-Turkish war; director of decorations at the Chicago Exhibition; special correspondent of "The Times" with the American expedition to the Philippines; and chairman of the Advisory Committee to the United States National Gallery. Mr. Henry B. Harris, theatrical producer. Mr. Harris is a well-known figure in the American theatrical world, and during tho 1909-10 season had no less than ciztqen companies on tour, lit)

managed Mrs. Langtry's last tour in the United States. Ife is director .of the Theatre Managers' Association of Greater New York, and treasurer of tho Actors' Fund of America.