Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-29
TITANIC STEWARD COMES
TO DEFENSE OF IsMAY
Maintains That Director Of Company
Was One Of Heroes Of Disaster
lsmay Highly Gratified at Testimony
Of Man Who Observed Last Scenes
On Doomed Ship

and her l-SU0 victims 10 INeif wafer!
Sraye IN the North Atlantic. This was
strongly indicated Saturday in resti-
mony before the senate committee in
vestigating the ocean tragedy.
Captain Moore denounced as most
unwise, the action Of the THAMES
commander in rushing az ,wenty-one
knots thru the night when he had been
advised o. the proximity OF ice. The
Mount Temples commander testified
that he had beer advised Of the proN-
unity Of ice. The Mount Temples
commander testified thar he had spent
rwen1y-Seven years IN the North Az
lani!c Whenever ice vas around he
said he doubled his watch and reduced
speed and If he happened 70 get caught
IN an ice pack he stopped his engines
and drit,ed until he was clear
The witness also was emphatic in
his declaration that the position sent
out ny the Titanic wss wrong He said
the ship was eiEh. miles further east
ward than its operators reported. This.
he declared. he proved ny observations
taken the irsr thing on the DAY follow
ing the disaster.
Fatal Mistake.
With what virtually was fee- o.
steamers within a radius Of fifty miles
Of the Titanic the officer said that this
mistake II fixing accurately tie position
Of the doomed shin was fatal oas,
With icebe-gs and floating ice covering
the northern sea, ship q evea tas
size Of the Titanic might well BE- over
looked thru such variance.
J. Bruce 1smay. managing director
Of the international Mercantile Marine
Company. was much chee-ed ~ the
testimony Of the afternoon Thruoot
the week he Aas hais 2 -oroled look
and during the long delayed sessions
he has sat silent seldom speaking 70
his associates who accompanied him.
Saturday. however. he listened eagerly
TO the accounts Of his conduct al the
life boats as :old ny -hs stewards and
seanen who came il contact with him
the nigh. % the disaster His eyes
fairly peans5 when one u the stewards
told how he bad called to- women 10 60
IN one % tie boats and had said 70
woman who tod hin she was e stew
ardess, You are q woman. take yolr
place II the boat"
fsmay Assisted.
Isray listened iatsr-ly, 100. as ths
steward testified that ha had not left
the ship until after ali the hfeboats
had gone and Only one or TWO colap-
sible boats ware ls1- on Geek. The
steward has seen Is-aay working with
the others on the s-a-poard collals-
ible boat thu last &c lsavs the ship
from that side. tn steward. who
left N the last boat 7he po-. ooilap-
sible. said he knew IsDay had not left
the ship untn just before the port
collapeible vas lowered iEro the wafer
IN time 10 get only 100 yards 1ToD
the Titanic before shs wen, down.
Afce- the session was over the cor
ridor II the senate Office building
near -ha committee. was crowded
with anxious sailors . the Titanic.
who have been al Ing ell Of The
committee since the rescue ship Car
pathia brought them 70 New York.
They were a nervous lot. In fact they
were broke Not being permitted 20
Saturday night and Sunday with out
funds. Most OF hem are men OF fam
lies oesirous q sending word home
Mr. Isuay Knew their circumstances
and asked Senator Smith If something
could not be done for them. They are
entitled 10 81 day IN witness fees and
expenses -. 70 preparations had been
mace 70 pay them u-til they are re-
leased.
L: it is TOO late to get money FOR
the sailormsI," M Is1ar declared
Il can seq that il is a6Tanced.'
Mystic Miners Son Unidentified.