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after she struck. He added, however,
that before he entered a life boat, he
had been told that there We're no more
women on the deck and he denied
there had been any censoring Of mes
sages from the Carpathia. Other wit.
nesses. including Capt Rostron, bore
MIN out in this, with the explanation
that the lone wireless operator on the
rescue ship, swamped with personal
messages was unable to send matter
for the press.
Interest second only to that In the
tales Of survivors, centered upon Mr.
Ismays recital. In Washington SEN
ator Rayner Of Maryland bitterly ar.
ralgned him before the senate and ex-
pressed the hope that this country
might rely upon British justice to
bring to bay the guilty directorate Of
the company"
From Washington also came the
opinion Of expert naval photographers
that no blame should attach to Capt
Smith, because, as they contended,
analysis OF ocean charts has shown
that the skipper, warned Of the pres
ence Of lcebergs, had speeded the TT
tanic fully sixty miles southward from
the regular course In spite Of this
caution, the mass Of ice was struck,
and as a preventive Of similar disas-
ters the photographic office issued
Friday night an order shifting the
lanes Of transatlantic liners $50 miles
southward from the path which the
Titanic followed.
After giving his testimony before
the senate committee Capt Rostron
oi the Carpathia took charge OF his
ship. which departed late Friday for
the Mediterranean. The ship had been
hurrledly renovated and cleared Of the
disorder caused BY the presence Of
the Titanic survivors and she left with
cabins iull Capt Rostron. wept as he
told Friday how the carpathia had
plcsea up the unfortunates set adrift
from the Titanic: ana before be left
on his ship admiring passengers pre-
sented him with a loving cup
Although several consistent accounts
Of what happened aboard the Titanic
have been obtained from survivors. IL
was manllectly impossible Tor any Oae
fully to take account OF all that oc-
Cured on her great decks, four city
blocks IN length Thus there are those
who maintain that there was one or
fHlrr T-IEfH Ut SNTcIIlG 1lli0iIg THE Offls
GERS Capt Smith, It would apgsar
from the concensus Of narratives,
went down with his ship, but several
passengers say that First officer Muir
dock shot himself through the head
before she sank.
The 2O0 rescued members Of the III
tanlc's crew still we're in New York
Friday sheltered on the Red Star Lap
lander with few exceptions they are
silent as to what happened aboard the
sinking liner They VIII be returned
Is England, but not until they have
been held long enough to permit some
Of them TO testify before the senate
committee.
The greatest problem confronting
the committees appointed to provide
/ for the survivors has been with the
sieerage passengers. Speaking nc
English Ia many cases, ignorant ol
their destinations. heightened and
iwlthout friends or relatives. theii
lplieht was acute until Interpreters
from the International institute lol
young women. a branch Of the Y, w
lC. A.. circulated among them Friday
and apportioned them as benefited
their nationality among the vast for
elgn quarters IN New York. Mor'
than s227OOo has already been sub
scribed for the sufferers.