The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-28
REPORT Of The CORONER" N TITANIC
INQUEST Is MADE IN The SENATE

De greater structural S6IeguaruS
against collision is another conclus-
Ion drawn from the sinking of the
worlds greatest liner. The commit
tee recommends all steel ocean and
coastwise ships carrying more than
lou passengers should have water
tight Skin" on board, extending above
the full load water line two-thirds OF
the ships length. Bulkheads should
be so spaced that any two adjacent
compartments may be flooded without
destroying the fioatability or stability
of the ship. Technical specifications
for such construction were included in /
the report, with the suggestion also
that these should be tested. Property
loss Is placed at s7.500000 with In
surance of s5,000,000.
j. Bruce Ismay, managing director
Of the International Mercantile COM !
spany, is not personally criticised by
the committee. Nor Is Captain Smith,
the Titanic's commander. High praise
for Captain Rostron is sounded by the
committee in glowing terms. recon-
mending especial recognition
Punishment Of any kind for the
steamship company, or its officers, is
not recommended, this feature being
left to the British authorities.
| AS the basis Of the report, the com
mittee recites how So witnesses were
examined, including 50 British sub
jects, from the time the rescue ship
Carpathia docked at New York, April
18, until the hearings concluded two
weeks ago.
Names of every passenger saved and
lost are given with complete reports
of the testimony, copies of the ships
orders, and all wireless messages
ssent and received in connection with
the disaster.
4 How the titanic was launched at
4 Belfast-the .last word in marine
Iconstruction-is recited That the
ltrisl tests were merely cursory and
/. that the ship was not driven at full
Z speed, Is declared.
With Partial Crew.
with partial crew.. the commit
toe says, "the ship sailed for South
arton Many of the crew did not
\ join the ship until a few hours before
sailing and the only drill consisted in
Towering the lifeboats. No boat list
: designating stations of the crew were
posted until several days after sailing
boatmen being in ignorance Of their
Ipropert stations.
"The Titanic was fitted with six
teen sets of double-acting boat davits
I capable of handling forty-eight boats
, whereas the ship carried only sixteer
Iiifeboats, and four collapsibles.''
: That the Titanic's boats had capac
, eIity for only 1,1T6 persons but there
were sufficient life belts is asserted.
. "On the third day out ice warnings
7 were received the report recites.
THE testimony is conclusive tha
/ three ice warnings were received BY
I the Titanic on the day of the accident
9 The first about noon from the Baltic
7 the second from the Californian a
g 5:33 p. M, and the third from tn.
g Amerika In the evening. The fourth
y and last message was sent to the Ii
4 tanic at 9:05 p M, about an hour be
J. fore the accident"
/ I'VE were stopped surrounded b.
Q ice was the last message from thu
J Californian.
Shut up; am busy was the II
J tanics reply, it is declared s.
"This enables the committee t
say" the report sums up, that thes'
positions, so definitely reported to tn,
Titanic Just preceding the accident
= rtlocated ice on both sides of the tract
: or lane the Titanic was following. Blu
no general discussion took plac'
among the officers; no conference wa.
called; no heed was given the warn
/ lings. The speed was not relaxed, tn
lookout was not increased"
: That the Titanic was "speeded up
constantly on the trip is asserted
Just prior to the collision the shi
!. was making her maximum speed 0
e the voyage not less than 81 knots
i or PAN miles an hour.
: "The impact with the iceberg, rolle
!. the vessel slightly and tore the stee
/ plating above the turn of the bilge.
!. the committee finds, Coincident wit
! 1.-THE collision. air was heard whistlin
!. or kissing because of the inrush G
: water. Practically at cnce three fol
:, ward holds, and the boiler room file
with water. The captain must hav
IS been promptly acquainted with IT
: serious condition and when tnterroga
i ed by President Ismay SO expresse
y himself. Under the added weight 9
water the bow Of the ship sank deepe
n and deeper.
i Not Water Tight.
RI 'The supposedly water tight con
ID partments we're not water tight til
IL committee declares, reciting how tn
water overfowed the desks an
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