THE TITANIC WRECK

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8122, 16 May 1912, Page 5

THE TITANIC WRECK

ENGLISH INQUIRY WHAT WAS SEEN FROM STEAMER CALIFORNIAN, Tsy Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. LONDON, May 14. The Titanic wreck inquiry was. resumed to-day. Captain Lord, master of the Leyland liner Californian, deposed that lie tried to converse by Morse lamp signals with an unknown steamer, apparently between him and the Titanic, on tho night of the disaster. He was certain her white rockets were not distress signals. She was six miles off. Ho did not believe she was the Titanic. Ho admitted that if tho Marconi operator had been aroused when tho rockets were seen they would have picked up tho Titanic messages. Gibson, an apprentice, gave evidence that Air Stone, the second officer of the Californian, had looked through glasses and reported that he sa.v a vessel with a heavy list. Lord Alcrsey, president of tho court, sharply examined Mr Stone, who denied Gibsons statement. Ho said he only thought what ho had seen were distress signals after he hod heard of the disaster to the Titanic.

MEMORIAL TO THE CREW

AIR AND AIRS ISAIAY ESTABLISH AN ENDOWMENT FUND. LONDON, Alay 14. Air Bruce Ismay, managing director of the White Star line, and his wife, are providing an endowment fund of £II,OOO for pensions for persons disabled in the Titanic wreck, and also for widows of those drowned. The fund is intended as a memorial to the heroism of the crew of the Titanic.