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OliEdOX -CITY KNTKRPK1SK. FRIDAY. AVMh 20, 1012.
BAND PUYS AS SHIP COES DOWN
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save thorn we all might have perish
ed. "The hours that elapsed before we
were picked up by tho Carpathla were
the longest and most terrible I ever
spent. We wore afraid to turn around,
nd when some one who was facing
astern passed the word that some
thing that looked like a steamer was
coming up, one of the men became
hysterical undor the strain. The rest
of ua, too, were near the breaking
jtolnt." "
Colonel Grade denied with empha
sis that any men tfere fired upon, and
declared that only once was a revol
ver discharged in the air.
"This was for the purpose of Intiml
dating some steerage paseagers," he
said. "There was no confusion and
no panic."
CONGRE8S TO MAKE PROBE
Sinking Of 8hlp To Be Given Thor.
ough Investigation
WASHINGTON, April 18. After a
conference at the White House today
between Secretary Nagel, af the De
partment of Commerce and Labor;
Mr. Hllles, the secretary to President
TaTt, and Miss Mabel Boardman, ac
tive head of the American Red Cross,
It was announced that an appeal to
the "people of the United States prob
ably would be sent broadcast today
by the Red Cross for funds to aid the
destitute rescued from the Titanic.
The task of Investigating the wreck
of the Titanic waa begun today by
the 8enate committees. The com
merce committee appointed a subcom
mittee of seven, headed by Senator
William Alden Smith, of Michigan, to
take testimony.
Chairman Smith will depart at once
for New York, accompanied by a Sen
ate sergeant-at-arms to procure wit
iiesses to attend Immediate bearings.
J. Bruce Ismay will be among the i
first asked to testify.
Other members of the Senate sub
committees are Senators Perkins,
Bourne, Burton, Simmons, Newlands.
and Fletcher.
Senator Smith said he feared bis
committee would be without jurisdic
tion to compel Ismay and other Brit
ish subjects connected with the Inter
national merchant marine to attend
Its haringins and give testimony.
"We may not have , Juridictioh over
the Individual," sald'Smlth, "but the
American Congress is not without Jur
isdiction over the harbors of the Unit
ed States. It is for these men who
make use of the harbors to meet the
public demand for information as to
this terrible disaster ana to ao u
now."
Senator Smith said he and several
other members of his committee
would present this argument to Ismay
and others in the hope they would
be willing to accept subpoenas from
the Sergeant-at-arms of the Senate.
Smith and other members of teh
committee said no time would be lost
in requesting the officials to testify
W ltnesses will be asuea w come u
Washington at once, according to
present plans.
Immediately after his appointment
as chairman of the subcommittee,
Smith went to the White House to
confer with President Taft One ob
ject was to induce the President to
detail George Uhler, supervising in
spector general of the Steamship In
spection Service, to accompany the
committee to New York. He also de
sired to requestt hat Secretary Nagel
who has Jurisdiction over the Inspec
tion of vessels, go with the committee
PRESIDENT TAFT 13 DEFIED
J. Bruce Ismay, Of White Sar Line
Witholds Information
NEW YORK. April 18. Open defi
ance of the president of the United
States and flat refsal to relieve the
agony of suspense of thousands of
persons were voiced today by J. Bruce
Ismay, managing director of the
White Star line, when he curtly re
fused a wireless request from the
United States scout cruiser for de
tails of the Titanic disaster.
Ismay's stand was reported to Wash
ington by the Chester, which made It
clear that the request to Imay had
been made in the name of the presi-
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tlila's wlrelen for the reason, It a
believed that the real atory will show
that criminal carelessness was re
sponsible for the doatha of tho thous
and and more who went down when
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It la evident that the Carpathla'
atory of the horror will eclipse any
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eally on the dock aad this will make
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with relatives easy. Customs regit
lattona will he suspended.
