NUMBERS SAVED.

The following were the numbers saved:

First class:
Adult males57out of 175, or 32.57 per cent.
Adult females140out of 144, or 97.22 per cent.
Male children (all saved)5
Female children (all saved)1
203out of 325, or 62.46 per cent.
Second class:
Adult males14out of 168, or 8.33 per cent.
Adult females80out of 93, or 86.02 per cent.
Male children (all saved)11
Female children (all saved)13
118out of 285, or 41.40 per cent.
Third class:
Adult males75out of 462, or 16.23 per cent.
Adult females76out of 165, or 46.06 per cent.
Male children13out of 48, or 27.08 per cent.
Female children14out of 31, or 45.16 per cent.
178out of 706, or 25.21 per cent.
Total499out of 1,316, or 37.94 per cent.

Crew saved:
Deck department43out of 66, or 65.15 per cent.
Engine-room department72out of 325, or 22.15 per cent.
Victualing department
(including 20 womenout of 23)
97out of 494, or 19.63 per cent.
Total212out of 885, or 23.95 per cent.
Total on board saved711out of 2,201, or 32.30 per cent.
Passengers and crew:
Adult males338out of 1,667, or 20.27 per cent.
Adult females316out of 425, or 74.35 per cent.
Children57out of 109, or 52.29 per cent.
Total711out 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.