Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-04-24

l CduSeu IHSm lO lel go all Tell over board and slipped off into the ocean.
 Life and Death Struggles.
 Life and death struggles of the Ti- tanic's victims were reluctantly pic- tured by Third Officer Herbert John Pittman of the sunken liner.
 Chairman Smith of the committee pressed Pittman regarding scenes af- ter the sinking of the ship.
 "How far away were the cries from your lifeboat?"
 Several hundred yards, probably, some of them. I told my men to get the oars out and pull toward the wreck that we might be able to save a few more.
 ''The people in my boat demurred. They said it would be mad idea"
 S'Did any one in your boat urge or appeal to you to get back toward the Wreck?'
 No; not one"
 Did any women urge you to go back?'
 "No''
 "Who demurred, the men with the oars?'
 "No, no; they obeyed my orders, and all the passengers said it was Q mad idea to go back, that we would be another 40 to the list of drowned. Then we took in the oars and lay Quiet.'
 Describe the screams"
 Don't sir, please. I'd rather not talk about it.
 "Im sorry to press it, but what was it like? Were the screams intermit- tent or spasmodic?''
 '.It was long continuous moan
 The witness said the moans and cries continued an hour, and that he made no effort to go to the rescue.
 You heard the drowning people and made no effort to give them aid 9 asked Senator Smith.
 Please, sir, don't" pleaded Pitt man, q can't bear to recall it.
 q have no desire to lecerate your feelings said Senator Smith, "but we must know whether you drifted there without offering aid. Answer that and I shall press you. no smore.' 'Hfadid, sir" answered the witness.
 D;d you ever hear anything of a beat known as the Hellig Olave?' ask ed Senator Smith.
 No, I didn't.''
 'The Olave docked at New York April IT and is reported to have en- countered an iceberg near where the Titanic sank. It has been suggested that the Olave may have been the boat whose lights Fourth Officer Boxall saw and which he Intellectually tried to signal with distress rockets.''
 Resuming the investigation into the Titanic disaster today, the fourth day of the inquiry, members of the Senate investigation committee were convinc- ed that the hearing would require many more days.
 In the opinion of Senator William Alden Smith, the chairman, and many of his colleagues, so much already has been learned of the circumstances which led up to the awful affair from the examining of but few witnesses, that it is incumbent upon them to get all possible information from every person who can enlighten the com mittee.
 That the facts already disclosed point out inadequacies in marine reg ulation they are convinced and that the whole story, when told, will form the basis for new maritime laws and lead to international conferences en- tirely revising ocean steamship trans portation, they do not doubt. Infor- nation has come to the Senate that the authorities of all the great mari- time nations of the world are watch ing the investigation closely.
 When the investigation was resum- ed at 10:16 o'clock it was announced that J. B. Boxall, fourth officer of the Titanic, was i'll and could not be heard further at this time. H. J. Pullman, third officer of the ship was called to the stand.
 Because of confusion caused by the rush of crowds to the hearing, the Senate committee determined today to exclude the general public. To ac- complish this. the hearing was trans ferred to smaller room, only wit nesses, those particularly interested in the inquiry and members of the press being admitted.
 The change caused disappointment to thousands, most of them women. Hundreds around the building clam Ored for admittance The crowds Iin-