New-York tribune., 1912-04-18

| presently some thoughtful person turned
the chime Indicator Of the clock around
| To silent" and that innocent irritation
| Of overstrung nerves ceased
The London morning papers make
| further comment on the subject OF the
! number OF boats carried by steamers,
! and cali insistently on the government
- revise the anteuuated regulations OF
the Board Of Trade. which date from
! 1902. The subject will come up in Par
| Lament to-day.
London, April 17.--While another anx-
ous day passed without further news OF
! the disaster 10 the Titanic. there is every
! evidence that sympathy has been aroused
| almost throughout the world Several for
| eign governments have dispatched TO the
British government messages Of coincidence
for the sufferers. The King to-day S-
| pressed his sorrow in n message 10 Presi-
! dent Taft. and has sent a gift Of S2.625 10
the Mansion House fund for the relief Of
| the sufferers. The Queen has given S1,$l0
| and the Queen Mother Alexandra $1,000 10
the same fund.
oscar Hammersten mas profered and
| the Lord Mayor mas accepted, the use OF
! his opera house for an entertainment in aid
| of the fund The Shipping Federation has
given s10600 10 the Mayor OF Southamp-
| tons fund. Some public institutions are
| Offering TO take care OF the orphaned chill
dren OF the crew. Large firms are con-
| tributing literally TO the various relief
| funds while Covent Garden and other leaa-
| ing theatres are preparing special perform
| ances to aid In the relief work
Contributions TO the relief fund include
the following $1,000 Morgan. Grenfen x
! Co: 800 Edward Grenfell: $500, Barring
Brothers; 1850. Mrs Mckay Edgar; $3.50.
Mrs. Alfred Vanderbilt
Public Begins TO Wake Up.
! The public has now begun 10 realize that
| lives have been sacrificed through an in
sufficiency Of boats, and strong feeling
| is developing that the government Board
| of Trade has been greatly remiss in falling
| 10 provide regulations To meet modern re
quirements. and there is likely to b" con-
| siderable agitation in an1 out OF Parlia-
| rnent on the subject.
| II IS nov recalled that just prior to the
first trip of the Olympic member Of the
| House of Commons asked sydney Buxton,
! President Of the Board OF Trade. "A question
AS TO the number OF boats she carried.
The President OF the Board OF Trade re-
piled that the Olympic carried fourteen
! lifeboats and two ordinary boats. with an
aggregate capacity OF 9.752 cubic feet. which
! is in excess OF requirements under the
! statutory rules.
Naval architects are already busying
themselves with the problem Of designing
deck which can be slipped from sinking
! liner" said John Harvard Biles, vice-presi-
dent OF the Institution Of Naval Archi-
| tects. during the course Oi an interview
| to-day
THE problem Is chiefly that OF the ex-
pense Of the apparatus. which would be
/ used only once In nifty years" he said.
| Just Within the Regulations.
Figures from the highest official source
supplied to-day by one Of the most promi-
nent British naval designers show that ~"
souls was the greatest number that could
possibly be saved with the apparatus car
ried on board the Titanic. That vessel
facilities were just within the Board oi
Trade regulations, which specified that
] ship must be equipped with wooden or metal
! boats sufficient TO carry $50 passengers from
a lOOOO-ton vessel. Collapsible boats, RATS
aad other apparatus not carried on davlts
must be supplied to accommodate three
fourths as many. making the total It would
be possible to save under the Board OF
Trade rules 962 The plans show that the
Titanic carried lifeboats TO accommodate
go persons Each of the eighteen lifeboats
was capable Of taking ffty-three passcn-
gers There is no evidence on the plans 10
show that the Titanic carried ans collap-
sibIe boats or RATS her llfeboats putting
her barely within the Board o! Trade regu-
lations. Comparisons with the Oceanic and
the Campania. which are much smaller,
show that they carry twenty boats each.
while the Lusitania has only sixteen. The
Boa rd Of Trade rules laid down in 1895 take
as their basis IO.0O-ton ships and apply only
TO ships with water-tight compartments. 1t
does not appear that in the large ships OF
later date any attempt to increase the nfe-
saving apparatus beyond that required by
the regulations was made
Peace Committee Takes Action.
4 meeting Of the executives Of the Brit
Ism committee for the celebration Of the
centenary of peace. held under the presi-
dency of Earl Grey, to-day passed the fo-
lowing resolution:
This committee formed To celebrate the
centenary OF unbroken peace ana TREND
shin bctweeu the British Empire and the
United States o. America desires 10 con-
vev the expression OF its profound and
heartfelt sympathy TO the families Of those
who have been lost with the Titanic. In
pariicular II desires tn express It's solicl-
tude for the safety of william I. Stead. a
member OF this committee, who was uay-
eling by the vessel on a mission OF peace.
A memorial service for he victims is 10
be held at st. Paul's Cathedral on April ".
Much indignation is still expressed IN
connection with the publication of the tele-
grams stating that the Titanic was In TO"
OF the Virginian just after the news OF the
accident was received. Colonel Charles T.
Yate. Member OF Parliament for Leicester
shire. viii ask the president OF the Board
Of Trade in the House OF Commons II his
| attention has been drawn 10 the publica-
tion of the telegrams and whether their
l orign could be traced.