SOME OF THE SAVED.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1417, 18 April 1912, Page 5

SOME OF THE SAVED.

MANAGING DIRECTOR ESCAPES. SHIP IN WATER TWO MILES DEEP. London, April 10. Tho Canard liner Carpathin, soiling to New York, picked up BGG (P G6C) persons from the Titanic. They were in lifeboats, and mostly consisted of wOmoii. Included in the number irere Sirs. Jacob Astof (wife of tlia capitalist), the Countess of Rothes (wife of the Earl of Rothes), Sir Cosmo Diiff-Gordon, Mr. Bruce Ismay (managing director of the White Star Line), and Mr. Behr (the tennis player). Tho Titanic lies in water two miles deep, between Sable Island and Cape Race. She can'icd a million pounds worth of diamonds and half a million pounds worth of pearls. Mr. Koranu Carlyle Crnig, K. 0.. M.P. for Iho Isle of Thnnet, had booted his passage by (ho Titanic, but cancelled il. A prominent bank' r estimates Mint in-i'tity ibeai'd tho tp«s*l veto iro<tii * hwdroil million BUrUug«

PITEOUS SCENES. THE NEWS IN ENGLAND. STATEMENT BT MB. ASQUITH. London, April IG. The members of tho House of Commons stood bareheaded whilst the Prime Minister, Mr. Asquith, read tho latest telegram stating that all tho boats were accounted for, and that G7f> souls had been saved. "We must brace ourselves," said the Prime Minister, "to confront an event which appals tho imagination." He expressed the House's deep admiration at the manner the best traditions of the sea had been upheld in saving those least ablo to savo themselves. Thoro were piteous scenes at the White Star Company's office at Cockspur Street. Relatives wero waiting for hours for news, nnd many provincial people, in failing to obtain news in Liverpool, came to London. Tho official? were only ablo to point to tho Carpathia's wireless:—"Found boats, wrockago only." Similar scenes were enacted at Southampton, of which city practically the whole of the i)O3 of tho crew were natives. There is scarcely a family in tho town which has not a relative or friend. Tho Paris ofliees of tho Whito Star Company wci'o besiege:! by weeping inquirers. Tho flags cn shipping in Continental ports are flown at half-mast. ABNORMAL ICE. j LARGE FIELDS OFF NOVA SCOTIA. | I Ottawa, April IC. Liners arriving at Montreal report abnormal ico in tho North Atlantic. Several vessels met with large ice-fields off the coast of Nova Sofia. COURSES SHIFTED SOUTn. London, April 10. In consequence of the ice, tho White Star and other steamers have arranged to cross tho Atlantic at a lower latitude. GERMAN SYMPATHY. MOTION IN THE REICHSTAG. Berlin, April 10. On tho motion of Hcrr Kaompf (President of the Reichstag), tho Reichstag expressed its grief with England on tho disaster.

