The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-23

Was the ordinary complement of
officers ut their posts7"
Yes. sir"
Did you not know of the proxifity
OF iceborSs?' asked Senator Smith
no. sir"
Under questioning. however. Box
hall said Captain Smith had told him
of the position OF certain ioebergs
whioh he marked on the chart.
Were there any additional officers
: or members OF the crew stationed iii
the bow or on the deck after you went
on deck sunday night
II don't know that there were any
additional officers or men on the for
I ward deck. Just the regular force"
| Did you see the captain frequent
~ Sunday night?"
! Yes, sir. Sometimes on the upper
deck, sometimes In the chart room.
sometimes on the bridge and sometimes
| in the wheel house"
Was the captain on the bridge or
at any of the other places when YOU
went on watch at S o'clock?"
NO. sir: first saw the captain about
. o'clock"
Did you sec Mr.. Ismay with the
captain on the bridge. or in the wheel
houSe?'
NO, sir; not until after the acct
dent"
Captain Nc: A.ray s'=o::: n-,a=c
BoXhal said that he did not believe
the captain had been away from tho
vicinity of the bridgo at any time dur
ing his watch.
When die YOU see the captain last?"
asked Senator Smith.
When hs ordered me 10 go away in
the boat"
Where were you at the time OF the
collision?'
Just approaching tho bridge"
Did you see what occurred?"
No. l could no, see"
did you hear?"
Yes. the senior officer said, We havel
struck an iceberg hear the sharpl
report or the crash;''
Did you see the iceb1rg?"
NO. sir
Did IT strike the bow, or shave it?"
1t seemed 10 me to have struck the
blum OF the starboard bow"
Then it was not IL square blow OH
the bow OF tho ship?'
NO. CHANGING blow"
Was IL Il hard impact?"
NO, IL was SO slight that 1 did not
think il was serious"
BoNhall then went 10 the bridge,
where ne found the hrst officer. Mr.
Murdoch, the sixth officer AIR. Moody,
and Captain Smith
BoAhaN said the captain asked what
was the trouble. and the FIRST officer re-
piled they had struck an iceberg and
added mat he had borne to starboardi
and reversed his engines fun speed
astern. after ordering the closing OF
watertight loors.
DID you see the iceberg?"
Yes, sir. could sec IL Qimly. ItIay
low in the water and was about as high
as the lower rail OF the ship. or about
thirty feet out OF the water.
| BoNhall said he went down TO the
steeFage. inspected ali The decks in
| inc vicinity 81 where the ship had
struck. founeFAeo traces OF any dam
age and Went directly TO tho bridge
ana 50 reported.
Found Mailing Room Flooded.
| the captain ordered mo to SEND IA
carpenter 10 sound the ship, but
found a carpenter coming up with the
ing water. In tho mail room l found
maI sacks boating about while tho
clerks were Ill work | went TO the
bridge and reported, aud the captain
ordered iiIeboats TO be made ready"
BoNhall testified that ut Captain
smiths orders he took word OF the
ships position 10 the wireless opera
tors
What position was that?"
"4l.46 north. SOFA west"
Was that the last position taken"
Yes. tho Titanic stooo not lar from
there when she sank"
After tina, Bo@nau went back 10 the
hteboats. where there were many men
anu women H9 SAID they mad life
After that was On the bridge most
OF the Nmo sending out distress signals
,Si . 10 attract inc attention Of
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