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SAY WOMEN WHO WERE
SAVED FROM TITANIC
One Of the Most Active in Saving
Others-May BE HOnOred With
Permanent Memorial.

WASHINGTON. ApriI ia
graphic story OF the heroism OF Major
Archibald w. Butt on the Titanic was
told today In an interview given to
the Washington Stars stan corres-
pondent In New York. b. Miss Marie
Young. a former resident OF this city.
Miss Young Is believed TO have been
the last woman 20 leave the Titanic
and the last Of the survivors 10 have
talked with the presidents military
aide. she and Major Butt had long
been friends. Miss Young having been
n special music instructor 20 rhe child.
ren Of former President Roosevelt
Miss Young said. The last person 20
whom I spoke on board the Titanic
was Archie Butt and his good. brave
face. smiling at me from the deck OF
the steamer was the last I could dis.
tinEulsh as the boat 7 was IN pulled
away from the steamers side
Archie himself put me into the
boat. wrapped blankets around me
and tucked mo in AZ carefully a. m
We we're fiartlng on a motor ride
lie himself entered the boat with me
performing the little courtesIes as
calmly and With a. smiling n face as
~ death was far away. instead Of b.
Ing but foW moments removed from
him
When he had carefully wrapped me
up. Dc stepped upon the Eunwale a.
the boat and ufting' bic hat. smiled
down at me
Good bye. Miss Young. he SAID.
hravely and smllinEiv Luck is With
you. VIII you kindly remember me
% all the folks back home
Then he stepped to fhe dert Of
the steamer and the boat was in
vas lowered 10 the water
Widow % Manager Harris Taika
Mrs. Henry N Harris. Of WashinE.
ton. On an intorv.ew in the Washing
ton Star today. described the herolsm
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English admiralty are Here you have
the spectacle Of the head OF the line
iailing TO see that his ship was proper.
ly equipped with life saving apparatus.
needless OF the warnings that he was
sailing IN a dangerous sea. forsaklnE
nus vessel and permitting fifteen hun
dred OF her passengers and crew TO
be swallowed by the sea. The martyr.
dom and the agOnies of separation
mat took place on board the sinking
snip are too fearful for the mind 10
dwell upOn and contemplate but Mr.
lsmay. the officer primarily responst
bic Tor the whole disaster. has reached
bis destination ln safety and un.
harmed
NO legislation can bring bart 70
earth single life lost upon fhaf fatal
night What ue can DO b. 10 helm 10
"a the ponsIbiiity. DO possible and
rely upon British Justice 10 bring 70
hay 'he guilty directorate ~ this com.
panv
civilizstion Derars Prosecution.
'hI civilized nations v.U -rni.rf
if" criminal prosecution rf The man.
arnmnuf ~ fha uua o. Trey can Do
mad" t0 sInrr. uo rymus uIU 20
oIf for -dem. and I' I- d1sa. lf uIU 81
fubmrrEed iu fhe overs Dol mIur iHrn.
nninfior char fo day a-rhoea fhr1uahauf
The civilized unrfI f1r tha vIrfIrns %
their ruIunhIe riaaa1ssa. D. re~tieaa.
ness fhaf Henf hundreds ~ fheir fellow
heinra into eternity. fes0'afInF homes
and nrerides. and turned fhia land
into a tousa 20 mournInE
DO fh.s hour 40 calamity ue arneaf
fo ffe ma ifsfF 0f fhr Iav fo deaI ouf
refrla'ory iusiire fo ftIs mrfg CON.
rrnF fn fhr 49, degree
Two more hHls framed on fha fea.
ann drown from fha Titanic fIaarfer
uerr iufrofured ir fhe Houso today.
One ~ them bF Waprraenfaffve
O.shaurarr. 20 Rhode Island would
chmpeI all Ore1r rolnr steamships fo
or from tho United states fo carry
constant and adequate wireless
HeproHeniaflve parran. Of Maryland
offered measure 90 appropr ffe
tion 600 FOR naval target practice in
destroying iceberFa by the guns of fhe
Uarships and b. dropp.ng explosives
from nirshiUs
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VERY MEAGRE
RETURNS IN
LEAVE PRIMARIES IN
TWO STATES UNDECIDED.
Nebraska Figures at Hand De-
clared to Be Too Indefinite
for Predictions.
Oregon Result Indefinite, But
Roosevelt Was Said to Have
Slight Advantage.

