The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-02

Had Been Warned of Bergs by
Another Ship.
ENGLISH SAILORS STUBBORN
Hinder Work of Committee by Show
of Resentment and III.FeeIing-
May Produce Some Interna-
tionaI Trouble.

Washington, April 25.-It was def
nitely established by testimony given
before the senate special investigating
committee that Captain Smith and sew.
eral officers of the Titanic were ex-
pecting to encounter ice on their
course about II O'Clock on the fatal
Sunday night
This fact was brought out in the
testimony of Second officer Lightoller,
who, when recalled to the stand, said
that he had been shown a message by
the captain, which gave the latitude
and longitude of ice reported to the
Titanic by another ship. He told the
committee he worked out by means Of
tanic would probably be nearest this
ice, and found it was to be expected
about J. o'clock. He so informed the
captain and officer Murdoch, who re-
lievsd him at 10. Despite this, how
ever, he admitted, the speed of the
vessel was not lessened and the only
precaution he took. he said, was to
tell the lookout men to keep a sharp
watch for small ice until daybreak
This was the most important single
development of a stormy day before
the investigating committee, as far as
the main purpose of the inquiry was
concerned Both morning and after
noon sessions were marked by a show
of feeling upon the part of the Eng
lish sailors, testifying, and the com
mittee. The witnesses made little eff
fort to conceal considerable resent
ment at the questions of the commit
tee, many of which they appeared to
think utterly purposeless and beside
the mark Senator Smith received
many sharp answers from the Eng
lishmen, and the prediction was made
that, unless conditions improved. there
was danger of serious i'll feeling being
engendered between the people of the
two countries Members of the group
of White Star officials and counsel de-
clared the senators would meet with
more success in their inquiry If they
secured expert assistance in examin-
Ing the Tltanlc'S O11lcerS.
During the afternoon ]. Bruce Ismay,
accompanied by White Star officials
and officers of the Titanic, visited the
British embassy. and it was per-
sistently reported that they had en-
tered protest against their treatment
at the hands of the committee. This
report was denied by the persons con-
cerned. both at the embassy and by
Mr.. Ismay. At the end of the day, a
request was made that the sailors who
had testified be permitted to return
home, but Senator Smith refused to
grant such permission. acting upon
the advices received through the rep
-esentative of a Toronto paper who
had enlisted the Canadian government
in investigating the report that the
Canadian steamer Mount Temple was
within sight of the Titanic when she
sank. The captain of the Mount Tenn
pie denied this in a telegram to the
senate committee.
officer Lowe of the Titanic startled
all his hearers by declaring before
the committee that he had waited in
his lifeboat until the drowning PEG
pie had thinned out" before going back
to pick up any survivors. He ex
planned that it would have been sui
eide for all in his boat to have gone
back while 1000 people were strug
| Cling for their lives in the waters
! about the Titanic: that they would
have swamped his lifeboat. He also
told of rescues he made, and cleared
up the stories about the use of revol
vers by the Titanic officers