New-York tribune., 1912-04-20

No official statement made of the number of those lost
and the estimates conflicting The White Star Line mas
previously estimated the number board at 2l8l which would
make the number lost l76 committee of the SURVIVORS
placed the number the Titanic at 234O This would make
the lost 1885.
SYDNEY Buxton president of the London Board of Trade,
ad Thursday that the Titanic had 22OS on board when she
cleared and this would fix the loss at 5o3 The last total "
is thought will prove correct accurate list OF those OH
board would have been kept at the port OF clearance
The committees formed while the Carpahla speeding
port having provided for the Of the survivors OF the
Titanic all energies devoted yesterday to fixing the blame
tor the disaster.
tsN% Manv contributory causes discovered
One of the most remarkable and surprising parts OF the
evidence came in the testimony of Second Officer ghttoer OF
the Titanic before the Senate Investigating committee at the
Waldorf
Mr. Iightoer said that warning of ice ahead had been
received at noon Sunday from the Amerka OF the Hamburg
American Line but that the speed Of from twenty-five ana
one-haf to knots an hour had not been educed
nor had the lookout the Titanic been doubled as was e
ordinary precauton when approaching ice
"JF 1T GETS HAZY. WE'LL SLOW DOWN"
He was on watch in charge of the ship, at and Cap
tain Smith at that time spoke him about the ice saying that
it should close at IL o'clock Captain Smith added:
verv clear If it gets hazy will have to slow down.
fireman among the survivors said yesterday that he
passed through the engine few minutes before the IL
nc struck the ice and the indicators then showed speed OF
more than twenty-five knots an hour
The Senate committee began its investigation at the W al
dorf Yesterday morning The witnesses Yesterday were D.
Bruce Imav chairman of the board Of directors and managing
director of the White Star Line: Captain a. H. Rosron OF the
Carpatha William Marcon and Second Officer Lghttoler,
of the Titanic. .
Mr. Isnmv testified that he gave orders to Captain Smith
concerning the speed handling of the Titanic lie SAID that
m had nothing to do with choosing the of the feboat in
which he was saved and that he had done all he could to help
load the boats before thought of saving himself He looked
abo the deck on which he and seeing no more women
oot IN one of the last boats to leave the ship lie was wearing
Inc said ma amas an suit overcoat and PAIR OF slippers
Capan Rostron reluctant to critlcise Captain Smith
r the handling of the Titanic He said that after receiving
the call for help the Titanic he turned the Carathw and
ran f sped for the disabled ship but he doubled his lookout
and would not have run full speed knowing that he was gong
toward ice except that he on mission of rescue
Resides telling of the warning from the Amerka and the
ed Of the Titanic Mr. Lghttoer said that when he went off
t at 10 D. m First Officer Murdock took charge of the
.h;n and Captain Smith was not the bridge 1ghttoer
was in his cabin when the crash came and ran to the BRIDGE
IT, found both Captain Smith and Mr.. Murdock there.
Mr. Lighttoler told of the inadequacy OF the feboat
nent He said that of the twenty lfeboats became
with the rigging and could not be launched and
~ was so nconvenently placed the top of the officers
Quarters that it could not be launched
1IGHTTOLLER SUGGESTED LIFEBOATS q
The suggestion for putting the women and children into
te boats from him. he SAID, and Captain oh reped;
"Yes and let them cast off"
Thc faith of all in the unsinkab qualities Of the Titanic
was demonstrated BY r. Lghttolers testimony regard to