OMAHA, Neb.. April 2O-Dehnite
results on the primary will not be
known until possibly late today. At
one o'clock this morning only about
one tenth OF the vote had been re-
ported.
Seventy one precincts. all but one
out OF Omaha gave Roosevelt 4.539;
La Toilette. 1918: Taft 1915.
Sevelty-fopr precincts, mostly out
side Of Omaha. showed Clark 1873;
Harmon 1910; Wilson 1886.
Only a few returns had been re-
ceived on the race for tie nomination
for U. s. senator and no one attempt.
ed to forecast the final result.
OMAHA. Neb.. April Blowing N
the late closing OF the polls al the pri
mary election throughout Nebraska 10.
day. the results were late in coming
in tonight.
Early returns were too meagre to
warrant prophecy OF the general re
suit First figures. however. showed
Roosevelt In the lead Of Taft, and La
Toilette. and Clark and Harmon run
ming close. with Wilson third In the
race
The vote generally was much lighter
than had been expected.
OMAHA. Neb.. April 19-Chicagc
precinct Of tRs ODouglasl county. the
hrst precinct In Nebraska 10 report
gave Roosevelt. 30, Taft. i5. Ia Fol
lctfe. s.
Harmon got 26. Clark. Q Wilson. 7
LINCOLN. Neb. April l9.-Bryan's
precinct Just outside Lincoln City
limit. Ia Toilette. O. Roosevelt. %
TAFT 70. Clark. ~. Wilson. i6. Har
mon .
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SENSATIONAL
STORY FROM
MRS. SMITH
TELLS OF HORROR
OF TITANIC DISASTER
Sailor in Efeboats Too Drunk to
Work, So Women mad to
Do the Rowing.
Management of Titanic a Reflec-
ton on Civilization-Ismay
Coward.

Special Dispatch TO the Intellieeneer
NEW YORK, April 19-Revelations
made by Mrs. Lucian p. Smith. daugh
Ter OF Congressman James Hughes
VINO was rescued from the Titanic
while her young husband went down
In the ship. has caused a sensation.
mrs. Smith and her father are at pres.
ent in a New York hotel. and n her
condition will permit the Senatorial
committee conducting the investiga-
ton into the horror desire that she
snail tell her story OF the disaster 10
tnem. Just as soon as possible IL is
the intention OF Congressman Hughes
10 take his daughter to her home in
west virginia Mrs. Smith has but
very little regard for ]. Bruce Ismay.
the managing director OF the White
Star Line, and her story reflects great
~ upon his conduct while aboard the
liner She declares. in fact, that the
management on the Titanic was a re-
Election on civilization.
Rescued in the same life boat with
MRS. Smith was Mrs. John Jacob
Astor and some twenty others. and a
drunken sailor to row It, The boat
MRS. smith states. could have easily
carried nifty passengers. The women.
among them herself. had to do the
rowing because OF the intoxicated con-
dition OF the sailor and lack of men.
Mrs. smith. as the boat was pushing
on plead with the officers of the IT,
tanic that her husband be allowed to
board the boat as there was room for
at least twenty-five more. They re-
FUSED and young Smith went to a
hero's death after lifting all the
women he could into the life boat.
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Smith. Hogg says that as the Titanic
sank big wave washed him over
the side. and he landed on a raft car
rying 35 persons.
THE next moment I saw Captain
Smith in the water alongside the raft.
There's the skipperl' I yelled. Give
him a hand.' and they did. But he
shook himself free and shouted to us.
Goodbye. boys; I'm going to follow
The ship That was the last we saw
OF our skipper"
Hogg said that later they were
transferred TO a llfeboat in which
there was woman, stark naked. She
was numb with the cold. and some OF
the men took OF their clothes ana
wrapped her up in them. but she died
soon afterwards.
Sidney Humphrey. the quartermas-
ter. said he dragged two women out
OF the water. one of them a raving
maniac. who died before the Carpathla
picked up the lifeboat.
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REVISED FIGURES ISSUED
BY THE WHITE STAR LINE
Tragedy of the Sea Grows in Aw-
fulness as the Story Gradu-
ally UnfOlds
Survivors Relate Narrowing Ex.
periences-NOne Have Con-
demned Capt. Smith.

