TITANIC DISASTER

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10622, 30 April 1912, Page 5

TITANIC DISASTER

CABLE NEWS

(United Press Association — By Electric Telegraph — Copyright.)

ARRIVAL OF SURVIVORS

AT SOUTHAMl J TO <. AN EMOTIONAL WELCOME. (Received Last Night, It), f0 o'clock.) LONDON, April 29. A detachment of the TiUinc's crew received an emotional . welcome at Southampton. An open air thanksgi/ing service was attended by naval and military reservists, territorials, a.n! 50.000 civilians. THE SURVIVING CREW. SOME STIRRING NARiI.ITIY'JSS. (Received Last Night, 9.35 o'clock.) LONDON, Ayril 29. One hundred and fifty-se. an of the Titanic's crew have arrived, Tiiey declined to be examined until representatives of the Seafarers' Union were present. Some, however, freely narrate' l , incidents in connection with tho wreck. One of the crew said he ?aiv Captain Smith swim with a baby to a boat, and help others, afterwards returning to the vessel. He showed no desire to survive. Others state that an engineer was imprisoned in the pump-roo»n when the water-tight doors were closed. The wholo of tho. stokehoii watch wero drowned. There was no engineer on deck after the collision. The lights were kept goi.ig fr-til tho vessel was submerged. THE ENQUIRY COVIiNUED. IMPORTANT EVIDENCE. , MR ISMAY'S-'POSITIOX. (Received Last Night, 10.10 o'clock.) NEW YORK, April 29. Captain Moore, of the Mount Temple, stated that when he arrived at the Titanic's position at in the morning, he saw nothing but ice, and the tramp steamer Carpatnla informed him that she had picked up the boats. The. Titanic's speed was not wise in view of the warnings.: Undoubtedly tho Titanic was not in a fixed position. Properly estimated, she would bo eight miles further east than was reported. Etches, a steward, testnied that after Mr Ismay had twice called for more women to enter the boat, a woman advanced saying that there only the stewardesses. "NV'-d mind," exclaimed Mr Ismay, 'you wome" get in," and she obeyed. ■ Admiral Mahon, after expressing his opinion that the quesf'ct of censure or approval should ::vait the official investigation, in i-.«g.i.-d to the attacks upon Mr Ismay, whose company was responsible individually and collectively, and Mr Ismay personally, for the loss of life, his bc-lvof lfc«t the Titanic was unsinkable relieved Jiim of any n.'cral guilt, but not of lesppn.sibiliiy." Admiral Mahon added: '.'Mr Ismay was justified in taking a place in the beat because it was the last boat and half-filled, but as long • -a soul could bo- picked up, the obligation Icy with Mr Ismay that that petwn arc! not he should havo occupied the boat.

An American committee, consisting of the Captain of the Titanic's friends ore raising funds for his family.

ENGLISH ASSESSOR J APPOINTED. . UNDERWRITERS' LOSSES..; (Received April 29, a.m. ' LONDON, April 28. Rear-Admiral Hon. Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe, C.V.O . Captain A. W. Clarke, Commander Lyon, and Professor Biles (viec-presidein of the Institution of Naval Architects, consulting naval architect to His Majesty's India Office, and to t\v: Australian Commonwealth, has served on various Admiralty and Board of Trade com in it tees) will act as Lord Mersey's assessors in the enquiry inLo the Titanic disaster.

Owing to seven vessels be;'lg hopelessly overdue, tho underwriters losses for four months of the year total about £0,000,000. It is feared- that the Tita.uio's claims, including those for •'■argo and bv the passengers, will amount to £2,000,000.

LEGISLATION CONTROLLING WIRELESS.

(Received April 29, 10.30 a w ) WASHINGTON, April 28. Senator Smith, in an inlervmv, said he thought a good case Iris Icon established for legislation regit ding the use of wireless, particularly for an obligatory and continuous service