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device controlling the buIkheads was
operated from the bridge. II worked
practically instantaneously.
There is no doubt that in this instance
the buIkheads of the Titanic were locked
within a few seconds OF the first crash.
I say first crash because I believe there
were a series OF impacts. I believe the
ship fought the berg until she went
down.
ImpaIed on Projection.
TT is probable that the six-sevenths of
the iceberg which was under water pro-
Jected out a distance of several hundred
feet. The Titanic. speeding along at sew
enteen or eighteen knots. was impaled
upon this jagged projection, which held
her. At the same time the iceberg ap-
preached rapidly and rammed her. After
the first impact believe the Titanic was
forced back. but that this propulsion,
combined with the force of her reversed
engines. was not sufficient TO release her
from the clutch of the underwater
'spines.' These spines probably held
the gigantic craft until the ever-advanc-
ing mass Of ice struck her again.
IAN the while the spines were ripping
at the Titanic's bottom. Finally they
roweIed the entire length Of the vessel.
At the same time the walls OF side bulk
heads were being battered in by huge
chunks Of ice which were constantly
falling.
The underwater projections at last
succeeded in ripping huge holes in the
bottom Of the vessel. The water rushed
in, putting out the fire and flooding the
engine and power rooms. This probably
cut of power for the wireless apparatus
and also plunged the huge craft into
darkness"
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WENT TO DEATH
WITH His HOUNDS
Clarence Moore Had Pack of P,'Ee
Animals with Him on the
Titanic.

That about q hundred OF the finest
drag hounds money could buy went 70
watery grave with Clarence Moore,
for many years master Of hounds Of the
exclusive Chevy Chase Hunt Club. and one
OF the foremost fox hunters In America,
when the Inflated Titanic sank to the
bottom Of the Atlantic Ocean. Is the be-
lief Of several members OF the Rock
Creek Hunt Club. OF this city.
One Of the objects OF Mr.. Moore's trip
to Europe was to purchase. a pack OF
hounds. to be used in hunting about
Washington and at Leesburg, Va. Upon
starting abroad he told a number OF
friends that II he could ind the kind Of
hounds he wanted he would bring them
home with him. This statement leads
his friends TO believe the pack was in
the hold Of the Titanic, and that they
met the same death as their owner.
The main reason for M. Moore's
trip to Europe was to buy a pack OF
fine drag hounds and not to witness his
horses race as has been reported" said
Andrew J. Cummings, a member Of the
Maryland House OF Delegates and OF the
recently organized Rock Creek Hunt
Club. last night
For several months prior to his de-
parture Mr.. Moore had been endeavor-
ing TO get together a pack of good
hounds for the purpose OF organizing q
hunt club in Washington. He had his
men travel for miles through Maryland
and Virginia buying up the best hounds
that were to be obtained. Not satisfied
with the character OF dogs he was able
TO buy here. he determined to go to
England and purchase a pack. I under
stand he bought fifty or sixty pairs. No
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the latter undoubtedly boboed under the
surface. but came up in tine to lab a
hole In the liners bottom The speed
at which the Titanic was steamin<
would drag the liner over the steel ders-
hct. raking her bottom and probably
ripping open a cash half the length of
the vessel. Thus the watertight bulk
heads would be rendered useless. as
there would be holes in every separate
compartment, permitting the water TO
enter every one.
The iceberg theory Is secuted by
Washington scientists. They show the
monthly charts issued by the Hydro
graphic once OF the Navy Department
which Indicate the presence OF no ice
bergs In the path Of the Titanic
The Niagara and the Partisan, liners
which arrived at Canadian ports this
week. reported passing through Ice fields,
but the scientists point out that the
vessels were steering for ports far north
as New York. There Is no trace Of ice
bergs found on the charts In the posi-
ton given as that OF the Tftanic's burial
place. The derelict theory Is one to
which a number OF Washingtonians
have pinned their faith.
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SCIENTISTS SCOUT
ICEBERG THEORY
Point Out Dangers of British Ship
Erne, Now a Derelict in
Northern Passage.