NEW YORK, April 19.-The living
cared for. the dead beyond recall. sur
vivors OF the Titanic disaster we're
able for the first time today to see in
calmer retrospect Mondays tragedy
OF the North Atlantic. and from their
more normal utterances there is slow
ly unfolding the full story OF how the
great White Star liner, her band play
lrg TO the last. sank on the Grand
banks, with more than 1.5OO souls
aboard. From the Countess OF Rothes.
now quartered luxuriousIy in a New
York hotel. to the six Chinese colIies
who escaped by hiding under the life
boat seats. all OF the 7O5 have been
provided with food and clothing. and
some immigrant and millionaire. are
on their way home-to England. the
continent, or distant parts OF the
United states. Many. however. and
OF these the hospitals. shelter scores.
sull remain In New York. where the
Cunard liner Carpathia brought them
last night
Even after all that has now been
told Of the disaster. the death list re-
mains approximate. Last nights total
estimate was .595. to-day the White
star line issued a statement placing
the toll a. 1885. Exactly now many
died will never be known u has been
established Officially. however. that
the Titanic was travelling "a knots an
hour when she struck the iceberg
Notwithstanding this. however. none
of the survivors. from the steeraee 10
saloon. has a. get condemned Captain
smith. who vent down with his ship
ismsy Tells Of Escape.
The THAMES rate ~ speed which
was approximately 2Gt4 land miles.
vas brought out to-day from the Ilpa
~ O. Bruce ismay. president Of the
International Mercantile Marine. and
MANAGING director ~ tho White Star
Ine. Who APPEARED as t witness before
fhe nifnd states senate committee.
which la Irvrs tiFltinE fhe disaster
nervous. huf not in tears a. vas
Captain Hostron. of The Carpathia.
DO followed him on tho stand Mr.
lFmHY told In whispers OF bio escape
from The sinking liner. from tho time
he pushed nuav In n boat with tho
women. until he found himself. clad
ln Die ralamas. aboard the Carpafhia
iie uuH not sure in just uhat hnaf
he leif The Titanic. nor uar Do rurr
how i0nE he remained on fho liner
after ahe struck tfe added. howevcr.
fhaf before he entered r. Ufehoaf ha
bad been told that there uera r1
more uumru 0n fHa lrrk
Interest second only fo that in the
tales ~ survivors cerfered urq- SIR
iamaFa recital fn WaahIurtnn Sen.
ator Hayner of Maryland. bitterly a.
ralgned him before The senate. and
Cconunusd On rsuh Pas.,
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NEW YORK. April 19.-The serious
ness OF the inquiry by the senate in
vestigating committee into the Titanic
disaster was disclosed tonight when
Senator Smith, of Michigan, the chair
man, at first fatty refused to let any
OF the officers or the 500 odd men,
bers OF, the crew OF the sunken steam
ship get beyond the Jurisdiction Of
the United States government The
men were all to have sailed to-mor-
row on the steamer Lapland Later II
was settled that the greater part of
the crew would be permitted to sail
on this steamer. but that the twelve
men and four officers among the sur
vivors now under subpoena, together
with Mr.. Ismay, would not be allowed
to depart
The intention OF the committee was
made clear at adjournment when
with Alfred Crawford, a steward. on
the stand, Senator Smith pleaded
WEAKNESS.
I'VE have been at this all day. and
into the night" he said, "and | be-
liece we had better cease until tomor-
row.
II am not through. with Mr. Craw-
ford yet. and would like to question
him further tomorrow. together with
other members Of the crew and the Of
ncers,
c. c. Birmingham. counsel for the
White Star line interposed.
First Clash In Inquiry.
There are 200 men who are to sail
tomorrow" he said. Surely the com
mittee does not intend TO hold them?
We are perfectly willing to pledge the
presence OF the four officers and the
IL men desired by the committee,
but these men are entitled to return
TO their homes"
Il am not prepared to permit that -
said the senator. we cannot say
whom we may want and they cannot
60"
I'VE cannot care for them then" re.
torted Mr.. Birmingham. when the
Lapland sails we shall cease to be
responsible for them If the commit.
tee desires 70 herd them up. very well,
but II cannot expect the steamship
company TO care for them, except TO
the extent OF transporting them back
20 their homes.
Senator Smith declined 10 recede
from his position at that time. The
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1866 Lost;7O5 Survive
The SinkingofBigLi

