The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-19
STATEMENT Of
THE. PASSENGERS
Attribute Great Loss of Life
to Inadequacy Of Life
Saving Apparatus.


The following statement issued
by q committee of the surviving
passengers was given the Press
on the arrival Of tho CaEpathia:
I'VE, tho undersigned surviving
passengers from the steamship
Titanic, in order to ~f0restall any
exaggerated statements. deem 1t
our duty to give to the press .
come to u knowledge and
which We believe to be true.
ION Sunday April IA, 1912. at
about i1:4O p m. on . cold. star.
light night In . smooth e and
with no moon, the ship struck an
iceberg, which had been reported
to the bridge by l0okouts, hut not
early enough to avoid q collision.
Steps were taken to ascertain the
damage and save the passengers
and ship. Orders were given to
put on life belts and the boats
were lowered.
"Thc ship sank At about 2:20
a. M, Monday, and. the usual dis.
tress signals yer sent out by
wireless and rockets At intervals
from tho ship. Fortunately the
wireless message was received by
the Cunard's CaFpathia at about
midnight and she arrived on the
scene Of the disaster about 4 Q. m.
Monday.
'sThe officers and crew Of the
steamship Carpathia had been
preparing all night for the rescue
and comfort Of the survivors and
the last mentioned were received
on board with the most touching
IrS0WA and LNN6Vnnar A~0~w ATTAIN
Class eiSs ''', The s'' pa:se n oisce rs
and crew gave up gladly their
staterooms, clothing and COM.
forts for our benefit. All honor
to them.
THE English board Of trade
passengers certificate on board
the Titanic, showed approximate.
~ $500. The same certificate
called for q life boat accomlnoda
tlon Of approximately ESQ In IA
large life boats. two smaller
boats, and four c0llapdble boats.
life preoervere were access.
bile and apparently in SUFFICIENT
number for all on board.
1.-THE approximate number OF
passengers carried at the time Of
the collision was:
First class, $50; second class,
800; third class, $50; total, 1,400;
officers and Crew, 90; total, g..
$40.
"of the foregoing about the fol.
lowing yer rescued BY tho
steamship Carpathia: First class,
2i0; second class. 1876; third class,
200: officers, 4; seamen, 50; stew.
ards. %; firemen. u; total. 2lO Of
rRnrr 0ylnA knAAI AhAanA 99k AA~A
was about SO per cent Of the max.
imum capacity Of the HE boats.
1--WE feel IL QUIZ duty to call the
attention Of the public to what
we consider the Inadequate sup.
ply OF life savtng appliances pro.
vided for on modern passenger
steamships and recommend that
immediate steps be taken to com.
pei passenger steamers to carry
sufficient boats to accommodate
the maximum number Of people
carried on board. The following
facts were observed aud should
be considered in this connection:
1.-THE ~insuf1ciency Of lie boats,
RATS, ETC.. lack of trained seamen
to man the saIne (stokers, stew.
ards. ETC.. not emGent boat.
handlers), not enough officers to
carry out emergency orders on
the bridge, and superfntend tho
launching and control Of life
boats: absence Of searchlixhts
THE board of trade rules allow
for entirely too many people In
each boat to permit the same to
be properly handled. On the II.
tantc. the boat deck was about
- feet above water and conse.
quently the passengers were ne.
quired to embark before lowering
the heats, thus endangering the
operation and preventing the TAX
ing on of q maximum the mum.
Der the boats would hold.
1.-THE boats at all times to be-
properly equipped with provi.
s1ons, water lamps, compasses,
lights. ETC., life saving boat drills.
should be more frequent and
thoroughly carried ont; and ON.
GERS should be armed at boat
drills. A great reduction In the
speed IN fog and ice. o. damage
II collision actually occurs is Ia.
BILE TO be less.
''In conclusion We sugeeot that
m international conference be
called to recommend the passage
Of identical laws providing for tho
safety OF Ill At So and wo urge
the United States government to
sible."
Signed: BY Samuel Goldenberx.
Chairman of q Comfttee.