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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
Had Seen No Ice.

Il had seen no ice before the Titanic
signalled us. but I knew from her mes
sage that there was Ice TO be encoun
tered. had extra officers on watch
ana some others volunteered to watch
ahead throughout the trip -
captain Rostron said the Carpathia
han twenty lifeboats OF her own In ac-
coIdauce with the British regulations
Would not that indicate that the
regulations were out OF date. your ship
being much smaller than the Titanic
which also carried twenty llfeboats?''
senator Smith asked.
NO. The Titanic was supposed to he
a llfeboat herself"
You say that tho captain OF a shin
has absolute control over the movements
OF his vessel7"
Yes. by law that Is the rule" Can
tain Rostron answered
But. suppose We get orders from the
owners Of our ship 20 do a certain
thing-lt We do not execute that order
We arc liable 10 dismissal. When
turned back, We sent message 10 the
Cunard line office saving 7 was proceed
ing 20 New York unless otherwise or
dered. ! then started. received no
order 10 change my course"
Captain Roatron then explained tha,
II Was for the good of the shlpWreck e]
people that he brought his ship To New
York Instead Of going TO Halifax.
Mr. Ismay. sitting In corner. smiled
as Captain Rostron said he never knew
Of managing director OF one line giving
directions 10 the captain 81 another line
when passenger Of the captains boat
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
Enormous Icebergs.

Tn radius OF four miles l saw All the
other llfeboats. On ali sides OF us were
iceoergs, some four or Ave hundred feet
nigh. Wreckage was strcwn about US. AT
$50 All the Titanics survivors were
aboard"
Then. with tears filling his eyes. Cap
tain Rostron said he told the purser he
wanted TO hold q service OF prayer
Thanksgiving for the living and funeral
service for the dead. -
II went TO Mr.. Ismay," said the cap
tain He told me 10 take full charge
An Episcopal Clergyman was found among
the passengers and he conducted the serv-
ices
AS the prayers were being said. Cap
tain Rostron testified. ne was on the
bridge searching for survivors. He told
OF talking with the Californian. which had
arrived AS he searched the sea one
BODY with life preserver on loated by,
The man was dead. probably a member
OF the crew. the captain said. The body
was not picked up, the officer explaining.
because the survivors OF the Titanic
were In no condition then 10 see a body
brought aboard"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
Construction of Ship.

Turning to the construction Of the ship,
MI. Ismay declared the ship was spe-
clally constructed so that with any two
OF the larger compartments full Of water
she s,ill would float
II the ship had struck headon she
probably would be afioat today" he add ed
sink?"
No sir
Did you attempt TO interfere With the
Working of the wireless on the Carpa :
The captain probably will tell YOU
] was not out OF my room from the time
l got Into II until last night" was the
reply.
During the voyage did YOU know YOU
were In the vicinity OF ice7" Senator
Smith asked
II knew some had been reported" re-
piled the witness
lie said the ship was not in proximity
20 icebergs Saturday OF Sunday although
he knew the ship would be near ice on
sunday night. The winners said ne knew
nothing OF the ATueTlka and the Titanic
! talking hy wireless about icebergs
Senator Smith asked II he sought tc
send any wireless messages from the IT.
tanic after she struck. He did not,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
Order to Lower Boats.

Turning 20 the subject Of nfeboats. Mr..
isInay said h" heard the captain give the
order 10 lower the boats.
then Jeff the bridge" added the Of
rcis!. Three boats. he said. he sa "
lowered and filled. In this boat were four
members OF the crew and forty five pas
aengsrs.
Was there any iostlins or attsnIpt by
men 10 get Into the boats?'' asked SEN
ator smith
saw none"
How were the women selsc,ed7'
We picked the women and children as
they stood nearest the rail-
Representative Hughes handed Senator
smith note and then the chairman told
Nr. Ismny that II WAS reported that IN.
second hfeboat loft without fjs FUN com
R.sment ~ "arsrnen. and from 1880 until
''Sy ~, vSoInen We're forced TO row the boat
Know nothing about IT,"
Neprossntntive NuEhes's daughter ,.as
IN ihis boat and VAS assigned 10 watch
ne cork In the boat and. IL Ia cam. on,
10 Use her finger a stopper.
NJ Ismat wes asked how long he re-
matn-d on The injured shin
That would be hard 90 say" NJ 7.
may respordcd. Almost untd she sanL
. pfouEtlH an hour and a Quarter
As tnal question 20 his .xR-,t,.,,o-
hr bHay was asked what he hsd a,
when he got INTO the iifehoat "
"A pair u slippers. a pair o, paisms.
I replied. ~
Ar. IEmay was asked TO hold h,ms.r
/ IN readiness during the day Tor snoih4
I call before the COMMITTEES
captain Eostron of the Carpathia fol
I lowed Mr lSnsy. Re told Hr Smith ina
\ hs had been captain of the CarpAthl,
sin0e last January. but that he had beer
q seaman twenty seven years
| What day did you last sail from New
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
Women Were Rowing.

