The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-21

discover a collapsible boat on another
deck. the one above. He told how he and
others worked to get this craft to the sid,
OF the vessel which was then awash. "a
they were working wave came along and
snatched the boat awny.
=. How far were you from the hna,
when you saw It fall? a. I was in Il,
1t fell and landed bottom side ur.
out From Under the Boat.
O. What became Of you: a. was
under the boat.
Q. How long did you remain under
the boat? A. could not tell you
Q. How long? A. could not tell you
II seemed lifetime TO me.
c. But I would like TO know If pu,.
sible. II you were on top or tha bott, m
Of the boat A. got on top eventual.
.. Before any one else got Oh top \
No. sir. there was a big group on ton
when got there. think 1t took rnc
from IA half hour to three quarters to
get on top.
.. How did you get up' a. pulled
myself up.
q. Did you know anybody on that boat,
A. No. sir. ! heard afterward that the
senior operator was aboard of her
a. He did not survive: 4. No, sir;
the upturned boat He was buried a,
sea the next day.
y. Did anybody else die a. There
was a man lying aft. I think he v,s
buried too from the Carpathia.
y. How many were aboard the boat?
A. I should Judge between thirty and
forty.
Bride said simply that of the thirty or
forty he understood that there was one
officer and one passen ger: the rest wsre
crew.
O. When did this passenger set On
board \. lie got OH from the water:
ne was the last man invited on board.
Dozen Tried to Get ON II.
@. Were others struggling to get on,
A. Yes, sir, dozens Of them
They did not press Bride TO tell how
these men were prevented from climbing
up; there was no necessity for that the
committee understood. They did n,t
talk on this boat. Bride said. There was
no time for that.
Captain Jamped From the Bridge,
Q. When did you last see tho cap,sin7
a. The last time ] saw him was when
ne jumped overheard from the bridge.
Q. Did you see the Titanic sink and
was the captain on the bridge when she
! went down? 4. No. sir. lie jumped lust
after We launched the lifeboat.
q. ! should Judge this was before the
ship sank? \. About three to i've minutes
before.
q. do you know whether the captain
had n life belt on? \. He had not when
I last saw him.
q. The captain went with his vessel?
A. Practically speaking, sir.
=. The fact that so few passengers
were picked up with life belts on would
Indicate that the suction had carried
them down. A. No. sir. there WAS not
much suction. was swimming when
she went down and there was no suction.
That ended the testimony Of Bride. an
he was taken ont of the room after Sena
tor Smith had thanked him for his forii-
tude in going through the ordeal although
suffering visibly from his injuries. Mr..
Marconi promised that Bride would ap-
pear when needed and the morning ses.
sion was adjourned.
The afternoon session was brief Pit.
man was called and said that he did not
know what had become Of the log. Then
Senator Smith read his notice Of the a,i-
journment to Washington for MONDAY
morning and the list ot witnesses who W IN
be wanted there-Mr. Ismay. MIR Frank.
lin. Bride. Cottan. Second Officer Ligh-
toller, Third Officer Pitman. Fourth Officer
y. q. Boxhall, Fourth Officer II. G. Lowe,
he surviving officers. Then ca,no thet
names Of the following members of the
crew: W. Perkins. T. Archer, W. II. Tay-
lor. Frank Osman. q. Moore. A. Cunning
ham. A. Oliver. +. Fleet. q. A. Hogue.
4. Crawford. ". Burke. r.. Wheelton,
+. Clench, Frederick Ray. q. Grove. {.
| Andrews. J. Widgery H. Etches, q. W.
Rowe. John Collins. A. j. Bright. q.
Symons. j. Hardy and Albert Haines.
mainly stewards, who survived and
| manned the lifehoafs