Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-20
PROBING CAUSE
Of THE DISASTER.
Two Hundred More Persons Could
Have Been Saved in the
Boats
ISMAY WANTED TO LEAVE
Survivors Slowly Rec0vering-WOmen
in Pitiable COndiliOn-America's 5
Generous Response.

New York, April 20.-Having def
nately established that fully 200 o
the Titanic's victims could have beer
saved ii the life boats had been load
ed uniformly and up to capacity, tn,
Senate subcommittee which is inves
tigating the disaster continued today
to hear the story of survivors, The
White Star Line has agreed to hole
ID selected sailors and all of the of.
ficers that were rescued in this coun.
try to tell their stories. The Others
Of the crew of the company was plan
ming to return to England on the Lap
land this afternoon.
Senator Smith of Michigan who is
conducting the investigation said to-
day that j. Bruce Ismay had Emporium
ed him for permission to sail on the
iapland today.
81 told him that under no circum
stances could he go from this country
at this time" said Smith. ''ln order
that there can be no mistake | saw
TO it that lsmay was served with ano-
ther subpoena today to compel him to
remain in America until the investi-
cation is ended.
"We had information before the
Capathia arrived that the White Star
planned to rush and the surviving Of
fcers and men of the Titanic out of
the country. Passage had been en-
gagged for them on the Credric which
sailed Thursday is possible and on
the Lapland today. Some of the crew
may 90 on the Iapland hut we had d
governmen detectcctive mingling with
the crew yesterday and he subpoena
ed 22 men who can tell thrilling
story that will amaze the American
people. And we will see that these
men remain within the jurisdiction of
the senate committee until we get
ready to have them go.'
The daZed survivors are slowly re-
covering at hotels here or have been
hurried to their homes by friends who
met them. Despite the exposure
which many of the tender women were
subjected to it was believed today all
will recover The condition Of the -
newly made widows, ranging from
the beautiful Madeline Force Astor
to the less fortunate Steerage women
is most pitiable, and universal SYM
pathy was being expressed for all OF
them.
Up at ST. Vincent's Hospital where
the steerage survivors are being car
ed for many Of the immigrants had
been released today by the immigra-
ton inspectors to friends who had i'd
entitled themselves. The relief COM
mittee of we'll known New York wom-
en- who have been looking after the
personal comfort of these unfortuna-
tes saw that all were supplied with
needed clothing and sufficient funds
until they can become self supporting.
There was plenty of money for the
purpose although every one of the
third class passengers had lost every
thing they possessed. America, nat
urally generous is responding nobly
in the present emergency and the re-
lief fund is constantly increasing.
In addition to the announcement
that they have changed the steamship
lanes so that hereafter there will be
no danger of encountering lcehelds
many of the steamship companies an
nounced today that they are prepar-
ing to install RATS and lifeboats so
that in the future there will be a
place in these for every individual on
board the ships.
To do this it will be necessary in
many instances to change the deck
construction so that additional davits
can be installed. A number Of the
lines, because of the bitter criticism
that has followed the knowledge that
tender women were compelled to man
the oars in the boats are considering
the advisability the power type OF life
boats. These would be equipped with
engines of the type similar to all op,
orators of automobiles and could, OF
necessity arose, be operated by women
refugees.