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Show CAPTAIN ROSTRON'S REPORT- mi X f Capt. A. H. Rostron was in command com-mand of the Cunard line steamship Carpathia, which rescued the survivors survi-vors of the Titanic disaster. His ship ' was east bound on its regular trip v when the distress signal was picked up by the vessel's wireless- operator. In his official report to the i genrjtl manager of the company, the captain, said, In part: ( "I beg leave to report that a't i2:3o a. m. Monday, lCth inst., J , wad ! 'informed 'in-formed of urgent message from- Tij tanic with its position. I Immediately ordered ship turned around' and put' it in course for that position, "we1 be-' ing then fifty-eight miles away.! find! heads of all departments called and-; issued what I considered the necessary neces-sary orders to be in preparation , for' any emergency. " -' "' " 1 "At 2:40 a. m. saw flare half 'al point on port bow. Taking! ti(is, iforl granted to be a ship, shortly aft,er, wp 1 )! ''.novi'-il .r 1 ;- ' ' sighted our first iceberg. I had previ ously,. ,ha,d lookouts doubled, knowing that Titanic had struck ice1 ' arid' 1 so' took every' care and precaution. We soon found ourselves in a field of be'i'gs1,' large and small, and had to alter our course several times to, clear ;bergaA ;"!iWe "stopped at 4:00 a. m., thus doing distance in three hours .aiid a-' Y istlf," picking iup the first boat at 4;10 a. m., boat in charge of officer, and, .'bey eported, that Titanic had foundered. At 8:30 a. m., last boat picked up. J All, T mryiyprs aboard and all. boats accounted for. . i:,- i w-jI " "At 8:00, a., m, , the Leyland steamship California came up. I gavei'himVl the principal news and asked him to search and I would proceed; .to;. New-,3 Yorkj at'8i50 proceeded full speed while researching over vicinity of fdip-.H astfer,!'! , IT , . ; . y |
