1912-04-20 — Page 3

Page

THE HONGEONoG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 20TH, 1912.

THE “TITANIC" DISASTER.

GRAPHIC NARRATIVE BY

SURVIVORS.

The men stood back in absolute silence, some leaning on the rails or "pacing the deck. The boats were swung out, and lowered to the deck below, where the ladies got în quietly, except some who re- fused to leave their husbands. Some were

torn away from their husbands and pushed into the boats.

All this time there was no sign of disorder, or of any attempt to

MAGNIFICENTLY HEROIC BEHAVIOUR OF CREW AND rush the boats. There were no hysterical

PASSENGERS.

(THROUGH BHUTEE'S AGENCY.]

Reuter's New York correspondent states TEL FGRAMS.

that, according to stories told by survivors, revolver shots were heard as the Titanic went down. This occasioned the rumours that the Captain and Chief Engineer had committed suicide, but the rumours are discredited by survivors of the crew, who

say that the Captain was last seen leaping from the bridge as the decks were washed

away.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

TURKO-ITALIAN WAR

ITALIAN FLEET IN THE DARDANELLES.

LONDON, April 19th.

A Paris telegram says a wire has been received from Constantinople stating that

the Italian fleet entered the Dardanelles, one Italian vessel being sink.

SEVERAL TOWNS BOMBARDED

The

VARYING ACCOUNTS. or sobbing women, and it was extraordin- ary how self-controlled everyone was, even

The accounts of the scene when the liner when they realized that they might pre-struck the ice disagree... Some maintain A wire from Constantinople says it is sently be in the sea, with lifebelts as their that calm prevailed; others that wild dis- officially stated that the Italian warships only support. When the boats containing order broke out and that there was a mad fired on the forts in the Dardanelles. The the women and children had disappeared struggle for the boats. Some hysterical barracks at Sedilbohr, Orhanieh, and in the darkness, the word was given for survivors, who refused to give their names, Kumkalch were slightly damaged,

This was said the Captain and Chief Engineer com-Orhanich fort replied, damaging an Italian the men to enter the boats effected quietly. When I got away, it mitted suicided but these rumours are un- vessel, which caught fire and drew off. was one o'clock in the morning and beauti- confirmed and discredited.

The Italians subsequently put to sea. The Londoner Beesley; and the Ameri-Prior to their arrival in the Dardanelles, can Colonel Gracie deny that the officers the Italian ships, 29 in number, bombarded Samos, Mitylene and Rhodes. The bom used revolvers.

bardment was simultaneous with the open- ing of the Turkish Parliament, at which the Sultan, in a speech, said: "We desire peace, but only on condition of the main- Tonance of Turkey's sovereign right.”

Full details have now been received of the terrible disaster. The tele grams which reached us early yesterday morning stated that the "Carpathia," though easily within the zone of wireless telegraphy remained, for some inexplicable reason, "obstinately silent." Beyond serid-fully starlight, but there was no moon. ing the names of the survivors, she refused to reply to wireless enquiries, The sea was aa calm as a pond, and there even a message from President Taft asking for information being un- answered. From the telegraphed list neither Mr. Hays, the railway magnate,

ARRIVAL OF SURVIVORS AT NEW YORK.

LONDON, April 19th.

The Carpathia arrived at the pier at 8.37

was just a gentle heave, but it was bit- terly cold. In the distance, the Titanic

of names it appeared certain that looked enormous, outlined black against nor Colonel Astor have been saved.

The statement concludes as follows:

"We feel it our duty to direct the alten- tion of the public to the inadequate supply of life-saving appliances an modem ¦

in the evening. When the steamer arriy-passenger steamships, and we recommend that immediate steps be taken to compel ships to carry sufficient boats to hold the

maximum aboard."

ed, there were a thousand relatives and friende of the passengers assembled at the pier sheds including Mr. Morgan, Jun., and representatives of the Widener and Thayer families, who came from Philadel phia in special trains. Automobiles were rushing up outside, bringing others. Women were wailing as the steamer was slowly warped to the dock.

The statement also draws attention to

the lack of trained seamen to man the boats, and the insufficiency of officers to superintend their launching, and suggests an International Conference to recommend the passage of identical laws providing for

the safety of all at sea.

A SURVIVOR'S STORY.

The committee of the New York Stock Exchange brought to the pier. 320,000,

A Londoner named Beesley stated that collected among the members for distribu. tion among the needy survivors. Many the voyage from Queenstown was quiet doctors and nurses, and two ambulances and uneventful. were in attendance.