committee then adjourned until 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning, At a con
Terence later the decision 10 let all
fhe men go except those under sub.
poena was reached
ismay Examined.
Adjusting his cuffs, Mr.. Ismay was
-visibly nervous when he took the
stand at the inquiry. He gave his
age as so years. In response to a
few formal questions. he said he
sailed as a voluntary passenger on the
Titanic
Senator Smith began to ask the
witness to detail his experience on
the Titanic. Mr.. Ismay interrupted
but Senator Smith continued. Then
Mr.. Ismay said he desired to express
his sincere grief at the catastrophe
and to welcome the fullest inquiry.
Kindly tell the committee all the
circumstances surrounding your voy
age" asked Senator Smith. Tell II
as succinctly as possible. beginning
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LUcIAN SMITH WENT TO
DEATH AS A HERO SHOULD

UNlONTOWN. Pa. April 1s.-That
Lucian p. Smith. of Morgantown w.
va. went down on the Titanic last
Monday morning and that his bride OF
three months is safe with her father
and mother. Congressman and Mrs.
James A Hughes, OF Huntington. w.
Va. In the Waldorf Astoria hotel. in
New York. was confirmed by long
distance telephone this morning in a
conversation James S. Smith, of
Cniontown, now in New York. had
with Alexander Chishalm, Jr.. WHO rs
a friend OF the family.
story OF tender love and devotion
Tor his beautiful young wife was told
OF Lucian p. Smith by his young wild
ow last night when the Carpathia
docked in New York.
Mrs. Smith said her husband put her
into a lifeboat after the vessel had
been wrecked. The young wife was
sleeping In her cabin and Lucian went
down and brought her to the deck.
The young woman had forgotten a
treasured ring her husband had given
her shortly before their marriage on
February last. and the husband went
below and secured Il.
lie put IL on his wife's finger.
kissed her goodby and told her he
would join her in another lifeboat as
soon as the women and children had
been put OF. He then placed his wife
In lifeboat and again bade her good
by as the boat left the Titanic
Mrs. Smith told OF the trip on the
Carpathia 10 New York She said
that Bruce Ismay. managing director
OF the White Star Line. had saved
himself IN preference 10 the women
and children who we're still on the
decks when his hfeboat left the ill-
fated vessel.
She said that on the Carpathia. Is
may secured the best quarters and
had two doctors attending him. while
% newly made widows. including her.
self. slept on the floor OF the deck.
Mrs. Smith said that very few men
in the first cabin we're saved. but
several steerase passengers. both men
and women. we're saved In preference
70 rrst cabin passengers
She told Of the great liner breaking
(ConHnusd on Page FOurtssn-)
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Captain Smith Refused
Chance To be Rescued
I'm GOING TO FOLLOW
THE SHIP" HIS LAST WORDS
Rescued Seaman Gives Graphic
Account of Drowning of Skip
per of Titanic.
Nude Woman Died in One Boat
While Man Escaped Dressed
in WOman's Clothing.

