The evening world. Newspaper, April 16, 1912, Page 7

- FUNGINKABLE” LINER DONT \ NEED SO) MANY LIFEBOATS Titanic, Like jit, Ht Her Sister Ship, and cule Big Vessels, Carried Only Enough to Ac- commodate One-third of Her Passen- gers and Crew. Th rooms na Srough ck of the Tiianic might develop the tragic fallacy Of the water-Usht co nt and the unsinkable hull, Under Section 4400 of Revised t Stat . Which provides for reciprocity in the regulation of he mercantii rine plying between Great Britain and America, it Is stated in fr et that this Government will-accept the certificate of the Brith Board of ‘v ‘rade for all vessels flying the British fag. ants’ Shipping Act, of England, of 1889, provides that all passenger ent accommodation for all passengers," cuch accomo- 4, collapsible metal or other lifeboats and jife rafts of 4 provision has apparently been @ dead letter for many yor. stance, at Lloyds to-day, that without doubt the Titanic hod eufticient tite 4 life rafts for all {ts passengers and that we might lexpect'to hear at any time that a considerable number of passengers have been feked up from such Ife rafts, Tt was sald at Lloyds that the Titante ‘must have been equipped" under the Merchants’ Shipping Act of 18% with Ifteboats Nd life rafts “just as the Olymple Is equinped." » were Ynade later at the local office of the Steamship he Customs Howse, It was stated there that the provisions ping Act Fegarding thé number of Iifevoats and life rafts er for that office and that the certifloate of the ecepted as sufficient under the Reciprocity Act. It Was also stated at the office of the United States Steamship Inspection vice that no modern vesvel such as the Olympic or the Titantlc could carry iife boats and Ife rafts sufficient for all persons,” and it was stated also that there are no life rafts on the Olympic" and that it 1s presumed that there were ono on the ‘Mtantle. Just what the Ife saving provisions were on the Titantic Is not known yet by the office of the Steamship Inspector, because the Board of Trade certificate voifylng those particulars was lost with her, but the Olympic had no life rafta nd life boat a modation sufficient only to carry about one-third of her total t of crow and passengers. HY THEY CUT DOWN ON LIFE BOATS. Both th Lloyds and In the office of the Steamehip Inspector it was admitted that the development of what {s known as the “water tight "and the “unsinkable hull of the modern steamships has caused ne 4 Ce ee “TON aM. teen lifeboats and two “collapsible” fifeboate, which can carry at thelr full ca- pacity only 1,171 people, whilst the Olympic, according to the certificate of the has no liferafts at all. British Board of Trad ‘The General Grant of the Hogbure rr Asha one Al in a brie! wit ar iMteratta ve eetune" old taahtoned.” tp Premier Commends Heroic Snerifice Made by the Men SON Aprit WeaPeemter Asma, the House of f statement Commons this afte! expression to Great Brit in connection with the Titantic disaster, After reading out to the members messages from the White Star C pany already published, the Premier continued: add this: brace oursel! Telaxition of the regulations concerning the carrying of Hfe boats and life {ts, and it was said that the present and the recent trend in caring for the foty of passengers has been dn the way of making vessels safer to travel in rom in the case of wreck. This tendency {s Illustrated ment of such Wessels as the Olympic of the White 6tar Grant of the Hamburg line. authorized by the British Board of Trade to carry 3,447 d crow, But the Olympic, has a total equipment of aix- by the lite ne and tl) 5) The Olympic ple, passengers his old on their rescued, “Perhaps the House will allow me to That I am efraid we must to confront one of those terrible events in the order of provi- dence which baffie foresight, which apall the imagination and make us realize the inadequacy of words to do Justice to what we feel, “We cannot say more at this moment than to give @ necessarily imperfect fmipression of our sense af admiration ‘Ghat the best traditions of the sea seem to have been observed and that willing eacrifices were offered to give the first chance for safety to those who were leaat able to help themselves, and of the (heartfelt sympathy of the whole nation to those who find themselves suddeniy bereaved of their nearest and dearest.” BERN, April 16.