Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-28
DECLARES TIIE CALIFoRHIAN
GOULD uAVE SAVED Al,


just before delivering his roeech
Senator Smith, chairman Of tho sub
committee which investigated the
wreck. submitted the committees re-
ports and It's conclusions The re-
port Is largely a review OF the evil
dence and contains recommendation
for legislation. No particular person
Is named as being responmsle. al
though attention IL called 10 the fact
that on the day OF the wreck three
warning messages were sent 20 the
captain OF the Titanlc.
ON the whole the report Is Isupns-
slve and Senator Smith in mis- speech
went moro fully into discussion %
the causes OF the disaster than does
tho committed
The guppoaedly water-tight COM
partmeuts OF the Titanic were not
wafer Tight because og the non-water.
tight conditions of the decks whore
the transverse bnlisheads ended.
The Californian controlled by the
Same concern AZ The Titanic was
nearer the Titanic than the fs0 miles
reported by her captain and her Of
ficers and crow saw the distress sig
nails Of she Titanic and failed 20 re-
Spond IN accordnnce with the dictates
OF humanity, International usage and
the requirements OF law.
The committee concludes that the
Californian might have saved ali the
lost passengers and crew OF the snip
shat went down.
Eight ships. all equipped with wire
less, were IN the Vicinity OF the Ti-
tanic, the Olympic furthest away. sf2
miles.
The myssorious lights on an un.
known ship, 8een hy the passengers
on the Titanic. undoubtedly were on
the Californian. nineteen miles away
The fun capacity Of the Titanic'l
I lifeboats was not utilized. because
white only 7os persons wore saved
the ships boats could have carried
i.tT0.
No general alarm was sounded. ma
whistle blown and no systematic
warming was given 10 tho endangered
passengers and ii was fifteen 81
twenty minutes after the collision be.
fore Captain Smith ordered the ri.
tanic's wireless operator 70 send 0ui
a distress cal.
The THAMES crew WAS orsly meag.
erIy acquainted with It's positions and
dusies IN case of accident. and oni,
ono drill was held before the nlaidef
trip. Many OF the crew Joined sh'
ship only few haura before ah'
sailed and were in Ignorance 81 Their
positions until the following Friday.
"ice positions SO definitely reported
10 ihe Titanic says the report. jus
preceding the accident. located ice o.
both sides Of the lana IN which ahs
was trayeling. 30 diacussiDn tool
place among The officers. no confer
ence was called to consider thes'
warnings no heed WAS given q
them. Tho speed OF the vessel VA
not relaxed. The lookout was not m
creased
The committed concludes that tn
Titnnio's lights were Visible % tn
| Californian hSiOTe she struck the ice
berg and that the Californian mus
have seen the distress rockets fret
from the bridge Of the Titanic. tn
report says
"The committee is forced 10 tho III
evitablc concluEion that the Caiiior
nian controlled by the same com
nany. was neafar 3he Titanic than th
500 miles reported by her captain
ana that her officers and crew saw
the distress signals of tha Titanic AM
tailed 10 respond 20 thom IN accord
ance with The dictates OF humanity
International usage and the require
mcnts 81 law.
THE only reply 20 tho distress sia
mails was a counter signal from
large white light. which was floshe
fof nearly two hours from the mas
of the Californian. In our opinio
such conduct. whether arising frof
Indifference or gross caralcsuness,
most reprehonalble and places on "a
COMMANDER OF the Californian
grave responsibility.
''The wirOicas operates Of the CAL