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aad«« Hobokea. r» T» T_nT_*» /"VX'l? Pl.'VT .* «"¦'.*¦ of , -terse» th V l.\\II....N° 23,897. SSÄÄ-tXSÄiP» NEW-YORK. SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1912.-SIXTEEN PAGES PRICL ()>ï_ V !_._> I KI.SKWIIKHK m'oiMTH TITÄNIC'S SPEED 21 TO 23 KNOTS, EVIDENCE SHOWS: STORIES OF HEROISM AT HIS PLACE ON THE BRIDGE Speed Not Reduced Nor Watch Doubled ISMAY QUESTIONED ET CAPÍ. SMITH DIED WhenWarning Came from Amerika, Second LIKE TRUE SAILOR Officer Testifies, Though Captain Smith SENATE^COMMITTE I Commented on Danger from Haze. He Left on Last Boat ai I v Declares ¡Man with Him on Bridge of the No Women Were in Sight When Titanic When She Sunk Says ROSTRON TOOK PRECAUTION IN He Ordered Work of He Went Over Side. Rescue to Last. GOING TO RESCUE OF SURVIVORS IS A SUPERCILIOUS OBSERVE TRIED TO SAVE A CHILD Fire in Coal Bunkers Made Chief Engineer Cry, "My God, We Are Lost!" When Informed of Extent of Dam¬ Just as Giant Ship Went Down Unwarranted Belief That Ship Was Unsinkable, Reck!« He Seized Little One and age from Collision, but Belief in Unsink- and Wonderful Calm After Impact Leaped Into Sea.Water able Remained General. Navigation Knee Deep Before Ship Brought Out at Hearing. He Jumped. W. W. Jeffries, general passenger agent of the White Star of the number The remarkable and unwarranted faith of Captain E. J. Smith a Ail the survivors of the Titanic'! crew Line, gave out the company'- official Accounting assert with emphasis lhat Captain Smith the character of the Titanic, the reckle as divided as follows; his junior officers in unsinkable ¦il-i not commit suicide, bul died a of survivors of the Titanic yesterday 70.), ness of the Titanic at full speed in view of the advices tl pallor's death. 202 navigating firemen was on tlie First class. and the wonderful calm which One 0f .y]*, «who there were icebergs in the vicinity p bridge with him when th»? ship went Second class. 11 ."> vailed among passengers and officers after the collision.these were t down .«»aid that Captain Smith Jumped Third 17« session of the Senatorial inves into th«- water whan Um bridge was Ota*-,.306 salient facts brought out in yesterday's awash, ami. so far us is known, no one Crew.r. of the Titanic disaster. ¦aw him after that. ( Mflcers gation "I was »m the bridge deck," said the Titanic had far too faith Captain Smith of the obviously great flreniHii, whose name is James IfcGann, 70.5 the stanchness of his ship, which was shown by his failure to sound of Liverpool. "I was helping to get off a collapsible boat The last one was w official statement was made of the number of those lost, alarm immediately after the impact with the iceberg. And it launched when the water began to break No Smith Star Line has out in the testimony of the second officer that not only did over the bridge on which Captain and the estimates arc conflicting. The White brought Htood. We were not able to launch it his cabin after the under the that no serio on board at 2,181, which would return to impact, assumption properly, so that It was overturned and previously estimated the number had been done, but that it remained for him to suggest to i was used at» ¦ ruft, some thirty or so of committee of the survivors damage mostly firemen, clinging t«> It. the number lost 1,476. A the of the women and children in the boa us, [make captain advisability putting "When the water reache«! Captain the number on the Titanic at 2.3-M). This would make which suggestion Captain Smith approved with the words, "Yes, ai Smith's knees and the last boat was M placed lower away." least twenty feet from the ship 1 wa- ¡the lost 1,633. then the second Charles W. failed to a standing beside him. of the London Hoard of Trade, Even officer, Lighttoller, "He gave one look all around Uli Sydney Buxton, president with extreme cautio set. when she precíate the danger and loaded the first boats face was firm and his lip« h;»r«l He I»aid Thursday that the Titanic had 2.20S on board according to his testimony, only twenty-five persons into tl looked as If be