Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-03
Withheld Wreck News
Nearly Seventeen Hours
London Probers Delye Deep
Into Speed OF Titanic and
Warnings Given.

LONDON, May s.--AttorneylGen
Sir Rufus 1soacs addressed the wreck
commission which is investigating the
loss of the White Star liner Titanic. to-
day. setting forth the facts as under
stood by the government and laying
special emphasis upon the evidence that
speed of q knots was maintained after
the warnings of ice ahead had been re-
ceived, right up TO the moment OF col
lision
The whole of the forenoon session was
tnken UP discussing this statement,
which brought out little that had not
been already developed at the senatorial
Inquiry Mt Washington. The attendance
OF spectators was small group Of
sailors. survivors OF the sea tragedy,
who arrived here on the Lapland from
New York and had been subpoenaed to
testify, were objects of interest.
When the court opened Lord Mersey,
who heads the commission, granted per-
mission to President Lewis, of the Sea
mems Union, and to an attorney for the
Imperial Mercantile Guild to participate
in the proceedings. The union is new
organization composed of 1900 Southamp
ton sailors. Two hundred aud twenty
eight OF its members were employed on
the Titanic and OF these only II sur.
yiyed. The officers of the Titanic were
members of the guild
The court today displayed the greatest
interest in the warnings Of lee which the
Cunard liner Caronia and the White Star
steamer Baltic sent TO the Titanic on the
day Of the disaster. April H. Lord Mer.
sey inquired PARTICULARS on this point,
finally asking:
Am | right in supposing that she ran
right into the region where the Ice was
after warning that Ice was there had
been received?
Yes replied the attorney general
The Titanic's speed. the attorney gen.
eral said, ON April IA was q knots an
hour, which speed was never lessened up
to the time of the collision During that
day the Carona and the Baltimore had
sent wireless messages to the Titanic
statting that icebergs, "growlers and
"hedcrs' were In her track
Nevertheless. continued Sir Rufus.
after dark the Titanic ran right ahead
at y knots, the night being clear but
with no moon"
He said that he had served notice upon
SIR Robert Flnlny, chief counsel for the
White Star Steamship Company who is
quiry. that the government considered
this fact of extreme importance
Sir Rufus announced that particular
attention would be given to these points:
The Titnnic's hpeed after the warnings
Of Ice had /scen received; the INSULT
Client number Of lifeboats for the per-
sons carried By the steamer. and the
construction Of the watcr-tight compart-
ments. He gave a detailed analysis of
4 fI.at ul.gUs sssI a
and sexes, and indicated that he con-
sidered that the disportlanate number Of
frst-class passengers rescued should be
a matter OF inquiry.
"One striking figure" he said. 'Is that
all Except Ave women Of the frst-cIass
were saved or had an opportunity of
being saved, some refusing TO leave their
husbands. One fact that stands out Is
that a very large number OF men Of the
tirst-class were saved. II may be nee
essary later TO analyze these figures
more closely"