Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-25
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on watch at eight o'clock"
mo. first saw the captain about nine
O'Clock"
did you see Mr.. Ismay with tho ran.
tain on the bridge or In the wheelhouse p,
mo. sir, not until after the accident"
Did you know when he dined thu,
night, where he dned or with whomY.
mo. sir"
Boxhall said he did not believe tho cap.
tain had been away from the vicinity NJ
the bridge at any time during his watch
when did you see the captain lastY''
asked Senator smith
when he ordered me to 70 awav IN
the boat
where were YOU at the time of the col.
lison?"
Just approaching the bridge"
Did you see the iceberg?"
NO. SIR
Boxhall said the ship struck the
iceberg a glancing blow and that ths
impact was so slight that he did not
think II was serious
Boxhall then went to the bridge
where he found the first officer. Mr..
Murdoch, the sixth officer. Mr.. Moody.
AMI Captain Smith.
Boxhali said the captain asked what
was the trouble and the first officer
replied they had struck an iceberg
and added that he had borne to star
board and reversed hrs engines full
speed after ordering the closing of
water tight doors.
| did you see the iceberg?"
Yes. sir, could see 1t dimly. It
In Lou, IT,,
as high as the lower rail OF the ship
| or about 30 feet out of the water"
Boxhall SAID he went down to the
| steerage. inspected all the decks in
the vicinity of where the ship had
struck. found no traces of any dam
age and went directly to the bridge
and so reported,
| FOUND MAIL SACKS FLOATING
| THE captain ordered me to send car
penter to sound the ship but found a
carpenter coming up with the announce
ment that the ship was taking water In
the mailroom found mail sacks floating
about while the clerks were at work. I
went to the bridge and reported. and the
! captain ordered the lfeboats to be made
ready"
| 6OHnall teStlll"d tnat AT Captain
Smiths orders he took word of the ships
position to the wireless operators.
! What position was that"
LAG north. 5O:l4 west
| Was that the last position taken?'
Yes. the Titanic stood not far from
there when she sank"
! After that Boxhall went back to the
lifeboats. where there were many men
and women. He said they had life belts.
TRIED TO SIGNAL SHIP AHEAD.
AFTER that I was on the bridge most
Of the time sending out distress Sig
mails to attract the attention OF boats
ahead, he said. Il sent up distress
rockets until left the ship. to try
to attract the attention Of a ship di-
rectly ahead. I had seen her lights.
She seemed to be meeting US and was
not far away. She got close enough,
so she seemed to me to read our cleo
trio Morse signals. l told the captain.
He stood with me much of the time
trying to signal her. He told me to
tell her in Morse rocket signals Come
at once-we are sinking"
did any answer Gomez asked the
senator.
II did not see them but two men
say they saw signals from that ship"
How far away do you think that
ship was"
approximately five miles"
Boxhall said ne did not know what
| ship Is was.
ship II was.
CAPTAIN SAW HER ANSWER.
mo. some people say she replied to our
rockets and our signals. but did not
see It,"
by some people whom do you mean? ?"
Not passengers but stewards and the
captain all declared they saw them
Suppose YOU had had powerful
searchlight on the Titanic could you not
have thrown a beam on the vessel and
have compelled her attention."
| I'VE might"
| Boxhall said he had rOwed in the sea-
boat three.quarters OF mile when the
Titanic went down. Before that he had
rowed around the ships stern to see if
he could not take of three more persons
for which there was room. He abandoned
that attempt, however. because he had
with him only one man who knew how 70
handle an oar and he feared an accident
His boat. he testified. was the first picked
UP by the Carpathia. That was about 4.lo
In the morning
'Did you have any conversation with
Mr. Ismay that night"
| 'Yes. sir. before I left the ship. On
the bridge just before the captain ordered
me below to take an emergency boat
LANTERNS ON OTHER BOATS.
When you boarded the Carpathia did
you see any lights on any other life.
boats?"
mo II was nearly daylight"
Gould you say any other lifeboats hac
| lights besides yours?'
II saw several with lanterns | would
not say all the boats had lights"
did you see Ismay when you got into
the Mfeboat?"
mo"
when did you next see Ismay after
you left the ship"
~ saw him In acollapsible boat in the
water afterward''
who else was In it?"
"Mr Carter"
ANY other menu"
Yes, ! saw some men that looked like
Fiiipinos. three or four OF them"
Any women In it?"
Eyes. It was full OF them. we'll. not OK
| actiy full OF them. but there were many
women. most OF them foreigners
How long after you reached the Car
pathia did Ismay's boat arrive?"
sTEERED TO HIS BOAT