New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-28


a. women were concerned" inquired Sena-
tor Smith.
Most empnatcally not" said the Wit
moss They were accessible and easy to
get into"
Henry Samuel Etchts. Of southampton
another steward Of the Titanic. testified
that he had charge of eight staterooms on
y deck and 40. 3S on A deck, which was
occupied by Mr. Andrews. who represented
the builders Of the Titanic
Mr.. Andrews's Last Order.
When DID YOU last see Mr. Andrews?'
Etchcs was asked.
About y 30 o'clock SUNDAY night. He
asked mo If Id called all the passengers
said ! was going To see II tn" Carriers wer"
up. 4 Mr. Harrison told mo they We're.
Then Mr. Andrews told me to go with MIN
to e deck. and he told me to sec that all
the passengers opened their doors and THAI
all had llfchelts Then We walked UP Ia
where the purser was standing, surrounded
by q crowd Of excited women. The purs'r
Was telling them 70 20 back 10 their state
rooms and not he frightened.
That's lust what I've been trying 10
get them 10 DO Mr.. Andrews said. After
that he went down below. and never saw
him again
Etchos testified that he saw a man run
ND the deck with a piece Of ic". thro" II
on the deck. and cXclaim 10 other ras'"n-
gers. VIII YOU believe II now
EtchCs also WAS steward 20 BENJAMIN
Guggcnhsin lie told ~ going 10 MI
Gurgenheim's room. where he started u
,ut a lfebclt on the Passenger. MS
Will hurt said Mr.. GurCenheim
Il told Mr GugGcnhcim said Etchcs
TO pat on some clothes, and ! would he
back in a minute. went To another room
and then wen, back ana put the lif"o"lt on
Mr.. Guggenheim.
Tho witness said he then vent on d"'k
and assisted in launching ~" boat rhiri
Oficcr Pitman and Mi Ismay he sdid
holped him I'm keeping tn" falls clear Ih!s
was on the boat deck.
MIR. Isnav called out, Men form a line
and let the ladies through said Etches
Mr. Murdoch slso kept calling l'adi''
this way, Arc there any other ladies' mere
hcfor" this boat Is lowered.
How many men went IN 40 = asked
senator Smith.
Three. to man the n"at' S"Ih inc VII
moss.
lsmay Ordered Woman INTO Boat.
"A woman came along said Etch"s
-uust before the boat was lowered and Mr.
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-. -, -, ,,f,.rcrrc- ,o,,'re =,
,r.,.. ..,,, r,,.o. III. woman
,,.,,,, ,,y oc,,or Nurdock or.
dared mo into boat 40 q, Then Once
,,,,.,t.,,. ,oo, p,,,,.r nv the hand and
ia, .,o,li., old man. good Wclt'"
..r,,, ,bcr , man and woman were
standing beside the boat. She had her
,..,,,. round his neck She was crying
and + bo,rd her say. = can't leave with.
o,,, ,,.,. can't l.ave without Won with
, - td aud tina rc,t mo.
''"' ,h.. ,,o,,,,n win ,b. man
i, t,., T., ,h. b,s, Inst then a
S''''"e ".'''"" ,,,a, an, Inn, -.
already beine lowered away. and IL,
1884,, r.r,a,,ad
wa, u,s bis name" asked Senate,
,t
-, don, L,o,," .sid t,ch.s Il neycI
,.,.i hi. ,.pe tie yas a stout man-ar
,,.rio.,
E,ches said that when the boat hit the
water Il, pulled away about one hundred
,ards from the Titanic until IL started t.
go down. when they rowcd away about a
quarter Of mile.
when she went down | saw a crowd "l
people on her after deck he said. Wv her
she slipped down her going sounded Ike
fine scraping Of a small boat on "A shlnglJ
beach"
Pitman. Etchcs said wanted To so back
TO the aid Of those in the water. and had