Evening journal., 1912-04-18

lished censorship over the Car
pathia's wireless. Today, the COM
mander of the scout cruiser Chester
reported officially to Washington
that when he asked the Carpathia for
the story of the disaster he was curt
" refused. This. too, in the face
of the fact that he explained that
the President of the United States
whose personal friend and military
aide. Major Archibald Butt. went to
the bottom with the Titanic, wanted
to know.
This has resulted in criticism OF
Ismay and fear that when the real
story does finally become known IL
will show that the accident might
have been avoided had the Titanic
slowed down in the ice. Navigators
here are anxious to know what orders
Captain Smith received from the
owners regarding the time he was
expected TO dock his charge on this
side. The Titanic had been adver-
tised as an express train boat
which would leave and arrive on
schedule aud with whose operation
nothing could interfere"
The condition of the survivors is
unknown. All messages sent to rela-
tives we're uniform in their wording
indicating that they had been penned
,bv the same hand and simply con-
ltained the Information that the sender
was safe There we're various rumors
which could not be run down that
some al least of the women who had
lost their loved ones we're on the
verge Of insanity as the result or
the shock. Il became evident as the
Carpathia approached nearer and
nearer 20 port that the story OF hor-
ror 10 be told would, eclipse any
thing ever known in history.
Privacy for Survivors.
The White Star line at o'clock this
morning posted a bulletin announcing
that the Carpathia will dock at
O'Clock tonight Every arrangement
has been made to expedite the land
ing of the survivors. General Nelson
II. Henry, surveyor Of the port ana
Commissioner of Immigration VIII
liams. with a large part Of their Of
fee force will-be in personal charge
on the dock The steamship company
has reserved accommodations at sew
eral hotels for those survivors who
want TO 90 to them. They have also
arranged that relatives shall be ad-
mitted to the dock and grouped in the
alphabetical sections in hope that
there will be no confusion to mar re-
unions. Only representatives OF the
press associations are to be admitted
TO the dock, and by order OF Mayor
Gaynor the streets in the vicinity are
TO be roped off by the police and all
photographers rigidly excluded
Mayor Gaynors letter to the COM
missioner is as follows;
Sir: On the arrival of the Carpathia
with the survivors of the Titanic, the
United States authorities will exclude
all photographers from the dock space
devoted to the customs service. You
will exclude all photographers or pic
ture takers from entrance to the rest
Of the dock. Also rope of large space
on the outside for the protection OF
these unfortunate people from all ap-
proach OF interference Of photograph
ers or anyone else We owe this to
them and let Il be Carried out strictly
"William j. Gaynor, Mayor
$4,000 Relief EEnd.
New York was In mourning today
Flags ON every building and on the
steamers in the harbor were dying AT
half-staff Relief funds for the nur-
vivors and for the dependants Of the
crew who lose their lives have been
started and within few hours totaled
more than $4,000 The Municipal
Lodging House has been set aside
by Mayor Gaynor for the use OF the
steerage refugees should It be de-
sired.
AS the day wore on the appre-
hension increased. Vague stories o.
the condition OF some OF the saved
on the Carpathia passed from persor
to person. None could be confirmed
but persons familiar with the situa
tion admitted that there was reason
10 believe they we're well-founded
These tender women and children
most OF them insuf1ciently dressed
had been exposed to freezing temper
afure In open boats for several hours
Then there was the shock OF the aw
ful realization that those they ha
loved best. were gone from them for
ever and they would hardly have bee
human had they not Collapsed.
Among those who went down wit
the ship, one report said today wa
Doc Owens. the most noted OF ocea
gamblers. Owens and FIVE compar
ions we're reported 10 have booke
on the Titanic in the hope Of bI
"clcan up" and are supposed to haN
gone TO the bottom with the ship.