might be trying to keep at 1.503. The last total, it putting, bark the tears as he thought of the ¡cleared, and this would fix the loss first boat, and the number until the last he se: gradually increasing doomed ship. will correct, as an accurate list of tluise on contained "Suddenly he shouted Well, hoys. ¡is thought, prove down possibly forty-five. been at the of clearance. Thus far the investigation has failed utterly to clear up the my It's every man for himself now.' Then 'board would have kept port of the fifteen hundn he took <>ne of two little Children who The committees formed while the Carpathia was speeding terious absence from the boat deck approximately were on the bridge beside him Thev Isma care of the survivors of the passengers and others who were lost. According to J. Bruce were both crying. He held the child. I to port having provided for the of the International Mercantile Marine Company, there we think it was a little girl, nadar his right were devoted to fixing the blame president arm and he jumped Into the sea. Titanic, all energies yesterday when the last boat but one went over the side, im no women in sight "All of us Jumped. I lumped righi *or the disaster. and this is confirmed the second office after the but th»' r>- which he stepped, partly by captain, «grabbed causes were discovered. who testified that he loaded at least seven boats, and that toward tl malning child before I did S'>. When I Many contributory Htruck th« water the «old was so great and of the men the boats because he saw no women i One of the most remarkable surprising parts last he ordered some into that I had to let go my hold on th.» on the whi came in the of Second Officer Lighttollcr, of sight. He was, however, in charge of the boats port side, kiddie. The next thing I knew I was evidence testimony swept toward the last boat committee at the Mr. Ismay was on the stafboard side. collapetble the Titanic, before the Senate investigating the survivors of the Titanic, 495 were passengers and 210 wei which had been launched the over« Of turned one. I clambered aboard. Waidorf. to the thus f_ officers or members of the crew. According testimony "It was the Intention of Cáptala Smith of ice ahead had been whic Mr. Lighttollcr said that a warning taken, the members of the crew asigned to the eighteen lifeboats to put the two little ones on the boat, the but when it overturned it was received at noon from the Amerika, of Hamburg** were launched successfully could not have exceeded two each, a tot< swept Sunday away, and many ,,t those who jumped as and one All and ere. American Line, but that the speed of from twenty-two of thirty-six. There is only explanation. passengers the ship went down, as I did, were saved crew were more an hour had not been reduced wore life belts, but obviously the members of the cap« by It. There were about thirty of us While the Head of the Line Leaves. one-half to twenty-three knots in remainin to it all niftht, until the Car¬ as was the ble of battling with the icy waters, and not only succeeded ('llnging nor had the lookout on the Titanic been doubled, but in their to the lifeboats and were picked up. pathia picked us up All our legs were MEN afloat, making way frsotbltten and «re were all In the hos¬ PREFERENCE AMONG when approaching ice. to have scrambled on the one lifeboat whic [NO ordinary precaution Twenty-eight appear pital for a day at least MASTERSNOT FORCEDTO Some Millionaires Drowned md SLOW DOWN." went down with the steamer and reappeared bottom side up. Deduct "I looked around for Captain Smith "IF IT GETS «HAZY, WELL after I got on the overturne»! boat, but Some Steerage Men Saved. these and those assigned to the boats from the 210, 0 in., and ing originally he was nowhere in sight. London. April ..