TITE MORNING OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1013. is3tffiiM SURVIVORS ASSAIL NAVIGATION LAWS In Signed Statement Passen gers Declare Lifeboats Were Not Enough. CARPATHIAN MEN THANKED GiTPn for Immediate I .relation Calling for Moro Sa tegn a rd a for Unrrs and in foe- NEW YORK. Aoril II The follow - hi statement Issued by a commltlM f the surrivlns; passengers i s;len to the press on the arlval of the car pathia: We. the tinders I ened aurrlvinc pas -iner on the Titanic, in order to forestall any ifniuUonil or exazKer tet statements, deem It our duty to lre the press a statement of facta whtch hare come to our knowledge ind which wr believe to be true: "On Sunday. April 14. 1J1. at about 11:40 P. K. on a COM. starllsjnt niznt In a smooth sea, and with no moon, the shin, struck an Icebera. which had Seen reported to- the bridaje by look note, but not early enoujrh to avoid roll is Ion. fteekvte An 5eat 1. Steia were takn to ascertain the iamase and save passencer and ship. orders were siren to put on life belts and the boata were lowered. The ship ink at 2:1 A. t. Monday and the usual distress signals were rent out hr wireless and rocketa at Intervals from the ship. Fortunately the wlre- esa mesaaaje was received by the . tinard'a Carpathia at about mldnla-ht nd ah arrived on the scene of th disaster at about 4 A. If. Monday. "The ofTlcera and crew of th steam hip Carpathia had been preparing- all nisht for the rescue and comfort of the survivors and the last mentioned srere received on board with the most ourMn care and kindness. -every rare elns; irlven. Irrespective of class. The sasseneer. officers and crew irava up their staterooms, clothing and com forta for our benefit. All nonor to them. lateen Beats Carrie. "The English Board of Trade pas enTers' certificate on board the Ti tanic ahowed approximately 3&00. The ame certificate called for lifeboat ac -ommodatlnna for approximately 560. n the followinir boats: "Fourteen larre lifeboats, two small er boats and four collapsible boats. "Ufa preservers were accessible and lparently in sufficient number foa, ail n ooaro. The approximate number of passen -its carried at the time of the colli iln waa aa follows: "First-class.' IJO: second-class. JIO: :,Mrd-class. "id: total. 1400. Officers and rew. MO: total. 2240. Of the fore o In a lis following- were rescued by steam ship arpathla: First-class, 110: sec nd-ciass. ill: third-class. 100; officers. 4: seamen. : stewards, : firemen. 71: total. 110 of the crew. Total ave4 T4. "The total of T4S saved waa about SO rcr rnt of the maximum capacity of the lifeboats. "We thought It our duty to rail the attention of the public to what we consider the Inadequate aupply of llfe svinc appliances provided for on mod ern passenger steamships and reeora--nesid that Immediate steps be taken ;o compel passenaer ateamera to carry 1 4ttfricient boata to accommodate the -maximum number of people carried on tard. The following facta were ob erred and should be considered in :his connection: - "The Insufficiency of lifeboats, rafts. to.; lack of trained seamen to man nine stokers, stewards, etc.. are not ffflcirnt boat handlers): not enough -ff leers to carry out emeraency orders n the brldce to superintend the launching and control of lifeboats: ab ence of search lta-hta. Tee Mmmr la Keck Ssat. "The Board of Trade rules allow for entirely too many people in each boat to permit the same to be prop erly bandied. On the Titanic the boat deck was about "S feet above water and consequently the passengers were required to embark before lowering; boats, thus endanrerlnjc the operation and preventing the taking on of the maximum number the boats would hold. "Boats at all times to be properly equipped with provisions, water, lamps, compasses, lights, etc Lifesavlng boat drills should be more frequent and thoroughly carried out and offlcera should be armed at boat drills. "Great reduction In speed In fog and ice, as damage if collision actually oc curs is liable to be less. "In conclusion we suggest that an trtematlonal conference be called to recommend the passage of identical laws providing for the safety of all at sea and we urge the I'nlted States Gov ernment to take the initiative aa soon ms possible." The statement was signed by Famuel ftoldrnberg. chairman, and a commit tee of some I passengers. BODIES STREW THE WATER -ontlao fnw First Fac. ) I recovered my breath I discovered-a larger caavaa and cork liferaft which had floated up. A man whose name I did not learn was struggling toward It I raat on and helped him to get Into the taft. and we then began the work of rescuing others floundering In the water. "When dawn broke there were 2 of us on' the raft standing knee deep In tr-e Icy water and afraid to move lest il'e cranky craft be overturned. Sev eral unfortunates, benumbed and half !. besought us to save them, and one v two made an effort to reach us, but e had to warn them away. Had we made any effort to save them we all m'ght hare perished. Reeeee le sla-kt. Hyaterla Beglae. The hours that elapaed before we were picked up by the Carpathia were r-.e longest and most terrible I ever spent. We were afraid to turn around, and