That the White star liner Titanic,
which now lies 1000 fathoms beneath
the surface OF the Atlantic, was not
sunk as the result OF rammlng an ice
berg, but that she ran over a derelict.
was the belief expressed by prominent
scientists and naval experts yesterday.
on account Of the water tight bulk
heads OF the Titanic she was practically
unsuitable, and even If her bows were
smashed by the impact Of collision
with an iceberg she would still noat.
II, however. she struck a derelict,
which Is an abandoned vessel drifting,
practically invisible at a short distance
even, the result would be differ
emit. shouIdsa heavy liner strike such
an obstacle the derelict would sink into
the water a few fathcms. but would rise
to the surface again in time to rake the
keel Of the vessel passing over II from
amidships to stern.
A remarkable coincidence exists to
give credence TO this theory The Brit
ish ship Erne, a large steel vessel. laden
with lumber slowed below her decks, was
abandoned last February in mid-Atlantic.
Her crew was taken on by a passing
steamer. The derelict destroyer Seneca,
of the Revenue-cutter Service, was dis
PATCHED to blow the Erne up.
From the middle OF February until about
March 5, the Seneca secured the seas in
search Of the Erne, but found no trace
OF her and returned to New York. When
last sighted the Erne was in-the vicinity
of the latitude and longitude given as
the position OF the Titanic when that liner
sank.
The derellct Erne would form an un-
usually dangerous obstacle. Her cargo
OF lumber, slowed below deck would
make il impossible for her to sink; al
the same time her steel sides would
weigh her down until her decks would
be level. with the sea The steel plates
would constitute an adamantine obstruc-
ton to any vessel
II the Titanic struck the derslict Ernsl
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tion so that II he had knowledge OF the
existence OF an Iceberg or derelict in
a certain location at . given GATE ne
rsckons its future position for an inter-
val Of a few days."
TIE statement continues:
ssAs the Titanic,s position Is reported
To have been latitude Il degrees 1s min
utes, longitude 80 degrees IA minutes. at
the time Of her disaster, It Is thus seen
that the message which she thus trans
mitted for the America doubtless relates
70 the very iceberg upon which she was
wrecked
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MARINE OFFICIAL
PICTURES TRAGEDY
A Death Grapple with Hidden
"Spines" of Berg, His Theory
of Catastrophe.

New York. April T7.-An official Of the
White Star Company said to-day:
From the reports that have come. II
is evident that the Titanic went down
after a. death grapple with the hidden
'spines' Of the iceberg. These spines.
sharp and jagged. roweled her bottom
Just as the tender side OF a greyhound
could be roweled by a steel spur.
The Titanic was so built that she
could be turned into thirty water-tight
steel boxes within thirty seconds. The
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Report Of More Survivors.

New York, April IT-Vice President
Franklin. OF the White Star Line. when
told Of the report that the steamship
Baltic had picked up 80 survivors OF
the Titanic disaster. said that he had
heard nothing Of II. When asked II he
had had any reports from the Baltic
since she left the vicinity Of the Titanic
catastrophe he said he had not
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DEMANDS CHANGE
OF MARINE LAWS
London Newspaper Declares the
Mammoth Liner Is Ignored
in Regulations.

London, April 1.-THE Evening Stan
dard, in an editorial, says:
The fierce outcries arising in America
against the Board of Trade. which sets
the standard for all the world in these
matters. reveal the fact that leading ship
ping companies, Parliament and the navy
department here have not yet awakened
to the advent OF the mammoth liner. II
seems incredible, but II Is true, that
regulations at present In force do not
contemplate the existence Of q ship Of
more than IoOoO tons. which is not q
quart Of the Titanic register.
According to these regulations the
minimum number Of boats Of an approved
type which must be carried under the
davits and ready for instant launching
by vessels Of 1000 tons and upward is
sixteen; and the total minimum cubic
contents Of these boats Is fixed at $500
cubic feet, that is to say, ten cubic feet
for each person. This provides for the
reception of $50 people, which is just
about the number that are believed to
have been saved, and is barely one-third
Of those on board the Titanic last Sun
day.
The Lifeboat Question.
How many passengers who go aboard
these huge modern liners have known
that II anything happens two out Of
three or three out Of four Of them are
doomed to perish unless another ship
happens to be standing by? They know
II now, and one result must be a new
merchant shipping act, with board of
trade. rules, requiring that every ship
shall Ncarry sufficient means Of taking
on the whole OF her passengers and
crew. It may be said that a steamer
like the Titanic cannot Nbe expected to
put to sea with her upper deck loaded
with sixty or seventy rowing boats. In
that case-she will have to carry steam
launches, barges like a man-o'-wer, or
better still, some portions OF her mile
long desks must be pontoons which can
be detached and Used as RATS on emer-
gency."
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WIN Preach on Disaster.