At Representative Hughes's succes-
ton. Captain Rost-on was asked fur
ther about the lifehoat with ono officer
and one seaman in it This was the
boat from which the representative :
daughter was rescued. At least two WON
en- were rowing. Ia another lifeboat he
saw women at ths oars. but now many
he could not tell
Why so few messages came from the
Carpnthin was gone into Captain Ros-
iron declared the first messages all sub.
sia3ilaliv thc same, were sent 10 tho
NHitc star hnc. the Cunard line and
I'D" Associated Prcss. Then the nrxt
@na second cabin passenger lists were
sent and then the wircIess failed
senator Smith said some counlain,
lsd been heard that the CArpathin had
not answered President Tn!tsE innt,irr
I ior Major Butt. Captain Rnytron de
| cared rcply was sent. Not on board -
he declared he knew or no attenpt %,
President TAFT 10 communicate directiy
With the Czruathia
captain Rostron testified h~ Issued or
oerE that no messages be sent sxcent on
instructions from him and for official
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
RA YNER HOLDS
LSMAY UP TO
WORLDS SC0I

WASHINGTON, April ia,
coriatIon OF j. Bruce lsmay, Uas,-
director, and other Officials IA
White Star line, holding then i,.l
sIble for the Titanic disaster. "A,
hvered in the senate today by ~
kayucr OF Maryland, wuo uIctu,S
may as the officer primarily ~
siblc for the whole disaster, va
reached his destination 10 sate,, P
unharmed- y
Senator Rsyner pointed ouI \
while neither civil nos criminal ~
dies were available N The Aaal
courts. criminal and civil suits eouj
brought IN the British courts. ana
n congressional committee womb y
absolute authority TO subpoens q
one connected with the u,ssds,.
that if anyone should refuse to ~
questions, he could be ltGuie! sn
prisoned for contempt.
Mr., lsmav claims. acctgiia, n
port, that he took the last ilebss|
cried Senator Rayncr. d" 10 ~
lieve 1t, and if he did, IT was ron;|
to take any lifeboat, for thc uar,|
director OF the line, with his OoiAi
criminally responsible tor TINS ap,t|
tragedy.
''If this had happened on an 81
can vessel, there would be no Quar|
that an indictment would be ioOul
If the facts were sustained, The old
of the company could be convicted
manslaugter if not of murder, tSi,
the evidence is clear that the a
was not properly equipped witt q
cient life.saving apparatus.
@ have not the slightest doubt
the northern route was taken in n
ence to Mr., Ismay's direct orlG, 4
that after full warning he risSd7
life of his entire ship to make IL
passage.
~ care not what the rules q 4
English admiralty are. Here yo1
the spectacle of the head Of ~
failing to see that his ship was IA
ly equipped with life-saving spt7'
needless of the warnings that ~ n
sailing in a dangerous sea, foras
his vessel and permitting l1w
gers and crew 60 be swallowed y
sea. The martyrdom and tbe "
of separation that took place o.
the sinking ship are too fesHI
the mind to dwell upon and H'
plate, but Mr.. Ismay, the otiisI
marily responsible for the ghA
aster, has reached his destiDapA
safety and unharmed.
"No legislation can bring cM
earth a single life lost upon thii
night. What we can do is 10
fix the responsibility ii posaet
rely upon British Justice 10 m4
bay the guilty directorate OF isp
pany. ~ ~
"All civilized nations will w
the criminal prosecution. OF lh
agsment of this line. if they
rx...l
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
|SMAY'S 8 VOICE
ALMOST FAILS
At THE INQUIRY
Managing Director of the
White Star Line Gives
His Version of Titanic
Disaster.
Continued From Page one.)

