New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of the Titanic
survivors confirmed the supreme herolsH,
of passengers and crew; lsmay teSllIleu
before the Senate committee that he was
not responsible either for the VesSei
speed or for manning the lifeboats' WIlhe
it was brought out at TINS nearing ina
IL was the general belief that the snip
was unsinkable; Captain Rostron' de-
scribing the rescue and his own precau-
tions as to reduced speed and a doubled
watch. refrained from any criticism OF
Captain Smith; the great sleaiiiShip
companies agreed 10 more southeily
route. on which the Carpathla, WhlCn
sailed, will make the initial passage, f. f.
[. Boas suggested that President lhI'
call an international marltlihe cohs'ess 80
Navor Gaynors relief fund was IN,
creased by $4,000, making the totdi
s4S 600. which has been turned over TO
the Red Cross.
CITY.-Stocks were dull and irregular;
- The locomotive engineers agreed
10 meet the railroads on Monday III
Anal effort TO settle the wage dispute.
- The Western Union Telegraph
Company and the Marconi wireless
Company made arrangements giving the
former control OF practically all the
v,ireIess business of the world. -
The inquiry into tho sanity OF harry ~
Thaw. scheduled to come before Justice
StaDleton. was postponed until April -
before Justice Keogh at New KOcnehe'
- Abdul BAHIA distributed quarters
10 the extent Of about 500 at the BOW
cry Mission after an address III WhlcIi
he said the poor had better chahce lOL
heaven than the rich. - CaruiIdl
Farley will he seventy years old to-day.
- woman passenger was hit on
the head by a stone which crashed
through a car of a New YORK, New
Haven & Hartford train, following Il
blast at New Rochelle and nearly
killed.
DOMESTIC adjourned as a
tribute 10 the dead of the Titanic; fags
were placed at halfmast on the federal
buildings at Washington and through
out the country. - President IdIt,
members of the Cabinet, Senator'S ana
many other men prominent in public
life in Washington joined in praising
Major Archibald w. Butts record ana
in mourning for his loss in the Titanic
disaster -- Senator 1sidor Rayner
of MARYLAND, in the Senate at Washing
ton, Utterly attacked j. Bruce lsmay
and other officials of the White star
Line holding them responsible Tor the
Titanic disaster. -= After studying
the plans Of the Titanic naval con-
structors in Washington believe the for
ward bulkheads on the lost ship were not
built high enough, and they advise the
construction of inner hullS in all ocean
steamships - IT was said at WASH
ington that Secretary Meyer of the Navy
Department was in favor Of requiring all
steamships TO carry lifeboats enough for
all persons aboard. that wireless opera
tors be on duty at all times and that the
United States should take control OF the
air. so far as wireless messages are con-
cerned. ;- Officers of the navy re-
sented criticisms Of the ability Of its
wireless operators. declaring the fault
finding was an effort 10 cover up the
poor work Of Marconi operators In con-
nection with the Titanic disaster. -
a dispatch from Washington stated that
President Taft had decided 10 answer
the criticisms and attacks made by
Colonel Roosevelt, and would probably
do so in addresses at Newark. y. j., and
Philadelphia next week.
FOREIGN.-A memorial service for
those who lost their lives on the Titanic
was held at st. Paul's Cathedral. Lon
don. ---= An entente has been reached
between italy and Russia by which the
latter agrees 10 recognize Italian SOW
ereignty in TripOli In return for support
TO Russia's Balkan policies - 1t was
asserted in Rome that the recent fight in
the Dardanelles was largely accidental
and that there had been no intention TO
attempt a landing in Ottoman territory.
-===== Lieutenant Vile Davray, Of the
French army was killed while making
an aeroplane flight az Verdun, France.
.- The Canadian government steamer
Earl Grey was reported on the rocks and
icebound in Northumberland Strait, n. 5.
THE WEATHER.-Indicat for to-
day: Fair The temperature yesterday:
Highest % degrees; lowest 43.