The weather was very fine and calm, but very cold, particularly The Senate Committee appointed to; on the last day. He says: "I had been in make an investigation of the disaster my berth about ten minutes when, at about intended to board the Carpathia at sea. | 10.15, I felt a slight jar, and then, soon but the liner developed unexpected speed after, a second one, but it was insufficient and reached the pier before the Committee arrived in New York.

I

to cause the slightest anxiety. However, the engines were stopped immediately.” There was some delay in the docking I first thought we had lost a propellor, and of the Carpathi, owing to the taking off went on deck in my dressing gown. of thirteen lifeboats belonging to the found that only a few people had come Pilanie. The survivors began landing at up, similarly dressed, to inquire the cause 9.35, and as they entered the street. of the jar, but were in nowise anxious. I dead silence fell on the crowd, and even saw a game of cards taking place in the the flashlight batteries of the Press photo smoking room, and I went inside to inquire graphers for a moment ceased their if they knew anything, and it seems they bombardment.

felt more of the jar than I Looking out of a window, I saw a huge iceberg pass elose to the ship, and I thought, we had

STATEMENT BY THE SURVIVORS.

the starry sky, with every porthole blaz ing. It was impossible to think there was anything wrong, but for the ominous tilt

of the bows, where the water had now reached the lowest row of portholes. At about 2 a.m., she was observed to be set-

thing very rapidly by the bows, the bridge being completely submerged. She slowly tilted straight on end, with her stern vertically upwarda. The lights flashed and then went out altogether. I heard the machinery roaring down through the vea- sel with a rattle and a groaning audible for miles. It was the most weird sound imaginable in mid-ocean. She remained upright for a time, which I estimate at about five minutes, with about 150 feet of her hull towering up black against the sky. Then, with a quiet, slanting dive, she disappeared, and there fell on our ears the most appalling noise a human being ever listened to, the cries of hundreds of of our fellow beings straggling in the icy water, calling for help, a cry which we knew could not be answered,

DEATHS AMONG THE RESCUED.

It is reported from Now York that one of the Titanic's survivors died in a boat and five on board the Carpathia, from hardship and exposure.

"BALTIC" HAS NO SURVIVORS.

The liver Baltic has sent a wireless

THE TROUBLE IN FEZ.

LONDON, April 19th. Reuter's correspondent at Tangiers wires

message to Liverpool, stating that there that news has been received from Fez that are no survivors aboard.

THE "TITANIC'S" BOAT

ACCOMMODATION.

the trouble is not general, but that in several quarters of the town there were. revolts against local measures. Several Frenchmen were killed, but the Embassy is safe. Reinforcements have arrived from

Maquinez.

A GERMAN DUEL

LONDON, April 19th. Reuter's correspondent at Berlin tele- graphs that Lieutenants Von Puttkamer and Von Bringen fought a duel. The latter, who is a nephew of the Minister for War, is believed to have been fatally wounded. It is believed that the quarrel was over a love affair.

TRUCULENT MEXICO.

Mr. Sydney Buxton, Fresident of the

Commons that the Titanic had boat accom- Board of Trade, stated in the House of

modation for 1,178 passengers, besides 48 lifebuoys and 3,500 lifebelts. She was certified to carry 3,500 souls, and had actually on board 2,205. Mr. Buxton made & detailed statement on the attitude of the Board of Trade regarding life-saving ap- pliances for passengers carried by vessels. He said that recently the Committee had considered the advisability of increased provision, but now the Titanic disaster had created a new situation, which must be considered, he hoped, without panic. OTHER NARRATIVES.

He was straid the Government had no Another passenger on the Carpathia says was not prepared to express an opinion power to prevent Atlantic racing, and he

that sixteen lifeboats were sighted. The as to whether vessels should be prevented, transfer of the passengers was a pitiable during the Spring, from taking the north-justifiable incident. sight. Bopes were tied to the waists of ern route. The matter would, however, be the adults, and the children and babies searchingly inquired into, and there must were placed in bags and hoisted to the also be a full inquiry into the loss of the deck. Some of the boats were not half Titanic. full and others were crowded with people some in evening dress and others in All were nightclothes and blankets. hurried to the saloon and given a hot breakfast. They had been in the boats

A Committee of the surviving passengers grazed it, with a glancing blow. None four or five hours in a moat biting wind.

has issued the following statement- "We, the undersigned surviving passen.

of the passengers had any conception that xers of the Titonic, in order to forestal the ship was pierced below water by, a any sensational or exaggerated state- submerged part of the iceberg, and the ments, deem it our duty to give the Treas game went on, pone thinking disaster had occurred. I retired to my cabin and read a statement of the facts which have come to our knowledge and which we believe till the ship went on again. I never saw

t. be true.

