HALF AN HOUR TO LIVE

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 101, 29 April 1912, Page 7

HALF AN HOUR TO LIVE

SENATOR SMITH DISPLAYS MORE IGNORANCE. TITANIC BROKE IN TWO. ICEFIELD TWENTY-FIVE MILES LONG. (Received April 29, 8.5 a.m.) WASHINGTON, 28th April. Seaman Hemming, in giving evidence buforu the committee, said ho was asleep when tho Titanic cullidud, and afterwards returned to bed, Later the buatswaiu called them to turn out. "iTou fellows haven't half an hour to live ; that's from Mr. Andrews ; keep it to yourselves." Mr. Andrews wui tho repredeuUtivo of the builders. Captain Lord said th.it the icefield was twonty-fivft miles long and several miles wide. He doublod the watch owing to the ice. When Captain Lord stated that ho stopped the Califoruism owing to the ice, Senator Alden Smith (chairman) asked him whether he cast anchor,, apparently ignorant of the fact that the sea was two miles deep. Mr. Evans, wireless operator on the Californian, said that Gill, the donkeyman, stated that he expected the newspapers to give him 'five hundred dollars for the rocket story. Crowe, a steward, in his evidence, stated that the Titanic etood almost perpendicular, and presently broke clean in two, and the aft section floated back. There was an explosion, 'and Ihe alt section turned over and sank. Qsman, a seaman, declared that after the Titanic got at a certain angle ehe broke in halves, and the aft section sank for a certain distance. The passengers climbed on to the top deck and the top of the poop, which was blaoU with people. Captain Moore, of tho iMount Temple, when examined, said he miuived tho Titanic's signal when forty-nine miles oft. He hastened to tho scone, but wa« compelled to yo slow aid rvuilually tt> stop mvm^ to (lie ice wlifu fourteen niiliw distant. He nw iil'iy btfigij jjii thu Tii^uic'ti jivittilj.

He believed the mysterious lights belonged to a tramp steamer which the Mount Temple passed, and which did not respond to a wireless message. Cunningham, a steward, said the order to call all the passengers wan not given until fifty minutes after the collision. Mr. Stead was the last passenger under his charge to take a lifebelt. (Received April 29, 8.10 a.m.) LONDOrf, 28th April. The body of Mr. F. D. Millet (artist and war correspondent) is among those identified. FARCICAL ENQUIRY MARINE ASSOCIATION'S TROTEST. (Received April 29, 8.5 a.m.) NEW YORK, 28th April. The American Merchant Marine Association has issued a manifesto protesting against what ifc describes as a "farcical enquiry." HONOURING THE BRAVE. PROPOSED MEMORIALS IN LONDON. (Received April 29, 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, April 28. A movement has been started to found memorials to the gallant conduct of the members of the Titanic's band, who continued playing music until the vessel went down, and also to perpetuate the memory of Mr. Phillips, the chief wireless operator, who stuck to his post until the current was stopped, and was then washed overboard.. SURVIVORS IN ENGLAND. NO COMMUNICATION WITH PUBLIC. (Received April 29, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, 28th April. The survivors of the Titanic's crew, arriving to-day, will not be allowed to communicate with the public until the Board of Trade's examination is finished. FOGS AND ICEBERGS SKIP'S NARROW ESCAPE, Uteceived April 29, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, 28th April. The Cunard liner, Pannonia, 9851 tons, which has arrivod from New York, reports having passed many icebergs, some being a hundred to three hundred feet high. LONDON, 27th April. A Marconigram received at Liverpool from the Canadian-Pacific Railway Company's Empress of Britain states that as she was crossing the Grand Banks ehe ran into a dense fog 240 miles eastward of the Titanic's position. Suddenly an iceberg loomed up out of the mist ahead, the engines were reversed, and the ship swung off, barely escaping. .Bergs appeared in all directions, so the captain altered his course and proceeded to Halifax instead of Montreal. SEAMEN'S UNION DEMANDS. LIFEBOAT INSPECTION; MORE WAGES. LONDON, 28th April. The Liverpool Seamen's and Firemen's Union demands the right of union representatives to inspect lifeboat accommodation; also an increase in seamen's wages to £4 10s a month, and fireman's to £5. RELIEF FUNDS. (Received April 29, 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, 28th April. The relief funds have risen to £300,0Q0. fjll 0rBI,EOBAJ?H — PBEBS ASSOCIATION.] ELTHAM, This Day. A sacred concert in aid of the Titanic relief fund, arranged by a committee of citizens, was held last night and was largely attended. Over £40 was realised. The Deputy-Mayor (Mr. Cramp) preshled. MR. HAVELOCK WILSON'S OPINION ISMAYS NOT TO BLAME. AUCKLAND, This Day. Speaking before a crowded audience in the Opera House last night, Mr. Havelock Wilson, general president of the National British Seamen's and Firemen's Union, said he did not believe any blame or responsibility for the Titanic disaster rested with Mr. Ismay or his '•olleagueb. The name of Ismays stood very high in the shipping trade; there we're no more conscientious men in the shipping trade. Whatever blame there was rested on the Board of Trade, which had allowed the existing state of things to continue, despite suggestions made by the Advisory Committee. He hoped that the Commission set up^ while seized with the importance of the matter o.f increased boats, would not disregard what was more important still, and make bettor provision to keep a vessel afloat. Mr. Wilson made various suggestions as to better provision against such disasters, which suggestions were- embodied in a resolution that was carried. A collection in. aid of the sufferers amounted to £41.