CARPATHIALS CAPTAIN.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1561, 3 October 1912, Page 6

CARPATHIALS CAPTAIN.

LETTER TO WELLINGTON MAN. , -— \ Writing to a friend in Wellington on August 13, Captain A. H. Kostron, of tho steamer Carpathia (which rescued all those saved from the Titanic) says:— "I thank you for all the nice things you say, but to tell you the truth, dear friend, it has niado me more humble than proud. I am proud, but it is not the pride of conceit; it is a humble and a thankful pride—that 1 was given tho opportunity to do it. You understand 1 Now, don't judge Ismay harshly! Why should he be slated? I don't give, my personal opinion, but I can assure you ho is more to be- sympathised with than blamed, and—be just! Do you know I've received hundreds of letters from' nil over the world, and of course, mostly from peoplo I don't know—some.of them beautiful letters. ... I attended the inquiry and then the Cunard Company kindly gave me a holiday, and I wanted it. 1 haven't had any time to myself and was very tired and really douo up. Everyone has been most kind and sympathetic. I've had Ms of presents and, yes, I understand I'm to get a medal and a voto of thanks from Senate. 'The Spectator' was rather out of it as regards my silence, and 1 did not get any message from the President;. I didn'.t give any details simply because it took us all our time to send names and messages of survivors, and we could not get into touch from Monday night until Wednesday night, but ali the same I did keep a very strict censorship on all messages or else we could never have done anything."