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m CALLED WARD ? ?MB M SUME' ' Maryland Member Arraigns Managing Director of White Star Line and Board. DOUBTS "LAST BOAT" STORY Asserts All Civilization Will Ap? plaud Criminal Prosecution for the Titanic Disaster. WaahU-egton, April I9t- An ?Indictment r>re?., in Its vigor of J. Bruce Ismay. mai r, and of other officials O? the. Whit*? Btar Lino, hold ins them reaponelbla foe tho Titanio die aster, ?waa delivered In tho Senat., to dav by ?Senator Isldor Rayner, of Mary? land. SfhO pi? tired Ismay ns "?he officer, primarily r. H ?? for tho whole dis? aster. wh< f '-' r?eache_l hie destination In safety ?and unharmed " Senator 1. oui th.it while in. civil nor criminal rem fdies ? ?In the American courte, criminal and civil stilts could be brought In the British court?, that a Con? gress committee would have absolute authority to subpoena every one con? nected with the dil .-??!. and that if any one should refuse to answer questions be could bo indicted and imprisoned for Contenir '. "Mr. Ismay claims, according to re? port.?-, took the last lifeb cried Senat* r Rayner. "1 do not believe it, and it" be did it was ? owardly to any lifeboat, for the managing director of the line, with his board, la criminally responsible for Ulng tragedy." Senator Rayner ndded: If this had happened on an American ve?^c! thei ? ' '? that an Indictment would at? i I if th-1 bets ? ere sui ; . n< d Ih company could be convicted of - slaughter. : because the ?r that the vessel w i e nl lifesav lng arpar I have not the slightest doubt that the northern i >uts was I obedience and that full warn I the life of the ? nth e ship to n eedy pa. - I whet thi ? the Eng 1 ? ralty tire. Here you have the ? ? !e of the head of the to *?=>?- thar his ship was properly equipped with Hfi - apparatus, hi -- that he was a hia ? ??' of her pas i :-? and crew to be swallowed by the Sea. The martyrdom and the agonies I m that took place on b aid the sinking ship an too fearful for the mlr.d t'i dwell on and contemplate, but Mr I. may. the officer primarily reepon cible for the whole disaster, 1. his d. unharmed. No legislation can bring back to e.nth e single HI ? >n that fatal night. What we can do Is to help to fix the re? sponsibility, if possible, and rdy upon British justice to bring to bay the guilty directorate of this company. All civilized nations will applaud the criminal prosecution cf the management of this line. If they can be made to suffer, no sympathy will go out for them, and if It does It will be submerged In the overwhelming lamentation that to? day re-echoes throughout the civilized world for the victims of their culpable carelessness, a recklessness that sent hundreds of their fellow beings into eternity, desolating vomes and firesides, and turned this land into a house of mourning. In this hour of our calamity, we ap? peal to the majesty of the law to deal Out retrtbutory Justice to this guilty company to the last degree. Two mor? bills framed on the lesson drawn from the Titanic disaster were introduced In tho House to-day. One of them, by Representative O'Shaugnessy, of Rhode Island, would compel a.l ocean going steamships to or from the United States to carry constant and adequate wireless. Representativo Parran, of Maryland, offered a measure to appro? priate $100,000 for naval target practice in destroying icebergs by tho guns of the warships and by dropping explosives from airships. CHANGED TITANIC BOOKING Mauretania Brings Five Who Luckily Altered Sailing Plans. The latter end of the voyage of the Cunarder Mauretania, In yesterday from Liverpool, was saddened by the news of the fate of her sister mon. ter and rival, the White IMar liner Titanic, of which the psMenp-;.- learned on Wednsedey. The wireless brought the tidings on Monday night, it was said, but, for some unex? plained reason, they were withheld from the passengers until two days later. Five persons there were at least on board who had reason to utter prayers of thank? fulness when they learned the news, for they had all ?been within an ace of taking Pesage on the unlucky liner. The tllne.? ?? the daughter of Henry C Frlck was the causo which prevented J. Horace Harding, ef this city, and his wife from accompany? ing the Titanic on her maiden and final voyage. Mr. Harding is a relativo of Mr. ?Frlck. and was to have accompanied his ?Isugtiter to this country on the White Star boat. Their passage was already engaged, when the illr.es* occasioned tho change. Mrs Edward W. bill's premonition of dis? aster was probably the means of saving bn husband's Ufe, If not her own. when ?be was about to engage a stateroom on th? thlp that sank. II? thought It would be Interesting to be aniung those who wlt ?t-esed the Initial voyage of the worlds ?Wtatest vessel, but for the first time In their married Ufe, as he himself confessed, ?he disagreed with his plan of travel. The other person saved, as It were, from the death ship was the venerable T. J. ?ttsdden. Archdeacon of Liverpool, to whom * csble came at the last minute saying that ?