The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-18
President of United States Rebuffed by White Star Official Who Maintains Censorship of Wireless on Carpathia- -.Mrs. AstOr Rescued But Critic.
 ally III Rescue Steamer Docks at 9 O'Clock. Relatives to be Arranged in Alphabetical Order to save COnfusi0n.. Ph h0tOgraphers Must Not Desecrate liar.
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White Star Line, refuses perm1SS1On, the story of the Titanic disaster is withheld from the world. Ismay, who was saved with the women and chil- dren, has plainly established cen sorship over the Carpathia's wireless. Today, the commander of the scout cruiser Chester reported officially to Washington that when he asked the Carpathia for the story of the disas- ter he was curtly refused. This, too, in the face of the fact that he ex- plained that the President of the United States, whose personal friend and military aide, Major Archibald Butt, went to the bottom with the Titanic, wanted to know.
 This has resulted in bitter criticism of Isrnay and fear that when the real story does finally become known it will show that the accident might have been avoided had the Titanic slowed down in the ice. Navigators here are anxious to know what or ders Captain Smith received from the owners regarding the time he was ex- pected to dock his charge on this side. The Titanic had been adver- tised as an Express train" boat which would leave and arrive on schedule, whose operation nothing could inter- fere with.
 It was rumored at the offices of the White Star, Ismay, managing di- rector of the White Star Line. had sent wireless to the captain of the Cedric, of that line, which sails at noon, today, to wait in the lower bay until the Carpathia arrives so that he can be transferred and return to England. Officials said they could not explain the move. other than that Ismay was planning to escape being questioned on this side of the water. The story was that business required his attention on the other side.
 All messages sent to relatives were uniform in their wording, indicating that they had been penned by the same hand and simply contained, the information that the sender was safe. There were various rumors which could not be run down that some at least of the women who had lost their loved ones were on the verge of in- became evident as the Carpathia ap- preached nearer and nearer to port that the story of horror to be told would eclipse anything ever known in history.
 The White Star Line, at o'clock this morning, posted a bulletin an- nouncing that the Carpathia will dock at o'clock, tonight. Every arrange ment has been made to expedite the landing of the survivors.
 General Nelson H. Henry, surveyor migration Williams, with large part of their office force, will be in in per- sonal charge on the dock. The steam ship company has reserved accommo- dations at several hotels for those survivors who want to go to them. They have also arranged that rela- tives shall be admitted to the dock and grouped in the, alphabetical style and it is hoped there will be no con- fusion.
 Representatives of press associa- %4 ho fa and by order of Mayor Gsynor the streets in the vicinity are to be roped off by the police and photographers rfgidly excluded.
 Mayor Gaypor's letter to the com missioner is as follows:
 "Sir-On the arrival of the Carpa- thia with the survivors of the Titanic, the United States authorities will ex- clude all photographers from the dock space devoted to the customs service. You will exclude all photographers or rest of the dock. Also rope off a large space on the outside for the protec ton of these unfortunate people from all approach or interference of photo graphers or anyone else. We owe this to them and let it be carried out strictly. William J. Gaynor, Mayor"
 New York was in mourning, today. Flags on every building and on the steamers in the harbors were flying at half staff. Relief funds for the survivors and for the dependents of the crew who lost their lives have been started and within a few hours totalled more than $5,000.
 The Municipal Lodging House has been set aside by order of Mayor Gay nor for the use of the steerage re- fugees should it be desired.
 As the day wore on the apprehen- sion increased. Vague stories of the condition of some of the saved on the Carpathia passed from person to per son. None could be confirmed but persons familiar with the situation ad- mitted that there was reason to be- lieve they were we'll founded. These tender women and children, most of them insufficiently dressed, had been exposed to freezing temperature in open boats for several hours. Then there was the shock of the awful req