New-York tribune., 1912-04-22

49,
engine through the ship and did not 60 or attempt
CO. any part ship which any other first cabin passenger
did not have
1T is absolutely and unquafedy false said that
Titanic should make speed record should increase
her daily deny absolutely having said person ha' we
speed order to get out OF the ice zone any
that effect
As have already testified at no time did the Titanic during
attain her full speed It expected at Sic
reach New Wednesday morning If she had been peeo
she could probably have arrived Tuesday evening.
that the White Star Line would receive an aao
tona sum by bounty otherwise for attaining
sneed is absolutely untrue The White from the
British government fixed compensation of G7oOOo per annh l
carrying the mails without regard the speed OF any OF s
additional paid Of increase IN SPeeu
WAS NEVER CONSULTED BY CAPTAIN SMITH.
T was never by Captain Smith by other person
did make suggestion whatsoever any human D
of the ship The Titanic am informed was o
westbound transatlantic steamships
tracks, or lanes designated many years by agreement OF all
the important steamship all captains of the White Star Line
required navigate their vessels closely possible on these
tracks, subject to the following standing Instructions
Commanders must distinctly understand that the issue OF
these regulations any way relieve them from re-
ponsbv tho safe and efficient navigation OF their cspec
tive vessels and also Cnloined 10 remember that
they must rim risk which might by any possibility result
in accident TO their ships be hoped that they Will
ever mind that the safety o the lives and property
nrrstcd is thc ruling principle that should
govern navigation OF their vessels and that no
supposed gain expedition saving OF time on the voyage
10
to vessels reputation Tor safety, and only
looks such speed the various voyages consistent
with safe and navigation
Commanders are reminded that the steamers are to
great extent uninsured and that their livelihood a we'll
as the conpanvs success depends upon immunity from acct
no precaution which safe navigation is to be con
sdcred excessive.
The onv information ever received on ship that other
vessels sighted wireless received from the
Baltic which have already This handed by
Captain without any remark he passing the pas
senger Sunday April a. read the telegram
casually put my pocket Al about 10 o'clock while was
sitting Captain Smith in and asked me to
give message received from the Baltic order to post for
information handed to him. and nothing fur
S either Of did not speak to any OF the oer
officers subject.
1f the information apprehension in
my no-I should have ventud to make
Captain Smiths experience The
sbty navigation Of the ship rested solely with him
1T has been Captain Smith and having dinner
party in one of the Sunday night and that
collision Captain Smith sitting with me in the
saloon
WAS ASLEEP WHEN COLLISION OCCURRED.
absolutely false did dine with
the captain him during the evening of April H. The
with the restaurant at 30 and went directly to
my bed about 1890 asleep when the
felt into the passageway without
dressing asked him what the matter and he said
he did returned my felt the ship slow down,
and the bridge deck
and on bridge asked Captain Smith the matter and
said asked him whether he thought
he did On returning met the chief
and asked he thought the damage and he said he
thought it
returned my and put suit of clothes had
been my and pajamas up this time then went back
the heard Captain Smith give the order clear the
boats this work nearly hours, far
Judge the sarboard boats helping and children
into the boats lowering the side did nothing with
regard port side BY that time wooden life
had been lowered and found that
they engaged getting the forward coapsb boat the
he
deck helped the boat They ALL think third
passengers AS the boat the side Mr. Carter
passenger myself got At that time there
passenger of class far could
The had between hyve and forty it, should
think There perhaps four five and
wad discovered that there were tour Cinnamon concealed
under twarts the boat The distance that the
the should estimate about
twenty did get the boat until after they
had begun away When the boat reached the water
helped from sat- This is the eXpana
my the sinking The boat
would have certainly addition
bootd he