Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-19
Saw Vessel Sink. Heard eroans and
 Cries.


 Saw Vessel Sink. Heard eroans and
 Cries.
 The survivors on the lifebOats saw the lights on the stricken vessel glim- mer to the last. heard her band play frs and saw the doomed hundreds on her deck and heard their groans and cries as the vessel sank.
 Accounts vary as to the extent of the disorder on board
 Under Orders to Make Speed.
 Not only was the Titanic tearing through he April night to her doom, but she Was under orders from the general officers of the line Co make all the speed Of which she was capable. This was the statement made tonight by J. n. Moody. a quartermaster, and the helmsmau on the night of the dis aster He said the ship was making 21 knots an hour. and the officers were striving Go live up to the orders to smash a record.
 Struck Submerged Portion of Iceberg
 It was close to midnight" said Noody "and | was on the bridge with the second officer, who was in com mand Suddenly he shouted: Port
 
 late. We struck the submerged DOT ton Of the berg"
 Weasel Not Greatly Jarred
 Of the many accounts given by the passengers most of them agree that the shock when the Titanic struck the Iceberg although # ripped her great sides as a giant cau-Opener would did not greatly Jar the vessel. for the blow was slancing one along her eide The accounts also agree sub FLeutIaly that when the passengers were taken nn on the lifebOats there was u0 serious panic. and that many wished I0 remain on board. believing her unsinsab'e
 Saw Fellow Passengers Leap Into Sea The most distressing stories are those Of passengers who were in life boats They tell not only of their own sufferInss, but give the narrowing de- t1ils Hi how they saw the great hulk CI tne Titanic stand on end, stern up- germost for many minutes before plunging Go he bottom. As this awful spectacle was witnessed by the groups cf survivors in the boats, they plainly saw many ot those whom they had just letl behind ledping from the decks into the water
 Managing Director lsmay Saved.
 J. Bruce Ismay. managing director of the International Mercantile com pany, owners of the White Star line, who was among the seventy odd men saved: P. 4. $. Franklin vice presi- dent ut the White Star line, and Unit ed States Senator William Alden Smith. chairman of the senate inves uEaung committee, conferred aboard the Carpdtnia soon after the passen- Bars had come ashore tonight.
 lsmay Willing to Appear.
 4iSeor nearly an hour Senator Smith came out of the cabin and said he had no authority to subpoena witnesses. at present but would begin an investiga- tiOn Into the cause of the loss of the Titanic at the Waldorf Astoria hotel tomorrow. He announced that Mr. lSmay had consented to appear at the hearing and that MT. Franklin and the four surviving officers Of the Titanic would appear for examination by the . senate committed He said the course The investigation would follow would be dete mined after tie prelm ly,ary hearing.
 Senator Smith was questioned as to the speed the Titanic was proceeding when she ran into the iceberg. He said he asked Mir Ismay, but he de- clined to say what Mr. Ismay's reply was.
 All Ashore at 1c3O.
 The arrival of the Carpathja brought a vast multitude of people to the Cum ard docks. They filled the vast pier sheds ana ,overflowing for blocks crowded the nearby streets in a dense throng. Through it all the rain fell steadily. adding a fUnereal aspect to the scene The landing of tha sf1r1yfy ors was attended with little excite ment, for the crowd stood in silence as the groups from the ship passed along. The docking actually began shortly after o'clock and the debarking of the passengers was So quickly dis- posed of. owing to the waiving of the usual formalities. that practically ev- erything had been finished at 1030 o'clock. The crowds remained about the pier long after this, however, to get