NEW YORK. April 1s.-The wife
and daughter of Emil Taussig. OF this
city, were taken to the home Of Mrs.
Taussig's father. William Mandel-
baum. Both were suffering from ex-
posure and grief over the death OF Mr..
Taussig. They said that Mr.. Taussig
and Henry b. Harris. the theatrical
manager, who, with his wife rushed
with them to the deck when the col
lision was felt, were threatened with
revolvers when they attempted to get
into a life boat, although there was
plenty OF room for them.
Mrs. Taussig said she heard several
pistol shots and that there were three
distinct explosions. one following upon
the other. before the Titanic disap.
peared. What the firing meant. she
did not know.
Mrs, Mark Fortune. of Winnipeg.
told how she ana her three daushters,
Lucille. Mabel ana Alice, wer rescued
after being separated from her hus.
band and son, Charles. They were
put in a boat with a Chinaman, an
Italian Stoker and man dressed in
voman's clothing. OF all the occu.
pants Of this iifeboat, she said. only
one. the stoker. could row. and Mrs.
Fortunes daughters took turns at the
oars. The stoker. Mrs. Fortune said,
knew how to handle an oar tolerably
well, but the China was OF little use.
The man dressed in woman's clothing
did his best. but did not seem familiar
with an car. This man wore a wo-
mans bonnet and a veil in addition to
skirt and a blouse.
Smith Could Have Lived.
At the American Seaman's Friend
Societies institute, where $50 mem
bers OF the rescued crew of the tt
tanic are being fed, clothed and
housed. G. A. Hogg, able seaman.
told tonight OF the fate of Captain
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TAFT TO ANSWER
COL. ROOSEVELT
MORE AGGRESSIVE
CAMPAIGN PLANNED.
Will Tour Massachusetts Just Be
fore the State Primary to Be
Held Next Week.

WASHINGTON, April 19|Presi-
dent Taft will Invade" Massachusetts.
the next big state to hold Presidential
and preference primaries.
according to an announcement
made at the White House tonight.
the President will spend next Thurs
day speaking in Springfield, worces-
ter and Boston. The Massachusetts,
primaries will be held April 80. Close
friends OF the President expect him
on this trip to break his silence un-
der the criticisms o. Colonel Roose-
yelt. Men in close touch with Mr..
Taft believe that he will not hesitate
to mention Colonel Roosevelt by
name. something which he has not so
far in his speeches except in COM
mendation.
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IN vITRIOLIC SPEECH
BY SENATOR RAYNER
Brands Conduct Of Managing Di.
rector Of Ill-Fated Ship as
COwardly.

WASHINGTON. April 70 In an In.
dictment rarely euualied in Ifs yigor
oi J. Bruce ismay. managing director.
and other officials 81 the White star
line, holding them respon ihle Tor the
Titanic disaster was delivered DOB the
senate to-day BY Senator Raynor. %
Maryland. uho pictured fsrnay a. 'the
ohicer primarily responsible for the
whole disaster. Who had reached his
destination In safety and unharned
senator hayner pointed ouf thsi
while there we're 90 civil nor criminal
remedies available Dob the American
courts. criminal and civil suits could
he brought in fIe British courts ard
That a conEresFiuraI committee vrl q
have absolute authority f1 rIbrnara
errrJ one connected 9Th fha disaster.
and fnat f aur one sl0u'f refuse f1
answer questions hr could - indicted
anf Imurie0nef for coufemrf
Mr IsmaJ claimed. according fa re
ports that DO f00k me Iast ufabnaf
cried senator FaFr1r o. no. b.
leVe H aud f Dol I'D f paa couarfiv
tu fakf aur ufebuaf for fEa manarfrr
director ~ tfe Ure. pIfh fIs boarf Il
rrimlnaliy reeponsIt.r f1r ffIs arnar
inr tragedy
hmerican Justics Nssdsd
N fhia bad happened sn ar hmari
rar vessel there would ha n1 qurs
zion that EN- indirfmeuf e,uIf b. found
rrf f the farfH uern sustained ua
rf.c GERS ~ fhe company could be ron.
r.rfef of mansiauEhfnr NJ not a mur
frr. becau.s fhe evidence .s clear ha,
fho f-ssel vas nOf properly equIupeI
HIfh efficient ufe saving auuarsfus
have NOT The sllFhfaFf doubt thar
fhr Northern route wac faken In
obedience ~ Mr ismaya direct orders
and that with fuil warning he risted
fhr lives ~ be paasenFars fo make "
speedy passage
y care not what The rules of the
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CLAIM OREGON WENT
FOR ROOSEVELT.

