The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-20
WHITE STAR OFFICIALS SAY SIX.
TEEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY.
FIVE WERE LOST.
NO BLAME FOR CAPTAIN
Government Men Say Commander OF
Wrecked Liner Had S,eered His Ship
Far South of Regular Course, Owing
to Warnings-rirst officer Said to
Have kihed Himself

New York. April TO- The living
cared for, the dead beyond rocul, sur
vlvors of the Titanic dlsus cr were able
today, for tho first time to see, In
calmcr retrospect Mondays tragedy of
the North Atlantic ana from their
more normal uttcrhnccs there liz slowly
unfolding the full story of how the
rcat Waite star liner her bund play
ing 10 the last, sank of the Grnf,l
Banks mere than 1900 souls being lost,
From the Countess W Ro,hcs. now
puartorcd lnNuriously IN hotol, 10 The
six Chinese coolies who escaped bs
iidlng under the lifcho0t seas, all of
the IO5 survivors have been provided
with food and clothing and some immi-
grants ana millionaircs are on their
way home Ito England. the continent
hr distant parts OF tho United States
Many, however. and Of these hospitals
shelter scores. remain In New York
where, thc Gunard liner Garputhia
brouhht them last night
Even after NIL had been told Of the
disaster, the death list remains ap-
proximnto. Last nights total estl-
mate VAS 1895; the White Star Inc
issued II statement today placing the
| loss or life al l.63i. Exactly how
| many died never win bc known, II
| has been established officially, how.
ever. thnt the Titanic was travelling 2
| knots an hour when she hit the ice.
berg, notwithstanding this, none -
| the survivors. from sirnragc Ia saloon
has as yet condemned Captain Smith
who went down with his ship.
! The rate Of speed. which vas np
proXlmateiy 20 i2 milcs. was brought
put today from the lips at j, Bruce
ismay. president of the international
| Mercantile Marine ana managing dl
rector of the White star line, who np
reared as "A witness before the Unite,
s atcs senate committee, which IN In
pcstigatlng the disaster. Nervous, hn
,ot IN teurs. az wns Captain Rostroi
of the Carpatha. who followed him ~
the stand. Mr.. Ismay told IN whisper,
of his escape from the sinking line
from tile time he pushed away In
bpnt with The women until he fount
himself clad IN pajamas. aboard th'
| currathla. lie was not sure In Nha
boat he left the Titanic, nor about how
| long hc remained on the liner afto
she struck. He added, however, tim
before he entered a lfcbont he ha'
been told there were no more wofnnr
on deck, and he denied that there ha,
been any censorship of messages frnn
the rarpntha, other witnesses. In
Guiding captnin ROs ron. bore him ou
In this with the exception that TIN
lone wireless operator on the reseu'
ship, swamped with personal ines
saRcs, was unable Ia send matter 70
the press
Interest. second only 10 that Ia th
tales of survivors. crntorrd on Mr.. is
mays recital. ia Washington senate
Rayncr Of Maryland bitterly arraignn
him before the senate nnd cxprnsse
the hope that tins country might rel
upon British justice "to bring to ba
the guilty director of this company,
| From Washington also came ih
opinion of expert photographers tha
no blame should attach To CAPITAL
Smith. because an analysis ~ oeea
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