-"The Times" in an He was on watch, in charge of the ship, at p. Cap¬ were the lifeboats, as were, eventually to the be¬ appears that 146 picked up by "How did he act on the bridge while MAKE SPEED, THEY SA . .»llt.erlal pays a warm tribute to him about the ice. that Titanic tain Smith at that time spoke saying those clinging to the bottom of the capsized collapsible. I was there? Always directing the low havior i«f the millionaires on the "It is erlng Of the boats himself, and lie WOM It says: it should come close at 11 o'clock. Captain Smith added: ISMAY IN IMPRESSION HE MAKES. shouting: 'Women and children woo'en it waa clearly a UNFORTUNATE always Owners Declare They Are Fre 'After the it we will have to slow down." first.' 1 think that when he struck tho matter chance men «.«.««re very clear. If gets hazy, Bruce Ismay was the first witness called, and was not fortunat of pure which he J. Tha water the cold ma»le him let go his hold to Decide for Best Interests saved Moot of the mttllonalres were A fireman among the survivors said yesterday that in the he made on the committee and others present. chilil. he must hav.» bean «lass impression on the end drowned, while many third pea- a before the Ti¬ with his own seemed to from the boats. 1 of the Safety of All. it is estab¬ the engine room few minutes Mr. Ismay had been concerned chiefly safety swept away Anyway, sctiKe.f.; pféjre eaved. Indeed, passed through of be although it is only fair to him to say tha don't think he wanted to live after see lished »beyond doubt that the millionaires tanic struck the ice. and the indicators then showed a speed generally suspected, how things went. There were dead wer«» treated like any one else, in his or that of other witnesse lng LATE ALWAYS exactly an hour. nothing of this kind appeared testimony bodies all around floating in the water BE and that th.\ nave an exhibition of more than twenty-two knots somewhat from ai ¡"CAN'T thus far heard. It is, too, probable that he suffers when he Jumped, and I think it brok»» courage, lelf-restralnl »*nd obedience to The Senate committee began its investigation at/tlie Wal¬ and rathe his heart." none" unfortunate mannerism, a somewhat supercilious expression Ships Are Expected to Mak orderi tecood to dorf morning. The witnesses yesterday were J. too much evidence of amusement at the "landlubberly" errors of th» Runs Ordinarily in Allotted yesterday and which hi WOULD HAVE MEN GO FIRST CROSSED TITANIC'S GRAVE Bruce lsmay, chairman of the board <>1 directors managing committee, considering the gravity of the catastrophe for Time. One Master Says, Dis¬ A. II. Hostron of the measure Women on Ti¬ Still Near, but Sailors Saw director of the : Captain company must be held in some responsible. Suffragette Says cussing Speed Question. Bergs Officer In contrast was the testimony of Arthur Henry Rostron tanic Should Have Held Back. No Wreckage. William O. Marconi and Second Lighttoller, striking Prom dlacuMtone reeterdaj erltl Carpathia: a most favorable on hii |Bv Telegraph to The Tribune ] Boston, April 1!».-(Mil.'ers ..f the Brit¬ captain of the Carpathia, who made impression o of the Titanic. of the committee. Hi Philadelphia, April li>. Miss I.ida eteamshlp >ownera and the muten ish freight steamer Kseengu, will« h ar¬ the reiterated commendation »> that he no orders to Smith hearers, receiving Stokes Adams, a prominent suffragette, reeeeli relative t«. the supremacy rive»! at Quarantine from Calcutta to- Mr. lsmay testified gave Captain modest, and alert, declared that the women pas¬ to learn of the Tl- said that gave every evidence of being courageous thoughtfu to-day command al am and ih" io>called un day, were surpris»'d the or handling of the Titanic. He the survivors of th< of the Titanic lost one of the having approxi¬ concerning speed to the last detail of the safety and comfort of both sengers "to make time, tank disaster» »passed crew the lifeboat in chances ever presented in (he written underatandlm over the scene within twelve to do with choosing the of no detail him in the prepara greatest mate!] he had nothing Titanic and his own crew, having escaped that did not as- it is »»»i «us thai the average iteamehii the white sur liner*! founder¬ in th< «ause of suffrage, they in.his of which he was saved, and thai he had done all he could to help tion he made for the rescue, and his thoughtfulness rulminating s.ert themseUcs and prove that they are captain doei no( eulfer brcauee he Ii ing The Kasengs Is sol equipped with an with n.»»n from before he of himself. He looked service of thanksgiving which he asked Episcopal clergy OB the same plane many careful. s irelese. load the boats thought saving religious of view «if personal «'ourage. ov«_f thai sr«»i .