Mayor Gaynor today ordered that
Rll photographers bo excluded from
the dock and the vicinity roped off
to keep back curious crowds. Mayor
Gaynor already has started a relief
fund for the widows and orphans of
victims.
As the day advanced the apprehen
sion here Increased because of re
ports that many of the survivors are
in a critical condition. It is known
that Colonel John Jacob Astor, who
Is believed to have perished In the
wreck, and his bride, who was Miss
Madallno Force of Philadelphia, were
returning so that an expected heir
could be born in America. The Astor
mansion has been put in readiness
for their arrival. It Is rumored that
Astor's widow Is among the survivors
reported seriously ill.
Among the victims of the disaster Is
"Doc" Owens, the most noted ocean
Rambler In the world. He and five
companions booked passage on the
1 tanic
Cunard line officials have denied
the application of newspaper report
ers to be permitted to board the Car-
pathia before she docks.
MRS. ASTOR TELLS STORK OF WRECK
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When she was taken aboard the
Carpathia Mrs. Astor found a friend
who gave here her maids cabin and
she hai a comfortable time of It and
suffered no serious consequences from
exposure and wet
It was denied on absolute author
ity today that an Astor heir is expect
ed. ISMAY TREMBLES ON STAND
Managing Director Of White Star Line
Tell Of Disaster
NEW YORK. April 19 The story
of how the Titanic met its fate was
told today to the Unted States Sen
ate committee investigating the Titan
ic disaster by J. Bruce Ismay managing
director of the White Star line.
When asked the circumstances und
er which he left the boat, Ismay re
plied, almost in a whisper:
"One of the boats was being filled
Officers called out to know If there
were any more women to go. There
was none. No passengers were on
the deck. As the boat was being low-
ered, I got into it"
"Kindly tell the committee an tne
circumstances surrounding your voy
age," asked Senator Smith. "Tell us
as succintly as possible, beginning
with your boarding the vessel at Liv
erpool, your place on the ship and ns
manv circumstances as possible."
"First I wish to say that I court
the fullest Inquiry .".said Ismay. "This
awful catastrophe, I must say at tho
outset, I greatly deplore. We have
nothing to conceal, nothing to hide.
"We arrived at Queenstown Thurj
day noon. The Titanic was then run
ning at 70 revolutions. The first day,
I think, we made about 767 miles. The
next day we increased the speed to 72
revolutions and I think we made 519
miles. The next day we increased
to 75 revolutions and ran about 546
to 549 miles.
"The accident took place on Sunday
night. The exact time I do not k'-nw.
because I was asleep. The Titanic
sank, I am told, at 2:30.
"I understand you have been told
the Titanic was running at full speed.
It never had run at full speed. She
was built to go 80 revolutions, and
had never been sped up to that. We
never had all her boilers working. It
was our intention to speed the boat
up to her full quota on Tuesday, but
A
ze catastrophe prevented It."
Although be came on a "voluntary
trip," Ismay said his purpose wan to
see how the ahlp worked and In w hat
manner she could bo Improved upon.
A representative of tho builder, Mr.
Andrew, was on board, lsmay said.
"Old ho survive?" asked Smltu.
"Unfortunately, no.'
Ismay said It was arranged between
him and Captain Smith, of the Titan
ic, not to arrive at New York light
ship befoie 5 A. M. Wednesday.
"There would have been no advant
age In arriving earlier," ho said.
"Was there any attempt to lower
the bouts of the Carpathla to take
on passengers after you went aboard
her?" asked Senator Smith
"There were no passengers to take
on," said Ismay.
"In your lifeboat what course, did
yon tak?" the Senator asked.
"We saw a light and headed for It,"
said Ismay.
"How long were you In this life
boat?" "About four hours."
"Were there any other lifeboats that
you saw?
"Yes, we hailed one." he said. He
saw no life rafts in the sea.
"How many lifeboats were oa the
Titanic?'
