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-
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"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
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dance and locomotor ataxia. They .are
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They are for sale by all druggists, or
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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-
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Railroad Is Arming lis Men.
TUCSON. Ariz., April IS. The South
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