THE TITANIC DISASTER.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12745, 24 April 1912, Page 5

THE TITANIC DISASTER.

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS INQUIRED *..'■ '..INTO.'-' . -.■-• ;

NEWS WITHHELD FOR DOLLARS

FUBTHER . DETAILS.

PASSENGERS RETURN TO BED

WOMEN COAXED- TO GO IN BOATS.;

f (Press Assn.— By Telegraph.— Copyright.) > (Received April 24,. 8.20 a.m,) Yy LONDON/ April 23. I The Daily News' New York correspond [ dent states that the Senate ! Committee 1 ! intends inquiringT—, ' , ! Whether the Titanic's officers disre-j j garded .the- repeated c warnings of^ ; icebergs?. v. . ■ .. ! i W* licther it . was unavoidable < that one ' . hundred women,. perished? „, Why the White Star Line .-. was ignor-j ant of .the disaster until evening, ! though, the.. Baltic ..and Olympic kne-\v tlie detejls, at noon? -,;,,,. - Wiiy/.the,^iarc6ni,jgi^i<:^ali\vh6 wireless- 1 i , ,'ecj .tlie!,qperatip],is, of thi?, CaypaithjaJ .on Thursday-;.. would say aiothing' but ''flbld your : s!tory for , dollars, in four. -figures?" ,. „ „.,. ; PASSENGER ; > AND THE BOATS, i. ■The. 'correspondent adds. i "There iseoriie talk, of ■-& ','. club boycott of the- men who left the.'Ship while • women were aboard-, b.ut. it ip difficult, to criticise such meiy!when. boat after., boat was lawere.d only^ , partly,^fille : d, and. nine out •qf ; ten pas4engers for, an, hour, ahd a half believed, .the,' yeg&el unsinkable, . and . de-, -liberately .refused to enter the earlier boats."' . . .-...-.. -,'•,* .-;, . A steward named . Nichols states :- Half the. men.iWjent bacfc.to.hed. Threequarters ;! pf , an, -hpu^gjuei^the collision, [ he, ; saw a- p^ssenge.r ppnchhig a ■ ball in ■ the, gymnasium.::.; The" Avomen .had-to be; f coaxed ,* to enter ths,boatsw" , : „-..( ; Peter Daly, a first saloon . passenger,, ; states that the captain ran to the railing, calling, "Bring the bbats back;, • they are only half .filled." . KIDNAPPED CHILDREN. The Hoffman, 'children, Avho, were saved, are the sons, and niece of, a, tailor. The, mother asserts, that .the father kidnapped, the .children a, month! ago, and,. then disappeared. „ „ i CHAIRMAN'S; IGNORA> T CE. ; Tlie London , Times ; calls attention to' the ignorance of Senator, Smith, chairman, of the.: Senate Committee's, inquiry, asking Lightoller , (thei third ..officev) whether Jthe watertight .compartments' were intended as a- irefuge for passengers.: BRITISH INVESTIGATIONS v Mr .Will. .Crooks, Labor 1 , rnember, moved the adjournment o'f( the House ,of Commons 'to, call attention ,;to the necesfr^ity of. the. Board ,0f Trade preventing tho officers^ flfeyr, and passengers of the Titaiiic.disp^rsi.hg, before, giving. evidence at •; the British inquiry ... '. N - ... Mr Buxton, President of the Board of Trade, in replying,, iirprnised to subpoena all .who were necessary, and- .to subsidise the poorer witnesses. „:,.. [Lord Mersey ..has ; . been,. appoint<M Wreck Commissioner, and assisted by i(ssessors» will,, commence, ,the investigation directly. !„-.- -.- ■ „'T he .•Government is also, convening, a meeting' of British companies. . to. .consider precautions, pending a, revision of the law. ' '■ •'"■''. „ .' '■- ' "v In view of the explanation, Mr Crooks withdrew .his motion; "'..'