"On Sunday, the 14th April, at about 11:30 on a cold, starlit night, the ship struck an iceberg which had been reported to the bridge by the look-outs, but not early enough to avoid a collision. Steps were immediately taken to ascertain the dam- age and to save the passengers and ship Orders were given to put out the lifebelts and the boats were lowered. The asual distress signals were sent out by wireless, and rockets were fired at intervals. For-

1

any of the card players or onlookers again. A little later, hearing people going up- stairs, I went out on deck again and found everyone wanting to know why the engines were stopped. No doubt many were wakened from sleep by the sudden stop ping of the vibration. I noticed a list, from the stern to the bows, and imagined that some of the front compartments had filled and wore weighing the ship down. I again went below for warmer clothing, and as I was dressing, I beard the order: "All passengers on deck with lifebelts," tunately the Carpathia received the wire. We all walked up slowly, wearing life- less at about midnight, and arrived on the belts over our clothing, and even then we scene of the disaster at about four in the presumed that this was merely a wise pre- morning of Monday. The anrvivors were caution the Captain was taking, and that received on board with the most touchingwe should return shortly and retire to

1 bed. There was a total absence of panic,

care.

There was no demonstration, not a sob being heard. All seemed stunned by the shock of the experience. Divine Service was held after breakfast. Four survivors died soon after reaching the deck of the Carpathin.

À PATHETIC HYMN.

SUBSTANTIAL SUBSCRIPTIONS TO

RELIEF FUND.

The funds for the relief of "the de- pendents of the crew who lost their lives is rapidly moanting. The Mansion House Fund now amounts to £25,000. The White Star Line has given 1,000 gulbene, while operatic, theatrical and other per- formances are being given in aid of the fands.

LONDON, April 19th. A message from Mexico City states that Mexico has replied to the warning of

Washington to admonish Mexico baanse the United States and denies the right of

the admonition is not based upon any

It affirm that Mexico in not responsible for ants coin- mitted in the rebellious territory, though she will accept responsibility for every losa sustained by foreigners legally charge- able to the Government.

A LARGE CHEQUE.

INTIMATIONS

DISTRESSING ECZEMAS And Other Itching Skin Troubles

atiem SOAP

Instantly Relieved by CUTICURA

Soap and Ointment

When all else fails. No other emollients afford such com- fort to skin-tortured and dis- figured sufferers, young and old, and do it so economi- cally because so speedily.

Samples with p, book free from negré dopot: dept. 12, 27 Charterhouse Sq, London: B.

D&G Bydney, N. 6. W. Lonnon, Lvi., Cape

Town; Matter, Marlon & Co., Calcutta und Bomboy; Potter 1, &C. Corp, sola prope, Boston, D. B. A

87-1

Chs. J. Gaupp

& Co..

ALEXANDEA BUILDINGS,

CHATER ROAD.

WATCHMAKERS,

-AND---- JEWELLERS, OPTICIANS,

FINEST QUALITY

DIAMOND JEWELLERY

A SPECIALITY.

ENGLISH, AMERICAN AND SWISS

GOLD AND SILVER

WATCHES.

LONDON, April 19th. In transferring the Union Castle Lin: to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, Mr. Owen Philipps handed a cheque for. £5,173,572 18. 2d. to Mr. Mieriles, who gave in exchange the transfers of all the CLOCKS Union Castle ordinary shares, except about 500 balonging to eight shareholders, This is the second biggest cheque, ever drawn upon the Bank of England.

THE LATE MR. STEAD.

The newspapers are devoting columns to the career of the late Mr. W. T. Stead,

CHINA'S LOAN DIFFICULTIES. eulogising his brilliant writings as creat-

LONDON, April 19th. ing a new era in journalism.. Prominent references are made to his association with Spacie Bank and Russia the Russo- Japan has designated the Yokohama

to Mr. Steal for having inspired Manection with the Chinese loan. the lato Cecil Rhodes and a tribute is paid Asiatic Bank to represent them in con- Rhodes' will.

