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5 rtrr vftPYTvr. nitPXHYVT AN. WEDNESDAY. ATUIL 2t, 1912. '' . SPYGLASSES MIGHT HAVE SAVED LIVES Titanic's Lookout Testifies Binoculars Were Refused to Men in Crow's Nest. SKILLED CREW LACKING Yachtsman Su) Not 1'Jtoueli Men teoponded to Call to Quarter to lrarr Itoali Cries for Aid in Water Ignored. lnu1 FT-n nr r.ce i.mrt te rrvnc of others whi the Tl-lanl- t don. Mnalaa Hear. S'..uddirlnt at the recollection, he ,lM the erle for help in ad- "one lonff continuous moan." The puMnsfru In !Med that to (to bark to aid them would ntin their ri-trnrtnn. he said, fo that after startlne In the dire.-tlon of the i-rles. he rescinded hl orders and waited for the dawn. Twice he hcarced to be spared r. recital ot the fart?, hut Senator, Smith pressed Mm. The wt-rx-ss said the moans and cries continued an hour and that he mad no effort to bo to the rescue. -You drifted near th drowning peo ple and made no effort to give them a!IT asked Senator Smith In surprise. Tleaae. sir don't." pleaded ritman. "I ran t boar to recall It. 1 wish we micht not discuss the. scene." "I have no desire to lacerate your f-elinKS." said Senator Smith, "but w must know whether you drifted there without offerlnc aid. Answer that and 1 shall press you no more." "I did. sir." answered the witness. "Did you ever hear anything- of a boat known as the Helll OlavT' sud dnly aked Senator Smith. No. I did not. There may be a boat l.v that name." The Olav docked at. New York April IT. and is reported to have encountered an Iceberar near where the Titanic sank. It has been sucaested that the t;ar may have been the boat whose ltahta Fourth Officer Boxhall saw and which lie ineffectually tried to sltroal with diatresa ro kcts. Haa I DrilU laeamiilefe. The witness said It was customary aboard ship to have boat anil fire drllla every Sunday. In the Southampton drill Plttman aald that approximately riant men went In each boat. -Then only l m-n participated In tills drill?"' siissrsted Senator Smith. "Tea. sir." "Was there anr flra drill on the Tl-tni- after .he left Southampton?" "No. sir: none " "Were you on the brldae Saturday or Sunday preivdlntr the accident:" asked Smith. "Oh. yes: part of the time Saturday afternoon from II t.i 4." said 1'ltman. ?-e any Icebergs?'" No. sir." - . - - ny field Ice?" '"None at all. sir." "tid oi bear anything about lea framrdav?" 'No. sir." TMJ you talk to the captain?" "It's not my place to talk to the cap tain." "Iid he talk to you about It?" "No." Teaaperatare Nat ladlealiaa. .ked if he saw any Ice on Sunday. I'timan said he did not. The fact that the temperature vis lower, he said, would not Indicate the proximity of 1. e. "In this country and our country the trmperatttre chancres ar sticb that one wants an overcoat one day and cool clothes the next, but that Is not due to Ice." said Pitman. Senator Smith suggested that- the proximity of ire was Indicated In sev eral ways, such as the effect on the sky. the chance In temperature, tha clir.t of sun or moonliRnt. Tha wit ttiss said virtually the only way to dis cover the proximity of Icebergs was to see (hem. Senator Smith sought to make the witness admit there were other Indications. "Then you are convinced there la no other way of telling?" avkrd the Sen ator. "There is no other way. Soma may hold that there are umerous viya. but they have never been demonstrated." Marslax t.lrea 4 aptala. Th witness said the Titanic had been keeping a special lookout for lea on the fatal Sunday, lie said It was dona because Captain Smith had been "warned' le was near. "Who warned him?" Inquired Senator Smith. "1 don't know, sir." "Well, who told you that he had been warned? Were you told that before tha disaster or afterward?" "I cannot remember who told me, and 1 think It was after the wreck." "Cm rou tell what speed the ship was making Snn?ay evening?" "About knots an hour." "Was that pretty good speed?" "No. nothing to what we expected her t. do." "How much did you expect?" We thougiit she could reach It." "Were you trying to reach It?" "No. because we dlj not have the ."a! for that." Senator Smith lniiilrel on what basis the witness figured the Titanic was making II H knots n hour. Pitman aid by the log and by the revolutions, which were about 7i. "Did the ship travel faster than that at any time prior to the accident?" he w s