The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-21
WARNING DISREGARDED,

The point Of mystery connected with
the destruction of the steamer Titanic
appears to be the disregard of the
warning admittedly received by Cap
tain Smith of the doomed ship, that
there was dangerous ice ahead. This
warning was communicated by ship
which met the Titanic, and the re.
ceipt of the warning is beyond doubt,
since the answer acknowledging the
warning is given. As the uncertain
ties clear away, it is becoming evil
dent that Mr.. Ismay, the managing
director i'm the White Star Line Steam
ship Company, who was on board the
Titanic, is the one chiefly to blame
for the disregard of this warning. 1t
is shown that the Titanic was under
orders to make record voyage, and
it would almost appear that Mr.. Is
may went on board to see that that
order was complied with. His an1-
iety TO have those of the crew who
were saved, sent Immediately back to
England, also arouses suspicion, Did
he fear that they would tell damaging
things9
From all accounts, there was no
notice given to the Titanic pas
sengers of the danger ahead, although
it appears that a few of them knew
that such warning had been received,
and In reply to au appeal of one of
those passengers to Mr.. lsmay asking
what he was going to do about it, he
brutally stated that if any difference
he would go all the faster.
1t is quite true that the captain of
the ship is the supreme autocrat while
that ship is at sea, and vet, as stated
by captain in one of the dispatches
while this is true, the captain who
would undertake to exercise his au.
thorlty as against a director and large
owner in the company, who is on board
and giving orders, would he in
danger of losing his command as soon
as the ship came into port. Ii can
fairly be assumed, therefore, that Mr..
lsmay was the evil spirit that sent
the Titanic to her destruction. and that
he rs responsible for the death of the
many hundreds Of passengers and
crew that were lost. 1t is fearfuI ar
ralgnment 10 make against any mau.
but this appears clearly TO be the drift
OF the testimony as made public
through the dispatches; and that the
SHIP was not sufficiently supplied with
lifeboats and life RATS is Ger
tainly true. II is also true that
loading the liteboat- was badly
done, since all accounts agree
that the boats were not filled TO ca
pacity; some Of them not more than
half filled. The Titanic kent aCloat
long enough after her contact with the
iceberg 70 allow Of the shippinp o.
all of the passengers and crew in life.
boats and RATS. had there been .uffi-
clent Of these 10 accounodat. all. as
there ought to have been. The sea
was smooth; there was ample time be.
tween the contact with the ice and the
sinking OF the ship 90 rescue all. The
blame Tor the failnrc 10 provide the
means OF rcscuc undoubtedly rests up.
on the managers Of the white Star
Line The law clearly REQUIRES ina,
such provision. should be made and
inc Law governs all ships plying in
American waters. The contention %
made. that the Titanic herself was a
lhchoat and uusinkablc. W., no,
enough TO Justify the inspector, on
either sadc Of tho ocean in allowing
oi the sailing Of the Titanic without,
lnc equipment which the law requires.
THIS neglect must rest with the in.