—The Speaker of the Reichstag, Johannes Kaempf, at —— ee SAID BOAT WOULD SINK; COUNTED AMONG MISSING RACINE, Wis. April 16—"I dread taking this trip to Denmat a feeling that I will never return alive. I just know thaf the boat will eink or something awful happen to me, Mrs. Peter C. Hanson, numbered among ine passengers on the fll-fated liner ‘Mtanic, to her brother, Thomas Howard of Racine. This she followed by a fare- e in Denmark. They return voyage on the Titan! ‘Their names do not appear among th it . PRE EVENING WORLD, bu epae, apart sympathy for T have fi “16, 019, MRSS Tyrer orteres Chiet Inspector Says Big Ship . Cannot Carry Enough Lifeboats. WASHINGTON, April 14.—"When {ty equipped with enough Hfeboats to save vessels of gre the passengers. They are required to be 00 tons or sv, carrying equipped with enough life preservers, #0 .000 passengers—there are not that very pasnenger can have one and Mfeboats carried to contain the passen-| vers member Of the crew. ‘Tila Ger. 1d Supervising Inspector-Gene-] question of how a vessel tram Unler of the Steamboat In-| or other foreign countries al Sspection Service to-day. “It is @ con-| equipped as to lifeboats.” summation devoutly to be wiehed that] Unter added that eveh American vas they should do #0, but they don't do ft. ALL Z, Lexington to 3d Ave. ) can carry 3.943 passengers and date 1.176 people, but the General id at the offices of the steamship inspector +c] the ranpening of the sessions after the Easter vacation to-day, made a speech | After they xet up to a certain point they epressing ihe sympathy and @let oe caatpeet wile She te jenman empire over th foes. of | a oe with auch a lange number | {onnage and not according to the num price, $1.30; consists of a Se: public eceds, regularly 75¢ and $ rule the great liners are not s Best. & Co. - Women’ 5, (Misses’, Children’s, Infants’, ° Young Men's and Boys’ Spring & Summer Underwear & Hosiery AT POPULAR PRICES the sale, come to-morrow. From the most celebrated Foreign and Domestic manufacturers, including: Cartwright & Warner's— Furle & Buttrum’s—American Hosiery Co. —Dr. Diemel's: Linen Mesh—Stuttgarter Sanitary Nquiral Wool, and I. & R. Morley. Merino—Wool—Silk and Wool—Silk—Balbriggan—Cotton and Linen Mesh— Swiss Ribbed and other weaves in Shirts, Drawers, Pantelets, Com- bination Suits and Equestrienne Tights. MU Suitable Weights and Yaterials Immeasurably Greater Variety Than Carried by Any Other House Women’s Pure Ghread Silk Hose in black, white and tan; lisle spliced garter top, sole, heel and WD is cecerecenss cess sccusencuars tenes esas eee mn said EA TWO MILES DEEP HERE TITANIC SANK HALIFAX, April 16.—The deathbed of $10,000,000 steamer Titanic aud of ny who must have been dragged with is two miles at least celow the sur- of the sea. ‘The calculation was made by an of- jal of the Government Marine De- tment, who finds that depth on the rine chart at @ point about 500 miles Halifax and about 70 miles south the Grand Banks, where he believes Titanic went down. je location ie midway between Sable and Cape Race, and in line with @angerous place which, however, ight have proved a place of #1 there been time to run the T! re and beach her. Pmhe Canadian warship Niobe, which f nas one of the most powerful wireless equipments of any vessel in this