On receipt of the _Titanic_'s first distress message the captain immediately ordered the ship to be turned around and driven at her highest speed (17-1/2 knots) in the direction of the _Titanic_. He also informed the _Titanic_ by wireless that he was coming to her assistance, and he subsequently received various messages from her. At about 2.40 a. m. he saw a green flare which, as the evidence shows, was being sent up by Mr. Boxall in No. 2 boat. From this time until 4 a. m. Capt. Rostron was altering his course continually in order to avoid icebergs. He fired rockets in answer to the signals he saw from Boxall's boat. At 4 o'clock he considered he was practically up to the position given and he stopped his ship at 4.05. He sighted the first boat (No. 2) and picked her up at 4.10. There was then a large number of icebergs around him, and it was just daylight. Eventually he picked up in all 13 lifeboats, two emergency boats, and two collapsible boats, all of which were taken on board the _Carpathia_, the other boats being abandoned as damaged or useless. From these boats he took on board 712 persons, one of whom died shortly afterwards. The boats were scattered over an area of 4 or 5 miles, and it was 8 a. m. before they had all been picked up. He saw very little wreckage when he got near to the scene of the disaster, only a few deck chairs, cork life belts, etc., and only one body. The position was then 41° 46´ N., 50° 14´ W. The _Carpathia_ subsequently returned to New York with the passengers and crew she had rescued. The court desires to record its great admiration of Capt. Rostron's conduct. He did the very best that could be done. 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.