The Washington times., 1912-04-23

Pitman replied I'VE did not know It's
exact quality. Pitman did not person-
ton of icebergs. He had talked to
Murdock about them and had remarked
that the Titanic would he in the vicinity
OF ice during the first officers watch.
Speed At Time of Collision.
Just prior to tn" collision" he said,
| the Titanic was going as fast as she
had at any time after she left Southamp-
ton, about seNenty-five propeller rero-
lutions a inmate.
She never made any eighty revofu-
tons," Pitman Erowled in disbelief.
when Senator Smith said an officer had
testified 20 that speed
B "Ihe collision woe me up; II sounded
like Il ship coming to anchor" SAID
Pitman. 1t didn't quite wake me pp,
hut made me wonder where we were
anCEorinS."
! ing. he did not see ANYTHING wrong
and went back to his bunk, believing
he had been dreaming
I "BoNhHll cam" in my room a few
! minutes later ne went on, and said
we'd struck an iceberg. | got out on
deck and found boats being lowered
away. Quartcrmaster Moody said ~
saw som" ice In a forward lower deck.
went down and saw little.
Says Ismay Spoke For Women.
| Then saw some flremen coming up
with their bags. / saw women crawling
| over the hatch and rushed out to help
! in lowering the lifeboats. I helped to
lower No. boat. which was the one
assigned TO my care before We sailed.
A man in dressing gown said you had
| better get women and children over
| here to load the boat. l found out later
| he was Mr.. lsmay. l got the boat
snnost flied and shouted, Are there
Il a NJ
| There didn't seem to he, so then /
let In some men. jumped out OF the
boat on deck again. | thought Id be
! better off on the ship.
| Il filed fortr~jn my boat including
| six men. There wouldn't have been so
! many men, but there were no women
| to 20.
saying: Goodbye, old man; good
| luck ="
The Witness stopped Il moment, and
his, bronzed face paled little as he
added In a lower voice:
| Il never saw him again"
WHO were the men III your boat?"
Five were the crew and five or six
male passengers: the balance; were
the crew in the boat but there were
| six of us. There was one sailor. two
hremen, and two stewards, besides my
self, and forty passengers" ...
| Pitman insisted his boat had biscuits
and water in 1t, but no lights, although
| the board of trade requires lights.
Thought Titanic Would Float.
Il thought the Titanic had filled only
two or three compartments and that
| she would float" he declared. e..
Did any person try to get on your
! lifeboat after ii struck the water?"
| mo. sir; none tried to get out of it.
either. They all behaved admirably.
! None of the women was permitted to
row, although some of them wanted to
| in order TO keep warm.
1T wasn't zero weather. guess 1t
was about 50 to 40 degrees. But, il was
! chilly, all right" he added. ..'
Asked TO describe the Titanics found
ering, the witness said:
'She'was submerged TO forcastle, and
Gfterward turned over and went right
down perpendicularly."
Did you hear any explosions"
| heard four reports. They sounded
! like big guns in the distance. think
II was probably the bulkheads burst
ing.
II don't think the boilers exploded
! From where was | could not see any
| people on the after-deck when she
went down. Every one | saw on the
ship had a lifebelt except maybe a
few stray members of the crew There
were no explosions until the whole
| ship was submerged"
Was Captain Smith visible when
| the boat went down."
| Not that | know Of"
| when you shook hands with Muir
dock, did you ever expect to see him
again.
~ certainly did"
"po YOU think he expected to see
Apparently not thought we