'Twenty, altogether, I think," re
plied lsmay; "1G collapsible and four
wooden boats."
"Were all the lifeboats that left the
Titanic accounted for?"
"I think so. I have been told so;
but I do not know of my own k now
led e."
"It has been suggested." Senator
Smith continued, "that two of the
lifeboats sank as soon as lowered.
Do you know anything about that?"
"I do not. I never heard of It. and
I think all the lifeboats were account
ed for."
"Did you see the Titanic sink?'
"I did not see the Titanic go down,"
Ismav said, shaking his head mourn
fully. "Was there confusion apparent oa
the Titanic when you looked back?"
"I did not see any. All I saw was
the green light the last time I look
ed. '
"After you left Captain Smith on
the bridge" did you see hlra again?"
"I did not."
"Did voir have any message from
him?"
"None."
"How many wireless operators were
there on the Titanic?"
"I presume there were two," said
Mr. Ismay. "One is always on watch."
"Did they survive?"
"I hive been told one did, but I
do not know whether It is true."
HARROWING STORIES TOLD
Passenger Declares Wreck Due To
Carelessness
NEW YORK. April 18 (Special.)
The Carpathla, with 745 survivors of
the wreck of the Titanic docked to
night. The survivors between sobs
told the storv of the disaster. The
number of dead is 1601. All could
have been saved had there been suffi
cient life boats on the great vessel.
The company is blamed. The story
of the disaster briefly told Is as fol
lows:
The captain had been warned that
the vessel was In the vicinity of Ice
fields. In fact they had been seea the
day before by the passengers. But
the ship kept up a steady gait of more
than twenty-two knots an hour. The
sea was smooth at 11 o'clock Sunday
night when most of the passengers
retired. Sometime later they were
aroused by a loud crash. Many were
thrown from their beds. It was not
necessary to tell that the giant of
the sea had crashed into an iceberg.
She began sinking at once.
Of the cabin passengers the names
of 381 rescued are known. The names
of 120 steerage passengers rescued are
known. The names of thirty-three
are unknown. Of the crew, of 800,
1C5 who manned the life boats were
saved. The missing in the first cab
in are 172; In the second cabin 189;
and In the steerage 453. Of the crew
excepting those that manned the life
boats and four officers all are dead.
C. H. Stengel, one of those rescued
says that soon after the ship struck
the Iceberg hundreds of men leaped
overboard. What become of them no
one knows, although It Is believed that I
everyone drowned. He says the ca
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tastrophe was duo to criminal care
b ssness. The captain had been wan
ed or the Ice fields, but wt 111 he kept
the ship goliuj at twenty two knot
an hour. Immediately after the ciaHh
tho front end sank und ttie (ear end
rose high In tho air. Women and
chllreii rushed from their berth ""d
were thrown Into tho life Ixmt by
the trained crew. There were not ev
en enough skilled men to nuin tho
boats and many of the women were
put to work aiding In rowing away
from the sinking ship.
Miss Elizabeth Zonnell, another sur
ivor, says the bottom of tho shlv
was ripped off by tho Impact. The
hand summoned to the deck played
"Nearer My (Jod to Theo" as the boat.
Its human freight, and the players
themselves, wont to their doom.
She saw John Jacob At'r kiss his
bride of only a few mouths and ask
If ho could go with her. She saw a
shudder come over him wIh'ii told that
he could not, and she saw him later
aiding women and children to got
Into other Ifo boats. She saw Major
Archibald Butt. President Tuft's aide
take charge of one section of the boat
and direct the placing of women and
children In the smaller craft. Butt,
i-he Is sure, died a hero to duty. She
says Henry H. Harris, the theatrical
man, tried to get In one of the boats
nd was forced 4.0 retreat at the point
of a gun, and she saw one third class
passenger shot to death when he tried
to get on one of the life boats.
