The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-25

important for this ono voyage In
tho event OF accident It would be Inn
portant."
Can't Give Position.
Senator Smith asked tho witness
flatly II ne could give the position OF
the ship at o'clock on that night
NO. sir"
Il want you to think hard. II wo
could get the post. N ut that hour
we could figure the speed OF the ship
by taking the elapsed time between
then and the time OF the collision"
The speed of the ship on that day
was fraction below p knots an
hour" said the witness. reading from
n memorandum.
Senator Smith criticized the methods
employed by the officer in nscortaining
the position of the ship. Lowe said
he had figured It on the speed of the
vessel between noon and o'clock. The
chairman questioned tho accuracy OF
such II method and held that the revo-
lutlons Of the engines should have
been the basis.
DID you sec tho captain after s
o'clock that night?"
Yes, just after got out OF bed"
what timer
las near as can Judge It was about
u o'clock"
after the accident
at must have been. but tho impact
Are you temperate man. Mr..
Lowe?"
81 am. sir. say 1t without fear of
contradiction"
81 am glad to hear that, because
have Just had passed UP to me n note
which says it was reported from rep
utahie man that you were drinking
the night OF the wreck said Senator
Smith
Me, drinlsing" Lowe exclaimed. ex-
| cltedIy. 1mpossiblc-that's rubbish
/ am total abstalner
Lowe pointed out on Il deck chart
the quarters of all the officers and
the chart was filed with the commit
tee.
Witness repeated that he did no,
Know when he was awakened. He
said he dressed hurriedly and went on
deck and found people with life belts
on ana the boats being prepared.
j could feel by my feet that some
ln,ns was wrong" he said. THE yes
sci was tipping and was about fifteen
degrees by the head"
bid any ono awaken you?"
was not aroused that / know of.
but BoNhall told me afterwards that
ne had come into the room and told
me wed struck iceberg. don't
remember that mus, NOT 6av, ~
awake"
Lowe said that whom nc did get out
on deck. he began working al the
lifeboats. TIC
Il was working tho boats under
nIrst oiilcer Murdoch" he continued
sred." '"
How many officer, were helping you
on that boat?"
should say about ten-two AZ
each end, two in tho boat and others
at the ropes"
VINO got IN that hoat7"
Cursed Mr.. Iamny.
doht know. but there is a man
mare and had I not been hero would
not have known that ordc~,d NJ
lsinaF from tho boat a steward met
me on the Carpathla. He said TO mo:
Nhat ala You say to Ismay that night
on inc deck?' said didn't know
tHat had said anything to Mr.. Ismav
SAID didn't know Mr. Ismay. I
olah' Know him. Well, the st toward on
the Carpa thia said had used very
strong language to Mr. Ismay.
Snail l repeat !t?" asked Lowe "I,
you want me to. l will; II not. won't
happened to talk TO Ismay becaus.
ne appeared TO be getting excited. He
was saying excitedly: Lower awayI
Lower away Lower away
AZ TINS tuncture Chairman Smith
asked Mr.. Ismnv about tho language
and Mr. Ismay suggested that the oh
leetionahle language he written down
TO see II 1t was appropriate. This
was done. After Chairman Smith nd
read what Lowe had written. he said:
Then YOU said this to Mr.. Ismnv7"
not mentioning the Objectionable word.
but showing II to tho v-itn,ss .yyh,
did YOU say it?"
BECAUSE he. In his anx,e,r
the boat lowered" Lowe replied. "was
interfering Nth our work. He was IN