vicin- | tty, wae unable to get in tune with any | of the sips in the vicinity of the Titanic Gisaster, and the Government sfation at Camperdown heard only fragmentary Fela 's of messages. Lioyd’s agent here had not received ate last night any oficial notification of of the Titantc. ————>—_—_ ik & Tilford’s Employees to Ene tertatn, Park & Tilford’s Employees’ Mutual Benefit Association will hold its annual entertainment and reception at Terrace Garden, Fifty-elghth street and Third hursday evening. The offic Bailey; Chairman | mittee, C. Burgess, An unusually large shipment from our mills of ROYAL WILTON RUGS with orders to rush them out explains this Newest effects of the nt pieces, all woven sted yarn, Not only Women’s “ONYX" Spliced Heel; perior Qualit Our regular 50¢ value. Spec | handsome patterns, but long wearing quality. A ROYAL |This ROYAL WILTON | Pure thread Silk Hose. L garter top,foot and high spli WILTON Value 81,00 Sp ar 50 | $27.50 MINSTER RUGS (9x12) bat 17°50] 5-FRAME BODY sausents ‘vat $21.50 Women's mat up to eductions in| CARPETS | Davtsome floral effects, Reduced from Nightgowns, Values 61.25 to #2. White and Tan Gauze, Lisle with “DUB-L” Top and High a Very Sue heel. Regular ang extra sizes. ure thread Boot Silk Hose in Black, White and Tan, Wide lisle garter top and high spliced heel. Black only. Special ) Black, ial isle iced ecial 95 _ OPPENHEIM, GLLINSZG 34th, Street ‘ An_ Important Sale To-morrow, Wednesday Women’s and Misses’ Tailored Suits Smart tailored Suits, copies of imported models by Poiret, Paquin and Bernard, of Tailor Serge, Hairline Stripes, Bedford Cords and Mannish Mixtures; the most attractive and desirable styles of the season. ww, 20 00 ana 25. 00 ‘ Values @30.00 to $40.00 Styles, make and linings represent the highest 3 . , Standard of quality and are characteristic of Oppenheim, Collins & Co.'s Entire Stock _ OPPENHEIM. GLLINSzG Women’s “Onyx” Hosiery Extraordinary Values 35c 3 pairs, $1 .79¢ | 50c Women’s Muslin Underwear Has been marked at the following exceptionally moderate prices: 0c 1.00 1.25 1.50 2.00 67%c YD, Ber tv.uire tarEsTRY | Combinations 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 Donytirutl y designed, Original price, adc Values 61.25 to 82.95 Bo YD, AXMINSTERS of extra heavy | Petticoats 1.00 1.25 1.50 2.00 2.95 UY, Positively — worth Values $1.50 to 88.50 Corset Covers 50c 65c¢ 75¢ | Values 75c to $1.50 Maker ot Carpste tar bo rears. (I Drawers §80c .68c 78 1.00 53 to 59 W. 14th St., N. Y., Ratrege Near pie Fifth and Sistin Avenues woWay bud Hudson Tuanels, | DOBSONS' | im Values 75c to $2.00 Women's Ribbed Underwear Women's ribbed Plain and fancy top. Value 50c } 25c Women’s ribbed knee length Combinations; also Vests with plain or hand crochet tops. Women's extra fine § bed Lisle Vests, wi hand crochet an Crepe De Chine Underwear Lace trimmed Crepe de Chine undergar- ments, exquisite in workmanship and perfectly sha; ments of Crepe de Chine Corset Covers Crepe de Chine Drawers Crepe de Chine Nightgowns 4.95 to 13.75 Crepe de Chine Petticoats Ss tern Bro thers ful designs and colors; at will place on Sale To-morrow, an Importation of 15,000 Yards French Dress Linens 46 inches wide, superior quality, pure flax, in an exceptionally large assortment ‘of the most fashionable shades, also black and white. Regular Value 75c Yard, Fancy Weave Voiles double width, in a complete line of the most desirable colors, including black and white, Regular Value 60¢ Yard in piping, made with ruffle cut full. . ‘ v at 38° 2,500 Pieces of at 27° Wednesday, a Special Sale of Unmade Embroidered Robes at $4.45 | pe ae tou, trom 27-50 to 16.50 Values from $13.50 to 22.50 of French Voiles, Regular Value $7.50, . | This o. 0 Cut ' Glass Also a large collection of very desirable | |, Bowl Embroideries Lead blank brilliant Cut G Sg we