asked. "No, sir; I think not" l.mir Helps at Boats. "I'o ou know tiiat anotli-r officer ban said that she was making up to SO revolutions'.'"' "No. str. If he did. I think te's mls t.iken. ' The witness said he left til cabin about 1 !:" Sunday nleht. Just after t!ie collision. J went on deck and met Sixth Offi cer Sloodv. I asked hl-n If he bad seen the Iceberg and lie said No but there was Ice on his deck. To satisfy myself. I went forward and saw Ire. "Then I walked back and saw a flock of firemen coming up. I asked what was the matter. They said- There a water In the hatch.' I looked down ward and saw water flowing over the hatch. "Then I went upon ieck and met a man In a dressing goan who said to me: I lurry. There's n.i time for fool ing.' Then I went to the boats." "Iid you know who mat man mas?" "Not tNen. I do now." Who was It?" "Mr. I:nay. I-ater t: l ma-, told n-.e. t. get the women an I clulil.-, r. In the uuais. I lowered one of tliem. Mr. Ismay came to the boat and hlped me. I put In quite a number of th.m and a few men. Then I called for more wo men, but there were nor.e to be seen. Then I stepped back on the ship again and Officer Mu'dock tcld me to get In the boat end row arourd to the after gangway. I thought that was the thing to do. because I expected to bring all the passengers back to the ship again." Frederick Fleet, who was the lookout In the crow's nest of the Titanic, testi fied that on Sunday night, some time after 10 o'clock, be reported a black mass of Ice ahead to the officers on the bridge. How long this wa before the collision the lookout could not say. Fleet told the committee that there were no lookout glasses In the Tltanle's crow's nest after leaving Southampton. If he had had glasses, he said, he could have seen the Iceberg enough sooner to have escaped It. He said glasses were furnished the lookout from Belfast to Southampton, where they were taken awav. ' "lld you see any ice?"' "Ves. at seven bells (11:30 P. M. I reported a black mass ahead." "How long before the collision did you report ice ahejd?" " I've no Idea." "About how long?' "I couldn't say." What did you do when you Aw the Iceberg T' Rnsraaf ta Alaraa la Praaaaapt. "I sounded three bells and then tele phoned to th" bridge that there was an icoberg ahead.", replied Fleet. He not a prompt response to his ring, tie said, and the report was not de laved. Shortly after the Incident he and I,chlgh were relieved. "Was It five minutes or an hour be fore the collision that you saw the I -e-berg." demanded Senator Smith in ex asperation. T don't know, sir," said the witness obdurately. "I wish you would tell the committee whether you apprehended danger when you sounded these signals." "All we have to do In the ne.t Is to ring the bell, and if we think t:ere is danger we telephone." said Fleet. "Then you did think there was dan ger when you rang the bell?" "I thought the berg was pretty close, hut It didn't seem so large when I first saw It." "How large tlien?" "About the size of two big tables. I'.ut It got larger ii we went along, and when we struck it It was about 60 or 60 feet high above the water." Paaaeager Telia K.xperleace. Senator Smith called to the stand Major Arthur Pcuchrn. of Toronto, a passenger on the Titanic, who was or dered Yy Second officer Lltfht holder to man one of the lifeboats. Major Peuchen was tbe first pas senger witness to appear before the committee. All ten of his friends with whom he was traveling lost their lives In the wreck. The Major told of the trip and said: There was no mention of fire, and we were all pleased with the trip until the crash. . After 11 o'clock I went to my stateroom. I scarcely was un dressed when I felt a shock. I thought merely that a large wave had struck the ship. "I put on my coat and went up on deck. I met a friend who said 'We've struck an iceberg.' After a few mln utea 1 went to other friends and euld It wasn't serious. Fifteen minutes later I showed Charles M. Hays, of the Grand Trunk Pacific, the Ice. Then I no ticed the boar was listing. I said to Mr. Hays: "She's listing; she shouldn't do that.' "He said: "Oh. I don't know:- this boat can't sink.' He had a good ileal of confidence and said: 'No matter what we have struck she's good for elgbt or ten hours.' Kallora Nat at I'o Is. I went back to the cabin deck and met men and women coming up look ing very, aerloua. I met my