Arizona republican., 1912-04-17
REVENUE CUTTERS HAVE BEEN SENT ID MEET
 VESSEL WHICH IS BEARING THE SURVIVORS
Millionaire and Peasant Leaders in the Worlds Affairs and Men ill the Humbest Walks of Life Stayed With Stricken Ship in Order That the Women and Children Might Have
 Chance to Be Saved

lieved the Carpa,hIa was within sixty or seventy miles of the Titanic when the big ship struck the iceberg. He believed sine would come directly to New York. He said he expected the Carpathia to come within the wireless zone of New York late tonight or tomorrow morning.
 NEW YORK, April 16.-One of the last messages sent by the Titanic was received at the Photographic office at Washington Sunday. according to ai- vices received tonight. The message said the steamship America had re- ported by wireless the passing of two large icebergs near the location where the Titanic struck.
 LONDON. April 16.-The king in his message to the White Star com pany and the prime minister in the house of commons, appropriately eX- pressed today the nations sense of poignant sorrow at the Titanic Calam- ity which was impressed on the pub lie in an almost unprecedented man. ner: not only because of the terrible nature of the disaster. but by the peculiar circumstances surrounding it: the first hopeful wireless mes sage, leading to the belief that all had been saved-the origin of which is now a matter of anxious specull- tion-then the sudden flashing of hopes, tending in a dramatic way to int n 1 hiph pitch.
 Much satisfaction is expressed over the large number of women and chill dren among the survivors, as show ing the best traditions of the sea had been upheld. There was no dis position, pending fuller details. to place blame in any quarter, but ev cry possible phase or theory likely to throw light or give guidance for the future is being discussed especially the number of boats and the life saving appliances carried aboard the big liners
 Tn this respect the calamity has brought a revelation to the public of unsuspected dangers of ocean travel; which may be calculated to 
 it is possible to remedial measures. It was stated at Belfast the Titanic carried fourteen life boats, each ac commodating sixty five passengers. two cutters and a number of colap- sible boats
 Mrs. George E. Widener's three pearl necklaces were insured for $25OOOO. the policy stipuating all should be worn during the voyage. Most of the morning papers editorial lv discuss the question of competl- tion in building huge liners. They urge it is advisable that the board O. trade take action, especially in the regulation of number of boats for steamers above ten thousand tons SO as to meet modern requirements. There appears to be 2 general idea that the cOllaDsible lifebOats and rafts carried by the Titanic were sucked down in the vortex of the sinking liner.
 LONDON April 16-In response to a telegram of inquiry as to the num- Der of boats carried by the Titanic and how many persons they would accommodate, the w nllc StdI llIlc office at Liverpool sends the follow7 ing:
 '''The Titanic had twenty boats which is in excess of requirements" :" The question has been discussed widely. It appears the board of trade regulations permit a reduction by 1 half of the number of boats and rafts when buOyant apparatus is carried and when the ship is of 1 ficially provided with air-tight com partments; but this concession does 1 not apply to life jackets and similar
 apparatus.
 According to some experts it would ! be impossible to carry a sufficient
 number of boats to accommodate all
 on board the mammoth liners; or if 1 they were carried. it would be next l to impossible to man and provision l them. It cannot be doubted, how | ever, the disaster will lead to a strict
 inquiry into the matter and revision
 of the regulations.
 The Titanic was fitted by electric
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