The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-25

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SENATOR SMITH RECEIVES The
STARTLING NEWS INDICATING
IDENTIFY OF STEAMER THAT
WAS BUT FIVE NILES AWAY
ST. JOHNS, NIB, April 81. The
rumorthat .theJsts aner Mount Temple
was within five miles of the Titanic
when she sank, and without needing
signals Of distress steamed away, is
Indignantly denied by Captain Moore,
eommanderrof the vessel. His state.
ment last might was as follows:
1--WE received wireless message
after midnight, Sunday, from the IT.
tanlc, stating that she had struck an
iceberg and to come at once. We turn:
cd about at 1880 o'clock and steamed
back to the position given US, arrly.
Ing there at 1870 O'Clock. We eneoun.
tered so much Ice however, that We
stopped until daylight. We crulsed
about, but could not see any sign Of
the ship"
WASHINGTON, D. &C., April 25--
Harold G. Lowe, fifth officer Of the
sunken Titanic, yesterday told the
Senate investigating committee his
part in the strugglsvof the survivors
for life. following the catastrophe His
testimony developed that with vol.
uhteer crew ne rescued four men from
the water, saved a sinking collapstnle
liieboat by towing 1t astern Of 6is,
and took on % men and one woman
htrOm the bottom Of an overturned
boat. Every one Of those under his
charge. he landed safety on the Carpa.
tEla. Nt9;
From first to last Loves story
showed that he played the man, Or.
dered away in charge of lifeboat No.
II, he packed 1t to Its capacity on the
top deck and, fearing. that some might
attempt to jump into it while OF was
descending, kept up a fusllIade from
his revolver. Once afloat, he took
charge of q flotilla OF small craft
which eventually were picked up by
the rescue ship without the loss Of a
lie.
Competing IN interest with the
days testimony was the Interchange
of kilograms between Senator VIM.
laden smith, chairman md the act.
Ing premier of Canada, George E.
Foster. isl iWs tit
They saw titanic sink.
The latter told Of the docking Of
The steamer cunt Temple at ST,
Johns, Newfoundland, with spasseh'
gers aboard, who claimed TO have
seen the Titanic Sink. It was be.
lleyed that the ,AtSSht Temple was the
ship that was only 1--WE, miles from the
White Star liner when she took her
final plunge. h ~, 1,s;S
Senator Smith has requested thai
the dispositions OF. the officers and
crew of the Mount Temple be sent to
alm. In addition he accepted the Of
fer OF DR.. F.. C. QUITE man. Of To
ionto, to appear before the commit
tee: DR.. Quit2nang was one Of the
passengers who said they saw the III
tanIc sink
The committee also received teIe
gram signed by j. p. Moore, master
OF the Mount Temple; G. A. R. Sar
gent. chief officer; H. Had, second
officer and j. Durrant, the MarconI
operator, dated at West St. John
Neb.. practically repeating the lnfor
nation, and adding that the Mount
Temple did not see the Tlhnic'i
lights.
At $3.50 a. m. the Mount Temple
sighted the Carpathia and later thu
Californian. At o'clock she sighted
the Russian steamer Brine coming
from the South and West. The names
, Of the passengers who claimed the,
saw the lights OF the Titanic, The
message said we're not known.
Crowd at Inquiry.
The worst crush that has developed
since the beginning OF the senatorial
Investigation into the sinking Of the
Titanic occurred yesterday. A report
that j. Pruce Ismay would be called
to the stand was the magnet. Scores
Of beautifully dressed women stood
ror more than two hours in front OF
the committee room waiting for the
doors to be opened. The crowd be.
came so great that officers threatened
10 clear the corridors and a chorus of
Indignation arose from the would.be
spectators.
a am the wife of Congressman
-," some woman shouted as
she attempted to pass the doorkeeper.
The crowd followed and the doOrkeep.
e. was swept of his feet.
Women took seats that had been
reserved for the press and even occu.
MED at the long tables where the ex.