The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-05-29

orlc~rs % IN white star f.ins -eat-
TED uitn tns truth aftsr rscslttng IN
Monday moTninE foilowinE me acci-
d~nL
senator srnlth CONSTRAINED -antiquaf-
"a shiPPing l.Ss and oysrrip~ sdnnin-
nations at together IN shipping ~
i.rms. -Neg la~z.- ~ aid viii best
tsstify our affection for ths dead.
caTFsssa Sss praise. ~ sA' ~ s s.nsIaP
smith and he urged that Congress re-
G, rnire his vai0r
Al me Outset senator smith defend
- the course of his COMMITTEES IN mold
irE British subjects % secure their
testimony without delay. and briefly
answered criticism OF his lack OF naD
Just before delivering his speech
Senator Smith. chairman OF the sub
committee which investigated the wreck
submitted the committees report and
a review OF the evidence and contains
recomms ndation for legislation. No
particular person Is named as being
responsible. though attention IL called
aster three distinct warnings OF Use
we're sent TO Captain Smith. J. Bruce
lsmay, managing director OF the White
star Line Il not held responsible for
the ships high speed. In fact Is bare
Is mentioned in the report
on the whole. the report Is impassive
more fully into a discussion OF the
causes OF the disaster than does the
c. mmittee.
Committee Conclusions.
The committee agreed upon these
The supposedly watertight compart-
inents OF the Titanic were not water
ught. because OF the non-watertight
condition OF The decks where the trans
The steamship Californian. controII-
eu by the same concern as the Titanic.
VAS nearer the sinking steamer than
the ~ miles reported BY her Captain
and that her officers and crew" saw the
distress signals OF the Titanic and
failed 20 respond TO them I'm accord
once with the dictates OF humanity,
International usage and the require
ments OF law" The committee con-
cludes that the Californian might have
saved an the lost passengers and crew
OF the ship that went down.
Night ships all equipped with wire
less were In the vicinity OF the Titanic.
the Olympic farthest away-5i2 miles
The mysterious lights on an unknown
ship. seen by the passengers on the IT,
tanic, undoubtedly were on the Caiifor.
Man. less than 10 miles away.
/ The fun capacity OF the Titanic's life
hoats was not utilized. because while
[ only sO6 persons were saved the ships
boats could have carried 1.176.
40 general alarm was sounded. no
whistle blown and no systematic warn
I ing WAS given 10 the endangered passen-
gers. and "a was fifteen or twenty min.
utes after the collision before Captain
Smith ordered the Titanic's wireless
operator 10 send out a distress message
! The THAMES crew was only meagrely
acquainted with its positions and duties
In an accident and only one drill was
/ held before the maiden trip. Many OF
: the crew Joined the ship only n few hours
/ before she sailed and were in Ignorance
| 3f their positions until the following
Friday.
ice positions so definitely reported "a
the Titanic" saws the report lust pre-.
ceiling the accident. located ice on both
sides Of the lane In which she was trav.
cling No discussion took place among
I TIE Officers. no conference was called "a
consider these warnings no heed was
given To them. The speed was not re.
taxed. the lockout was not increased
The committee comes to the conclu.
sion that the THAMES lights we're visi.
Die 10 the California before she struck
Mention Of Isnay.
The committee believes many more
/ lives could have been saved had the
D turNlNeTS been concentrated In "A few
I lie boats, and had the boats thus re-
I leased returned ~ the wreck Tor others
Z the only mention or J. Bruce Ismay
occurs in review Of the messages t0
the White star Line oonIces I'M New
/ lCTk reporting the disaster. The FIRST
tiicinl Information the committee de.
c.ares was the message from Captatr
4 EaddnCk or the olympia received from
/ the White star Line AZ els D. m Mon
J n' ". NHril 10. Attention r. called o.
Z the fact that IN the face o. this inform.
] Sli"n message reporting the Titanic
B ,'lhk t3Wed TO Halifax was sent IN
! Representative !. a. Hughes. AZ Hunt
I !aSton w Va. at 75t .. m that dav
] III" message was delivered 10 the West.
I err Union office In the same buiId.
ing s,, as the White star Line Offices.
] Whoever sent this message" saw,
the report under the circUmsts,cs. =.
EniltE OF the most reprehensibie con.
Tho committee does not believe that
We wireless operator on the Carpathia
was duly vigilant IN handling his mes.
-.EcN aIter the accident. and declared
We prlcti"" ~ allowing wireless oper.
Stopped.
Recommendations.
I II is recommended Tint M ships car
D ryiug more than 100 passengers hay,
we Selr'hll Fhts that revision b
foreign countries 70 the standard pro
posed tn f.s United states. that ever,
ship .r required 20 carry sufficient mr..
boats for all passengers and crew. thai
Vice use Or wireless be regulated 20 pre-
vent Interference by amateurs and ina
'Ha ships have "a wireless operator OF
constant duty
Detailed r@commendatIons are made a,
t1 water hulkh cad construction on ocean.
going chips EIik1eaIs should be s..
spaced hat any two adjacent compart.
mFnfs ~ ship might be flooded without
sinking Transverse hulkheads forwarl
and aurff tho machinery should be con,
finurd water t.Cht Co The Uppermost con
. tnu'uT structural deck and this deck
J. en1iud be- fitted water tight. the rcpor,
Save
The committee deems tho course sof
flowed hv Captain Eostrpu ~ Tho Carn4.
I fI|r. 1H deaervlrr 81 tho Uiercaf prafa.
Ilni worthy ~ especial recognition frl
detailed Instructions issued IN arffrfpn.
J f'Du ~ The rescue ~ the Titanic we~.
'a rye. ~ systematic preparation AMI
rowp lefcncss evturing such solfrIfrfe n,
calls for Tho higheat c1rnmcrdaflon.