-"?* Maureutiia would get him here in time to Mm hi? engagement to speak at Car etzle Ha:i last evening. Dr. Madden con? ducted a combined memorial and thanks Mng service In the saloon of the Maurc t-?aia on Thursday, at which $1,000 was Ttr^ 1or 'h'; Titanic h destitute survivors. 1..1?-? v0>'a?e was further ?saddened by the ''?icifle of a first cabin paeaenger last Sun my evening He appeared on the paaaen pr list a* Stoughtot, Walker, of this city. ?? M_?ed from the rail In view of a num fcer cf second cabin passengers. i hough not on the passenger list, Alfred * Booth, whose offlre in the Cunard rom ?P?ny is equivalent t?> that of J. Bruco i?may ln the International Mercantile M& nst. came on the Mauretania. On An Outing AU camp cooking is made appetizing and digestible with LEA ? PERRINS' SAUCE **HK OMIttlMAL WOaCCBTSRSNIRK r*-??h. ?Game. Stews. Steak*, and ?II outing di-hes improved by it? use. An Appetizer ion* Ocacis'i So?, Agent*. N. V TITANIC SURVIVORS REACHING THE CUN?RDER CARPATHI?. One of the first of the lost liner's lifeboats coming alongside. As is seen, there was plenty of room for more passengers in the boat. ?s MAKE SPEED, THEY SAY OmtlnnM from flr-M nege. speed for th?? Titanic is almost full speed for th?-- Carpathla." * Do you think th* Titanio would have been afloat to-day if she had been run? ning at half speed?" Yes and no. Tf she sldewlped the submerged shelf at half speed it would have ripped her Just the same. On the other hand. If she had been down to. Fay. seven or eight knots, she would not have answered her helm as quickly, and possibly would have hit the Iceberg squarely head on. This would have smashed her through probably two bulk? heads forward. I doubt if her damage would have been greater than that." ?Why do all steamships go at full speed?" "Because they were built for that .?-peed and are expected to make the time allotted them to get from port to port. Safety and slow time are all right, but a captain can't afford to come in late continually. It is much easier to keep away from ice than to waste time wig? gling through it." Emil 1a. roas, resident director and general manager of the Hamburg-Amer? ican Line, was asked yesterday if the captains of his service were ever sub? ject to orders in the matter of making time by those higher in authority. He said: "On our Une the master is absolutely in command, and his Judgment as to th.i management of his ship from the navi? gators' point of view Is supreme. "He is the one who Is responsible be? fore the law, and in case of any trouble he and no one else must answer." Boas Gives Views on Speed. Concerning high speed of great ship-* at sea, Mr. Boas had this to _a> ; *'1m> the last seven years we have built ships o? moderate speed and sought to pro? vide the highest degree of safety and comfort. I do not behove, however, that there Is additional danger In crossing the ocean at a certain rato of speed | which has been obtained by tho fast ships of different lines, as long as the navigator strictly observes the rules which are laid down for tho Bake of safety." Mr. Boas Is desirous that the Presi? dent of tho United States should call an International navigation congress which would bring about a uniformity of law? relative to the construction, maintenance and navigation of ocean steamships. "Tho Hamburg-American Line has al? ways provided every possible device for safety and has at all times gone far be? yond the requirements of construction details," Mr. Boas continued. "The Ger? man regulations governing the number of boats and all other safety devices aro more rigid than those of most countries, and the Hamburg-American Line has always complied wl'h these laws and has, as a rule, provided more than the law requires. Urges International Congress. "There Is at present an International agreement among the principal seafaring nations, according to which there Is re? ciprocal recognition of certificates Issued in each country with reference to inspec? tion of bollera, lifeaaving apparatus, etc, but, as there Is so great a divergence .In the laws of tho different countries re? garding these matters, I respectfully submit to the President of tho United States that he call an International navigation congress to consider all these questions and arrive at uniform legisla? tion with which the steamers plying be? tween the different countries can com? ply." Naval men are not prone to criticise the actions of captains In the merchant marine, as beyond the elemental princi? ples of navigation there Is nothing In common between their methods of run? ning ship?. This difference In conditions under which ships are operated was pointed out yesterday afternoon, when an officer Of high rank In the service was asked at the navy yar<1 ht>w ?ar a merchant cap? tain would be Justified In hazarding the live? Intrusted to his ?