In addressing Mr. Franklin, Mr.
Ismav used tho code address isia-
frank" and the urgent messages ne
sent 10 Mr. Franklin regarding me
disposition of tho crew were as toi-
lows: y,
HNr. Franklin. New York. Very
important you should hold Cedric TIL
Friday for Titanic crew: Answer
(Signed.) hAM0i'
Evidently there was an answer 70
this message in which Mr.. Franklin
did not express similar opinion about
holding the Cedric, for some time later
the following dispatch was sent out by
wireless from the Carpathia:
sIslafrank. New York. Think most
unwise keep Titanic crew until Satur-
day. Strongly urge OBTAINING Cedric
and sailing midnight if desirable
(Signcd.) AMSl-
Again il is apparent that If there
was an answer TO this dispatch II was
not favorable To holding the Cedric,
for ''Yamsi" " put through the follow
ing message: ~
have good and substantial reason for
do so. Most undesirable have crew in
New York so long.
(Signed.) fAMSl.
If such plan existed, however, as
alleged, il was frustrated. The mem
bers Of the crew, when they disem-
barked from the C8rpathia, were
rounded up in the shed on the southern
part of the Cunard pier, but soon
many Of them got mixed up with the
steersge passengers and became scat
tered
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
ARCHIE BUTT GOES
TO DEATH A HERO
Continued From Page One.)

under any conditions, his sense of
proper regard to what he considered
the respect due to constituted author
ity.
HHe was an earnest member Of the
Episcopal church and loved that COM
munion. He was soldier, every inch
Of him; most competent and sue
cessful quartermaster and devotee
to his profession.
"After ! heard that part Of the
ships company had gone down l gave
up hope for the rescue of Major Butt,
unless by accident. | knew that he
would certainly remain on the ship s
deck until every duty had been per
formed and every sacrifice made that
properly fell on ono charged as he
would feel himself charged, with re-
sponsibility for the rescue Of others.
fHe leaves the widest circle of
friends whose memory of him is sweet
Ill every particular -
Tributes to Major Butt continued to
pour into the White house TODAY
Senator Tillman of South Carolina
said:
"He was one of God Almighty's gen
S
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
Heroic Survivors.

But must say" declared Captain Ros-
trons with positiyeness. every one Of the
SURVIVORS behaved magniGCently, They
sat In the boats until the order came for
them TO mount the ladder In turn and
then came up.
Three members OF the Titanic crew
were taken from the lifcboats dead from
exposure. They We're buried at sea
Asked about the lifebosts Captain Ros-
age In the sea Several OF the lIfeboa [ g
brought In on the Carpathia 10 New York
ne said. were lowered last night and
hauled away by tenders. he knew not
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20

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Farmers, mechanics. rallroaGers IA
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Taxes the sting out of cuts. burns or
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~ is uscd
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
Governor Spry Sends
A Message of Sorrow
to President for Utah

In the of the bsob'e of Utah. GoDernor William
Sry yesterday seegra6hed President 7a WasA"'t0n
erbreon of the dee6 by the t'zens
of this state or those hose hears hare been by the
Titanic sea hoyro The message foNows:
Executive Office, State of Utah
Salt Lake City Utah, April 10. 1912.
President William Howard Taft,
White House. Washington. ID. G.
In publicly expressing. you doubtessly WILL the
people of the nation for those whose hearts
and bleeding by of the appalling catas
trophe of Sunday night sincerely trust that YOU Will
voice message of heartfelt sympathy from Utah
The People Of this state shocked and Mortified at
the terrible calamity.
To you personally. permit express my deep
the loss Of close personal friend Major Archi
bald Butt The that is yours by Of the
timely passing Of this excellent gentleman shared
by host of friends the nation over.
WILLIAM SPRY. Governor.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
Making Good Speed.

The ship was making about twenty-one
and a half knots. Lightholder testified.
He said this was not the best the ship
could do.
Did you have an ambition 10 see what
the ship could maker" the witness was
asked
Naturally, at some time"
What was the weather."
Clear and fair"
Were you anxious about lce?'
mo, sir"
And you put on no additional look
outs?''
NO, sir"
when Captain Smith came on the
bridge at five minutes OF nine, what
was said
I'VE talked together generally for
when we might expect to get to the Ice
twenty-five minutes after nine o'clock
and during our talk he told me 10 keep
the ship on her course, but that II I was
the slightest degree doubtful about con-
iitions developing 10 let him know at
once"
Did you keep the Titanic on her
course then?' Senator Smith asked.
Yes"
When did you next see Captain
Smith?"
when came out Of the officers
quarters after the impact" Lighthold er
replied.
Then Captain Smith did not return to
the bridge before your watch expired"
II did not see him"
What time did YOU leave?''
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
Second Officer s Story.

