I wanted to hold a service
of prayer--thanksgiving for the living and a funeral service for the
dead. I went to Mr. Ismay. He told me to take full charge. An Episcopal
clergyman was found among the passengers and he conducted the services."

TITANIC WAS A "LIFE-BOAT."

Captain Rostron said that the Carpathia had twenty lifeboats of her own,
in accordance with the British regulations.

"Wouldn't that indicate that the regulations are out of date, your
ship being much smaller than the Titanic, which also carried twenty
life-boats?" Senator Smith asked.

"No. The Titanic was supposed to be a life-boat herself."

WIRELESS FAILED

Why so few messages came from the Carpathia was gone into. Captain
Rostron declared the first messages, all substantially the same, were
sent to the White Star Line, the Cunard Line and the Associated Press.
Then the first and second cabin passenger lists were sent, when the
wireless failed.

Senator Smith said some complaint had been heard that the Carpathia had
not answered President Taft's inquiry for Major Butt. Captain Rostron
declared a reply was sent, "Not on board."

Captain Rostron declared he issued orders for no messages to be sent
except upon orders from him, and for official business to go first, then
private messages from the Titanic survivors in order of filing.

Absolutely no censorship was exercised, he said. The wire-less continued
working all the way in, the Marconi operator being constantly at the
key.

Guglielmo Marconi, the wireless inventor, was the next witness.

Marconi said he was chairman of the British Marconi Company. Under
instructions of the company, he said, operators must take their orders
from the captain of the ship on which they are employed.

"Do the regulations prescribe whether one or two operators should be
aboard the ocean vessels?"

"Yes, on ships like the late Titanic and Olympic two are carried," said
Marconi. "The Carpathia, a smaller boat, carries one. The Carpathia's
wireless apparatus is a short-distance equipment."

TITANIC WELL EQUIPPED

"Do you consider that the Titanic was equipped with the latest improved
wireless apparatus?"

"Yes; I should say that it had the very best."

"Did you hear the captain of the Carpathia say, in his testimony,
that they caught this distress message from the Titanic almost
providentally?" asked Senator Smith.

"Yes, I did. It was absolutely providential."

"Is there any signal for the ope