The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-23

exactly in the position she should have been according to the charts Senator Smith then returned to the subject of the messages exchanged on the day of the disaster. Did you send any cable? he asked. q did They did not refer, however, to anyone aboard the Carpatha." Senator Smith ordered the cablegram placed in the record. They were not read.
 MT. Franklin was then excused but it was intimated that he would be recalled later.
 Boxhall on Stand J. B Boxhall, fourth officer of the Ti- tanic, then was called. Senator Smith entered in a lengthy fire of questions dealing with the duties of the various officers. Gradually he worked up to his leading questions.
 Were there any drills or any inspec- ton before the Titanic sailed?' he was asked.
 Both" said the witness. The lfeboats were lowered in the presence of the in spectors from the board of trade.'
 How many boats were lowered?" Just two, sir.'
 "One on each side of the ship?''
 NO, sir They were both on the same side. We were lying in dock" 'In lowering the lfeboats at the test did the gear work satisfactorily?'
 "So far as I know
 Flow far would lifeboats on the boat deck swing from the vessel?"
 Not very far
 Were there any lifeboats on the Ti- tanic not sufficiently fastened and in a position to be lowered?'
 "All of them were, II lifeboats, two sea boats and four colapsible boats" said Boxhal.
 Boat Accommodates Sixty-Five
 Roxhall said that under the weather conditions experienced at the time of the collision the lifeboats were supposed to carry 65 persons Under the regulations Of the British board of trade, in addition to the oars, there were in the boats waterbreakers, water dippers bread. bail CTS, mast and sail and lights. and sup ply of oil. All of these supplies, sad Boxhall were in the boats when the Ti- tanc left Belfast He could not say whether they were in them when the vessel left Southampton.
 "Now,r repeated Senator Smith, sup pose the weather was clear and the sky unruffled. it was at the time of the disaster. how many would the boat hold ?''
 Really, l don't know. It would depend largely on the people who were to enter. If they did as they were told 1 believe each boat could accommodate 65 per sons.
 Officers Were Sober
 Boxhall testified as to the sobriety of his superior and brother officers. He said he had the watch from s D. m until midnight the night of the disaster and during that time the regu- lar complement of officers and men were at their posts He said he did not know they were near icebergs but that the temperature of the water had cen taken, the figures reported to sixth Officer Moody and put on the log.
 Did you see the captain frequently Sunday night?" asked Senator Smith.
 Yes, sir; sometimes on the upper deck sometimes in the chart room; sometimes on the bridge, and soma- times in the wheel house.
 Was the captain on the bridge or at any of the other places when you went on watch at o'clock?
 No; 1 first saw the captain about 9 o clock"
 Did you see Mir Isnlay with the cap tain on the bridge, or in the wheel house?'a e.
 No. sir. not until after the accid ant.'
 Did you know when he dlned shat night where he dned, or with whom?''
 No, sir
 Captain Remained Near Bridge
 Boxhall said he did not believe the cap tair had been away from the vicinity or the bridge at any time during his watch.
 ''Where were you at the tune of the Colision2"
 Just approaching the bridge.
 Did you see what occurred?
 "No, I could not sec"
 Did you hear?'
 .Yes, the senior officer said: We have struck an iceberg.
 Did you see the iccberg?
 No SIT
 Did it strike the bow or shave it?
 Tt seemed to me to have strucK inc lluff of the starboard bow. The impact was SO slight that did not think it was serious
 Boxhall then vent to the bridge, where he found the first officer MT. Murdock, the sixth officer, MT. Moody, and Cap tain Smith.
 Boxhall said the captain asked what was the trouble, and the first officer re- piled they had struck an iceberg and added that he had borne to starboard and reversed his engines full speed after ordering the closing of water tight doors.
 Did you see the iceberg then?'
 "Yes, sir could see 1t dimly. It lay low in the water, about 30 feet out of the water"
 Found No Traces of Damage