when some one who was facing astern passed the word that something that looked like a steamer was coming up. one of the men became hysterical under the strain. The rest if us. too. were near the breaking point." Colonel Oracle denied with emphasis fiat any men were fired upon, and de clared that only once waa a revolver isrharge.1 in the air. "This was for the pi purpose of Intimi dating some steersge passengers." he said. "There waa no confusion and no panic." The Army officer was in his berth wLca the vtsscl smashed Into Its sub- merged portion of the berg, -end waa aroused; by the imr. He looked at hla watch, he said, and found it was just midnight. The ship sank with him at ?:21 A. M.. for his watch stopped at that hour. ' -Before I retired," said Colonel Gra de. "I had long chat with Charlea W. Hays, president of the Grand Trunk Pa- cine Itallroad. One of the last things Mr. Hays said waa this: Disaster Predicted. "The White Star, the Cunard and the Hamborg-American lines are de voting their attention and ingenuity in rleing with the other to attain the supremacy In luxurious ships and In making speed records. The time will come when this will be capped by aome appalling disaster.' Poor fellow, few hours later he was dead. "The conduct of Colonel John Jacob Astor waa deserving of the highest praise." Colonel Grade declared. "The millionaire ?ew Yorker." he said, "devoted all his energies to sav ing his young bride who was in dsll cate health. Aster Asked fe Areesapaar Wife. "Colonel Astor helped, us . In our ef forts to get her into the boat. I lifted her into the boat and aa aha took her place. Colonel . Astor requested per mission of the second officer to go with her for her own protection. "'o. sir. replied the officer, "'not man shall go pn a boat until the wo men are all offv "Colonel Astor then Inquired the nwiber of the boat which waa being lowere.l away and turned to the work of clearing other boats and reassuring the frightened and nervous women. Fly this time the ship began to list frightfully to port. Thia became so dangeroua that the second officer or dered everyone to rush to starboard. This we did -and we found thelcrew trying to get a boat off in that quar ter. Here I saw the last of John R. Thayer and George B. Widrner, of r-hiladelphla." Daaerer la'erwlege lawored. Colonel Grade said Ihat despite the warnings of . Icebergs, . ao slowing down of speed waa Ordered by the commander of the Titanic There were ether warnings, too. he said. "In the 14-houra run ending the 14th." he said, "the ship's run waa 54 mllea and then we were told that the next 14 hours would see even a better record posted. No diminution of speed wss indi cated in the run and the englnea kept up their steady running. When 8un- lay evening came, we ails noticed the Increasing cold which gave plain warning that the ship waa In close proximity to Icebergs or Ice fields. The officers. I am credibly In formed, -had been advised by wireless from ether ships of the presence of the Icebergs and dangeroua floes In that vicinity. The sea waa aa smooth glass and the weather clear, so that It seems that there waa no oc casion for fear. Paaaeaarera Jeke at Fire. When the vessel struck." he con tinued, "the passengers were so little alarmed that they joked over the mat ter. - The few that appeared on deck early had taken their- time to dress properly, and there waa not the slight est indication of panic Some of the fragments of Ice had fallen on the deck, and these were picked up and paased around by aome of the facetloua ones, who offered them as mementoes of the occasion. "On the port aide a glance over the side failed to show any evidence of damage, and the vessel seemed to be on an even keel. James Clinch Smith and L however, soon found the vessel waa listing heavily. A few tnlnutea Ister officers ordered men and women to don life preservers." Ferteae Teller Predicts. ' One of the last women, seen by Colonel Grade, he said, waa Miss Evans. of New York, who virtually refused to be rescued, because, according to the Army officer, she had been told by a fortune teller In London that she would meet her desth on the water. A young Englishwoman, vwfco re quested that her name be omitted, told a thrilling story of her experience in one of the collapsible boats which had been manned by eight of the crew on the Titanic The boat .was In com mand of the fifth officer. H. Lowe. whose actions she described as saving the livea of many people. Before the lifeboat was launched he passed along the port deck of the steamer, commanding the people not to Jump Into the boats, and otherwise restraining them from swamping the craft. When the collapsible boat was launched Officer Lowe aucceeded in putting op a mast and a small sail. He collected the other boata together. In some caaea tne boats were snort oi adequate crewaand he directed an ex change by which each was manned adequately.. Maklag Lifeboat Keeeaed. He threw lines connecting the boata. two by two. and all thus moved to gether. Later he wenr back to the wreck with the crew of one of the boata and aucceeded in picking up some of those who had Jumped overboard and were awlmming about. ' On hla w- back to the Carpathia he passed one of the collapsible boats which waa on the -point of sinking with SO passen gers aboard, most -oi mem in scant nlgbt clothing. They were rescued Just In the nick of time. STEAMER WITH 80 LOST! CACHAPOAL DISAPPEARS FROM FACE OF SEA. South American Passenger Vessel Is Thought Sent to Bottom bj Boiler Explosion. BAN FRAXCISCO. April 18. Details of the loss of the Chilean steamer Cach apoal. with lives on the night of March 21. nave on oruusm ni hi- th. British steamer Queen Helena. The Cacbapoal was manned by Brlltsh officers and a crew of J Chilians and carried at the time of her disappearance a .1st of 10 passengers. The steamer failed to appear ai r-ay-ta Teru. on her regular run from Guay aquil. Ecuador. 