El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-20
CARPATHIA CAPTAIN
TELLS OF DISASTER
Tells Of Rescuing Survivors
and Carpathia s Crews
Splendid Behavior


Splendid Behavior.
New York. n Y. April 2O.-Less than
p hours after the Cunard line steam
er Carpathia came in as a rescue ship
with I45 survivors Of the Titanic dis
aster, she sailed again for the Medi-
terranean cruise, which she originally
started upon last week
Just before the liner sailed H s.
Bride, the second Marconi wireless op-
orator Of the Titanic, who had both
his legs crushed on a lifeboat, was
carried off on the shoulders Of the
ships Officers to St Vincent's hos
pitaL
Capt A II Rostron, Of the Carpa-
thia, addressed an official report Civ
Ing his account Of the Carpathia's
rescue work TO the general manager OF
the Cunard line, Liverpool The re-
port read
The Captains Report.
beg to report that at 1875 2 N.
monday, 18th instant, / was informed
or urgent message from Titanic with
statement her position I Immediately
ordered ship turned around and put
her In course for that position We
were then IS miles s-52-e't from her
Heads Of all departments called and
issued what 7 considered the necessary
orders 10 be In preparation for any
emergency.
At 2-4O a. m. saw flare half q point
on bow Taking this for granted TO be
ship. shortly after we sighted our first
Iceberg previously had lookouts
doubled, knowing that Titanic had
struck ice, and so took every care and
precaution We soon found ourselves
IN d Held or Dergs, large and small
and had TO alter course several times
70 clear bergS Weather fine and clear
Light air on sea, beautifully clear
night, though dark.
we stopped at a. m, thus doing
distance in three and a half hours
picking up the first boat at 40 q m
Boat In charge Of officer, and he re-
90 HruH 10 =
$50 last boat picked up. All sur
viVors aboard boats accounted for, viz:
Fifteen life boats, one boat abandoned,
two berthOn boats alongside. saw one
floating upward among wrecksge, and
according TO second officer senior Of
1icer saved" One berthOn boat had
not been launched, ii having got
damned, making 16 life boats and four
berJhOn boats accounted for By the
time we had cleared first boat Il was
breaking day and could see within
area OF four miles
AT a. m the Leyland steamship
Californian came up i gave him the
principal news and asked him to search !
and would proceed to New York. $50
proceeded full speed. While search
ing over vicinity or disaster and
while we were getting people aboard,
I gave orders TO get spare hands along
and swing in all our boats discon-
nected the fall and moist up as many
Titanic boats as possible in our davits-
also get some on fO'castle heads by
derrlcks- We got Is life boats, six on
Titanic boats as possible IN our davits-
after getting all survivors aboard, and
while searching / got clergyman to
offer short prayer Of thaukfulness
for those saved. and also a short bur
ial service for those lost in saloon
Decides Upon New York.
Before deciding definitely where to
make for, I conferred with Mr. Ismay.
and though he told me 10 do what I
thought best I informed him, taking
everything into consideration, consid-
cred New. York best I knew we should
require clean blankets. provisions and
clean linen, even II we went to the
Azores, as most OF the passengers
saved we're women and children, and
they hysterical not knowing what
medical attention they might require,
thought il best to go TO New York
] also thought II would be better for
Ar. Ismay to go TO New York or Eng
land as soon as possible, and knowing
I should be out of wireless communi-
Azores, it left Halifax, Boston and
New York, so I chose the lsttss.
Women HysterieaI.
Again passengers were hystericaI
q bout ice and ] pointed out to Isnav
the possibility of seeing ice II 7 went
10 Halifax Then I knew from the
gravity of the disaster that it would
be best 10 keep In touch with land
stations as best could. We have ex-
perlenced very great difficulty in
transmitting news, also names Of sur
again we have had so many Interrupt
tons from other ships and also ness
ages from shore principally press.
which we ignOred). I gave instruc-
tons TO send first all official ness
ages, then names OF passengers. then
survivors private messages. We had
haze early Tuesday morning for sew
eral hours; again more or less all
~ e0neSQaT from $3.50 a. m 20 8 D. n
strong sOuth-sOuthwe sterlv winds and
clear weather Thursday. with moder-
ately rough sea
Much Bravery Shown.
y an pleased 10 say that all sur
vivors have been very plucky. The ma
5ority Of women first second and third
class lost their husbands. and consid-
cring all have been wonderfully well.
Tuesday our doctor reported all sur
vivOrs physically well. Our ffrstcIass
passengers have behaved splendfdlv
given up their cabins voluntarily and
supplied the ladies with clothes. etc.
I'VE all turned out Of our cabins
and gave them to survivors. saloon.
used for sleeping accommodations. Our
crew turned out to let the crew Of the
Titanic take their quarters. am
pleased to state that owing to prepa-
rations made for the comfort OF the
survivors none were the worse for ex-
pOsure, etc
Gallant ships Crew.
ct beg specially to mention how
willing and cheerful the whole of the
ships company behaved, receiving the
highest praise from everybody. And
can assure you I am very proud to
have such company under my com
mand-
(Signed). "a H ROstron,
Captain Of the R NJ S. Carpathia."