finish. A very bi: Flouncings, 15 and 18 inches wide, from 2S€ to 35¢ value at our spe: Values from 50c to 85¢ Yard oe sale price. n't miss it. Flouncings, 27 inches wide from 33¢ to 69¢ Values from 55c to $1.10 Yard Flouncings, 45 inches wide, from $1.45 to 2.75 Values frony $1.95 to 4.25 Yard Insertions and Bandings, from 15° to ial Values from 25¢ to $1.25 a lisle Vests. To-morrow, an Extraordinary Offering of 39c Women’s Handkerchiefs Value | | Sheer Linen Hemstitched and lean, palatable and yen Mid 50c | Pure Linen with wreath initials, Value $1.50 Dozen, } Doz, 95¢ Hip hai the ana gta Value 75¢ Sheer Linen, with hand yi Value $3.00 Dozen, 192.25 | | embroidered wreath initials, filtering ca: | Sheer Linen Madeira, fallons.. .. with hand embroidered initials and | Each 25¢ $4.33 | this i we germ-proof filters, every imp hist from drinking water, making it The prices we name are / 59th to 60th St. In Our Roof Greenhouses combination baller po hn nee elsewhere sold for $3.00; ome three rose bushes as follows: 1 Dorot! Women's Cross Bar Dimity Kim nisl ‘border around neck and sleeves and down length of front of kimono]! in corresponding colors; another style is made of dimity, in Dutch neck, ||) pleated Vag eres at waist ba ribbon belt; many beautiful N Water dee 3 and 4 pint sizes, fine design 1°) er, 10¢; total vaiee ¥ 3 for.. fail_and telephone orders given special attention. This is a typical merchandising movement at Bloomingdales’. sands of women each year take savantege of this importan. event. They) know they are assured of remarkable economy. If you haven't been to ny ering Thou- Women's Long Challte Kimonos, Empire effect, trimmed ground the neck \ and down front and on sleeves with broad satin ribbon; i || Women's Percale Wrappers, Dutch neck effect; three okirt orien with deep ruffle; many etty checks ck bond whit oa Now Ga—Bioomingdates’ Special Sale of merican Cut Glass lat 59c, 99¢, $1.99 and $2.99) These Features for To-morrow:— Be 4 10. 00 » (Berry $f 99 Fine cut in Pretty |: a of be wy is 8 38. ter elceves; patterns; also! ite; plenty | designs. Really! in extraordinary |} ffering at the! Pe. Porcelain Cereal Sets, $2. 49 | Set consiscs of 6 large jars, 6 small jars, 1 oiland 1 vinegar j and 1 salt box, all neatly dec Gh St, Section. — | 3am. With old Dutch of Windsoill design, | Racks for same, $1.00. | Fil An Germ Proot em, ters: --- unusual op- portunity to buy the genu- Size 9, filtering ca- Si panty perday,4 ‘$2. 69 Size 10, filtering ca- pacity per day,9 rage 9 H i Size 8, filtering ca- pated, for Women and Misses Colored Madeira Linen, with hand embroidered pacity perday,6 $8 94 | moowingtai gallons ° comer, in pink, blue and lavender, Value 50c to 75¢ Each Men’s Handkerchiefs Linen Hemstitched, with quarter and half inch hems, at? 1 95 - Complete assort- ightgowns, Corset Covers, Drawers, Combina- tions and Petticoats. Value $2.50 Dozen, Values $5.00 to $15.00 Sheer Linen, with colored border and initial, Each BD° Doz. $3.75 Value $6.00 Dozen 2.25 2.95 West 23d and 22d Strosts 38 rT 45 47 Values $9.95 to 84.95 2.95 Special ESUNDAY WORLD'S “TO LET” ADS. Simplify Home-seeking by saving ° time, ‘temper _ and tram) ait Values $6.90 to $16.75 4.95 %’ 7,90 Values 87.00 to $10.75 As the result o. a purchase of Orange Coun! Store, Basement, Pure Linen, with ‘i $2 1 0 house style. Crepe de Chine Combination 3.95 to 11.75 hand embroidered initiats, Value $3.00 Dozen, at "4 50 19 25 54 20 28 PLift id, rounded cor- ners, zinc lined. 16 25 17 (47 18 29 19 «32 at The Frost King Refrigerators Made by the Alaska Refrigqrator Company Double door apartment 95.34 Milk-Fed: Veal, Specials for Tomorrow 150 fine young milk-fed calves, just shipped we offer for Wednesday: ms and Breas! the ‘special Smoked or where at 2 $5.34 Housefurnishivg They remove every of Veal, oer 12%4c! iis “ia'e|