According to the story of another passenger, the Titanic crashed into the berg almost immediately after sighting it the levers operated on the bridge, stopped a quarter of a mile away. Simultaneously

the engines and closed the bulkheads. The Captain on the bridge, summon tal! passengers to put on life preservere, and INSURANCE ON THE "IMPERATOR" ordered the boats lowered. The first boat contained mostly males, as they were the first to reach the deck. When the rush of women and children began, "women was the rule strictly observed. The officore drew their revolvers, but in most cases they were not used. As the last of the boats drew away, the ship's hand gathered in the saloon, and near the end, played "Nearer, my God, to Thee."

first

The statement pays a tribute to the possibly owing to the exceedingly calm. It is believed that the explosion of the treatment of the survivors on board the

night, and the absence of any signs of acci- .'

boilers, due to the admission of ice cold

Carpathia and proceeds to point out that dent. The ship. was absolutely still, and water, broke the ship in two. the Board of Trade passengers' certificate except for a gentle tilt downwards, which allowed for 3,500 passengers, but the life-I don't think one person in ten would have bost accommodation was sufficient only

The total aboard was 2,340. noticed, there were no signs of approach- Those rescued by the Carpathia were ing disaster.

for 930.

First Class

Second Class

Third Class

Officers

Seamen

Stewarda Firemen

910

96

773

745

But in a few moments we saw the covers lifted from the boats and the crews stand- ing by ready to lower them. We then realised that something serious had oc curred. The people were now pouring up from below, and presently came the order: "All men stand back from the lifeboata; all ladies retire to the next deck below."

RUMOURED SUICIDE OF CAPTAIN

AND CHIEF ENGINEER.

Every

effort will be made to hold a conference at the earliest possible date either in

Landon or the Continent, to discuss the

arrangements.

MR. ARTHUR SASSOON'S WILL

LONDON, April 19th.

The late Mr. Arthur Sassoon left estate

"Insurance circles are keenly interested in the negotiations opened up by the Ham- burg-American Company for the insurance of the new liner Imperator which has a tonnage of 50,000, says an exchange. The value mentioned is £1,000,000, and the undertaking would require the co-opera- to the value of £650,864, exclusive of real tion of underwriters in all the leading mar- estate in China. He left property in the kets. Before long the underwriters will | United Kingdom valued at £876,804, and also be asked to insure the new Cunard liner Aquitania, which is likely to be of the death duties will amount to about

£1,000,000, though rather larger tonnage than the Imperator. | £120,000. The Olympic, 45,000 tons, is insured for aha cost, about £1,500,000 to build. The underwriters are only called upon to pay claims in excess of £150,000 in the Olympic's case.

We presume the Titame was insured on the same terms

The will, dated January 2nd, 1911, has

RIOTING AND SLAUGHTER IN`

SIBERIAN GOLDFIELDS.

LONDON, April 19th. Reuter's correspondent at St. Peters- burg telegraphs that a telegram received from Irkutsk reports that there has been A New York telegram says a statement

now been proved of the Right Hon. Henry trouble for some little time on the Lena has been made to the effect that the Cap-Da Pre Labouchere, founder and proprie goldfields which culminated in rioting. tor of Truth, and Liberal M.P. for The Boldiers were summoned, and they tain of the Titanic committed suicide, but Windsor, 1863, for Middlesex, 1867-8, and fired on the workers, killing 17 and it was made only on the authority of a

for Northampton, 1880-1905, who died on wounding 70. ·| January 15th, aged 80. His estate is pasenger, who asserts that the Chief valued for probate at £522,308 gross, and THE LONDON POISONING TRAGEDY. Engineer also committed suicide, and that of this the net personalty has been sworn Bt £439, 283. The executors are Mr. thee Italians were shot to death in the Reginald McKenna, the Home Secretary, and Mr. Thomas Hart Davies, of St. struggle for the lifeboats.

James's-square, S.W.

LONDON, April 19th. Seddon was executed yesterday morn- ing.

45

of all descriptions.

If You Wear

ד

TORICS

you know you have the bort. I you do NOT, you have not yet done the best you can to give your eyes comfort. It is possible to correct the vision of eya that need glasses without using TORIC LENCES. I would

also be possible to use a motor-car without pneumatic tyres - but it would not be as comfortable,. If "you have failed to find real

eye comfort, try a pair of 'TORICS. The deep inner surve conforms to the natural motions off your eye. Their advantage is particularly motionable to players of tennis, golf, cricket, and billiards, Made in clear glass and tinted slides.

ENTIFIC OPTICIANS- YORK BLOGS, CHATER Ra

* HONGKONG,