Rev. Frank ]. Goodwin. pastor of the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church,
will speak next Sunday morning, at IL
o'clock. on THE Wreck of the Titanic
and Its Relation to the Christian Doc
trine of the Love Of God"
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TO MEET CARPATHIA.

scores of Canadians Leave Ottawa
for New York.
Ottawa, Ontario, April H.-Scores Of peo-
pie are leaving here tonight by every
train for New York to search for news
Of relatives who were passengers on the
Titanic. A steamer left tonight for New
York with a hundred cofins for the Ca
madam dead.
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Captain Was Warned.
-. -. G-,g.h - a. r,ftanfc

That Capt. Smith. of the Titanic. was
given SUFFICIENT warning in this message
from the Amerika alone is indicated by
the following paragraph from the Navy
Departments statement:
"A trained seaman can and does esti-
mate the probable speed and direction
Of the drift of any dangerous obstruc-
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Largest Morning Circulation.
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This morning nine Of the fourteen
archbishops Of the United States win as
semble in Divinity Hall for the annual
meeting Of the archbishops to attend to
matters Of Importance affecting the pol
icy of the church. Cardinal Gibbons Will
preside
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
URGES MORE MODERN LAWS
Controller Prendergast Compares
Washington's Time with Present.

William A. Prendergast, City Controiler'
who was the principal speaker at the
Washlngton's Birthday exercises held yes
terday afternoon in the old Jumel Mansion,
under the auspices of the Washington
Headquarters Association. concluded his ad-
dress with an appeal for certain constitu-
tional changes TO meet the political ana
economic conditions Of to-day.
There were present several hundred wom-
en-, all members of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution. Park Commissioner
Charles B. Slower acted as presiding ofii-
Ger. Few men were present After paying
a tribute 10 Washington a statesman
and soldier, Mr.. Prendergast referred TO
present day conditions saying, in part:
We must realize that times have materi-
ally changed since Washington was Presi-
dent and that conditions to-day present
certain political and economic phases that
require attention. Washington encountered
no trouble regarding interstate commerce.
factor During Washngtons time he did
not have to wrestle with problems arising
from labor or employers liability. There
are many problems confronting us to-day
was the Chief Executive of this nation:
Tho important question of to-day is Shall
we recognize these problems and give them
twentieth century treatment?
] believe in the democracy that protects
all the people. and think that it was this
democracy that Washington believed in;
but the memory Of Washington should not
be used to turn back the American people
from the path of progress, but. on the
other hand, the memory Of the father OF
the nation should be an inspiration and
an incentive as the people of this country
study the course OF progressive ideas.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
FRANCE MAKES GIFT OF BUST
Copy of Houdon's Washington
Presented to Patriotic Society.

A copy Of the bust OF Washington. made
by Houdon, was presented TO the Society
of the Sons of the Revolution, at the an
nual dinner last night at Delmonico's. A
letter from Ambassador Jusserand. read by
Edmund Wetmore president of the society,
follows:
My government. which. as YOU know. has
been very deeply touched by the friendly
and patriotic sentiments which inspired
the Society of the Sons Of the Revolution
when they erected the Annapolis monu-
ment, want to show, n a very small ma!
patriotic society. They have, in this view.
asked me 10 present to your association. SO
that. II agreeable to you. II might be pre-.
served in your museum, copy OF the DUST
of Washington made by Houdon IWHhen When ne
came over TO perpetuate from lie the
features of the founder Of this great and
very friendly republic.
| have the honor of forwarding TO you
at the same time as the present letter tle
said bust, expressing the hope that II may
prove acceptable 20 your society.
The speakers at the dinner were the Rev;
Harry Emerson Fosdick, Job Hedges ana
the Rev John Calvin Goddard
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
Endorsed by Five Generations OF Buyers.
the FRANCIS BACON PIANOS
ESTABLISHED l75s.
Retail Exhibition Rooms
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PLAYER PIANOS A SPECIALITY.
CHURCH RULING SET ASIDE
Marriage of Catholics by Meth
odist Valid in Canada.
New York