All tho mombersroso in their seats a mark of sympathy. THE VESSEL'S PASSENGERS. WERE THERE ANY NEW ZEALANDERS? It is unlikely that thero were many Now Zeaknders included in the Titanic's big list of passengers. Tho habit of the touring New Zealander is protty well defined. Jlr. Horace Cramond, manager for Thomas Cook and Sons, states that as a rule New Zealand people loavc liero early in tho year to catch tho spring, or at least the early summer, in' England, and that those who pnrposo visiting America usually do so in tho summer time, and cold weather still prevails in America. Unless they had urgent business to transact, or it was imperative to make a dash Tor tho colonies via America it is extremely unlikely that thero were any New Zealandera oil the Titanic. The fact that there is ice so low down as to 1m in the track of the big steamer proved that it was tho "off" season for passenger-traffic on the Atlantic. ON THE WATERSIDE. SOLE TOPIC IN SHIPPING CIRCLES. Practically the solo topic of conversation amongst shipping men at Wellington yesterday was tho wreck of the Titanic. Early in tho morning little groups of seafaring folk could be seen discussing tho tragedy, and, when approached, these men hardened to sea life, uppearcd to be deeply moved. Ono officer was heard to remark, "I was standing on deck about 6.30 a.m., and I heard a newspaper boy calling out that tho Titanic had sunk, and that 1500 people had perished. Do you know my heart stood still. I could not realiso it. It is the most terrible affair I have ever heard of." Some longshoremen were in this particular group, and passed somo remarks about wrecks. Tho officer in question turned to them and said, "You fellows do not know what it is like to be shipwrecked. It is a terrible experience to be wrecked in midocean, and no land within hundreds of miles of you.- Tho sensations one experiences cannot bo told. No doubt hundreds of thoso poor souls on board tho Titanic had no means of escape. They simply went down with the ship, and the enormous suction caused by tho 60,000 tons displacement dragged all and sundry under. The sight must lmve been appalinir." It is said that many stewards who wcro on tho White Star liner Corhitliic when she last visited Wellington wcro sent to join the Titanic at Liverpool. Yesterday all the vessels in port and various shipping offices flew their bunting at half-mast, out of respect to thoso lost in the disaster. NEW ZEALAND SYMPATHY. REFERENCE BY THE GOVERNOR. (By Telefriph.—Bsscial Correspondent.) Auckland, April 17. The wreck of the Titanic was feelingly reforred to to-day by I he Govern®!' in n speech at the opening of tho branch of the Overseas Club. Ho was, ho said, voicing tho sentiment that was in the hearts: of everyone in the Dominion, in expressing his deepest grief at tho appalling calamity. At the moment they could only hope the news had been exaggerated, and that later particulars would show the disaster was less serious than now appeared. Evidently it was a tragedy so appalling as to be almost unprecedented in it* force as a. maritime catastrophe. On behalf of the Dominion, he voiced their deepest sympathy with thoir fellow British subjects who wefe going through hours of anxiety and sorrow, and, coupled with it, their sympathy and compassion for those over the water who were in manv Tespects their kith and kindred—the people of tho United States—where so ninny families were now in a state of bereavement and anxiety. PRIME MINISTER'S CABLEGRAM. The Prime Minister yesterday forwarded the following telegram to his Excellency the Governor for transmission to the Secretary of State for the Culoniest— ■'Wellington. April 17, 191:!. "His Excellency the Gavciiior, "Auckland. "Tfii Onvsr-nmeut o.'id p?oj'l« of Jfnw Zmituid Mfl .dwjjly scMTJtd At tlw totrihlq

catastrophe tlint lias overtaken their friends, both HrilMi nnd American, in the loss of (ho Titanic. Kimllv convey ■New Zealand'* grief nt'.tlio «ppnlliiiK li"3 of valuable lives.

"(Signed) T. MACKENZIE." (By Telegraph—l'i-ces Association.)

YVanganui, April 1". A large meeting of ratepayers who had ns.-embled (o hear a ppoocli by one of the candidates fin- (lie .Mayoralty to-night passed a resolution ol sympathy in connection with tho Titanic catastrophe. A. copy of the revolution is to lie l'onvardcd to flip I'reniirr.

Auckland, April 17, flis Excellency the Governor lias dispatched thi' following message to the Secretary of State for the Colonies: "My Government and the people of New Zealand are deeply grieved «l the terrible catastrophe that has overtaken their triends, both British and American, in the loss nf the Titanic. Kindly convey New Zealand's grief at the appalling loss of valuable lives, (Signed) Islington." Gisborne, April 17. Feeling references were made to tho Titanic disaster by Mr. J. 1). Kirk, of the Chamber of Commerce, at a meeting held to-night to decide on what, form a presentation to Mr. Carroll should take, and on Mr, Kirk's motion a resolution expressivo of the sympathy of tho citizens of Gisborne with those bereaved was recorded, and tho Mayor was requested to telegraph to tho Premier, for transmission to tho proper quarter. The motion was carried in silence, those present standing, and the meeting adjourned as a further expression of sympathy-.

Christchurch, April 17. At a meeting addressed by Mr. 11". ]jollaud, a cniulidnlo for tho .Mayoralty, tonight, a resjlution was proposed by Sir. L. M. lsitt, M.l\, and passed, expressing profound sorrnv and sympathy with (ho bereaved relatives of tho crew' and passengers of tho Titanic, and placing on record tho meeting's admiration of tho gallant conduct of tlie oflicors and men m placing so many of tho women and

A Press Association message from Dunedin stalls that Kir Joseph. Ward yesterday afternoon cabled to .Mr. Asquith expressing liis groat sorrow at tho terrible loss of life occasioned by the foundering of the Titanic.