The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-20
LIVING PROVIDED FOR AND DEAD
BEYOND RECALL, STORY OF GREAT
SEA TRAGEDY SLOWLY UNFOLDS
Passengers Agree on Many Details OF How
Monster Vessel Went Down and How
Heroes Behaved
ALL PRAISE FOR CAPTAIN AND CREW
None Censor Officers in Charge Of Boat Sen
ale Committee Questions Several Sur
vivOrS OF Wreck
ALL PRAISE FOR CAPTAIN AND CREW

New York. April 9With hvng cared for and the dead beyond
recall survivors of the Titanic disaster able for the first time to-
day. to with mer retrospect Mondays grim tragedy in the North
Atlantic and from their normal utances there is slowly unfold
ing the full story how the great White Star Liner her band playing
the last sank off the Grand Banks with than 1900 souls aboard
Frc Countess Rothes uxurjousg New York
hotel Chinese coolies escaped by hiding under of life
boat all of the 705 saved have been provided with food and clothing
and immigrants and miones their way home Eng
land the continent distant parts Of the United States Many
however and of these the hospitals shelter still remain in New
York where cunard Liner carpaha brought them last night
DEATH LIST RAISED TO 1885
all has told of the disaster the death list
approximately nights estimate 1895 Today
the White Star company issued statement placing the total at 1885
Exactly how many died win be known
has been established officially however that the Titanic
travelling 81 knots hour when she hit the iceberg Notwithstanding
however of the from eage saloon have yet
condemned Captain Smith who went down with his ship
SPEED WAS 2sh LAND MILES.
The Ttanics speed which approximately 26
miles hour brought out today from the lips of Bruce Ismy
President the International Mercantile Marine and managing dee
White Star Line who appeared before the United States
committee investigating the disaster
Nervous Captain Roron Capathia
who followed him the stand Imay told in whispers of his escaping
from the liner from the time he pushed boat with
til he found himself clad paamas aboard the Carpatha He not
just what boat he left the Titanic he how long he
liner after she struck He added that before
entered boat been told there
deck and denied that there had been ensorng from
the Capha Other witnesses including Captain Roron bore him
this with the explanation that the lone operator the ship
swamped with and unable to send matter
for the press
NO BLAME LIES ON SHIPS MASTER
second only the cend upon
mays recital vi
In Washington Senator Rayner Maryland bitterly arragned
him before the Senate and expressed the hope country might
rely upon British justice to bring bay the guilty this
company"
Washington also the opinion expert hydro
gaph that blame should attach Captain Smith, because as
they that skipper
ed of presence cebgs had eered the Titanic fully sixty miles
from the regular
In spite of this caution the of ice struck and as pre-
ventatve similar disasters the photographic office York
night issued order shifting the lines Of transatlantic 1870 miles
southwark from the path which the Titanic followed
CARPATHIA GETS AWAY HASTILY.
After giving his testimony before the Senate committee Captain
Rosron charge ship which departed late today the Med
erranean
The vessel huedy renovated and cleared of the
caused by the presence the Titanic and left with cabins
full Captain Roson he told today how the Capatha
picked unfounates adrft from the Titanic and he de-
parted on his ship amng passengers presented him with loving
cup.
Although several consistent what happened
Titanic have been obtained the survivors many mpos
s for fully take occurred her ga
decks for city blocks length Thus there maintain
there were one more suicides among the officers.