25 mllea distant, on the morn ins- of March II. and steamers dis patched in search vf her could find no trace. It Is the generally accepieu ice ery, according to officers of the Queen Helena, that the Cacbapoal"s boilers ex ploded, aa they bad given her frequent trouble. The Cachapoal was an Iron, screw steamer of ii'9 tons gross register, built In 1S81 at Birkenhead, and was owned and operated by the South Amar lean Steamship Company. Woman Charged With Arson, Held. VANCOUVER, Wash.. April 18. (Spe cial.) Mra. Dora Hamlin. 12 yeara old. wife of Frank Hamlin, who has been held to answer to the Superior Court on a charge of arson, has been -unable to furnish the Itooo bail and la yet in jail. Sirs. Hamlin waa arrested last week, charged with attempting to burn the residence of Mrs. Daisy Hocking, on West Fifth street. It is rumored that she la to bring suit for damages against Mr. Hocklog. NERVOUS PEOPLE MUST CURE THEMSELVES The First Step 1$ to Stop the Cause of the Trouble, Then Build Up the Strength of the Disordered Nerves. The first thing to do In nervous de bility Is to stop the cause of the trou ble, if possible, whether it is Irregular living, worry, or whatever it may be. Then-the nerves must be given special nourishment and the 'blood must be kept pure and rich. Tals is the mission of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and this is why the pills have been used with such great success in nervous troubles that did not yield to ordinary methods of treatment. Nervous exhaustion early shows It self In the decreased activity of the organs that normally rast out the waste products of the body. The kid neys, skin and bowels are deprived of some of their energy and a part of the poisonous wast materials, which they readily pasa off during health, are turned back Into the blood. The result Is plain. The blood, filled with Impurities, Is unable to give even its usual amount of nourishment to the nerves and a gneral breakdown follows. This Is the explanation of the depressed and Irritable feeling, pallor, loss of spirits, headaches, shortness of breath and poor digestion of the nerv ous sufferer. . The tonic treatment for ' nervous troubles, by building up the blood and supplying it with added oxygen, burns up ana casts oit in. tmpurmes anaifor tne booklet, "Nervous Disorders.' gives to the nerves 4he elements theyT wnl(.n w mttnd fr,e on request. need. In no other way can these ele ments be conveyed to the nerves ex cept through the blood. Mrs. John K. Reagan, of Elkhart, Texas, took Dr. Williams' Pink Pills upon the advice of her father-ln-Iaw. the late Hon. John H. Reagan, who waa Postmaeter-General of the Confeder acy. U 8. Fenator for a number of years and Chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas. She tells of her cure ss follows: CHAOS IS DEPLORED Briton Says Wireless Is Better Regulated Abroad. AMATEURS RUNNING RIOT Cnlted States Only Country In World Where Marconigram-s Can Be " Tapped, Major Tagc Tells Chamber of Commerce. LONDON. April 1. Major' Flood Page, referring to the Titanic disaster at the annual meeting today- of the London Chamber of Commerce, waa bit ter on the subject of the wireless chaos in connection with the Titanic disaster. He said.: ". the first representative who ever sat upon the council In connection with wireless telegraphy, I would like to say that we are all pre-eminently dissatis fied with what has taken place on the other side of the Atlantic in reference to communications concerning that great disaster. Such a thing could not happen in England. "The United Ftates is the only coun try In the world where the. telegraphs do not belong to the Government, and. unfortunately. It has become the fash ion In that country to permit amateur wireless operators. When we read that Marconigrama can be tapped, we must remember that tne United States is the only country In which that can be done. - ' Major Page thought that if common prudence had been shown with' the warnings available, the Titanic could have gone south and escaped all dan ger of Ice. BORAH BILL IS AMENDED Committee Adopts Suggestion of Sec retary Fisher. OREGONIAN NBWS BUREAU. Wash ington. April IS. Secretary; Fisher, be fore the Senate public lands commit tee today, urged and the committee favored two amendments to the Borah bill directing the Issuance of patents to homesteaders on Government Irrl- Hosiery Sale Extraordinary ! FOR MEN AND WOMEN 25th Anniversary Sale er m - m TUSB