New-York tribune., 1912-04-20
ROSTRON ISSUES REPORT
Carpa.thla's Captain Gives Mar
rativ2 of Work of Rescue.
PROUD OF CREW, HE SAYS
"All Survivors Have Been Very
Plucky," He Observes, but Does
Not Let Them See Ice.

Refore the Carpathia sailed once again
Yesterday afternoon on her sadly inter-
rupted voyage to the Mediterranean, cap
tain A. IL. Rostron made public the report
he has sent TO the Cunard Company teinng
an unyarnlshed tale of the rescue or the
Titanic survivors. The report. written on
the regular stationery Of the CarPa'hla'
reads: ,.,.,,,o
General Manager Cunard Steamship Com
pany, Ltd. Liverpool -,
Sir: ! beg To report that at l2:3o a. m on
tho I5th inst I was Informed of urgent dis
tress message from Titanic, Wltn nor Posl,
ton. ] Immediately ordered shIP lu. t,il'. nTu
around and put I'm course FOR that poSt'lo1m,, on,
we being then nfty-eight miles ). 52-E. CD
from her. Had heads of all departments
called and issued what | considered the
necessary orders to be in preparation tor
any emergency. ~. -,
port bow, taking this for granted 10 be
ship Shortly after we sighted our nIst
Iceberg q had previously had lookouts
doubled, knowing that Titanic h5u 81 oaIIN
ice, and SO took every care ana precdu-
We soon found ourselves in ield OF
bergs, large and small, and had to after
course several times to clear Oersn,
weather fine and clear, light airs cam
sea. beautifully clear night, though dark;
we stopped at 4 a. m. thus doing dis
tance in three hours and hall, picking UP
the first boat at i:l0 n. m. boat In charBe
OF an officer and he reported TO me that
Titanic had foundered.
AT $50 a. m. last boat picked up. All sur
Vivors aboard and all boats accounted tor,
viz, fifteen lifeboats alongside, one lifeboat
abandoned, two Berthon boats alongside
(saw one bottom upward among wreck
age) and according TO second ohicer
(senor officer saved one Berthon boat had
aI haU tp0
making sixteen lifeboats and four Berthon
boats accounted for.
By the time we had cleared first boat II
was breaking day, and We could dis
area of four miles. We also saw that We
were surrounded by icebergs, large and
small. and three miles TO the n. w. of us
a huge field of drift ice with large and
from y. ". round by w. and S. to S. e.,
as far as we could see either way
Gives News to Californian.
Atsa. m the Leyland S S. Californian
came up. / gave him the principal news
and asked him 10 search and | would pro-
coed TO New York at $50 proceeded full
speed While searching over vicinity OF
disaster and while We were getting people
aboard | gave orders 10 get spare hands
along and swing in all our boats, dscon-
meet the falls and hoist up as many
Titanic boats as possible in our davits;
also get some on 10 castle deck by der
ricks we got thirteen lifeboats. six on
forward deck and seven in davits.
After getting all survivors aboard and
while searching / got clergyman to offer
a short prayer of thankfulness for those
saved and also a short burial service for
those lost. in the saloon.
before deciding definitely where to make
for conferred with Mr.. Ismay, and
,Inugb ne told me TO do what | thought
hest I informed him, taking everything
into consideration, / considered New York
best. ,,,, ..,,,,.. ,.,,,.o .,ro,.,,,e,,,
clean linen blankets and so forth. even If
we went TO the Azores.
n.nman and children, and they were very
bvsterical. and not knowing what medical
q attention they might require, thought II
n.st to 90 10 New York; also thought II
u'o,,,d he better for Mr.. Ismay TO get 10
Tow York or England as soon. as possible,
- lnowing that | should be out OF wire
fias communication with anything very
ao, ~ proceeded to the Azores, IL left
aIou,ax Boston and New York. SO chose
iaatar as we would require coal, clean
isnen blankets and so forth
aa,n passengers were all hysterlcal
sa,,t ice and pointed out 10 Mr.. Ismay
Az 'nossibility OF seeing ice II We went
| .no1 1Ipiifax Then l knew from the gravity
| - .hn disaster that II would be desirable
| W %. len in touch with land stations all we
cG"iS an pleased to say that all survivors