friend. Hcattie. and asked him what was the matter. Beatfle said to me: The order is for the lifeboats: it is serious.' I couldn't believe It at first, but went to my cabin and changed to some heavy clothes." The witness said when he got on deck the boats were being prepared for lowering on the port side. The women came forward one by one. many accompanied by their hus bands. They would allow only women. Men had to stand back. No men pas sengers got In that boat," Tld you see any man attempt to get In?" "No. I was surprised that the sail ors were not at their posts as they should have been. I have seen fire drills, and the action of tbe sailors did impress me. "When we got to the next boat a ouartermaster and a sailor were put In and the- boat then was filled with women. We called out for more women and some would not leave their hus bands." MfelMat W ll boat Meats. Pitman acknowledged that his boat dUl not rave lights, although the reg ulations of the British Board of Trade compelled it. Pitman said the women behaved "splendidly." and that all ot them wanted to help In rowing to Keep themselves warm. He said his boat was some dlstanre from the Titanic when she went down. "When did you last see Captain Smith?" "When I went to the bridge and asked him If I should fill No. S boat with wonjen." "What did he say?" Tarry on." " Tld you hear any explosion?"" "Yes. sir. four. They sounded like big guns In the distance." "What were these explosions?" I think they were the bulkheads, sir." "When did the bulkheads breaks "The explosions followed the dive of the ship almost Immediately." To you believe the boilers ex ploded?" "I do not. and I was near enough to the ship to know." To you know whether any ship log books were saved?" X Time ! fare I-osfceoka. "None. sir. We had something else to think about besides logbooks." By searching questions. Senator Fletcher brought out the fact that when the collision occurred the Titanic was going at the greatest speed at tained during the trip, even though the ship was entering the Orank Banks and had been advised of the presence of Ice. "You say you were going at 21 1 knots an hour at the time of the acci dent?" Inquired Senator Fletcher. "Yes. sir. We left Southampton un der about 10 '-i knots, which wns In creased to II and later to II Vs," said I'itman. "Then, when the Titanic crashed Into the Iceberg it was going at top speed?'" inquired the Senator. "I auppose so. sir." "Ho you believe that if the Titanic had had searchlights these might have revealed the proximity of the Ice bergs r" "I think so, possibly." To you know of any reason why the speed of the Titanic was not reduced after the warning of ice?" Redaeed SseI Not C'aatamary. "No. but It Is not customary to re duce speed." "Pe ypu know of your own knowl edge of orders being given to draw the fires from the boilers?" "No. sir." Warnaa 4 aapelleal la Raw. Major Peuchen said that In the last boat the quartermaster In charge made a atnun row while he held the tiller, stccriug for a light, which tbe major, declared did not exist so far as he could see. The quartermaster refused to turn about and attempt to pick up survivors, said the witness. "When we began to hear signs of the breaking up of the Titanic we heard a sort of call for help after the whistle; then a rumbling sound. 1 think the Tltanle's lights were still on. Then there was an explosion, then another. The lights thtn went out and then those dreadful cries were heard. It frlght fullv affected all the women In our bonis. But the sounds grew fainter and fainter. I think we were about five eighths of a 'mile away." He did not see the vessel sink. but his theory was that the explosions wire above water, caused by the heavy pressure when the boat started to dive down by the head. "Kid you see the' captain after he told you to go below and get through the window Into the lifeboat?" asked Senator Smith. , Captala Alleallve ta Duty. "No. I never saw him nfttr that." "TM you see him before the ac cident ?" "I think 1 saw him about T o'clock ! In one of the companion wn s." Io you think he was attentive to his duties?" "Yes. I do." Major Peuchen said the lifeboat he was In was equipped with everything required. Some of the boats, he heard, were not' sufficiently equipped with food. When he got on the I'arpathla he examined several lifeboats and found they had lights, hardtack and water. "I.d the women row In the boats?" P. . S. FraoWlla, Vlee-I"reldent of Walle Mar l.lae. Who Will I Re Called Soom by the feaate I' laveatlgalora lato the Titanic 4 Catastrophe. "Tes. and they were plucky about It. too. They worked with a will. One helped me until she became 111 from the hard work and was forced to cease." "lo you know who those women were?" Major Peuchen said Miss E. A. Nor ton, of Acton Iane. London: Mrs. Walter Clark, of I.os Angclcx: Mrs. Luclen M. Smith, of llontin'on. W : Mrs. Cavendish, of New York; Mrs. Walter Douglas, of Miimchi .