Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-28

horror Of his experience az much as by
the physical hardships he underwent.
That he could work at all under such
conditions Is amazing. That he should
be easily irritated. fixed upon his own
way. Is at least understandable. He
opened his statement with these words:
with these words:
In the first place, the public should
not blame anybody because more wire
less messages about the disaster to the
Titanic did not reach shore from the Car
rathia. I positiveIy refused to send
personal messages with touching words
of grief was so large. The wireless
operators aboard the Chester got all
they asked for. And they were wretched
They knew American Morse but not
Continental Morse sufficiently to be
TO the limit.
1 had to cut them out at last, they
were so inspfferably slow. and go ahead
with our messages of grief to relatives.
We sent 119 personal messages to-day
Bride made his statement on Thursday
night and fifty yesterday.
The Chester, to which Bride referred,
is the United States scout cruiser Ches-
ter, which, with her sister ship. the
Salem, was ordered by President Taft
on Tuesday, April 16. to proceed at
once toward the scene Of the wreck to
intercept the Carpathia on her way to
this port and to relay from her by wire
less all news of the disaster that could
be obtained.
That the Carpathia was inbound to
the Port of New York with some Of the
Titanic's passengers aboard her was
learned in this dispatch sent from Cape
Race, n. F.. Monday evening:
The White Star liner Olympic reports
by wireless this evening that the Gu
this morning. the position from which
night by the Titanic after her collision
only the lifeboats and the wreckage Of
what had been the biggest steamship
The Titanic had foundered at about
2:oO A. NJ, in latiture 41:16 north and
longitude 50:14 west. This is about 80
minutes of latitude. or about = miles.
accounted for and about $50 souls have
been saved of the crew and passengers.
most of the latter presumably women
and children.
There were about 2. 100 persons aboard
The Leyland lirer Californian is re-
manning and searching the position Of
the disaster, while the Carpathia IL re-
turning to New York with the sur
yiyors.
1t can be positively stated that up to
IL O'Clock tonight nothing whatever
had been received at or heard by the
the Partisan. Virginian or any other
ships had picked up any survivors, other
than those picked up by the Carpathia.
The first news OF the disaster to the
Titanic was received by the Marconi
wireless station here at 1925 o'clock
last night tas told in yesterdays New
York Times.) The Titanic was first
heard giving the distress signal &C Q.
d." which was answered by q number
of ships. including the Carpathia, the
Baltic and the, Olympic. The Titanic
said she had struck an iceberg and was
in immediate need OF assistance, Civ
ing her position as latitude 41:46 north
AT 1885 o'clock the Titanic reported
HIPS o'clock tho station here estab-
liner Virginia, from Halifax for Liver
pool, and notified her OF the Ttanic's
urgent need of assistance and gave her
the Titanics position.
The Virginian advised the Marconi
station almost Immediately that she
was proceeding toward the scene OF
the disaster.
At IL SO o'clock the Titanic informed
the Olympic that they were putting the
women off In boats and instructed the