PORTLAND. Ore. April 10 Early
returns in today's state vide presi.
denual preference primary. though
mragre Indicate Colonel Roosevelt
has carried the Republican state prI.
msries by something Jess than 5000
votes over President Taf Senator
LaFoIleie ls third
PORTLAND. ore. April % Scat.
toring returns from several Portland
precincts ln fo-days Statewide presi-
icuflal primary shor Roosevelt run.
Ming slightly ahead "a Toilette "a
close second and Tan third. 40 re.
turns have been received from the
state nf large
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At Primary, Picking Roosevelt
Delegates-Little Interest
Was shown.


SO .iai ufar1frh-f 20 tHe tnfeffrenfer.
PARkERSBURG W. vs.. April 10
Writ county. been REGARDED
~ Roosevelt stronghold from the
hrut in The district primaries this a..
teruoon instructed its seven delegates
a. Huntington and parkershurr con.
ventions Tor Roosevelt The vote vas
lght. little interest being taken
Roosevelt people had the county or
sanitation and controlled the pri.
marles.
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MAJ. ARCHIBALD BUTT (
WENT TO DEATH A HERO

OF Major Butt. She said:
Archie Butt was major to the last
God never made a finer. nobler man
than he. The sight OF that man. calm.
gentle and yet as firm as a rock. VIII
never leave me. The American army
is honOred by him and the way he
showed some OF the other men how to
behave when women and children
we're suffering that awful mental fear
that came when we had TO be huddled
IN the boats. Major Butt was near
me and ! knew very nearly everything
he did
when the order came 10 take To
the boats he became as one in su-
preme command You would have
thought he was AZ a White House re-
ceptiOn. 50 cool and calm was he.
When tho time came he was a man
TO be feared. In one OF the earlier
boats 60 women. ~ seemed. urers
about TO be lowered when man.
suddenly panic-strickon. ran 20 the
stern of g. Major Butt shot one arm
out caught him b. the neck and
jerked him backward like q pillow
Ais head cracked against q rail and
he was stunned
women FIRST" Said SUIT
Sorry. said Major Butt. women
vii b. attended 10 6rst. or f'1 break
every damned bone tn your body
The boats we're lowered away one
by one. and az ] stood b. ny husband
De- said 10 me- Thank God Tor Archie
Butt Perhaps Major Butt heard D..
FOR h. turned bic face toward ua for
a second. Just at that time a young
man was arguing 20 get into q life
boat. and Butt had hold of fhe lad hy
The arm like r. tio brother. and ap-
peared 20 b. telling him 70 keep hia
head
How inspiring he vas stayed
Until almost the laaf. and know What
a man Archie Butt Vaa They put ma
On a coilapsibie boat vas one Of
three women from the FIRST cabin IN
the thinE the resi- were sfeeraEe peo-
pie. MAJOR Butt h~iped uose poor
frightcned steerage people 90 vundcr-
fully. tendoriy. and yet with such cool
and manly nrmuess BE was a soldier
20 the last He vas ~ Gods Ercatesf
(oontinusd on rsnh PArsl
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JACKSON. Miss. April % A
presidential preferential primary elec.
lion has been ordered By the Missis-
tlpI Democratic executive COMMITTEES.
Dc uill take place May 3. when dele
gates VIII Do chosen By direct vote
The state convention unl take place
hero Way o.. formally to raufy tlc rs-
fuif Of fHe primary
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MANAGING DIRECTOR
is A POOR WITNESS.
Tells of His Own Escape From the
Ship-Knows Little More,
He Declares.
Many Other Witnesses Unfold the
Story Of the Sinking of the
Titanic.
Facts Sought ~ Congress.

Causes leading 20 the wreck
Rssponsibiiity for the disaster.
what Legislation is necessary.
Tttanic's equipment for safety
OF passengers and crew.
Number OF persons on Titanic.
Adequacy OF Inspection
Feasibility of an International
agreement on sea traffic.