- t Mr. and Mrs. ii. H. Burnhain. of I'cnver, ere among others In the boat who handled the oars. , Major Peuchen said the Impact was so slight that some of the passengers were not awakened. He said no alarm was sounded. Two young women, he said, whose stateroom was close to that of John Jacob Astor were awakened by Mrs. Astor. who led them on deck. "Did you see Mr. Ismay that night?" asked Senator Smith. "I think I did. He was standing on the port side on the boat deck about an hour after we struck. I did .not see him again until he came aboard the Carpatlila." The Major said there was still room In lifeboats which left the port side, and he could not understand why more men were not taken off. ' Severn! Senators asked if the fact that there was no general alarm sounded after the collision might ac count for the failure of many women to appear on the decks In time for the lifeboats. He thouirht that probable. Major Puechen told the committee he thought that If the lookouts on the Titanic had had " glasses the ship might have been saved from the col lision. Cfflcleat Crew Too Few. , "From what you observed was there proper discipline on the part of the crew on loading tbe lifeboats?" asked Senator Smith. Those of the crew that I saw work ing In lowering and filling the boats could not have been better, but they were too few. I was surprised not to see more sailors at their stations and also surprised that more persons were not put in the boats." The. men had had no practice, the witness said the men of the crew had told Jilm. Major Puechen In order to make clear his position read a statement as fol lows: "I do not condemn Captain Smith, but I do condemn the policy and methods pursued by the company, for I feel urn that In this case caution would have averted a terrible calamity. I have been quoted as saying many things that I did, not say and I wish to state that I have not snld any per sonal or unkind things about Captain Smith." Photographer Arouse Seoator. The Importunities and activities of a squad of photographers so aroused Senator Smith that he Indignantly ordered them excluded from the cham ber. "This Inquiry is official and solemn." he said In explanation, "and there will b no hlppodromlng or commerciallxlng of it. 1 will not penult It." An amateur photographer managed to slip past the . guard later, but was ejected summarily when he sought to get a snap of the scene. J. Bruce Ismay. managing director of the International Mercantile Marine and P. A. S. Franklin, vice-president of the White Star Line. urgently re quested the committee to permit them to return to New York. In the execu tive session the committee declined to allow either to leave Washington until he Is no longer needed. Mr. Ismay was to have been recalled to the witness-stand todsy. but may be re called tomorrow, though this has not been determined. It was decided to call no more pas senger witnesses until all the British witnesses were heard. Auxiliary to Meet. The Sellwood Y. M. C. A. Ladies' Aux llliary will meet In the parlors of the association this afternoon at 2 o'clock for lienring the annual report and for election of officers. The programme following the business session will In clude ptano solos by Mrs. S. C. Long and Mrs. Marjorle Iewls and readings by Mrs. H. M. Huff. Hoclal hour and re freshments. Lents Koad Being Improved. T 1 1 rnnntv Is tmnrovinfir the Toad connecting with Main street in Lents south from the rsilway station to tne foot or Mount Scott by covering the .a- nt th mart wtfti crushed rock and rol'lng It down to compact surface. Only about -00 feet remains uniinisneo. .. . . I - tr, ' V -3 ii f ii CARD GAME PLAYED TO SOOTHE WOMEN Survivor Says- Harris and Others Well Knew Smail Chance Remained. "BLUFF" KEPT UP TO LAST I.ifclHMits Cione AVhcn Party Itcachcs