The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28

Amerika during Sunday, Sunday night or Monday.
 What would you do if you met ice at night?" asked Senator smith ab- ruptly.
 ''l'd stop and look ahead and drift" witness said My instructions are not to attempt to pass through ice, no matter how thin it might look"
 Senator Smith asked whether witness thought it vas wise and discreet to run a ship, at q knots per hour through the nigh. Captain Moore said it was ire quently done, and that field ice seldom was met with at this time of the year where the Titanic went down.
 Suppose you were advised there was ice ahead, would you consider 1t correct to drive your ship at that speed through the niphtY"
 Ut would be most incorrect" witness said.
 capte1n Moore said he had been warned of the existence of ice and immediately he changed his course 10 the south. He said he was holding this course when he turned back in response to the Titanic S call.
 Struck Submerged Spur
 Asked his opinion of how the Titanic met her end Captain Moore said he felt that the vessel struck the submerged spur of an iceberg which cut her side open as far back as the engine room, and the ripping presented an easy aperture to lot the flood in.
 Andrew Cunningham, stateroom steward on the Titanic, testified that he had been summoned to duty just before the col< islon. At 12:D o'clock, he said 'the or der was given to awaken all.'
 Witness was asked if he was notified of the serious aspect
 "No"
 Was there any emergency alarm?" asked Mir. smith.
 ''Nu.
 How arc the passengers warned?p asked the chairman.
 By the stewards" he replied.
 Did you do your duty?"
 "Yes."
 Passengers Depend on Stewards
 Then in such times the passengers are dependent on the vigilance of the stew ards ?' asked the chairman.
 ''Yes."
 Cunningham said that at 12:sO o'clock all his passengers had gone on deck except Mir Cummings who was getting an over- coat. After that w. T Stead asked me to show him how to put on q preseryer," sata Cunningham.
 Did you ever see Mir. Stead again?"
 "NO.
 What then did you do next?"
 T put lifebelt on myself" How about the passengers?" | "i assisted them: then | jumped into the sea-" said the witness. I've swam clear, we Nnew she was sinking. We were afraid of the suction. We rested each other in swimming After we saw the ship go Gown we struck for the boats " Witness told of finally being picked up by lifehoat No. 1. He said there were nine men and a number of women aboard "1t was crowded" he said '-the1e was moi room enough to row." Witness testified that Of the rnen in l lifobOat No. none was passenger. He was asked why no male passengers were saved and so many of the crew were aboard. "rhey were picked up out of the water. . replied witness. There were only three sailors in the boat when l. left the H. tanic. They were shipped to man the life boat for safety"
 Captain Moore told the committee he did not see how it was possible that there was no suction when the Titanic went down.
 He said the fact that only so fey bodies have been found probably was due to suction. which held the drown ing between the decks as the boat sank anu that those bodies still are inclosed on the ship.
 Lightoller Agrin Recalled
 Second Officer Lightoller of the IT, tanlc once more was recalled when tho hearing was resumed in tine afternoon