Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-22
MRS. L. p. SkIDMORE TELLS
 OF CARPATHIA's RECUE WORK Former Norwich Woman Also Charges Mr. lsmay with Censorship of Wire less.

MT. and Mrs. Louis P. Sltidmore of Bridgeport, both well known here where MT. Skidmore was formerly di- rector at the Norwich Art school, were passengers on the Carpathia, which took on board those passengers of the Titanic who were saved. In the Bridgeport Farmer Mrs. SkidmOre gives a graphic recital of some of the incidents of the rescue work She also makes the direct charge that a censorship of the wireless was estab- lished on the Carpathia to prevent news getting to the outside world and that MT. Ismay, managing director of the White Star line. was the man who established the censorship. Mrs. Skidmore is quoted as fololws:
 Captain Rostron was fonderful- simply wonderfuli" exclaimed Mrs. Skidmore He seemed to do a mill ion things at once. Before a single passenger knew what was wrong, the entire crew was making ready for the reception of the Iitanic's survivors.
 'T remarked to MT. Skidmore that the ship was shaking more than it had done since we left New York I didn't know that the captain was steaming at top speed. But the ship leaped through the ocean at a pace it never before attained and probably never will sail again. She was making bet ter than IS knots. we learned later, when we were passing through the ice fields that marked the Titanic's grave.
 Captain Rostron had ordered the crew to prepare breakfast for three thousand people He expected to take aboard all the passengers and crew of the Titanic. Every member of the crew was given something to do in the way of preparation. It wasn't long before the air was charged with excitement and the cabins began Ito discharge curious occupants, seek ing the cause for the stir.
 Tt was only little before dawn when we sighted the lights of the life boats. The first was picked up be- fore daylight. The last one was not reached until o'clock
 Here Captain RostrOn's wonderful plans were put into execution.
 We saw the survivors come aboard One by one they were handed over the rail. Each one was first given to the physician He directed them taken either to the hospital or the cabins Long before we reached the first boat, all sorts of stimulants, warm drinks and food were waiting.
 Through the dim light of the dawn we watched the progress of the rescue. Crew and passengers alike did every thing The cabins were thrown open and those who were not suffering go badly were provided with dry clothes, food and warm drinks. The injured. and the worst of the hysterical sur vivors were sent to tho hospital. The captain assured us that there could be no more life beats after he mad threaded his way through wide area about the spot where he said the Titanic had vanished.
 There were a number of babies among the survivors. And even for this Captain Rostron was prepared. 1 The little things were placed in bags ordinarily used to haul coal aboard. l lifted up to the deck and then taken over tenderly by the physician, who gave them to the care of the women ! of the CaTpathia."
 l Mrs. Skidmore had seen every de- tall of the taking aboard of J. Bruce Isnray, managing director of the 1 White Star line.
 | T don't know anything about the ] circumstances of his leaving the Iii tanic,' said Mrs. SBidmore. When l first caught sight of him he stood at i the helm of the life boat He was in i evening dress, but bareheaded, and ! he stood at the helm very plainly in command of the situation. You could I see by the way he waved his arm that he was master
 We saw very little of him. He re- mained in his cabin practically from the time he came aboard.
 But this l do know, and know pos lively added Mrs. SlSfdrnore. MT lsmay was the man who controlled the wireless situation. He was the
 man who directed what should ano what should not be sent We could send home all the messages we want ed 10. It fas SO easy to get message through that we passengers thought nothing of the suspense caused by the lcensership. Why, I could have sem a message to Bridgeport any time There were dozens and dozens Of mes. sages gent and received but they were all personal matters. The order was that there should not be sent a worC Ito the newspapers of the disaster. know that MT. Isnay was responsible
 for this condition
 AGr. Skidmore added his words tt
 the detailing of the rescue.
 So far as we know" said he, ''every man who was saved acted the part O. the man, but one. They told he wa, 2. Prussian noble, a baron. The sur. vtvors told us he crowded his way in
 to one of the first life boats brushed
 women and children aside, and though
 of nothing but his own precious hide
 MT. and Mrs. Skidmore sailed agah
 on the Garpathia to spend the summe
 abroad combining travel and study