Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-04-18

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White Star line office early today.
Plans to Care for Survivors.
Special arrangements have been
made to care for the survivors when
the Carpathia docks. Customs regula-
tions have been suspended and there
will be only a short inspection at
Quarantine by the health department,
as is mandatory under the law. Po-
lice reserves will be stationed about
the Cunard line pier and only those
who are friends or relatives Of the
survivors with proper credentials will
be permitted on the pier. TaXicab and
hotel accommodations have been pro-
vided for first and second cabin pass
) engers who are not able to proceed at
once to their homes, while the steer
age passengers will be cared for by
the immigration Department at Ellis
Island or by the municipal lodging
house, which has been placed at their
disposal.
, A score or more Of wealthy society
!, women have organized relief COM
!, mittee to aid the steerage survivors
of the Titanic and have te,egraphed
President Taft Offering to assist the
government in the work of caring for
, the third class passenger survivors.
, That the White Star Liner Cedric
, scheduled to sail at noon today might
, be detained until tomorrow, was re-
, ported today as the liner had received
wireless from the Carpathia making
the request. J. Bruce Ismay, manag-
: ing director of the International Mer:
' camille Marine, one of the survivors
' aboard the Carpathia, would, it was
said, return to England aboard the
Cedric if she is detained here until
tomorrow.
Later Vice-President Franklin oil
the White Star Line, authorized the
) following announcement: "The Cedric
) will sail as scheduled at noon today
) c. w. Thomas, assistant manager ot
: the traffic department of the White
Star Line, said no arrangements hat
been made to transfer J. Bruce Ismay
l. managing director Of the Information
=, al Mercantile Marine from the Carpa
!. thia to the Cedric at sea and that as
far as he knew, Mr.. Ismay would re
> main aboard the Carpathia.
= A representative of R. H. Macy
u c., said an official of the firm had re
e ceived by wireless confirmation tina
e Isador Straus and his wife we're no
e among the survivors on the Carpa
e thia.
a 2,2O3 Aboard Titanic.
Il London, April 1S-The actual nun
Der of passengers and crew on boart
q the Titanic at the time of the disas
ter was 2,20S according to Sydney BuX
y ton, president of the Board of Trade
in reply to question in the House 0
Commons this afternoon.
eI Carpathia to Dock Friday Morning.
S New York, April 1S-General Henr,
e surveyor of the Port of New York
n said this morning that the Carpathi:
If would not dock until l o'clock Frida.
D. morning.
y House of Commons Investigation.
d London, April 1S.-A searching in
1f quiry into matters concerning the ca
x tastrophe to the Titanic, pertaining t
their respective departments, wa
1t promised in the House of Common
IL by Sidney Buxton, president of tn
re Board of Trade, and Herbert l.. San
t, uel, postmaster general.
H. The postmaster general said he a
er ready had taken up the false report
le which had been published. He col
d. tinued: Il am making inquiries a
Mt whether the wireless messages fro1
or ships holding my license for wireles
i'd telegraphy on which the reports wer
n represented to be founded We're in fat
sent from those ships"
r. Some members of the Common
m suggested that the false reports ha
We been spread with the view of affec
re ing the premiums on reinsurance, bl
ad Mr.. Samuel said that that matter We
ny not within his cognizance. Mr.. Bu
ton, who was piled with questions sat
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