The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-26

when II was seen hat they would In
evitably be lost liz they stayed longer at
their work of trying to keep the fires
in the boilers and the pumps at work.
The lights burned to the last. because
the dynamos were run by oil engines"
With the sailing Of a majority of the
THAMES crew on the Lapland some
sources of interesting information have
been closed until the Red Star liner
reports to the other side. United States
Senator Smith believes certain men,
bers Of the crew that he has held here
for examination may reveal just what
happened to the Titanic below decks
when she struck the berg.
Two Big Explosions.
Second Officer Lightholder says the
Titanic did not break in two, but made
her dive ~diagonally into h sea and
that when half way under the waves
there were two explosions. which he
believed to be the boilers.
The survivors in the hospitals are
reported to be doing nicely this morn
ing. Contributions to the Titanic sur
vivors' relief fund continue to pour
in and over $50, 900 has been raised so
far. No more clothing is needed.
Crew Departs Happily.
Happy were the members of the tt
tanIc.s surviving crew az they prepared
to depart this morning on the Lapland.
Generous merchants and others had
fitted them out with clothing, hats,
brushes. razors and numerous. other
things for their use, together with sums
Of money for their immediate needs.
Other sums of money will be sent later
by the relief committees
j. Bruce Ismay discussed with inter-
viewers today the work of the Senate
investigating committee, which he
characterized as "brutally unfair" He
said:
ismay Is Peeved.
Il cannot understand this senatorial
inquiry. They are going at 1t in a
manner that seems unjust and the in
justice lies heaviest upon me. Why,
1 cannot wen protect myself by hav-
ing my counsel ask questions. Don't
misunderstood me by thinking that l
mean questions calculated to twist wit
nesses up; on the contrary, questions
intended to simplify involved mean
ings.'
Discussing his departure from the
Titanic, Mr.. Ismay said: Il have
searched my min with deepest care.
/ have thought long Owe each single
incident that 1 could recall. 1 am sure
that Z did nothing that I should not
have done. My conscience is clear, n
1 have not been a lenient judge Of my
acts.
"Just a Passenger"
II tell you that If / thought that in
the slightest way 1 had don anything
wrong 1 would never have another
| happy moment. l o the chances of
escaping when it came to mel did not
seek it. Every woman and child a
beer. cared for before 1 left the boat.
And more, all the men within reach
had been taken care of before / took
my turn. And why shouldn't / take
my turn? There are only two classes
on a ship-the crew and the passengers.
I was a passenger. 1t is true / am
president Of the company, but l did
not consider myself any different from
| the rest of the passengers. / look no
other mans place"
IsMAY WAS ANXIOUS
TO ESCAPE AMERICA
New York, April 22.-One reason why
Senator William Alden Smith, or Mich
| igan, chairman of the Senate commit
tee named to investigate the Titanic
disaster, hurried to New York Thurs
day night to begin the inquiry was
made known today when it was an
nounced that a wireless message sent
by J. Bruce Ismay, president of the
International Mercantile Marine COM
company, to Vice President Franklin,
Of the White Star line, asking that the
Cedric be stopped to take Mr.. Ismay
and the survivors of the Titanic crew
on board, was intercepted by a govern
ment boat and sent to Washington.
Senator Smith is quoted today as
saving he had understood in Washing
ton tina such messages had been ex-
changed and that this vas one OF the
reasons the Investigation had been
started without loss of time.