New-York tribune., 1912-04-20


the women, first, second and third classes,
lost their husbands. and considering all
have been wonderfully well. Tuesday our
doctor reported all survivors physically
well.
our first class passengers have behaved
splendidly. giving up their cabins quite vol
unfairly, and supplying the ladies' with
clothes and so forth. We all turned out OF
our cabins to give them up to survivors,
saloons, smokerooms, library and so forth
also being used for sleeping aecommoda-
tions. Our crew also turned out to let the
crew of the Titanic take their quarters.
I am pleased TO state that owing to prep
arations made for the comfort OF the sur,
viyors none are the worse for exposure and
so forth -
/ beg to specially mention how willingly
and cheerfuly the whole Of the ships com
pany have behaved throughout, receiving
the highest praise from everybody, and L
can assure you that | am very proud 10
have such ships company under my COM
mand. ua,.,
IN transmitting news, also names OF sur
yiyors Our wireless Is very poor, ana
again, we have had so many interruptions
from other ships and also me Ssages 1roTi sI
shore (prlncpally press, which we lgnonedl
I gave instructions TO send first all ohlclal
messages, then names Of passengers, then
survivors, private messages ana the last
press messages, as | considered the three
first items most important ana necessarF cor
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so,,eraI hours: again more or less AL
"Wednesday from $50 a. m. TO p. m.
strong south -southwcsterly WINGS ana cIeal
weather Tuesday with moderate roush sea'
Cortain Rostron readily accepted re-
snonsIbilty yesterday for the scarcity OF
news from his vessel between Monday and
Thursday night.
.J exercised absolute control over what
tho onerstor sent" said he.
The Captains Idea Of News.
He filed a duplicate Of the report Of the
r,reck which he sent to the Cunard COM
many Monday night. he said, with the
Associated Press. He considered that this
message. which, Il was learned. contained
twenty-four words, told the entire story
"I signed the message with my own
name" he added, but l don't know
whether It got through"
Harold Thomas Cottam, wireless operator
aboard the Carpathia, corroborated the
captain. in saying that this brief message
NOS tho only one Of any kind sent TO the
newspapers.
I'VE certainly stung them" said he.
There is little doubt, however, that the
Carpathia and the White Star company
we're in communication with each other,
desnite the lack Of news at the White Star
offices during the long wait for the Car
pathia to span the distance between the
scene of the wreck and her dock.
The Rev. p NJ. A. Hogue, Roman
Catholic priest Of st. Cesare, quebec, VINO
is q Messenger on the Carpathia, said yes
terday that Thursday morning captain
Ros,ron called a dozen OF the more proni-
nent OF his men passengers into MS quar-
,.rs among them Father Hogue, and COM
.,o,red IN them that the White Star Limo
NOS accusing him of giving the news OF
the disaster to the newspapers from DAY
10 day.
rba cantain expressed great indignation,
according 10 the priest, at the injustice or
sucb a charge contained in wireless
message.
The Carpathia sailed at O'CLOCK IN the
afternoon. lacking eleven OF the passengers
who embarked on her week ago Ihurs-
day II is presumed these voyagers mad
had enough of the sea. In their place.
howaver. the Cunard had booked fve new
rassarqers for the famous rescue Ship
ar,,ne a net loss OF only half dozen
na ssengers as the result OF the Carpathia's S
mart in the Titanic disaster
can,ain Rostron was so busy yesterday
,estifying before the Senate committee
and getting ready to sail that he had to
send his report back from Sandy Hook by
,ha pilot to be delivered to the Cunard
agent in this city for transmission oy cable
70 the general manager In Liverpool He
didn't even have time to go to the custom
House and clear his snip. surveyor Henry
sent man up to the Carpath'a instead
with the necessary papers.
u,,,sen minutes before sailing time II. s.
- the second Marconi wireless operator
D,"ard the Titanic, both Of whose legs were
stnd in a llfeboat. was carried ashore
..a shoulders OF two Of the ships off,
on He had preferred to remain aboard
~. Carpathia during Thursday night and