-are In an attempt to obey Instructions from his owners or their agents to make a spectacular voy "You must know." was the answer,} ?that outside the main principles of J navigation navy practice will not com? paro with the merchant service. A navy captain sent to a certain place with a eingl? ?hip. un?--"-'"-' order8 to get ther* M ?oon as possible, has a free hand as to ways and means. If he Is part of a ?ouadron he Is under the orders of the .amiral, but even then he Is. on his own ship, as the merchant captain Is on his, supreme. The Csptain ?? munrotno. .--h(. ,ftw of the sea Is that when the E?Sft? Two of the Titanic's ?boats, with -urvivors, approaching the Carpathia in the early morning haze. rn?te_rantM ?*\k?*n from th? ?i?ck uf th?? ?.'?r*?<*ll.l_, c-pyrlfht ty th? r>w?r? Ensravln? Co.) itles on shor?* Is a point which comes ?li? as soon m be reaches, port, and th?*n he I is accountable, bul bttwean pilots his authority Is absolute. "If his ship is running Into danger trr''''--h orders <*f hi? owners he is tho one to decide whether they shall be obeyed or disregarded, in other -Ann1-. It is up t<> him to put his ship throufb to h?-r port of destination, and he must de ? id.? how far obedience to his instru? tions ia justified, when safety is at stake." Another i>fn?*r. who liad heard the conversation, joined in with the nigges ! tlon that th?? m? reliant captain was be? j tween two flics. Hfl might disregard or ?modify in their carrying <?"t tho ln [structions of his owners, and then If he used more time on tho trip than "the office" thought necessary It meant a "wiggling," if nothing more, on reaching his home port. "Take th?- case of th? Tltanl?'s cap? tain," he continued. "We have no knowledge that ho was under order.-? to mako a 'show' trip, but w?; do know that he was taking a long chanco in ru.shlng ahead at twenty-one knots after he had received warnings of heavy les right in his path. "It Is a fair assumption that he had instructions which prompted him to take the chance. That he had his managing director on boanl makes no differ? He was In charge of the ship, and the director legally had no more to say how she should be run than any passenger would have; but we must remember the vaunted stanchne;.-.?? of the vessel and the desire to add to the prestige of th? lino and land his passengers on schedule time as reasons for disregarding his bet? ter Judgment in matters of speed and dire? tlon among icebergs. "The line wouid hardly dare disci? pline, much less discharge, him for in? suring the .safety of his ship, as that would give the Une as bad a black eyo as It has now. "No," ho added, "I do not see how the captain could escape the full responsl I bility, orders or no orders, ?y-r the old sailing day rul(\ 'Obey order.* If you break owners,' has gone with the sailing ships which it ruled." Captain Christopher Marsden, former master of the Red Star liner Kensing? ton, declared yesterday that in hla ex? perience at sea the steamship owners never demanded speed at the expense of safty, and never blamed him for a alow passage if the delay was caused by pre? caution. "When I got my Artst command," he aald, "I was ?ailed before Mr. Griscom, of the International Mercantile Marine Company, and he ?said: 'Every young man on getting his first command is anxious to make a record for good time. Now, we don't want any records at the expense of safety. That is all.' " Captain Marsden said on his encoun? ters with ice he Immediately cut down hla speed. "I havo Been the temperature drop 15 degrees in an hour." he- said, "and we knew we were close to Ice. I was never afraid of th?* big bergs above water. It was the 'grrnvlers' that an? noyed us. I always doubled the lookout and felt my way slowly, but a master can no more detect 'growlers* ahead of him at night than an engineer can see a split rail ahen.1 ofjilm as he runs." PRAYER FOR TITANIC'S DEAD Philadelphia's Mayor Asks Churches to Hold Memorial Services. Philadelphia, April 19.?Archbishop Pr?*n dargast, of the Raman Catholic Diocese of Philadelphia to-day issued orders that ev? ery parish priest in his Jurisdiction should Incorporate In his services next Bunday ?pedal prayers for the dead of the Titanic. Mayor Blankenburg lss?ied a proclama? tion this afternoon requesting that the clt lsens of Philadelphia hold memorial wrvlceg in their churches next Sunday tot the victim? of the disaster. STEADS BROTHER ASK! M I? WAS SAV Points Out That He Rank Above Captain and Shoulc Have Stuck to Ship. OLYMPIC'S PUZZLING MO. Thinks Latter Must Have R ceived Order to Proceed oi Her Voyage?Carpathian Silence "Insolent." [By rabie t>? The Tribun? ) London. April 20.?Reliable Iniorui tlon relative tn the financial aspects the Tit mio horror cannot be obtained London. Those who know the facts anybody hers knows them?refusa speak. Sinister suggestions have be in circulation sln( e the falsity of t first reports s<nt over the world abo the steamship disaster was establishe "In the city on Monday morplng said Alfred Stead, brother of W. Stead, this afternoon, "the newsbo; were crying out that the