The evening world., 1912-04-16

"who were stunned by the magnitude of the disaster they had so unex.
pectedly encountered in midocran.
Thus it was that the Carpatha headed about and proceeded to rerace
her way TO New York. At o'clock this morning she was pushing her
way through a great sea of floating ice. Necessarily her progress must
be slow until she reaches falrerNweather conditions.
The Carpathia Is a thitrn.knot ship. Under the most favorable
circumstances she cannot reach, Ambrose Channel Light until late Thurs
day night. 1t is hardly probable that she will be able to come up the Bay
before Friday morning.
The Carpathia, according to the Cunard Line officials, is not unduly
crowded. With the 800 survivors Of the Titanic disaster and her own
complement of passengers aboard, she is caring for only 100 people in
quarters that will comfortably accommodate $500. Inasmuch as she is
provisioned for a cruise to the Mediterranean and sailed from New York
April II, there is plenty Of food on the ship.
White Star line officials. announce that by order of H. r. Stuart
Acting Collector of the Port Of New York, in the absence of Collector
Loeb, the customs regulations have been suspended In the case of the
steamship Carpathia.
Acting Collector Stuart has requested the Quarantine officer to pass
The Carparthia to her dock at once upon arrival, SO As to facilitate the
landing Of the passengers. This undoubtedly will be done, for the reason
that the Carpathla has not touched a foreign port since leaving New York
on her way to the Mediterranean.
LINERS SEARCH VALNLY FOR SURVIVORS,.
A despatch from Halifax states that the steamer Partisan is approach
ing that port from the scene of the wreck and will arrive tomorrow
morning. The captain OF The Partisan reports by wireless that he steamed
for many hours through masses Of heavy field ice and floating wreckage
looking for survivors of the Titanic, but sighted no life RATS or bodies
He added that the weather was very cold and that if any persons had got
away from the Titanic on pieces of wreckagc they expired from exposure
before help arrived.
The Allan liner Virginia, bound for Glasgow, had no better luck than
TIE Partisan. She cried the vicinity of the wreck without avail and. is
now steaming eastward to her destination. The Olympus is still standing
by the scene of the wreck, to relay wireless messages carrying the names
Of the survivors. The CapathhaS wireless apparatus mas q rauuS OF
only $50 miles
+, Nothing is likely to be heard directly from the Carpatha until late
tonight, or early tomorrow morning. when she will be south OF ana
abreast of Sable Island. The powerful land station there Will PICK up
ne Carpathia's wireless messages for several hours.
Sometime tomorrow night or early Thursday morning the Carpatfia
should come within the radius of the station at Siasconset, Nantucket
whence was sent the bulletins telling Of the progress Of life saving during
The sinking of the Republic. All day Thursday the Capathia will he in
Communication with the wireless stations along the southern shore o
Long Island.
y BELIEVE ICE FLOE TORE OUT HER SIDE.
The impression that the Titanic was struck along one of her sides by
I" an iceberg and not head-on is gaining among naval men. Either li
= theory Is entertained or the theory that she ran upon a submerged ice no
that tore away the plates along the keel The entife length of the ship.
4 II Is a curious coincidence that Theodore Wells, 4 naval designer, o
No. 81 Broadway, told The Evening Worli this afternoon that the Iitani
mast have been struck a blow along the side, at the same time a cbl
who designed both the Titanic and the Olympic. Designer Carlisle
quoted:
81 never thought there was such a thing as an unsuitable ship
When the news first came that the Titanic was sinking by The head
thought il likely that she would reach port. The fact that she sank within
four hours after the impact with the ice indicates that her side was tori
ok."
Nj Carlisle added: Everything that could reasonably I've thought O
was done in the case of the Titanic and the Olympus in regard Ito the Al
ranging of the bulkheads and other details in order to mnimhe the risk O
ordinary accident
"a. As to the number OF boats carried by the Titanic M. Carlisle said:
81 am of opinion that the large ships Of the present day DO not carr
anything like a sufficient number of boats, but until the Board of Trad
4 and the governments Of other countries require sufficient boats to be cal
rd shipowners cannot afford such extra top weight. As a matter OF ia:
both the Titanic and the Oympic were fitted with iavhs designed for an
capable Of carrying four times the number Of boats actually fitted in III
ships when they went TO sea. Although 4 large margin was then left
think am correct in saying that the Titanic carried 50 per cent. over III
number of boats required by the Board of Trade rules"
M. Carlisle also thought that The Board of Trade should make il con
pulsory to close the watertight compartment doors Of ships between SUI
set and sunrise. He continued: