The Report of the American Senate Committee on the '
Titanic' disaster was issued on Monday. There was a. remarkable contrast between the sobriety of the Report and the extraordinary speech in which Mr. Smith, the Chairman of the Committee, explained it. The following seem to us to be the more important conclusions
(1) That the ' Titanic' ignored the warnings as to ice. (2) That, owing to the water being able to overflow the tops of the watertight compartments, these compartments were not really watertight. (a) That no systematic warning to passengers was given. (4) That the "Californian' saw the distress signals of the "ritanie' and failed to respond to them, "in accordance with the dictates of humanity, international usage, and the requirements of the law."
(6) That proper discipline would have admitted of the con- centration of survivors in some of the boats, so that the rest of the boats might have been free to go to the rescue after the "Titanic' had foundered.
(6) That the telegraphist of the Carpathia' failed to ehow proper vigilance.
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