Miss Zon.iell says that immediately
after the eras huge chunks of Ice
fell upon tho ship and many persons
wer killed by them. The vessel was
dommed, and every persons aboard
realized It, but all except those killed
by the Ice would have escaped had
there been enough life boats. Miss
Zonnell says the wireless operator
stuck to his post, but as she was leav
ing a fight started In his compartment.
He had a life preserver and several
men were trying to take It from him.
The result of that fight will never be
known.
BODIES OF BIG SHIP
DISASTER PICKED UP
NEW YORK. April 22. The White
Star Une announced this afternoon
that It had received tho following
wireless from the cable ship Mackay
Bennett which Is on the scene of
the Titanic disaster searching foe
bodies:
"Heavy southwest squall has Inter
ferred with operators. Fifty bodies
recovered. All not embalmed will be
buried at sea at 8 P. M. with divine
services. Can bring only embalmed
bodies to port"
General passenger agent Jeffries, of
the White Star Une today denied
the report that an officers and woman
steerage passenger of the Titanic
were picked up by the Celtic, which
arrived Saturday morning as related
In a dispatch last night from Muncie,
Ind.
Word by wireless from the cable
ship Mackey-BenneU, which has been
searching the sea near, the scene of
the Titanic disaster, and has report
ed the recovery of 61 bodies, was eag
erly awaited early today as the cab
leship was under Instructions to send
forward Immediately identflcatlons of
the dead and other information ob
tainable. The White Star Line officials said
that any information from the Mac-kay-Iiennett
which is under orders
to remain in the vicinity of the wreck
for a week would be made public on
receipt Only those bodies that have
been identified or admit of being Iden
tified will be brought hack. Some of
the victims undoubtedly have been
mutilated by Ice, so that Identifica
tion Is impossible.
The steamship Rheln reitorted to
the White Star Une by wireless that
wreckage and bodies were passed In
42:01 latitude, 49.13 longitude, and
the the Mackay-Itennett was heading
for that position. This message In
dicated that the Gulf Stream is car
rying the bodies and wreckage 50
miles east of where the Titanic sank.
Survivors who were taken t5 hos
pitals on their arrival on the Car
pathla have now practically recoved
ed, and many of them have left for
their homes. Relief societies have
gathered more than a quarter -of a
million dollars, and relief committees
have been swamped with cor.trbutions
Not only that, but countless letters
were received, all offering assistance
of every sort.
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8HIP FAIL8 TO ANSWER SIGNALS
AND CONTINUES ON ITS
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CALLS PROBABLY NOT OBSERVED
Wire I en Menage From Managing
Director Asking That Vessel
Be Held For Him Read
At Probe
WASHINGTON, April 22. With
succor only five miles away tho Ti
tanic slid Into Its watery grave, car
rylng with It more than 1000 of Its
passengers and crew, while an un
tndenttled steamer that might have
seaved nil failed or refused to see
frantic signals of those on board.
This tragic feature of tho disaster
was brought out today before the Sen
ate Inveslgntlng committee, when J.
Hoxhall fourth officer of the Titanic,
told of his unsuccessful attempts to
attract the stranger's attention.
This vessel, according to Boxhnll,
could not have been more than five
miles away and was steaming toward
the Titanic. So closo was It that
from the bridge Boxhnll plainly saw
Its masthead lights and side lights.
Both with rockets and w ith the Morse
electric signal did the young ollllcer
hall tho stranger. Captain Smith and
several others In the vicinity of the
bridge said at the time their belief
was that the vessel had seen thorn
and wns signalling In reply.
Boxhnll failed to see the replies.
however, and In any rase the steamer
kept on Its course obliquely past the
Titanic without extending aid.
This and the assertion by P. A. S.
Franklin, vice-president of the White
Star Une, that there was not enough
lifeboats aboard the Titanic to care
for the ship's company at one tliuo,
were features of the hearing.
The otltiial was questioned through
out the morning session on the mes
sages exchanged between the t ar-
pathia and himself, after the ship
had Btarted for New York with the Tl
tanlc s survivors was J. Bruce Ismay.
managing director of the line.
