Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-29
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CAPTAIN TO Blame B |. A ! ||E|: !.
s'rrITANlc's SKIPPER Held ilE:lIi'sE RI Re- !.
sPoNsi1LEFFo DISASTER in q
q SENATE ,REPoRT:$ IS
j. BRu ICE lsMlAY. SCORED RED
Other Officers Of the White Star Line
Il Ar }scathinsly4 Denounced IN Doeu. Al
ment Prepared by Senator
u William Alden Smith. S

Arrangement of ]. Bruce Ismay and
the White Star line Off Gals in New
I York,sa stern denunc iation OF many IAN
members OF the g pickup crew OF the
Titanic crew, and sweeping charges OF
sdncompetency In the management OF
the line, will be made in the report
Of the special sub.c COMMITTEES appoint;
4 ed to investigate into the Titanic dis dis
5taster by the United States senate
which will be given to the senate Tues 91'
day morning TIL repo rt will be sub 10
united by Chairman I: lillian Alden Ilte
Smith Of Michigan & II 81 Il 81 Il {
Taken together, the facts as they
will be presented in the report, q con- on
stitute the most startling indf ctme n1 az
OF a great passenger carrying corp ora 9:
ltions that has ever been found by an,
3tnyestig ating body appointe BY the 2;
senate. 81 "a S9 ~:
The report spares neither Bruce
BIsmay nor is sub ord tnates in New
York, " hose Jug Cling with the truth
after ceiving news FROM Montreal
that the; Titanic had sunk are severe
~ critic ized Emp basis sis laid on IN the ! 9
cruelty of sending out such a d dis
patch as that receive by Represen-.
sstativA Hughes Of West Virginia, whose
n daughter was on the Titanic with her
husband and was told in q elegram,,
! signed BY the " hite Star line. that
8 the Titanic was being toWed into Hall ali
rs IL . i
Direct. respo ilitys for at the sacci.
dent Is laid on Capt ain Smith, and #
point ed out that had he needed the
warnings Of ice sent him by the
sAmefika and other vessels the lives
8ofS the i ,G31 5yict Tins would have been
saved d 81. VI.
Pointing out that the speed of the
Titanic Just before she struck the ice
berg was 2411s miles an hour, and that
Sit had been steadily Increased after
receiving ice warnings by telegrap phi,
!, the report asserts that The presence
on board OF Ismay, the managing d.
d1ector OF the line, and ndreWs, the
onstructor for Harlan VI &, Wolf, the
& $ntractors, was 1und oubtedly an in.
Gntive to making this great speed.
sIt Is II stated that Rresid ent SsIsmay,
who got away safely, was advised inn
1me diately Of the danger. while many
i$5ofs the passengers we're not the Inn,
pact, although equal In momentum to
the impact OF the Il combined broad
sides OF twenty great battles ships, be.
ing scarcely felt on the vessel, such
was her giant q size and tremendous
stability. n
The report relates that the pickup
crew with which the White Star line,
manned the vessel were unac quainted
with each other and their duties.
There, was the utmost confusion u when Is.
the vessel struck. x: III 81
Much space Is devoted to q brief,
and effective recital OF the Incidents
on the vessel after the Iceberg NJ had
sid along her side, leaving q great
gaping hole III the starbo BOARD bilge
through which water was pouring att
such a rate that she sank 20 feet with
In very few hours. Ii ssS.$ ..35
!, 1t Is noted that the W ther was
clear and perfect, the sea being calm
with mo swell zcondi tions that would
have been ideal for; the saving Of all
hands on board had there been but
adequate life saving apparatus and 7
adequate sailors TO man them Butt
although, there was room In the life
boats for j. 75 persons, the report
says but 7O4 persons we're put into
them owing to the disorganized and
! disorderlys condition \ Of the crew.
Twelve persons were afterward Ia e; j.
!. ken out Of the, water. j. s3sS,
Special stress is laid on the utter
failure Of the junior officers, who B
were among the first to leave the ship,
to make any effort whatever. to rescue ]
many Of the members, Of theS crew for
whom room-mig ht easily have been
found in the Elifeboats. n 5.3: ..f NJ
The report riddles the ASSERTION OF
many OF the members of the crew that
the sudden drop In the temperature 4
which was noted and testified to by
almost every witness placed under ex--
animation. was no warning Of the ap-
{proach Of ice. Z, X, III Nh ag u, 4.
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