That finished Mr.. Marconi's testimony.
Charles Herbert Liyhtholder, second Off =
Ger Of the Titanic. followed MIR Marconi.
Mr. Lightholder said he understood the
maximum speed OF the Titanic was
shown by its trial tests To have been 22i
20 q knots an hour. Senator Smith
asked II the rule requiring fe-saving
apparatus TO be in each room for each
passenger was complied with
EverythinG was complete" said Light
holder
sixteen lifeboats. OF which four were
coDapslble. were on the Titanic. he add =
ed During the tests. he said CAPTAIN
Clark OF the British Board OF Trade was
aboard the Titanic 20 inspect its life-
saving equipment
How thorough are these captains Of
the Board OF Trade IN inspecting ships?"
asked Senator Smith.
Captain Clark is so thorough that we
called him a nuisance"
LiGhtholder said he was in the sea with
llIebelt for one hour and a. half
What time did you leave the shipY'
'T didn't leave It.
Did II leave you7"
Yes. sir"
sank?"
In the officers quarters"
Were all the lifehoats gone them"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
|sMAY FEAsTED IS |
SHIP RACED TO DD
Major Peuchen Declares MI
aging Director Knew J,.|
bergs Were Ahead.
COMPANY IS ARRAlC,Nr|
Senator Rayner Hopes al
cialS of White Star IiD.I
Will Be Prosecuted,
| Continued from Page On,
COMPANY IS ARRAIGyp
Continued from Page On, !,

dinner party by the general ms.
OF the line and that he had 10 ., >
Major Peuchen said that xhs,
Ismay got aboard the Carpa,b;, /
once announced that be wanna
Immediately and said:
"'l nm Ismay. | am Tsmay i
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
Roosevelt S Tribute.

LINDSBORG, Kan, April 19-ColoneI
Theodore Roosevelt today paid a tribute
TO the heroism OF Major Archibald w
Butt.
Major Butt was the highest type OF
officer and gentleman. He met HIS end
as an officer and gentleman should. Civ
ing up his own lifo that others might be
saved. / and my family all loved him
sIncerely''
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
Women Were Brave.

II filled her as full as dared, sir,
and then lowered her, about thirty five
think, The women and children could
not have stood quieter II they'd been In
church"
In loading the fourth lifeboat Light
holder said ne was running short OF
searnen.
II put two seamen In and one jumped
out. That was the first boat l had TO
put A man passenger In. He was stand
Ing nearby and said he would go II
needed him.
IT said; Are you sailor? and he re-
piled that be was a yachtsman. Then
told him that II he was sailor enough
TO get over the bulwarks to the 1ifeboats,
to go ahead. He did and proved himself
afterward to be a very brave man."
who was he? Did you know him7"
wards I looked him up. He was Major
Peuchen of Toronto" said Lightholder,
Had you ever seen him before?'
Never"
or the fifth ooat. Lightholder had TO
particular recollection The last boat l
had difficulty finding women. called
for women and none were on deck. The
men began TO get in-and then women
appeared. AS rapidly as they did. the
men passengers got out Of the boat
again.
THE boat deck was only ten feet from
the water when I lowered the sixth boat
When We lowered the first the distance
was seventy feet"
All told, Lishtholder testified. ol0
members OF the crew wero saved,
IF the same course was pursued on
the starboard side as upon the port. In
filling boats. how do you account for so
many members of the crew being
saved?" asked Chairman Smith. II have
inquired especially and have found that
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
The Sunday Tribune
MARVELLOUS LIFE STORY

