The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-10-01
Titanic Disaster Seems a
Poor Lesson
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No Use Iegi%a6ng Until Companies
are Fined for Observation-Disclosures
cations Have Been Disappointing
SO Far In the Extreme.

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the steamship Titanic" disaster in
both England and America have been
concluded in both countries. and the
practical result has been d~isappOint-
ing, for the present safety OF ocean
passengers has not been improved nor
safeSuarded.
This conclusion is b result Of
close and unbiased investigation by
travellers Of thirty years voyaging
and whose training and experience as
engineers entitle their opinion to Sc
rious consideration. Being voyagers
on one Of our great transatlantic
liners which arrived in Europe about
the middle Of July they devoted their
entire time while on board to ObSerV-
ing aud investigating and photograph
ing the details OF the entire boat
equipment installed for the safety Of
the passengers. The life boat equip
Rent is inadequate, antiQuated, i'm
practical, and the same as that in use
a hundred years ago. In case Of the
sinking OF the ship the loss Of life
would probably equal that OF the I'll
tan1c." and that tragedy would be du-
plicated with possible slight variations
Of detail.
The official board Of trade %certif-
cate framed and posted In the main
gangway confirms and practically
on AN1 A0oo oA AK A1a "oAA0 Z
suit from the sinking Of the steam
ship. She is licensed to carry 2,160
passengers and $40 crew, making q
grand total of about three thousand
souls. each of whom is entitled to
| equal place in the lifeboats. no matter
il he be the fmpecunious eTnigrant
with wooden shoes, the American mil
lionaire with his poodle, or the Brit
ish Aristocrat with his mOnocle. There
are twenty-five lifeboats which are
stated to carry 1920 persons and the
remaining LOO would be put into the
water on thirty-tWo RATS and In life
belts. The capacity of the rats is
not stated but close examination
shows they could not carry over ten
or twelve persons each, SO that at
least lace people would have to de-
disaster mono Of h 1900 people who
were thrown into the Icy water and
sustained by life belts were living at
ter about forty minutes. all dying from
the effect OF the chill OF the ice cold
water. Those On the life RATS would
probably not survive much longer, as
when loaded the RATS would be
awash, and their clothing being con-
SANITY saturated with the ice water
they would not survive in a calm sea
much over two hours, and in a rough
sea would soon be benumbed and
swept off the fiat surface. To &C
eommodate these 1000 people there
would be standing room only On RATS
and in lifeboats. It would be wise Of
the steamship companies to eliminate
the swimming pools and supply their
, weight with 1ifeboats de luxe, which
, would promptly be rented by million
) aire passengers.
After all the lessons OF this disas-
ter the American government on
tinueS to neglect the protection OF its
, citizens from the rapacfty or conserv-
atism OF foreign steamship companies
! who entirely control their own gov
eminent safety regulations through
intangible influence.
. This state Of danger to American
. citizens, who from choice or neces.
. sity, are voyaging on the sea, is a
i. continuation OF the chronic condition
: OF Indifference to the security Of life
. which has long been a scandal in gu
. country. Our Congress, although
prompt in the Investigation, and afte,
: passing laws that would protect gu,
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