.' (Received April' 24, 10:25 a.in.) ■ '.Lord- Mersey's Committee and the Merchant Shipping Advisory Committee will meet to discuss, matters affectingthe safety of life at seay. and : after 're--cciving their reports Mr .Buxton will decide as ■ to the expediency for a- further national or international'; committee or commission. Meanwhile lie has ordered • affidavits from America of '.the officers, , crew, or passengers' who are not returning to England of * any useful information relating to thfe disaster. (Received April" 24**10.55 u.ih.) The Queen of Norway has giveii one lniiiidved guineas to ; ' the Lord Mayor's fund, which «qw reaphed £105,000. Other funds in Britain and America total £70,000. '.*. „'"'-, -" The. Whit© Star- and Cunhrd Gom))anies state that; the standing instructions to captains-are to en sure the safety of the lives and ship before considering' the subject of ,'speed. ', , • ICEBERG 30 FEET HIGH. DISTRESS SIGNAL IGNORED. SHIP FIVE MILES AWAY. (Received April 24, 8.30 a.in.) NEW YORK, April 23. Franklin, vice-president of the Inter"'national Mercantil6 .Marine -Company, gave evidence' 'that* the''collision'-proß-ably optened five or six 'watertight compartments, v. ■■-.'*■«. J ; • Bdxhall^ the Titanic's fourth officer, gave .evidence that the ber g was. of -darkgrey ,'-30-' feet high. ', ■-■■ , -' ■'■'" Continuing 'his evidence, he said that after the collision he- -fired Morse- lights to attract a' ship which was five miles away. . y ,--. - .. The ship .^id^ not answer) though tlie Tita-nic '' signalled, "Come at once — we are sinking." V ; Her did hot know* 'the name of the Ship referred to. THIRTY-TWO WOMEN DROWNEDALL THE "ENgBeEHS^GO DOWN WTTH. THE. SHIP. MEDALS AND COMPASSIONATE ALLOWANCE. - (Received 1 April 24, 12.35 p.m.) / NEW ytmKYy Jp'ril 23. " Thirty-two w.omeu from tlie first and second-class, were r amo,iigst .those drowned in the /ritaniq wrfick. r !' ';•.,'. „. . No, engiheei's , were saved. : ' ...,,". ! , Onej hundred bodies, have been re•dovered,'among thei first, to be,,id^ntified being. the body of ..Mj; Wideuer,, .the millionaire... "'.,■., . \ .,,,....'.. ■ - y .Bills are being^ introduced into, Congress to .pre^n^' gol^L. uiedals to, the captain and, Qre^/ot .|.he,,C^rpathia, aiid \b give, ten thousand dollars. .apiece .to the \yido-ws -of the ,Titah>b!s American mail clerka. ■.; -, y, I „y-. ;:..... (Special tJoi Herald.) '. J > . " . ,WfEMvWIt)N, this day. ■-'. Captahi W: ,^•Murd^pli," R.Iv.HV, chief officer of the '^.itaiiic;^ was, to . Miss Banks,' formerly '• of'- Clii'i^tchurch. Mrs W. 4- Fester,, a ; 3utt resident, is ii sisteiv^f^Mrs^Slurdoch.. A TRAGIC' HONEYMOON. Among'.the passengers ';....by the^ Titanic were , Ail'.', and , Mi^^ JDiiniel Mtirvih, of New York, , wliq -, iyere .Oil tjieir honeymoon trip!" ,;Mr ! '.S^-ryfiT wah'; drowned, \>oi Mrs' ilarviri.^vas. rescued. .Enslißli files .td^liaSfrd ■■ sliovv tKji^ • jiiat jas the uner . Man'retania was lefcvirtg New. Ytorlc Yfiiv ! England at .1 a^^ni. on .'; 'Wednesday, March 13, ilr and Mrs Mai'\rin climbed on board, .'^liey* ;had; been wedded the same evening, oiice in church and once before, a.^nipyirig-piptui'-e. machino. Ml' Marvin s^id:-^' expepted the family albun\-of i)l^ptbgrUplw!,.Syill talce a back scat now that the .iiftportiant- events of vine's life N cpuld.be r d^picfed hy cin'ema- ! tograph. . Y.'"Y Y'. '" YY' '■'' -,-'■ -

It is ■ believed .thatyCaptalfv' Sniith, v/Jip. .was ,in comin^d.Pf ".tlie, iji- fated Tifiinic, was ..a.'.eoiiain 'of, Messrs'' 'F. G. and J. P. Smith,' of Napier." ,