NUMBERS SAVED.
The following were the numbers saved:
| First class: | ||
| Adult males | 57 | out of 175, or 32.57 per cent. |
| Adult females | 140 | out of 144, or 97.22 per cent. |
| Male children (all saved) | 5 | |
| Female children (all saved) | 1 | |
| 203 | out of 325, or 62.46 per cent. |
| Second class: | ||
| Adult males | 14 | out of 168, or 8.33 per cent. |
| Adult females | 80 | out of 93, or 86.02 per cent. |
| Male children (all saved) | 11 | |
| Female children (all saved) | 13 | |
| 118 | out of 285, or 41.40 per cent. |
| Third class: | ||
| Adult males | 75 | out of 462, or 16.23 per cent. |
| Adult females | 76 | out of 165, or 46.06 per cent. |
| Male children | 13 | out of 48, or 27.08 per cent. |
| Female children | 14 | out of 31, or 45.16 per cent. |
| 178 | out of 706, or 25.21 per cent. | |
| Total | 499 | out of 1,316, or 37.94 per cent. |
| Crew saved: | ||
| Deck department | 43 | out of 66, or 65.15 per cent. |
| Engine-room department | 72 | out of 325, or 22.15 per cent. |
| Victualing department (including 20 womenout of 23) | 97 | out of 494, or 19.63 per cent. |
| Total | 212 | out of 885, or 23.95 per cent. |
| Total on board saved | 711 | out of 2,201, or 32.30 per cent. |
| Passengers and crew: | ||
| Adult males | 338 | out of 1,667, or 20.27 per cent. |
| Adult females | 316 | out of 425, or 74.35 per cent. |
| Children | 57 | out of 109, or 52.29 per cent. |
| Total | 711 | out of 2,201, or 32.30 per cent. |
V.—The Circumstances in Connection with the Steamship "Californian."
It is here necessary to consider the circumstances relating to the steamship Californian.