MARVELLOUS LIFE STORY-"From Millionaire Railroad
President Street Beggar." Colonel William Wayne Bel
his back to responsibility and fortune
terrible warning based his life experience
HAREM SLAVERY-Amercan wife of the Khedive Of
Egp cousin tells how she escaped from the slavery Of
Oriental wehood An inside story of the mseries and
cruelties of reformed harem life
BUSINESS sTORIES-The second and concluding install
ment of the fascinating story The Progress of Gentle
man
LADY DUFF-GORDON-The English lady, who is of the
Tiancs survivors writes this gowns that
all Paris talking
PARALLEL STORIES CRIME-This week story is about
the Greatest Gang Of Counterfeers."
SPECIAL WRITERS Dorothy Dix, Mabel Uruer and Ella
Wheeler Wilcox write entertainngly subjects
NELL BRINKLEY-A brilliant illustration depicts Of
the effective poses of that the Madge
SPORTING NEWSThe box of the
sprighty special articles and sporting gossip
HEARST COMlCS-The great comic supplement in colo and
the other celebrated comic illustrations
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20

/ Titanic not to arrive at New York
I lightship before s a. m, Wednesday
"There would have been advantage IL
arriving earlier he added,
"Was there any attempt to lower
the boats of the Carpatbia 10 take
on survivors as you went aboard herr
asked Mr.. Smith.
Twenty Lifeboats.
"Tbere were no passengers to take
on said Mr.. Ismay
''In your lifeboat, what course did
you take7' the senator asked.
"We saw light and headed for it, u
said Mr.. Ismay.
'How long were you in this life,
boat7p
"About fonr hours
E" We're there any other lifeboats
that you saw"
"Yes, we hailed one,' he said. He
said he saw no liferafts in the sea.
GLOW many lifeboats were on the
Titanic7'
Twenty, altogether, think" re.
and four wooden boats"
Were all the lfeboats that left the IT.
tanic accounted for?"
don't know OF my own knowledge"
1T has been suggested" Senator Smith
continued. that two of the lifeboats sank
as soon as lowered. Do you know any
thing about that
~ do not. never heard Of it and !
think all the lifeboats were accounted
for"
did you see the Titanic sink7'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
Gave Place to Murdock.

II turned over the watch TO First Of
ficer Murdock at 10 o clock"
DO YOU recall now just what the IT,
tanics position was when you turned
over the watch 10 Murdock?"
81 do not know, sir. but I did know
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
No Confusion.

II did not see the Titanic 20 down"
DIT ismay said, shaking his head mourn
iuny. L did not want to SEQ her 20
down. Was rowing In the lifeboat ali
the time until we were picked up.
turned back once after we left the ves
sci. | saw her green light and never
turned back again. did not want to see
the end"
Was there confusion apparent on the
Titanic when you looked back?"
I did not see any" Mr. Ismay re-
piled. An I saw was the green light the
last time I looked"
After you left Captain Smith on the
bridge did you soc him again7'
81 did not"
Did you have any message from him ?"
None"
How many wireless operators were
there on the Titanic.
Il presume there were two" said Mr..
lsmay. 'One is always on watch
Did they survivor"
Il have been told one did. but I do not
know whether II is true"
We're any OF the crew enlisted men in
the English navy?"
II do not know"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
One Boat Not Launched.

"All but one. l was about ten feet
from H. II was hanging in the tackle
and they were trying to get It over the
oulwarks the last time I saw 1t. The
hrst officer, Mr.. Murdock, who lost his
lie, was managing the tackle"
when did YOU see Mr. Ismay?"
when. we started to uncover the
boats. He was standing on the boat
deck
What was he doing?"
Standing still"
Was he fully dressed?"
Il couldn't say for sure; II was dark"
when you saw Mr.. Ismay twenty
minutes after the collision, were there
any other passengers near him7"
Il didn't see anyone in particular" +"
said Lightholder, "but there might have
been some"
The witness described the collision as a
slight jar followed by grinding
sound"
Lightholder said that on Sunday he saw
message from Some ship" about some
iceberg ahead. He. did not know the
Amerika sent the message, he testified.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-20
Never Speeded Up.

"She was built to go eighty revolu.
tions and had never been sped up to
working. II was our intention 10 speed
the boat up to her full quota on Tues.
day, but the catastrophe came TO pre-
vent it
Although he came on "voluntarv
trip Mr.. lsmay said his purpose was
10 see how the ship worked and in
what manner she could be improved
upon. representative of the builder.
Mr.; Andrew. was on board, Mr.. Ismay
Did he survivei" asked Mr.. Smith.
Unfortunately, uo.''
Mr' ismay said IL was arranged be.
tween him and Captain Smith of the