THE LATE CAPTAIN SMITH.
COMMODORE OF THE FLEET. Captaii., 'Smith, who was ,in command of the Titan.V at the time of the collision, was the oldest servant in the White Star Line. He was between 68'aftd 70 years of age, and lias commanded all the vessels of the /fleet, with the exception of the Oceanic. It is - said that, ho was offered'- command of that i vessel, but refused. . The reason of that. refusal is told by an interesting story. ' It appears that there was some question* as to whether Captain Smith or another commander (Captain Cameron) was , commodore of; the * fleet, and it so happened that when the Oceanic was built, Captain Smith's rival was appointed to command that vessel' • Subsequently Captain Cameron died, and Captain Smith was offered command of the Oceanic. This he refused, nnd .later on went to the ...Adriatic, being content to i wait until th 9 Olympic and then the Titanic were built. For 35 vears he has been commander, and up to" the time of the mishap to the Olympic had not had any accidents. . ,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14972, 20 April 1912, Page 7
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