Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-20

Viinnic admitted that there had been
no boat drills and that the life boats
were poorly handled.
zone thing comes 20 my mind above
all else" he said. I'VE OF the crew
realized at the start OF the trouble
that we were pnOrHanizod, and ai-
though every man did his best, we
were hindeFed IN getting the best re-
suits because we could not pull to-
gether. There had not been single
boat drill on the titanic"
one story, told By a fireman. runs;
"1he engineers stayed by the pumps
ana went down with the ship. The
flremen and stOkefs were sent on
deck five minutes before the Titanic
sahk. when Il was seen they would
inevitably be lost ~ they stayed
longer at their work OF trying 20 Keep
tha fires under the boilers ard the
pumps at work. The lights burned TO
the last because the dynamos were
run by oil englnes."
United states Senator Smith be-
lleves certain members Of the crew
that he held here for examination.
may reveal just what happened to the
Titanic below decks when she struck
the berg.
second officer IAghtholder says the
/ Iitanic did not break IN two but made
/ her dive diagonally into the sea and
chat when half way under there we're
two explosions which he believed were
boilers.
The survivors in the hospitals are
reported 10 be doing nicely Conulon-
tions 10 the survivors relief fund con
unucd to pour IN and more than $bO'-
0D0 has been raised.
Happy we're the survivors OF the
lTftnnic's crew as they prepared TO de.
ptirt today on the Iapland. Generous
merchants and others had fitted them
Tout with clothes, hats. brushes, razorH
land other things together with money
lfor their immediate needs. Other
money viii be sent later by the reiiel
committees.
j. Bruce Ismay discussed with IN
Reviewers the work Of the senate IN
Vesslgaling committee which he char
acterizes as "brntally unfair"
He said;
Il cannot understand this senatorial
inquiry. They are going a. Il IN 9
manner which seems unjust and the
Injustice lies heaviest upon me. Why
/ cannot even protect myself by hav.
ing my counsel ask questions. Doni
misunders' and me hy thinking ! mean
Questions calculated to twist Wit
nesses Up: on the contrary, questions
tending TO simplify involved mean
lngs,"
Disscussing his departure from the
TitaDic, Mr. ismay said;
II have searched my mind with
deepest care. ! have thought lonr
over each single incident that could
recall. am sure that | did nothing
that ! should not have done. My con
science Is clear and have not beer
d lculent Judge Of my acts.
4 y tell You that II ] thought that
I'm the slightest way Ind done any
Thing wrong I would never have an
iotEter happy moment. took tbs
chance OF escape when Il came 10 ms
Ia did not sees a. Every woman and
lchlld had been cared for before ! ief
the boat.
And more. al the men within reacl
i. had been taken care OF before ! tool
my turn And why shouldn't ] take
Inv turn? There are only two ciassel
on ship--the crew and the passen
lgers. | was q passenger,
. IA IA true / ann president Of tn
loompany but did NOT consider my
I self any different from the rest OF th'
, passengers. ! took no other man.
I lplace."
). Bruce Ismay and other official
lof the white Star i.ne were sun
: poenaed today by the senate lnvesti
: lgating committee 10 appear before
!, I'm washington Monday. the investl
cation in New York Will be concludes
A today.