The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-04-25

Chairman Smith dispatched Assistant
Sergeant at Arms Cornelius to the
White Star docks to bring before the
committee as witnesses a am from
o. the rescued lifeboats.
Second Officers Story.
Charles Herbert Lightholder, second
officer Of the Titanic, followed Mr..
Marconi on the stand. Mr.. Lightholder
said he understood the maximum speed
of the Titanic, as shown by her trial
tests. to have been rom sS1a [ rs
knots. Senator Smith asked if the rule
requiring life saving apparatus to be
in each room for each passenger vas
complied with.
Everything vas complete" said
Lightholder.
sixteen lifeboats. of which four were
collapsibie, We're on the Titanic. he
added.
During the tests, he said, Captain
Clark. of the British board of trade.
was aboard the Titanic to inspect its
life saving equipment.
How thorough are these captains of
the board of trade in inspecting
ships" asked Senator Smith.
Captain Clark is so thorough that
we called him a nuisance"
L~ightholder said he was in the sea
with a life belt on one hour and a half.
He Saw Ismay.
When did you see Mr.. Ismay?"
when we started to uncover the
boats: he was standing on the boa
deck
What was he doing?"
standing STILL
Was he fully dressed?"
Il could not say for sure; It was
dark"
When you saw Mr.. Isrnay 20 min
utes after the collision were there any
other passengers nea him y"
II did not see any one in particu-
lar" said ~Lightholder, but there might
been some.'
The witness described the collision as
a slight jar. followed by a grinding
Lightholder said that on Sunday he
saw a message from some ship, about
an iceberg ahead. He did not know
the Amerika sent the message, he said.
The ship was making about q to
21R knots, ~Lightholder testified. He
understood this was not the best the
ship could do.
Did you have an ambition to see
what the ship could AXE the wit
ness was asked.
Naturally at some time"
What was the weather that night Pr
Clear and fair"
Were you anxious about fce?"
mo, SIR
And o put on no additional look
out2"
mo, sir"
Talked About Ice Fields.
When Captain Smith came on the
bridge at $3.50 what was said?".
I'VE talked together for 20 or rs min
utes about when we might expect to
get to the ice fields. He left the bridge,
I think, about 9:25 and during our
talk he told me to keep the ship on
her course, but If I was in the slightest
degree doubtful as conditions developed
to let him know at once"
did you keep the Titanic on her
curse then?" enator Smith asked.
When did you next see Captain
Smith?"
When 1 came out of the officers
quarters after the impact" Lightholder
replied.
Where did you last see Captain
Smith?'
Il was busy at my own work about
SO feet away and have a recollection
Of seeing the captain walking across
the bridge. I did not then hear him
give any orders. I was too far away.
decks intact?"
Absolutely intact" said Lighthold-
Senator Smith asked what was the
last order he heard Captain Smith
give?
when I asked If I should put the
women and children in the boats?" re-
piled Lightholder, The responded, Yes,
and lower away"
"obeyed ORDERS"
What did you do?"
"Obeyed orders"
The last boat, a fiat collapsible. to put
off was the one on top of the officers
quarters, Lightholder said. Men
jumped upon it on the deck and waited
for the water to float 1t off. Once at
sea it upset. The forward funnel fell
into the water, just missing the raft,
and overturning. The funnel probably
killed persons in the water.
This was the boat I eventually got
on" declared ~Lightholder. mo one was
on it when | reached it. Later, about
80 men clambered out Of the water onto
it. All had on life p~reservers."
Did any passengers get on?" asked
Senator Smith.
81. B. Thayer. the second Marconi
operator. and Colonel Oracle. 1 recall"
said the witness.
"All the rest were firemen taken out
of the water. Two of these died that
night and We're slipped off into the wa
ter. l think the senior Marconi oper-
ator did that"
Died from cold?"
yes, Sir"
When you left did you see any wom-
en- or children on board?"
mo, sir"
ANY passengers on 50 called boat
deck?"
"a number"
An error in his testimony was cor
rected by the witness, saying there
were 20 lifeboats aboard, foul of which
were collapsible. One boat stuck in
it's tackle and never got off.
How were the passengers selected
to fill the boats?"
"By sex"
Who determined who should go?"
Il did"
"How?"
whenever saw a woman I put her
in, except st~ewardesses. l turned those
back"
Did you see any attempt to get
women to go who would not?"
Yes"
"Why would they not go?"
Il had not the time to learn"
Twenty-Five in First Boat.
In the first boa to be put off Light
holder said he put 20 to rs. Two sea-