Montreal. Feb. 22-Judge Charbonneau
this morning held legally valid the mar.
riage OF Miss Emma Cloustre. OF Dale
River. Mass, and Eugene Hebert of this
city
Both are Catholics, and their marriage by
a Methodist pastor In 1908 In Point ST.
Charles. Montreal, was aHnulled by Arch
bishop Bruchesi. head OF the Catholic
hierarchy here, on the grounds that. ac-
cordng TO the me temere" decree OF tho
Church. Catholics could be married only by
their parish priest or ordinary. This dis
solution by the Archbishop was afterward
ratified civilIy by Judge Lanrendeau In the
High Court.
Mrs Hebert sought to have the marriage
established by Judge Charbonneau, on the
ground that Judge Laurendeau erred wnen
he held that the ecclesiastical law gov
erned the civil marriage law. and that her
marriage was legal and her child legiti-
mate according to the laws OF the province.
The Judge reversed Judge Laurendeau's
decision holding that any officer qualified
by the state 10 perform marriages could
marry couples OF whatever faith; that the
me temere" decree bad no valid effect and
was binding only on the 'consc'ences OF
Catholics. and that therefore the marriage
of Eugene Hebert and Emma Clouatre was
legally valid and binding.
The me temere" decree was prcmul-
gated OF, August ?. 1907 and came into force
AZ Easter, 1908 II requires marriage be-
tween Roman Catholics or between Roman
Catholics and those not protesting that
faith 10 be celebrated before . duly su-
thorizsd bishop or priest -
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
CINCINNATI SOCIETY DIMES
Winslow Warren Says There Is
"Ton Much Wild Talk"

The New York State Society OF the Gin
cinnati celebrated the birthday OF George
Washington. its first president general ana
patron saint, with a dinner last night az
the WaIdort-Astoria. II was the l2@th an
niversarv of the birth Of the organization
too, and many members OF other state So
cieties were present Governor Dix was eX-
pected but at the last minute his arrange
TnAnts were changed. Chauncey NJ. Depew
and General Theodore A. Bingham were
present.
The president Of the New York Society
Talbot Olyphant. introduced the speakers
For the most part the speeches dealt with
the objects Of the society Winslow war
rem, president general, from Boston now
ever, glanced over. the country at large ana
saw curious phases OF thought that have
brought forth feelings OF restlessness ana
.ven lawlessness. The Supreme Court was
he said. ''up a tree as TO what II must 90
with big business" Matters have reached
such a sorry pass, he said, that some men
IN Boston. representing many millions OF
capital, abandoned a gigantic Industrial en-
terprise the other day because their learner
counsel, after weeks Of study told them
that only the Supreme Court could say
whether their venture was legal. ...r
I'm the light OF the most recent event
said Mr.. Warren. II say we are getting 100
much wild talk
Colonel H. X. Black senior member OF
the board appointed 10 determine the cause
of the destruction Of the battleship Name
told about the evidences Of an external eN-
plosion. Chauncey NJ. Depew wanted TO
know how II was that the secret OF the e1-
plosion could have been kept so we'll Tor
fourteen years Colonel Blacks reply was
an old adage. Dead men tell no tales" IL
was, he said. generally believed that the
men who were responsible perished by their
own deed.
At the speakers table with President
olyphant were Colonel Adelbert Cronkhite'
OF the Coast Artillery Corps Major Charles
Elliot Warren, OF the Veteran Corps OF Ar
tillery; Colonel william Graves Bates, OF
the Military order OF Foreign Wars; Lieu
Tenant Marion w. Howe, u. S. A.; Captain
I. s. Van Duzer. u. S. A.. and Colonel Asa
Bird Gardiner, secretary general of the So
ciety.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
0LDTIME FIREMEN MARCH
Johnson and Waldo Review Vol
unteers and Exempts.

Out Of the 800 volunteer hremen who
went out when the regular fire department
was formed, In 1866, there are only about
300 left. and these, equally made Up Of
members Of the Exempt Firemens Asso-
citation and the Volunteers, took part yes
terday IN their annual parade
Leaving the headquarters in Jefferson
Market under the command OF Peter j.
Hickey. foreman, they passed through 10Th
street to Fifth avenue, to 14th street, 20
Union Square and Fourth avenue. where
they circled the statue Of Washington, and
two fremen. one from tho Volunteers and
one from the Exempts, placed wreath on
It The procession then continued TO the
northerly end of Union Square Park, where
II was reviewed by Fire Commissioner
johnson and Police Commissioner Waldo
The rnarchers then continued to the home
Of the Fire Zouaves. nth street, between
Sixth and Seventh avenues, and then con-
tinued UP Eighth avenue 10 Central Park
Rounding the Bartholdi statue, they passed
through 6sth street 10 Fifth avenue and
circled the statue Of General Sherman,
thence TO Fifth avenue 10 9TH street,
where they disbanded.
The Exenipts hauled their old hand en-
CINE, but the ancient 'flre eater" was
drawn through the streets by horses for
the frst time In history.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
SISTER CANDlDE SENTENCED
Paris Charity Worker Swindled
Jewellers Out of S800,000.

