Show SHIPS SHIP'S BOATS INSUffiCIENT TO CARRY GERS Would Accommodate but butI I 1171 Vessels Vessel's Capacity Was NEW YORK April 1 Statistical lt-Statistical Statistical information of or the lifesaving apparatus apparatus appa appa- ratus of th the Olympic sister ship o of the tho Titanic was was was' given givon iven out today by y tho the bureau of inspection of steam team v ves s. s sels ads Figures for the Titanic arc not available but an as the he ships aro no almost i identical in 8 size si it likely that their equipment materially differs The OI Olympic has lias sixteen lifeboats ts and four rafts calculated to accommodate accommodate accommodate 1171 persons This means about third one-third of tho the total number of passengers ers ers' and and crow together which is 18 can be accommodated It is is said at tho bureau that no ship is is required re reo re- re t to have o sufficient boat room to accommodate ate all its complete passenger ger and crew list Tho Olympic carries lifo life preservers preservers pre servers and forty eight ht lifo life buoys and these equipments arc are made in in compliance ance with ith the tho regulations of tho the British British British Brit Brit- ish board of trade trado Tho The United States bureau has no power except to see see that each steamer meets tho the requirements of its homo home Jo government Postmaster Edward Ed ard M. M Morgan said today that tho the Titanic had bad ou on board hoard sacKs sacks o 0 of mail m It is not likely ho said they thoy were saved As tho to standard ocean mail mai bag holds about 2000 letters Jetters it is estimated estimated esti estl- mated that pieces of ln mail U matter have llave boon boen lost |