The evening world., 1912-04-19
RePEATe THE LAST MESSAGE
FROM THE TITANIC.

FROM THE TITANIC.
Chairman Smith then took Capt. Ros-
from back to the last message he re-
ceived by wireless from the Titanic.
The Captain said II read: The engi-
neers' room 10 filling." These were the
last words from the sinking liner.
"On your line who Is master OF a ship
1t sea asked Senator Smith.
"The captain. acknowledgement and
otherwise. No one else has the right to
interfere"
Q. What course was the Titanic on?
A. The southeriy. 1 want to say that
Capt. smith was on the course where he
ought TO have been--where Il was wise
and appropriate for him to be At this
time Of the year.
Q. DO you know that ne had informa-
ton about iccbergs. A. ! can only speak
for myself. ! knew OF the presence Of
tcsbergs because information I had re-
ceived that the Titanic had struck.
Capt. Rostrom then said again that he
took the risk OF going at full speed
through the bergs because Of his desire
to save life.
II put on an extra watch" ne said.
Three oficers were on the bridge with
me. There was a man In the crows nest
and two men IN the ships eye at her
bow"
Q. Was there much suffering among
the Titanic's passengers after you took
them aboard? A. OF that I have no
per knowledge. was on the
bridge most OF the time. The following
morning the ships doctor said to me
that he could report a clean bill OF
health. gav orders that they should
have every comfort. and I know that
this was given them.
ON THE BRIDGE MOST OF THE
WAY.
Capt. Rostrom was asked about the
number OF lifeboats Ire carried on the
Carpathia. and he SAX twenty-as many
a. the Titanic had. Tit number OF life
boats. he added. did not depend on the
size OF ship. He had ~ many as the
Titanic, His vessel was OF different
construction and there was more pro-
portionate room for the boats.
Big steamships as they are now
built" he said, are practically unslnk-
able, We only look upon the ~lifeboats
as standbys."
Senator Smith then took the captain
back to the power OF "a captain on board
VI ship.
III" he asked, "a director or general
manager OF a company owning the ship
were on board. would the captain take
OF ders from him?'
Absolutely no. said the English
shipper.
There has been a complaint" said
Senator Smith, that a message sent by
the President OF the United States to the
Carpathia was not answered. DO you
know anything OF thatT"
Il heard" said the captain, "tha
there was a message regarding Majol
iIutt sent from the Olympic and It wa
answered 10 the effect that Major But
was not Sboard. We had messages from
the cruiser Chester. which We answered
There was no desire to ignOre any mos
rage from the President"
eENAroRs PRAisE THE Acr,ot
OF THE CAPTAIN.
At this point Sc ator Smith said: 20
bohalf OF my associates I want to ga
that We consider YOU conduct admir-
able. We are pleased TO have o com
here" =.
The Captain bowed. He then went o
to say that he had ordered from tn
! Start that no messages be sent exceE
as nc gave the word. The first and Sc,
) ond messages he sent were to the oil
+. crs Of the White Star and Cunard linc'
The third massage was a despatch I
l tho Associated Press.
"pid any passengers with whom 20
talked see the Titanic sink?" asked III
chsirn,ar. r
"yoo; spoke With sovsral Who -