Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-04-20
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New York, April 20.--Nearly week
has passed since the Titanic, greatest
marine achievement in the history OF
the world, sank in mid ocean. Much
of her story still is untold, aud many
day will pass before the world VIII
fully comprehend the significance OF
the disaster. The number of dead
probably never will be exactly deter
mined inasmuch as the complete pass
enger list went down with the vessel.
The number of survivors is fixed at
7O5 by the report of Captain Rostron
of the Carpathia. The White Star
| Line officials believe the death list
i totaled approximately GSEs.-
Brave Men and Women.
| The narratives gathered piecemeal
! from the liners survivors, pay trlD-
/ ute without precedent to the bravery
! of the men and women of these mod
! ern days. a bravery of impulse, un-
studied, unassuming and instructive
alike in steerage passenger, stoker and
millionaire.
In Churches Tomorrow.
By common consent the churches
/ of the world will set aside their pull
pits tomorrow for a reverent consid-
Grafton of the disaster and for mourn
ing for the lost.
| Relief for the Living.
AS to the needs of the living, ample
provision is rapidly being made. The
relief funds being gathered in New
York and London already total well up
in the hundreds of thousands. Most
of the steerage passengers who reach
ed New York distraught and penniless
have already come to realize the gen.
erosity and hospitality of America.
Clad, fed and housed, they viii be
given ample time to recover from the
shock of their experience and will
start their life in the new world with
ample funds and kindly advice of ex-
cellent counsellors.
The most complete story Of the Tt
tanics fate yet obtained is being rep
idly gathered in New York by the
members of the Senate Investigating
committee.
important Testimony.
The committee has already listened
to the testimony of J. Bruce Ismay
managing director of the White Sta1
) Line; Captain Rostron of the Carpa
thia; Charles W. Lightholder second
, officer of the Titanic and others. The
witnesses called for today's session in
clude H. J. Pittman, third officer OF
, the Titanic; j. G. Roxhall, fourth Off
GER; G. Lowe, also in an official posi-
tion on the Titanic, and fifteen o
the crew.
: The committee has the assistance o.
, George Uhler. chief of the United
States Inspection Service, and Trf
+ man H. Newberry, who was secretary
oe the navy under Theodore Roosevelt
2 ReckIessness.
5 The burden of testimony presented
emphasizes the unquestionable faitl
of the Titanic officers in her unsink
I able character, the recklessness o
steaming full speed through Sc;
= where dangerous icebergs were know
9 TO threaten and the remarkable calm
ness of passengers and crew.
A New Long Course.
: The Titanic's faith already has re
suited in action by the Trans-Atlanti
lines to insure liners taking cours
+" far to the south, where the iceber
. danger will no longer be present. Th
u lines, it is announced, have agreed o
/ a rev long" course which dips far t
L the south of the Titanic's course.
:, Captain Smith Cautious.
u There is little disposition to crit
cize Captain Smith for following tn
II ocean lane in which he met disaste
= He showed caution, according to tn
le naval photographers, in steering
course we'll to the south of the reguls
q southern lane.
The northern course, used by We
sells from July to January, crosse