Among the wireless telegrams read
Into the record was one from Mr.
lsmay, urging that the steamship Ced
rle be held until the Carpathla ar
rived with Its sorry burden. Ho said
he believed It most desirable that the
survivors of the Tltanlc'a crew be
rushed out of the country as quickly
as possible. He also, the message
said, would sail on the Cedrlc, and
asked that clothing be ready at the
pier for him when the Carpathla dock
ed. Tho Senate committee's subpena
blocked the plan.
WRECK STORIES ADMITTED
Misleading Stories Given Of Disaster
To Prevent Alarm
WASHINGTON,Aprll 22. Vice-president
P. A. S. Franklin, of tho Inter
national Mercantile Marine Company,
told the Senate Investigating com
mittee now he had asked to have earl
ier reports of the Titanic disaster
held up to avoid unnecessary alarm.
He denied any knowledge of the
messace addressed to Representa
tive Hughes, of West Virginia, about
the ship being towed to Halirax, ana
eave other details. Senator William
Alden Smith, of Michigan presided.
After denying that olllclals of the
White Star line had any knowledge
of a misleading telegram to Hughes
Its was acknowledged by Franklin
that he had Issued reassuring state
ments when he had no facts on wmtn
In hase them.
The witness read from a great sheaf
of wirless telegrams received Aion
dnv morning. None of them contain
ed any Information of value, but it
was on this data that the line Issued
im nt.itementa in an effort, saiu
Frnnkll.'i. to reassure Inaulrers.
I-ater, when the news camo, he
sent Immediately for the reporters
and proceeded to begin reading to
them the long Marconlgram from the
Carpathia giving the grewsome news
In considerable detail.
"I began to read: "Titanic went
down this morning at 2:20,' and then
1 lookeu up," said Franklin. "There
wasn't n reoorter In the room. They
were all racing for the telephone to
tret the news out to the worm.
Bit by bit Franklin contributed to
the light the Senate is seeKing 10
throw on the catastrophe that sank
the Titanic, sent almost 1600 persons
to their death, and plunged tne worm
Into mourning.
The inquiry christened the luxur
ious caucus-room of the Senate room,
regarded as perhaps the handsomest
executive healing room in me worm.
in tta cnter sat the subcommittee,
and, jammed about the long table
which the committee occupied, weM
wltnpBHPt, and spectators.
Among them were Senators and
Representatives and their wives. Bar
on Von Hengel-Muiier, me Auirin
Ambassador, and other representa
tive of diplomatic and official cir
cles, and many women, mostly drawn
from the National gathering of the
Daughters of the American Kevoiu
tlon.
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Description Of Scenes Attending Sink,
Ing Of Titanlo- Causes Wit
nesses To Weep At
Senate Inquiry
WASHINGTON. April 23. Sworn
testimony that neglect on the part
of the White Star company to pro
vide marine glasses for the lookout
on the Titanic was responsible for
the greatest sea disaster of modern
times was the sensation today of the
hearing being conducted by a sub
committee of the United States senate
Into the catastrophe.
Frederick Fleet, who was lookout In
the crow's nest of the Titanic 'when
the giant liner smashed Into the ice
berg which destroyed ber, made oatn
that not a single lookout on the Ti
tanic was provided with marine glass
es and declared that had his request
for such glasses in Southampton not
been refused the Titanic might yet
COMPANY
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b'e the pride of the seas and her hun
dreds of pnHMoiiKors In their homos
Instead of sunk lit the deep,
"I could easily have slgbtod tho Ice
berg with murine gliiHses In plenty of
tlmo to havo bud tho vohroI steered
out of tho way," snid Fleet, and gave
In detail tho request ho uiiido of t ho
White Star lino In Southampton for
tho m.tiiun glasses. Although all oth
er llnerj nro so provided, Fleet sworo,
his request was llatly refused nnd
ho wns told thoro were no glasses for
him.
liocntiHo of confusion nt yesterday's
session of tho senatorial subroinmlt
teo which U Investigating tho Til mi
le dlHiiuter, tho scene of the commit
tee Inquiry wns shifted today from
tho commodious caucus room In the
somite olllco building to a smaller
room.