Titanic hi struck ?an Iceberg. I went to Lloyt and found that reinsurance was belr ?ranted on the vessel at fifty, forty, ar even as low as twenty-five gulnens p? cent (|280, $?200 and $125 for J.V? Ir ?Ufanee). This was several hours aftt the Titanic sank. I do not think an> body on this sido of the water knew th facts. Whether anybody knew them i New York probably cannot be as?er talned until an offl??ial Investigation I made. "The whole case naturally excites con Jecture. People are asking why th Olympic playod so puzzling a part 11 connection with the tragedy. They ar a?kitiK why a ship with a long rang wireless equipment turned the rescu work over to a weak vessel with i Marconi range of 150 miles. "It may be answered that the Olympl? was a mall boat, under contract to de liver the malls promptly and subject t? heavy penalties In the event of default whereas the Carpathia was a pleasun craft, with no such responsibility. Bui would any government have held a shir to a mall contract or should any shir company have thought of financial pen? alties in such a case? "Left alone, the captain of th? Olympic sursly would have gone to the Titanic, even if he had hoard that his going was considered useless. Some person high in authority must have ordered the captain of the Olympic to proceed on his voyage, leaving th? Titanic'? possible survivors to other ?hip?. Could it have been be? cause of the Olympic's ad?quat? prepa? rations to give all th? new? quickly to the world? "The silence of the Carpathia seems insolent and inexplicable. Did J. Bruce Ismay bully the captain? Mr. Ismay was the biggest man on the Carpathia and must be held responsible for that ship's amazing behavior. "Speaking of Mr. Ismay, by what right was he saved? He was higher in th? Whit? Star servio? than th? captain of th? Titanio. Why did he not stick to th? ship and shar? th? fat? of th? vie* time of the line'e faults and misfortune? "If he had been picked ouV at th? water one could excuse him, but it said here that he took a place in a boat a place which certainly belonged to son woman or man for whose life the Whi Star Line had assumed responsible ' True American indignation is easil understo.xl, and I hope all the facts I the affair will be ruthlessly brought I light." Heroiam of Bandsmen. A thrilling story of the heroism of th Titanic'.?- bandsmen receive* a pr?*?miner place in all the accounts published her Of the disaster. "The Standard" say? "We are usually an undemonstrativ ?people, but the Incident of tho strln band of the Titanic, it? members gath ??r?*d together to play the hymn, 'Nearet My Ood, 11 Thee,' ?is the great ship bet tied for her last plunge, left men speech less with pity. It is a great incident o history, worthy to rank with the las parade on the Birkenhead." The suggestion is made by the Im perlai Sunday Alliance, and no doubt i will be generally carried out, that or Sunday the hymn should be sung by al congregations at the close of the ser vices. "The Dally Chronicle" says th? nation will do all possible honor to th< names of these brave bandsmen. "The pity and pathos of it is almos more than human heart can bear," sayi an editorial in "Tho Daily Telegraph.' whl?h this morning devotes five com plete pages to the Titanic disaster?foi the most part dispatches from New York giving the narratives of survivors, Countries United in Sorrow. M?)?t of the editorials emphasize tho note of common sorrow uniting England and America. "The Morning Post," re? ferring to the gallant behavior of the captain and crew und the? noble response of the passengers, says that the two na? tions have thus some comfort In their sorrow, _nd there should be no recrimi? nation to impair the common and mut? ual sympathy. Representatives of nearly every for? eign government called at the British Foreign Office yesterday to express sym? pathy, and what money ?an do .to alle? viate the sufferings will readily be done. All appeals are meeting with generous response. The various funds already aggregate more than $3i?*0.?nM), and dona? tions are flowing In from all classes. The Prime Minister has contributed $*-."><). the president of the Board of Trade, Sydney Buxton, $5?00. and Wal? dorf Astor, flwOOCk. All the big banking end commercial houses, both British and American, have sent large sums to the relief fund, and several members of the royal family have done likewise, fj Is proposed to place collection boxes to the streets to enable the Tiumblost to contribute their pennies. Pathetic scenes were witnessed at Southampton yesterday, when a dis? tribution of tho relief fund bogan to the ncedleet among the bereaved. 1 ALFONSO JENDS^ MESSAGE Spanish King Expresses to Pres? ident Taft His Grief at Disaster. Madrid, April 19.?King Alfonso and Queen Victoria have sent the following cable mes? sage to President Taft: "We have learned with profound grief of the catastrophe to tho Titanic, which has plunged the Ameri? can nation In mourning. 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