Ilex-k. ATtor Musicians Have l!c laxrd Tension liy Playing Strains of Hymn. NKW YORK. April 23. A group of men passengers on the Titanic kept a card game going for three-quarters of nn nour after the steamer struck the iceberg to allay the tears of others, ac- ordlng t-j Ueorge Bradley, one of the first cabin passengers. Bradley was playing bridge In a room far aft on the ship nd felt only a slight chock from the collision. Henry B. Harris was In another party In the same room. Bradley said, and left his game to go on deck with Bradley to Investigate. Mr. Harris. Bradley said, found his wife, snw her to one of the boats and then returned to the room, to which Bradley already had returned. Danger Seen hy Harris. "He told me there was danger." Bradley said, "but for the sake of the women anil children to make no sign. The orchestra strurk up a rag-time melody and we went on playing cards. There was not a man In the game who did not reallxe the stake lie was play ing for: there was not a man who did not know what those musicians were playing for. They played on. played anything they had a mind to, and finally struck up 'Nearer, My God. to Thee.' "Then we knew that the time had come and that It was no use to bluff any longer. Teople crowded around us and watched us play the game out. feeling that there could be no danger. When the old hymn sounded a differ ent feeling possessed them. They knew It was time to go. If anyone of us hoped for a chance to get off the ship. Last Boats Being: Lowered. "How any man was going to save himself none of that bunch knew. It took only a few moments on deck to realize that we were all too late for the lifeboats. The last ones were be ing lowered." Bradley said that he ran between decks and managed to get into a boat as it was being lowered. The boat was not a bit crowded, he said, but it was not more than 100 yards from the Ti tanic when the steamer went down. VICTIM AFLOAT 6 HOURS stnvivon Borxo xm port- LAND TtaLS or SCFFEPUXU. Mrs. Bessie Watt Writes or Plunjse From Warm BqiI Into Icy Sea. Carpathia Blankets t'setl. The following interesting details are extracta from private letters from Mrs. Bessie Watt, who, accompanied by her daughter. Bertha, were passengers on the Titanic. They embarked at South ampton. Kngland. to Join Mr. Watt In Portland. Or. The first extract Is from a letter written on board the Titanic and the second part Is from a diary kept on the Carpathia: "V. S. L. Titanic, Wednesday, April 10. 7:05 P. M. At last you will see we have started to cross the Atlantic. We have Just taken on passengers at Cherbourg (France) and tomorrow we go to Queenstown (Ireland). Ch, dear! The style Is awful. I. seems It Is not a fast boat. It Is built for comfort, not speed, and they say we won't te In till Wednesday night (the 17th). "There are two other ladies In our stateroom, but It is nice and big; two wardrobes In one, with a large mirror door and four drawers, two wash ba sins, besides" the lavatory and bath room." Then follows yie flows from the res cue ship: "I was in hed. but I could not sleep, snd at quarter to li there was such a bump, and then the engine stopped dead I got up out of bed and threw on my dressing gown and ran up the stairs, but they kept on saying it was nothing. When we went on deck a young fellow from Edinburgh told me It was an Iceberg, but. of course, the officers said there was nothing w-rong. 1 went downstairs and put my hMvy coat on and went on top again with Miss Wright, who Is to live in Cottage Grove (I think I told you about her In my last letter. She is -to marry a fruitgrower there. He is to meet her In New York to marry her. She If i such a nice girl. I will see her married, and It will be some one to know when we Kr"rwni he glad to get on land. Ber tha is quite off food, being- upset with the shock. T suppose ehe wll soon , be all right again. We fared, t think. Setter than any-of the boats as we were only In the small boat about six hours. Of course It was very cold, and w. had so little on. I have made a skirt for Bertha out of one of the . . . . 