Paris. Feb 22.-The woman known as
Sister CandIde, who was formerly Super
or of the Order of st. Ann. and who was
engaged for many years in an elaborate
scheme of charitable work. was sentenced
to-day on q charge of embezzlenent ana
abuse OF confidence TO eighteen months
Imprisonment Her sentence was suspend
ed, and she was fined 800 on payment or
which she will be relieved from serving
her term in prison.
Sister Candide was arrested on May ~
1910. at the instance Of jewellers from
whom she had borrowed great quantities
OF iewelry, ostensibly TO sell on commits
sion. The Jewellers became suspicious after
finding in the pawnshops of Paris and
London much OF the jewelry
one of the woman's associates. DIR. Petit,
hanged himself on the day she was arrest
ed. leaving a note saying that he could not
face the exposure and charging her with
the responsibility. Sister Candide Is al
legged to have embezzled 10000.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
ITALIAN DEPUTIES GO WILD
Unprecedented Enthusiasm over
Annexation of Tripoli.

Rome. Feb. 22--The royal decree pro-
claiming the annexation OF Tripolitsna ana
Cyrensica was presented to-day by Premier
c,oIitt, IN the Chamber OF Deputies ana
later in the Senate. Patriotic speeches were
-,ada and much enthusiasm ensued. oid
parl,amentarians declare that the s'',ines
IN m. Chamber and Senate were only 70 oe
comnared 10 the sittings OF the Assembly
during the war OF independence.
committee composed or t~enty-oi'e
n,embsrs was appointed by the Chamoer VI
IDENTITIES 20 take the bill relating 10 tle
arraxation OF these territories under az
,.Is.uent II is expected that the commit
tee will report tomorrow and that the pil
will he passed Immediately. The committee
Includes leaders I'm all the parties among
them ex- Premier Luzzatti. ex-Prenher sun
nine. several other ex-ministers ana Depu.y
Enrico Ferri, who thus separates mHse''
,rom tho Socialist party. The SOCIALISTS
bove heretofore refused TO be Identified with
,be war All agree that the demonstration
., Parliament was unprecedented In enthu-
siasm. o.
y, feature Of the proceedings in the SEN
"a
tho sons of italy hghtlng on the African
coast. Giuseppe Manfred President OF Tue
senate. acting as leader. When sisnor
Marcora President OF the Chamber OF
Deputies, compared the Italian sailors WIN
tho Garlbaldans OF whom he hin'sei "a'
ono ord when he spoke in glowing terms
=, the valor Of the bersaglieri cheers
greeted his words.
The Young Turks representatives saiem'
who WAS present at the sitting. warmly ap.
plauded the reference to the war, 40 I
also three young Arab students VINO na'
aa,,,, from, Tripol to complete their educa-
tIon IN italy. The sessions ended with cries
of Long live the KinsG ,
The Deputies were present in sucn iaree
nrmhsrs that there were not sufficient seats
available. while the public galleries were
ovoreowIng and the diplomatic tribune was
occupied to It's fullest extent, among those es
Oresen, be,ng Thomas ]. oBrien' the
tinted States Ambassador to Italy.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
BROOKLYN ADVERTISEMENTS.
Opera in the Home

Not that having Sterling Player
piano will keep YOU from the opera;
but having a Sterling Playerpiano in
your home, you can produce this very
music without paying the exorbitant
charge of professional, and have it
any day throughout the years.
Besides. it's not every one who loves
music, that can afford from $3.50 to
$3.50 for one seasons qualification.
Who but cultured musician of
marvellous execution and in perfect
practice can come into your. home and
play LISTS Hungarian Rhapsody
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And vet if YOU have,a -
New-York tribune., 1912-02-23
AMERICAN HELD AS A SPY
German Sentry Arrests Tourist, Who
Is Later Released.

perlIn, Feb. 1.-THE espionage craze
nb,ch Is so prevalent throughout Germany
resulted to-day In the arrest of an Ameri-
can tourist. together with his German
compa MON. by one OF the sentrtes on guard
at the fortress of spandau, a few miles
from Berlin.
The suspected man protested against the
ssntry's action. declaring they were mere
,,, interested in the famous Julius Tower,
u,here the imperial war chest, containing
S9o 60O .000 In gold coin, Is kept so that II
nav be ready for immediate use In case of
q sudden mobilization OF the German army.
The men were kept IN the guardroom
for several hours, during which they were
nut through a severe cross-exaniination by
he officers on duty. They were then re-
leased and returned to Berlin.