THE TITANIC DISASTER

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 274, 16 May 1912, Page 5

THE TITANIC DISASTER

ISMAY'S DEBT. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright London, May 14. Mr. Ismay and his wife are providing an endowment fund of £II,OOO for pensions for disabaßL seamen and the widows of as a memorial to the heroism of the crew of the Titanic. THE BRITISH ENQUIRY. London, May 14. The captain of the Californian deposed that he was trying to converse by means of Morse lamp signals with an unknown vessel. The signals were apparently between him and the Titanic. He was certain that it was her white rockets that he had seen, and not distress signals. She was six miles off, He did not believe the vessel was the Titanic. He admitted thai if the Marconi operator had been aroused when the rockets were seen he would have picked up the Titanic's messages. Gibson, an apprentice, gave evidence that Stone, the second officer, looked through his glasses and reported that the vessel had a heavy list. Lord Mersey sharply examined Stone, who denied Gibson's statement, and [ asserted that he only thought they might have been distress signals after I he heard of the disaster.