41.1a hn.i ftne t ar- blue Dianacis ., pathia). so you may guess how swell we will oe to , "The people on board have Veen very kind. but. of course. It Is not fitted for so many passengers, and we are sleeping In the sailors quarters. Some have to lie on deck, and some have snf- Yes, We Do Repair Umbrellas Aad Kecover Them, Too. For nearly 20 years this has been an i m brella Repair Establish ment. John Allesina was here for over 14 vears. Lennon's have been located here nearly six years. Twenty yeara of satisfied umbrel la repairing customers. THY ODKGl'ARAJl. tf0 f( TFED Ml.K COVKK.. wJcUU tcrnta "Phoenix" tiuaraaleed silk Hose. 309 Morrlaoai street. ex r 'J 'movts Hcuiri uittcius The House That Value Knllt. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Is Reliable and Effectual MRS. MATTI12 C. GILBERT. A few weeks ago I caught a heavy cold which settled on my lungs caus ing a severe cough and soreness: I would wnke up at night and have a sever cousrhlng spell, hut two doses of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy would relieve, me and I would not waken again until morning. I have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy In my family for a long time and always found it reliable and ef fective for coughs and colds. I can safely say that any one who tries it will be pleased with It. Tlvo manufacturers of this prepara tion certalnlv deserve the success they attained.-MRS. MATT IE C. GILBERT. Saa telle. Colo. fered awfully. I believe the saved are: 20 first. 120 second, 160 third, 210 crew, out of J.'.OO In all. Bin I sup pose you have got all this In the pa- "The ocean was like a lake when we left the Titanic, but oh. so cold. But there has not been such a calm night .!... -..a aiqriitil T have often read about Icebergs, but I never thought tS see one. i.' k.n.nt .ir Al-ierrtten resl dents in Portland. Mrs. Wat resided In the Granite city wnn an uncie, Mr. Shanks, who for many years was in charge of the blind asylum on Hunt ly street. On the removal of her rela tives to Inverness, where Mr. Shanks held a similar position, she accom panied them. On her marriage to Mr. 11" . . . 1.n acatn mO i!p hoi llOTTle in Aberdeen, where Mr. and Mrs. Watt were members or tne tJeimont ongre- A relic of almost nathet'c ' interest. which accompaniea tnese leiTera ye-n-ao th. ticket issued in ad vance to the brother of Mrs. "Watt, who expected to meet his sister ana niece. r ti .Via arrival of the Titanic. ' HoldCTS of such passes are allowed to enter the Custom - House inciosure. wnere me luggage f passengers Is examined, to l.Alr frlanils and relatives. The card had the name of the Titanic stamped upon it. wnn a list or regula tions on the back. It is. 3 the send er wrote, "the card of a ship that will never come in." RESCUER HALTED BY ICE STEAMSHIP BIHMA IX TOUCH WITH TITANIC. Vessel Arrives Soon After Carpathia Near Seene of Disaster but Can't Pass by Berg. MAASSLL'IS, Holland, April -3- Masses of Ice prevented the Russian steamship Birina, which left New Tork for Rotterdam and Libau April 11. from reaching the Titanic in reply to the sinking liner's appeal for assistance. The Birma arrived here this morning. Captain Stolpin said his vessel was 100 miles from the Titanic when he re ceived the wireless call that the liner was in danger. The BIrma hurried to ward the spot, but had to take a round about course, owing to the presence of enormous icebergs. As the Birma reached tho scene of the disaster the Cunard liner Carpathia sent word that the Titanic's boats had been picked up, but that the liner had sunk.' The Birm.i received the first call for v v - ' f S , J . t i ' :. . 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Captain Stolpin immediate ly proceeded at full speed in the di rection Indicated, meanwhile preparing his boats for rescue work, but when, at 8 o'clock in the morning, the Birma reached the scene, she found nothing but Icebergs. At the other end of an Immense ice field she sighted a ves sel, which turned out to be the Car pathia. , The Birma was In wireless touch with the Titanic from 12:32 until 3 o'clock. Vancouver Building Accepted. OLYMPIA. April' 23. (Special.) Re . j . nirmnla tndav from Van couver, the members of the State Board of Control report acceptance of the new J35.OO0 dormitory and adjoining Seventh III Si I 4 J5- 1 to a mod mm most mm I building at the school for the deaf, but that until additional work is done on the building for the school for the blind it will not be accepted). The board made a thorough Inspection of the new build ing In course of construction for the state schools for the daf and blind. 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