«t n«»«n- more man to after the rescue, obviously as much be th»- point The owners de lare thai their raptalni "We psssrd the deck on which he was. and, seeing no women, conduct immediately '.of course, It is hard to answer "ii Monday," »aid »Captain skeit. about nre absolutely free t«i d»> what tln-y thne was ."ause of a realization of the sedative and comforting effect it woulc women and children should ice in north latitude II one the last boats to leave the He wearing, Whether the chooee with lhe«Jr ship«- to 'mig as thr "We struek the got in of ship, as because of his con In such a minutes and west have on the nerves of the sufferers religious have had preference disaster, management is f««r the heel IntereaU <«f degree! Is longitude an outer suit, an overcoat and a pair of slippers. 1 don't think they should have had. ill" is 30 minutes. In all there were lie said, »pajamas, but th»' passengers «>n board and for degree! Smith victions. women should have Instated with H sur- was reluctant to criticise who denied that there 1 think the safety of the ship ami h» r cargo. ai.out twenty-five Icebergs, Captain Hostron Captain The third witness was William O. Marconi, he tilled with an iiei«i. and they exteadad as that the boats equal No captain will denv this. lie will rovnding lee of the Titanic. He said that after receiving on the of his company to suppress the news of men and women, or that even steam¬ fai" as 41 degrees B6 minutes north and or the handling bad b-en any effort part number even g«> so far ax to sin that the and have had an west. No sign «>f wrechage from the Titanic he turned the Carpathia »nd the idea that there had been the slightest purpose ol the men should equal ship rómpanle* are ratremely liberal In BO decrees the call for help repudiated of even as ri-iti« I'd by any of us. but, of course, of the United States. chance saving thesuelvea, th»ir dealings Kflth masters ho far In- Irae for the disabled ship, but he doubled his lookout to the President Incidentally in strength the», are ti».t knowing of Ihe disast»T. we didn't rail full *pcd showing disrespect though brat, «»f ommand Ii ponceraed, was on British have b«»cn a wonder¬ dependeaee The I« e fields mav have run full that he he testified that the pay of wireless operators ships ranged stronger. H would luit with it all, some of them say. there look carefully. and would nol have speed, knowing going and he said he be¬ for the suffrage cause if ihn of master anj survivors or wreckage away rescue. »rom 50 to a week, with board and lodging, ful thing Is a feeling on Ihe part every pushed that he was on a mission of $7 $10 done. where the Tltanl« w»«nt toward ice. except two this being brought out had been that s»imehow or other he has got to from e-hf eplace lieved all ships should carry operators, by "Years from now there will be similar down. of the warning from the Amerika and the accident that the accidents, und I venture to say that the "make time." Resides telling the fact that it was the merest Carpathia, now al .. *.[ remarking to the man on through men and women will share the »lisustrr Tii« master of ¡i reaeel lying remember Mr. said that when he went oft' of the Titanic. some one was likely to have of the Titanic, Lighttollcr with only one operator, heard the distress signal alike. The women will not be content to Pier in the North Hiver »aid yesterday watch that speed be taken care of. They will endeavor t«> that trouble with that First Officer Murdock took charge of the OF LOADING LIFEBOATS. he had no doubt whatever but Cap Ice."_ duty, at 10 p. m», SECOND OFFICER TELLS save the men." was making After making this prediction Miss tain Smith of the Titan!