Owing to the great demand, and for the convenience of those who could not be accommodated previously, we have received permis sion to continue this unusual sale for one day lonsrer. Don't fiil to take advantage of. the savings on these world-famous Onyx Hose. Men's and women's 50c Onyx Hose, 35S 3 pairs for 31-00. Friday positively last day of sale. ' FOR WOMEN - FOR MEN riain gauze lisle and silk lisle. Silk lisle in black only also regular oOc Onyx Hose, tgl men's pure silk in black and oor, i are ps r -r - y Pure thread black -silk, regu- Iar $1.50 Onyx Hose at, 31 the pair Be on hand early to join "ONTX" 25TH WJ Gloves, 309 Morrison, 6pposita Fostoffice. "My sickness began as a result of worry and overdoing. I was In bed for about six months and was con stantly under the care of doctors. They pronounced my case nervous prostra tion and gave me tonics to keep up my strength as well aa they could. I waa finally able to get up from bed but could just get around and did not gain In health. I suffered mostly with my heart. My heart palpitated and I would often fsSnt away and be uncon scious. Sometimes the exertion of ris ing from my chair would cause me to faint away. I was so nervous that I couldnt' bear to have any noise or ex citement near me. I waa pale and had no strength or life at all. My stomach was weak and dldn t seem able to digest anything but the light est foods. "My father-in-law. Mr. John H. Rea gan, who was taking Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for rheumatism and who was cured by them, persuaded me to give the pills a trial. In a short time I could see that I was mending, for I could sleep better. I began to have an appetite and waa less nervous. My improvement wss gradual until I was cured." Those who are interested in the treatment which cured this case can obtain further information bv writlns: Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are also recommended for sick headache, sleep lessness, nervous exhaustion, nervous dyspepsia, neuralgia, sciatica, St. Vitus' dance and locomotor ataxia. They .are guaranteed to be free from opiates or harmful drugs. They are for sale by all druggists, or will be sent, postpaid, on receipt of price, SO cents per box: six boxes for $2.50. by the Dr. "Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. T, gation projects upon compliance with the terms of the homestead law. These amendments provide that no patent shall be issued unless at least half the Irrigation area of entry has been re claimed and all charges then due the Government for building, operation and maintenance, including drainage, have been paid, and provides further that amount so paid shall aggregate not less than 40 per cent of the total build ing charge. Borah is not In favor of these amend ments, but as the committee advocates them he will accept them rather than endanger the bill. He thinks the amend ments will not prove serious obstacles to settlers. SOLDIERS TO GUARD TRAINS Railroad Official's Appeal to Sonora Governor Is Heeded. CANANEA, Mexico, April J8. Forty men and three officers of the Fifth Battalion have been sent from Cananea to Hermoslllo to form a part of the guard which has been placed, on all passenger trains operated by the Southern Paclfla Railroad -of Mexico. Thirty men will be placed on each train. This move was the result of the ap peal of Epea Randolph, president of the Governor of Sonora, for protection for passenger trains. There has been no violence on -the railroad line in this section since last week, when-several were killed when a train waa fired on and wrecked below Empalme. . s ' THIRTY KILLED AT CTLIACAX Rebels Capture and Occupy Capital v. of Slnaloa. TUCSON. Arlx.. April 18. Thirty were killed In a battle which resulted In the capture of Culiacan. the capital of Slnaloa. by rebels yesterday, ac cording, to reports which reached Tucson today. Earlier reports had been to the effect that the federals had withdrawn from the city and that the rebels had been invited to take possession. After the battle the federals and rurales retreated to Altata. REBELS TAKE SIERRA MUJADA Federals Lose 3 7 Killed and 52 Prisoners "Munitions Captured. EL PASO. Tex.. April 18. An offi cial rebel report received at Juarex to day says that the liberals captured Sierra Mujada, where there are large American interests, yesterday. The re port saya that 87 federals were killed, 52 prisoners taken and 82 rifles, 753k' rounds of ammuntlon and 106 horses captured. Their own loss is not given. A re- Hosiery .r, J MASK ooIorg Reff 50t OnyxQC jI(We the pair or 0niy3iJC 3 pairs for ......$1.00 in the celebration of the ANNIVERSARY f foscrx UmbreJI&s. The Honse That Quality Built.. lilil ' It m " The .wdest ranse IH llg- J' k of stylish "fabrics, -. i SlSwSsJP ' ' both domestic . i W9$m m X and imported. Ab- mm ilSS il it - soluteIy perfect m mm il l I ' models, faulUessly IM . - tailored. ' ' Ml 11 1 - P fflM ' Men-s Shop. Main Floor ' Igjji -BEN SELLING Wm&K Leading: Clothier ' P Morrison Street at Fourth gj port of the capture of this place seems to nave .Been premature. Railroad Is Arming lis Men. TUCSON. Ariz., April IS. 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