Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-04-20

New York, April 19.-The livini
cared for, the dead beyond recall, sur
vivors of the Titanic disaster wer,
able for the first time today to see il
calmer retrospect Mondays tragedy o
the North Atlantic and from theil
more normal utterances there is slow
ly unfolding the full story of how
the great White Star liner, her bant
playing to the last, sank off the Crane
Banks with more than l,500 souls
aboard.
From the Countess of Roth, row
quartered luxuriously in hotel tc
the six Chinese coolies, who escaped
by hiding under the life boat seats, all
of the 705 have been provided with
food and clothing, and some immi-
grants and milionaires are on their
way home--to England, the continent,
or distant points of the United States.
Many, however tand many are in
the hospitaD, will remain in New
York where the Cunard liner Car
pathia brought them last night.
Even after all had been told of the
disaster, the death list remains APP
proxmate. Last nights total esti-
mate was 1895; today the White star
line issued statement placing the
loss OF life at 1.635. Exactly how
many persisted will never be known.
1t has been established officially,
ha h., N. fro. l.
ing twenty-one knots an hour when
she hit the iceberg. Notwithstanding
this, none of the survivors from
steerage to saloon, has as yet con-
demned Captain Smith, who went
down with his ship.
The Titanic's rate of speed, which
was approximately twenty-six and
one-half land miles. was brought out
Today from the lips of j. Bruce Ismay,
president of the international Mer-
camille Marine and managing director
of the White star line, who appeared
as a witness before the United States
senate committee, which is investi-
eating the disaster,
Nervous. but not i'm tears, as was
VINO followed him on the stand, Mr.
lsmay told in whispers of his escape
from the sinking liner, from The time
ne pushed away in a boat with the
women, until he found himself, clad
III pd1amas, aboard the Carpathia.
lie was not sure i'm just what boat
ne left the Titanic nor was he sure
now long he remained on the liner
after she struck lie added, however.
mat before he entered a life boat he
mad been told there were no more
women on deck, and he denied tha
tnefe had been any censoring of mes
sases from the Carpathia.
other witnesses. including Captain
hoslron, bore him out i'm this, with
TIE explanation that the lone wireless
operator on the rescue ship. swamped
with personal messages. was unable to
'ehd matter for the press.
Interest. second only to that in the
stories of survivors. centered upon Mr.. |
Ismay's recital.
From Washington came the opinion !
d expert naval photographers that no I
eAAlfAAh W NtAB''Ah t7iffthff /
'ecause an analysis of ocean charts /
las shown that the skipper, warned |
u the presence Of iceberss. had I
0eered the Titanic fully sixty miles
outward from the regular course. 4
spite of this caution. the mass 81
&c was struck. and as a preventive oi
lihiiar disasters the photographic
nice IN New York issued tonight an
Iuer shifting the lanes Of trans
uantic liners 1T0 miles southwark
rom the path which the Titanic fol-
owed.
After giving his testimony before
ne senate committee. captain Ros-
on Of the Carpathia, took charge of
Is ship. which departed late today
pr the Mediterranean.
ne vessel had been hurriedly rer-
'ated and cleared Of the disorder
insed 10y the presence Of the Titani
- llfiVers. and she ieft with cabins
~ captain Rostron wept as h. told
way how the Carpafhia had picked |
? the unfortunates set adrift from
70 Titanic. and before ne lett on his
4p admiring passengers presented
n With a loving cup.
apiain smith. IL would appear I
ON the concensuS of narratives. !