Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-30
Three Vessels Near Liner
When Distress Signals
Were Sent, But Were I'm
able to Reach Her in Time
LIST OF WIRELESS
MESSAGES GIVEN
Captain Moore of Mount
Temple Gives New Evi-
dence That Rescue Was
Near When Boat Sank.


Near When Boat Sank.
Washington, D. G., April 27.--Two
steamers and a schooner were only a
short distance away from the Titanic
when she sank. according to the testi
mony OF Captain James H. Moore OF
the steamship Mount Temple today be-,
| fore the senate committee investigat-
ing the tragedy. Ice was the barrier
that held back vessels hurrying to the
I rescue and the Mount Temple did not
arrive at the spot where the Titan',:
sank until two hours after she IL.
gone down. s.-.
The Mount Temple intercepted the
Titanics calls fer help, Captain Moore
said and immediately he turned his
ships course toward the crippled liner.
On his way he raised the lignts IT a
schooner within a few miles OF the
scene of the tragedy and coming from
that direction. When day broke to
disclose great field Of ice, ahead. the
Mount Temple discovered a tramp
steamer close by. The identity OF
neither schooner ncr tramp was fixed
Messages Gave Wireless Appeals.
Captain Moore read lcng list a
messages from the Titanic intercepted
by the Mount Temples operator. II
was Virtually complete record Of the
wireless appeals sent out by the
doomed vessel
AT 1:1O the Titanic was still call.
ing c. G. D." said Captain Moore. "At
1920 it raised the Olympic and said
| get your boats ready going down
fast by the head Frankfurt replied
at 1855 starting for you. Six minutes
later the Titanic flashed G. Q. y,
boilers flooded
"A message from D. F. F. then FOL.
lowed. ARE there any boats around
YOU aiready?' There was no answer.
| 'Other ships then began calling, but
could get no answer. Later the Birma
raised the olympic and reported all
quiet now. Titanic has not spoken
since 1:47.' The Carpathia at l:2G
sent the message, Are you still there.
We are firing rockets
did you see those rockets?' inter-
rupted Senator Smith.
"I saw no rockets at all that night
| thought Of sending up rockets my
| self but did not do 80 because fear
ed that it might divert other ships
hurrying to the Titanic
The witness said that the Titanic
undoubtedly had not fixed her i'osi-
:: ton properly. He said that she must
have been eight miles further east
than the spot reported.
/ Got Distress Message at 11:30.
| Eve were in latitude 41.25; longi-
tude 51.14 at 1890 a. M. ships time:
At 1890 a. m, April 15,' Captain
Moore said, II was awakened by the
steward with message from the
Marconi operator of my ship which
said that the Titanic was sending out
a c. G. D. message. Here is the mes
sage: .a
"'Titanic sending G. q. D. Re.
uuires assistance. Position ALA
north; 1924 west. Come at once.
Iceberg This was message the
operator picked up"
"What reply did you send?'
None whatever sir, we didn't want
to stop those distress messages going
out and the operator said the Titanic
couldn't hear him.
1--WE turned right toward the Tfts
I told the chief engineer to pusf
the fires, wake up all extra fire. =
and get them busy. l said If ne 3
sary give the flremen at tot Of rum
sir"
AT the time you got this message
from the Titanic how far distant CID
you figure the vessel was from yeu'
about 40 miles,
The speed the Mount Temple made
toward the Titanic. Captain Moore
said, was about eleven knctss
! Couldn't Make Way in Ice.
About a. M, we ran into our hrst
ice" continued the witness, and We
Immediately doubled the lookout
watch. At 1925 we had to stop a.
that time we figured we were about
fourteen miles distance from wrefe
the Titanic signalled.'
Another delay was occasioned to the
Mount Temple by small schooner.
/ the Green Light. Of which halted the
Mount Temple. For moment the
captain got range of the white NEST
head lights and then they disappeared
WAS the schooner between yni
and the Titanic?' asked TIE senator.
Eyes, sir"
CAPTAIN Moore then told OF arriving
at the scene of the Titanic's bpriaf
about 80 in the morning. two hours
after the liner went down.
Updesraff Gets Good Appointment.
Sigourney, April 27.-Chas UpdegraF
lwho finishes his medicine at Iowa City
-tthis year, has Just received an appoint
ment as inferno at the university hospi-
| tai next year. That means that he
will be the physician in charge at the
Hospital to look after the cases there
, which come for treatment. This is
i one Of the finest trainings young
doctor can have and comes as a result
! of proficiency and scholarship, and