« and Smith was not on the bridge. Lightiollcr was Charles W. Lighttoller, second the men of the Titanic to when ho HALIFAX Captain The fourth witness of the day Adams praised something close top speed AWAITING NEWS AT ship, and ran to the but later for their heroic conduct. hit the iceberg. in his cabin when the crash came, bridge. officer of the Titanic, who went down with the ship, succeeded of was on Ice. Liners May Bring Tidings Smith and Mr. Murdock there. in climbing on an overturned lifeboat and was subsequently rescued by PARENTS' DEATH Speed Approaching He found both Captain HEARS OF it reasonable to run at such speed Some of Titanic's Victims. another lifeboat. He was on the stand the greater part of the afternoon 'Is told of the inadequacy of the lifeboat when approaching leaf h<» was asked. Malifax. N- 9-. April 19..Local Interest in Mr. Lighttoller as a careful, conservative and Jesse Isidor Straus May Sail on continues keen and and made a most favorable "That on circumstances," he the Titanic catastrophe He said that of the twenty lifeboats one became impression depends here of the White Star liner truthful as well as a brave though possibly overcautious officer. La France To-day. replied. "If there is no ice In the im¬ the arrival equipment. be and an¬ witness, 19..The steamship Uiurentle .tn»l the Allan liner Victorian, with the rigging and could not launched, was not safe to load the lifeboats Cherbourg, April mediate vicinity I see no reason for is patiently awaited entangled According to his testimony, it here to-day from New U>tli f,0ni Liverpool, on of the officers' Amerika arrived slowing down. \Virel»»ss warnings are that th.-y may bring news of was so inconveniently the top as were suspended from the were Mr. In the hope other placed anywhere near their capacity as long they York. Among the passengers Invaluable, but on a i le.ir night one may victims of the disaster. Both as some of the not be launched. in that greater Jesse Isidor Straus, the son on the communication with Sable that it could davits. He did not regard their capacity position and Mrs. depend largely eyeg." were In wlrelew quarters he to and ot Mr. and Mrs. "Does this when to-'tay »>>d a,e «*«¦"* ncri? to-morrow. than or adults, although purposed have daughter-in-law their lives In apply fog prevails Island LIFEBOATS. twenty-five twenty-six Isidor Straus, who lost with the Ice?" The steamers passed In the vicinity of the LIGHTTOLLER SUGGESTED them the lower after they were afloat.a plan the «inking of the Titanic. filled up from decks was received by 'Ah, that Is entirely different Stop disaster He News of the disaster Mackay-nennen, which waä for the women and children into which well carried out. planned to on landing was It dead for fog and feel way under The steamer The suggestion putting does not appear to have been wireless, but only your from here In search of bodies short of seamen, he learned by Mr. Straus that his parents the lowest steerageway. That was done dispatched came from him, he said, and Smith replied: Place two seamen in each boat, but, running the saved. He Immedi- the Titanic, id expected soon to reach the »oats -Captain only were not among by all the men who came through th<* fro« the boats, among them atelv secured an automobile and left where the Titanic rests in the them cast oft'." Placed some men passengers in some of Major ice zone where the spot "Ves, and let tor Havre to secure passage. If possible, same the Titanic 'went depths and begin her march for the dead. of M.amer la% France, which down, often ships < ut down to half of all in the unsinkable of the Titanic Peuchen, Toronto. on the new COCOA The faith qualities life. salts to-morrow for New York but that is only relative. Half MA ILL. ARCS BREAKFAST His also indicated that the collapsible part-canvas speed, any and this «lliferenw b iu tq testimony ,. nuit* unlike Other demonstrated .Mi, .Lighttoiler testiaiou*,- repaid Anooatur« Bitters originated 1824, an old iu .uP«r-ori,y*~A<*vl' was bj_ i__u_.-a_y_. t-atiuucd «a §e..at__ page, tecand -.«'ii'-iri ¦mSS-*! ? Casatinitod en fourth veo*, trat mioma, fticad. aa c-f-.tive Spring