Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-25


Lowe, fifth officer of the sunken III
tanic, told the Senate investigating
committee. today, of his part in the
struggle by the survivors fer life af-
ter the catastrophe. His story show
ed that, with volunteer crew, he
rescued four men from the water,
saved a sinking collapsible lifeboat by
towing it astern of his and took off
20 men and one woman from the bot
tom of an overturned boat. Every one
of those under his charge he landed
safely on the Carpathia.
From first to last Loves recital
demonstrated that he played the man.
ordered away in charge of lifeboat No.
IA, he packed it to its full capacity on
the top deck and fearing that some
might attempt to jump into it while
it was descending, he kept up a fu-
silade from his revolver. Once afioat.
he took charge of hotilla OF small
craft which were eventually picked
up by the rescue ship without the loss
of a life.
Competing in interest with the days
testimony was the interchange of tel
egrams between Senator William AL
den Smith, chairman, and acting
premier of Canada, George f. Foster.
The latter mentioned the docking of
the steamer Mount Temple at St.
John, N B., with passengers aboard
who professed to have seen the III
tanic sink It was believed that the
Mount Temple was the ship which was
only FIVE miles away from the White
Star liner when she went to the bot
tom
Senator Smith has requested that
the dopositions of the officers and
crew OF the Mount Temple be sent
to him. In addition, he accepted the
offer of DR.. F. C. Quitzman, of Toron-
to. to appear before the committee.
DR.. Quitzman was one of the passen-
gers who say they saw the Titanic
sink.
Acting Premier Fosters telegram
dated today, follows:
Capt Mount Temple reports receiving
C. @. d. message from Titanic 1890 a.
NJ, ships time. Monday. Was then 90
miles west and south Of position sent
out by Titanic Immediately altered
course to reach Titanic but did not ar
rive at her position until 4.SO A. NJ, when
could not see Titanic's lights. Saw no
sign of small boats. Cruised around po-
sition until received messages from Car
pathia at S.44 A. NJ. that she had picked
up 20 boatloads and that Titanic had
sunk. Received another message at s.5t
from Carpathia, no need to stand by as
nothing more could be DONE Under these
circumstances il does not seem necessary
TO detain that boat due to sail Friday
evening. If considered necessary COM
mission could be appointed to take cap
tains evidence. Will no doubt be exam
ined later by British commission.
In reply Senator Smith dispatched th:
following:
Telegram received. ] will greatly ap-
preciate if deposition of captain of the
vessel Mount Temple, which is sched.
uled to sail from ST. John, n. B.. tomor
row (Friday), could be taken by commits
sioners as suggested by you, and for.
warded to me at Washington, relative tc
the movements of his ship on Sunday
evening, April IA, stating relative posi-
tions to Titanic and Carpathia, together
with a detailed report of wireless mes
sages sent and received"
The committee also received a tele-
gram signed by j. II. Moore, master o'
the Mount Temple; A. III. Sargen Chic
officer; II. Head. second officer, and }
Durrant the Marconi operator, dated a
West st. John, N. B., today. practically
repeating the information contained II
the premier's message and adding tha
the Mount Temple did not see the Titan
ic's lights. At $50 A. NJ the Mount Tenn
ple sighted the Carpathia and later thu
Californian. AT O'Clock she sighted th'
Russian steamer Birma coming from th'
south and west. Then names of the pas
sengers who claim they saw the lights o
the Titanic, the message said, were no
known.