TITANIC INQUIRY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1479, 29 June 1912, Page 5

TITANIC INQUIRY.

1 IGNORED ICE*WARNINGS, By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrfelit (Rec, June 28, 10.0 p.m.) London, June 28. At the inquiry into tho loss of the Titanic yesterday, tho President of tho Court, Lord Mersey, remarked that the collision with tlie ice occurred in tho region mentioned in a wireless message received by the' Titanic from the steamer Mesaba, but apparently this mcssago did not reaeh the Titanic's bridge; otherwise the disaster would not have occurred. If tho message had reached tho bridge, thou thero had been gross carelessness, but apparently the Titanic's wireless operator, Mr. Phillips, had been unable to judge of its importance, or had been too busy to attend to it. There was no evidence, continued Lord Mersey, of Mr. Ismay's interference with the navigation of the ship. Ho was also satisfied that no record passage was TJeing made, *The crew had behaved extremely well, THE ICE WARNINGS. At_tho opening of the Board of Trade Inquiry,* Sir Eut'us Isaacs, in describing tho disaster, said that on the Sunday the weather was very fine all the way, the sea calm, the wind W.S.W. The vessel proceceded at a speed of 21 knots. So far as,ho was able to gather from tho evidence, that speed was never reduced right up to the time of the collision, notwithstanding that the Titanic was informed by wireless telegraphy by the Caronia and tho Baltic on Sunday, the day of tho accident, of the presence of icebergs, "growlers" (icebergs with only a small part protruding out of the water), and field ice. The Garoniii's report of ice was given at 9 a.m. on Sunday, the position of the ice being stated to be 42N., and from 49 to 51W. That message was acknowledged at 9.44 a.m. The Baltic before 3 p.m. on . Sunday (Titanic's .time) reported ice from 49.9 W. to 50.20 W. on the outward southern track, along which tho Titanic Was travelling. The position, of the Titanic when she struck was 41.46 N., 50.15 W. The President: Am I right in supposing that she ran right into tho locality where the ice was after a warning that the' ice was there? The Attorney-General: Yes. The President: Dp you agreo to this, Mr. Laing? Mr. Laing (representing the White Star Company): No, I cannot agree, because I am riot quite certain of the exact spot. The President: It is not a question of the exact spot. It looks as if, having had warnings, she made for tho ice. Mr. Laiug: We arc not quite satisfied about thd exact place ofi' the collision. We think there may be a substantial difference. The President: Oh, if you say so, I will wait.