Here TOO furlielowed, frilled women,
many carrying lumiici so ns not to
loso their positions of advnntngo dur
ing tho noon recess of the committee,
fought for admittance, I.chk than 100
of their number succeeded In passing
tho doors. Only diplomats, senators
with their wives or other relatives
and reporters were admitted.
"Mrs. I.uclen Smith, daughter of
Congressman Hughes of West Virgin
ia, a brldo of a few months who was
was nuido a widow by tho Titanic
wrix-k, was among the first of the res
cued passengers to bo examined. Ma
jor Peuchen, a Canadian army officer
arrived today to testify.
Tho survivors of tho Titanic crew
who are awaiting summons to tho sub
committee's hearing, are putting In
their time In sight seeing expeditions
about Washington.
Chairman Smith announced nt the
opening of the session that the con
dition of Mrs. John Jacob Astor Is
such as to necessitate a pompon men t
of her testimony. Physicians sent a
note saying that J. Hoxhall, fourth of
ficer of the Titanic, was unablo to
appear today.
Herbert Hitman, third officer of
tho Titanic, recited tho final trials
of tho great liner nt Belfast Ixx h be
fore the vessel made her first and
fatal trip across the Atlantic.
Third officer Plttmnn ndinlttod that
the Titanic had been warned Unit Ice
bergs were prevalent, but said that
he did not see any on tho Sunday of
the disaster. He declared that In his
14 years of experience as a ship's
officer he had only seen ono Iceberg
until the Titanic disaster. Then I'ltt
man went on to describe tho difficulty
In ascertaining tho presence of the
Icebergs, explained tho difference be
tween the northerly and southerly
routes.
"I saw no-Ice until Monday," Pitt
man said, when I was In ono of tho
lifeboats, and again when wo were
taken aboard the Carpathla. There
probably were half a doen Icebergs
around, most" of them being about
150 root high."
Plttm in was certain that at the time
of the collision First O Ulcer M unlock
was on the bridge watching for Ice.
littman started his testimony In a
laconic and brusquo manner. Com
ments an his stolldness were audible
In every pnrt of the room. Then tho
committee begun questioning him on
the scenes on the Titanic when It was
found that there was no hope of sav
ing tho vessel. littman's demeanor
underwent a complete change, and
In a choking voice he begged the
committee not to press him regard'
Ing the death cries of the trapped vic
tims. "The prayers and moans of the pas
sengers arose In a mighty chorus of
woo when they learned that hope had
vanished," littman said. "It was a
continual moan for an hour, and It
died away gradually. I wish you had
not referred to this."
Women spectators wept, and tho
senators composing tho committee
shaded their eyes as Pittmun describ
ed tho scenes nttendant upon the
sinking of the "unslnkable" Titanic.
J. I truce Ismay, littman suld, was
standing near a lifeboat nnd he heard
hi m ask alout a boat loaded with
women. Captain Smith, littman said
followed out Ismny's suggestions In
Issuing, orders.
littman declared that his boat sav
ed 10 pnsengers In addition to six
members jf the Tltanlc'a crew. He
heard tout explosions, he said, and
then the Titanic pitched perpendic
ularly into the depths.
littman said that when he retired
at 10 p. m. tho vessel was making
about 21J knots. Ho said:
"I reached the deck about 11:30
o'clock. The colllHlon awakened me.
