STEWARD, 76.
STOKES, PHILIP J.
STANTON, W.

STRAUS, ISIDOR.
SAGE, WILLIAM.
SHEA, ----.
SUTTON, FREDERICK.
SOTHER, SIMON.
SCHEDID, NIHIL.
SWANK, GEORGE.
SEBASTIANO, DEL CARLO.
STANBROCKE, A.

TOMLIN, ETNEST P.
TALBOT, G.

VILLNER, HENDRICK K.
VASSILIOS, CATALEVAS (thought to be a
confusion of two surnames).
VEAR, W. (may be W. J. Ware or W. T.
Stead).

WIDENER, GEORGE W.
WILLIAMS, LESLIE.
WIRZ, ALBERT
WIKLUND, JACOB A.
WAILENS, ACHILLE.
WHITE, F. F.
WOODY, O. S.
WERSZ, LEOPOLD.

ZACARIAN, MAURI DER.

CHAPTER XXII. CRITICISM OF ISMAY

CRIMINAL AND COWARDLY CONDUCT CHARGED--PROPER CAUTION NOT EXERCISED WHEN
PRESENCE OF ICEBERGS WAS KNOWN--SHOULD HAVE STAYED ON BOARD TO HELP
IN WORK OF RESCUE--SELFISH AND UNSYMPATHETIC ACTIONS ON BOARD THE
CARPATHIA--ISMAY'S DEFENSE--WILLIAM E. CARTER'S STATEMENT

FROM the moment that Bruce Ismay's name was seen among those of the
survivors of the Titanic he became the object of acrid attacks in
every quarter where the subject of the disaster was discussed. Bitter
criticism held that he should have been the last to leave the doomed
vessel.

His critics insisted that as managing director of the White Star Line
his responsibility was greater even than Captain Smith's, and while
granting that his survival might still be explained, they condemned his
apparent lack of heroism. Even in England his survival was held to be
the one great blot on an otherwise noble display of masculine courage.

A prominent official of the White Star Line shook his head meaningly
when asked what he thought of Ismay's escape with the women and
children. The general feeling seemed to be that he should have stayed
aboard the sinking vessel, looking out for those who were left, playing
the man like Major Butt and many another and going down with the ship
like Captain Smith.

He was also charged with urging a speed record and with ignoring
information received with regard to icebergs.

FEELING IN ENGLAND

The belief in England was that the captain of the Carpathia had acted
under Ismay's influence in refusing to permit any account of the
disaster to be transmitted previous to the arrival of the vessel in New
York. Ismay's telegram making arrangements for the immediate deportation
of the survivors among the Titanic's crew was taken to be part of t