It sounded as If the ship was coming
to anchor. I was hulf asleep and won
dered where and why we were cast
ing the anchors. I rushed to the deck
undressed, saw nothing and returned
to my bunk, In the belief that I had
suffered a nightmare. Then Fourth
Officer Hoxhall came to my room and
suld the Titanic had struck an Ice
berg. "When I got to tho deck I found
that the lifeboats were being lowered
I saw the firemen coming up from
the engine room.
"Women were crawling over tho
hatch and I rushed out to help load
the lifeboats. I helped to lower boat
No. 5, which was assigned to my care
before we sailed. A man In a dress
ing gown said:
You had better get those women
and children over there and load tliem
In that boat.'
I learned later that this man was
Mr. Ismay. I got the boat almost
filled and shouted: 'Are there any
more women?' There did not seem
to be, so I let some men get In. I
put 40 on my boat, Including six men.
There would not have been so many
men in the boat but there were no
women about. First Officer Murdock
told me to take charge of that boat
and pull out. He shook hands with
me, saying:
' 'Good-bye old man, and good luck!'
I never saw Murdock after that. I
believed only two or three of the com
partments bad filled and never had
the faintest Idea that the Titanic
would sink. All the passengers In
my boat behaved admirably. None
tried to get on after we struck water,
and none tried to get out
Women In my boat were not per
mitted to row, although some of them
wanted to do so that they could keep
warm. It was about 35 degrees above
zero and very chilly."
Asked to describe the Tttanlc's
foundering he said:
The Titanic was submerged to the
forecastle and afterwards turned over
and went down perpendicularly. I
heard four reports like big guns In
the distance. This was probably
caused by the bulkheads bursting. I
do not think the boilers exploded.
I saw no people on the afterdecli
when the boat sank. Every one whom
I saw on the shin wore a lifebelt ex
cept a few members of the crew. I
did not see Captain Smith when the
Titanic sank."
Asked if he heard any cries or dis
tress, be replied sadly:
"Oh, yes I heard crying, sobtilng
nd moaning, and praying, too. But
there were no noises until the ship
sank.'
ISMAY'S PLEA TO
GO NOT ALLOWED
MANAOINQ DIRECTOR OIVEN LIT
TLE CONSIDERATION BY
SENATE
WIFE SERIOUSLY ILL, HE ASSERTS
Whits Star Employs Tells How Ha
Ordered Owner To Get Out Of
Lifeboat In
Hurry
WASHINGTON. April 24. Opolily
charging that an ntempl bad boon
made, to sliupo the course of tho In
quiry of tho I'nlted Hlutes senate
nub-committee Into I lie wreck of tho
liner I'itanlc and declaring that such
"Interference" would bo no longer
tolerated. Chairman Smith Issued a
caustlo statement today, believed to
bo aimed at J. Hruco lsmay, manag
ing director of the White Star lino,
when the Investigation Into tho dis
aster was resumed hero today.
Senator Smith exonerated tho offi
cers anil crew of tho TlUnlc from
being Implicated In the alleged at
tempt to block a full expose of tho
shipwreck nnd velledly hinted that ho
hud reference to lsmay.
Ihiiihv had appeared early In the
committee room, Ho requested that
his testimony bo taken lmmcdliu!y,
explaining that bis wife Is III in l-on-don,
and ho wished to return homo
Imedlately. lsmay promised to re
turn to tho I'nlted States whenever
summoned.
After making bis statement Smith
declined to call lsmay to tho stand,
calllg Instead tho Fifth Officer Fleet
of tho Titanic.
Fleet told the committee that Quar
lermaNtet I lichens was In chargo of
tho lifeboat In which he escaped.
Tho women In tho boat ho snld, urged
lllcheiis to return to the Titanic and
rescue some of tho shrieking passeng
ers left on tho vessel to drown, but
that tho quartermaster refused. The
women, he said, took their turn at
tho oars
At this stage in his testimony Fleet
was Interrupted by Chairman Smith,
who, in making his veiled attnok at
J. Bruce Ismay, mnnnger of the White
Star lino said:
"From the very beginning of tho
Investigation there has been a mod
dleHomo attempt by certain persons
to lnff:ience the course of this commit
tee and to stop Its procedure. I also
have heard that misrepresentation
havo 1 n made. 1 do not wish to-
subpena witnesses whoso only story
Is bused on bias and prejudice.
"I wl.ili It distinctly understood that
this committee will not tolerate the
attempts of anyone to shape Its
course.'
Harold I-owe, fifth officer of tho Ti
tanic, gave his age as 29 years and
stated that ho had follow,,! the sea
klneo he was 14 years old.
Ixwe declared that tho temperature
was 48 degrees when the Titanic sail
ed. He described thn fire and llfo
drills of the crew, asserting that no
drills occurred after the Titanic left
Southampton, He said that he never
er crossed tho Atlantic before.
"I never took a drink In my llfo,"
declared tho young officer hotly when
asked If he drnnk.
I.owe continued that he went to bed
at H o'clock Sunday night before tho
disaster and was awakened by voices
on deck.
"I went out and found tho passeng
ers wearing lifebelts and preparing
to get Into the lifeboats," snld Ixiwe.
"The vessel wus thon tipping at an
anwle of from 12 to 15 degrees. Offi
cer Hoxhall salil that we hud struck
an Iceberg.
"I got my revolver you never know
what Is needed. I helped load lifeboat
No. 6 ind lowered It away. First Of
lleer Murdock was In charge of every
thing and gnvo atlve help.
"I ordered Mr. lsmay away from the
boat. I wns on the starboard sldo.
When we got on tho Carpathla, the
steward of the rescue ship asked me
If I knew what I hnd said to Mr. Is
may. I replied that I ha dused pret
ty strong language
"Ismay was over anxious and a
trllle excited, saying constantly, i.ow
er away; lower away.'"
At this Juncture Ixwe paused In
his narntlve nnd glanced at Ismay,
who appeared vlaihly nervous.
"Shall I say what I said?" the wit
ness asked.
"Write It on a piece of papor," sug
gested Chairman Smith.
Ix)we took paper and pencil and
wrote, "You get the hell out of that,"
Resuming I-owe snld that Ismay was
excited until he hnd been sworn at,
when he went away to help lower
boat No. 3. Ixwe heard First Officer
Murdock order Third Officer littman
into ono of the boats.
That no general alarm was given to
awaken (he pasengers aboard the Ti
tanic when the crash came or sub
sequently was stated by Maojr Arth
ur ppifhen of the Queen's Own Rif
les, Toronto, Canada, In his testimony
before the senate investigating
committee. Peuchen stated that
at least two women aboard
the Titanic owed their Ufes to the
presence of mind of Mrs. John Jacob
Astor. The women, whose names
were not given, slept through tho
crash and would have been drowned
In their berths had not Mrs. Astor
rushed to their staterooms and awak
ened them. Major Peuchen said:
"I helped to get ready the first life
boat, on the port side, only women
were allowed to get Into it, and I
did not see a male passenger attempt
to enter. It could have taken more,
but took all the women who were watt-'
Ing to get In. There were about 36
in the boat when It was lowered. I
saw ono or two women who refused
to get In because they would not leave
their husbands. The boat was lower
ed to a point parallel with the sea
deck. Here the quartermaster In
charge cried:
"We can't manage that boat with
only one seaman!" An officer called
for more men. I was standing near
by and asked If I could help, tell
ing blm that I was a yachtman. The
captain told me to enter the boat.
I found some loose tackle and lowered
myself In. I got out an oar and rowed
with Fleet the lookout"
An Italian stowaway, Peuchen said,
appeared and tried to help to row
with a broken arm. The witness con
tinued: "As we rowed away the officers
called us to go to the bow. The
quartermaster refused, saying: 'It's
our lives now, not theirs.' "
The major said the quartermaster
swore and cursed and refused to row.
The night was black as coaL