New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-01

an iceberg. The fare, ne said ne 'earheu
afterward. was from one OF the other Doe'''
Senator Fletcher asked Stengel no" lar
bIs boat was away when the snip went
! down.
I'VE we're not very far off" said the W.T.
,ess "r saw the bow lights go out, one oy
one, and then looked away / cou.um
, bear 20 look any longer Then cries o.e an.
Those who Jumped into the sea c"''eu ~
| help The cries constituted enc Ions wa.
I could not see the people, but couiu "7-
I them. 1t was terrible wall
"D,d Won see any evidence Of dr1nkins
among the officers Of the Titanic that eu'-
Jav njEhto'' asked Senator Smith.
az did not" stengel replied. II remeni-
her hearing Mrs. Thorne, who was at 'i'e
dinner party Sunday night which was az
tended bv captain Smith. remarNng 'ha'
The captain did not drink drop.
Colonel Archibald Oracle was called ana
told Of the crash. He related the enorts u
induce Mr.. and Mrs. Isidor straus 70 se'
into q ufeboat. and how Mrs straus re-
fused to leave her husband
1--WE waived the rule against men enter
,rq the boats" Colonel Oracle said. ar
u~sed Ny straus 10 60. He said: NO;
shau stav here and share the fate OF 'he
r,.o, Then re abandoned our efforts
H.Ip.d Mrs, Aston Into Boat
The witness told Of assisting Mrs. John
racob Aston into q nfeboat and OF Colonel
Astor.s request that he be allowed 70 &C
company her.
why did Colonel Aston make me re-
L think because Of the condition OF Mrs'
Aston" said the colonel, adding that he be-
leved the oficer who prevented Mr.. Astor
from going probably would have perm'tted
It had he known.
Colonel Oracle praised the bravery ano
discipline Of the officers and crew. He also
declared that the behavior OF the men and
women passengers was heroic.
"Not woman that 7 % = wruns her
hands" he said.
IN lowering one Of the lifeooats the W.T.
ness said something went wrong ana a
sailor called out for knife.
II called back that had a penknife,' he
said, END passed that up 10 him. | don't
know what It was used for, but II struck
ne as strange thar there were no tools
aboard the !feboats."
Colonel Oracle said that when he 70
treated toward the stern, because OF the
advancing water. he was met by mass
Of humanity sUarming up from the lower
decks
Among them we're many women" said
the witness. although we believed all
women we're taken OF"
Senator Burton asked Colonel Oracle ~
any steward awakened him at the time Of
the crash. He said no one did
Bride Tells Of Rescue,
Mrs Dickinson Il. Bishop. Of Dovagiac.
Mich, bride on the Titanic, VINO was
saved with her husband. testified that ane
and her husband were talking with Mrs.
Astor when Captain Smith came along and
spoke in an undertone 10 Colonel Astor.
The latter. said Mrs Bishop, told the group
TO put on life belts, after which they went
on deck
IAN officer took me by the arm and told
me to get into the boat quietly" said Mrs
Bishop. "aud my husband was pushed IN
with me There were twelve women.
thirteen men and three members Of the
crew. There were a number OF unmarried
men aboard"
What havo YOU 10 say about the con-
duct of tho officers and crew. asked Sem
ator Smith
Their conduct was excellent All OF the
men behaved splendidly. In our Hfeboat
was man whose brother vas on the IT,
tanic When the ship sank this man buried
his face In his hands until the ship dsap-
peared, carrying his brother down. Then
I - "a ,I-g.
women. who were very nervous"
Dickinson II. Bishop testified briefly that
there was trouble in closing the watertight
compartments.
The locks OF the compartments, said
Mr.. Bishop. did not close properly when
the sailors tried 10 shut them. ! saw the
sailors trying to turn them and heard them
say. We can't turn this There's no use
! trying. Let's so on the other side Then
they tried the otker side. and failed again -
Builder Said Ship was Doomed.
Before the hearing was resumed to-day
Senator Burton announced that he had ok
amined Fourth Officer Boxhall late last
night, and had learned from him that j.
| W, Andrews, builder Of the Titanic. who
| 'Ni'' ''"'4 WIN lIi' snip, tolu tdpkdIH
Smith after the collision that the boat
would sink within an hour
| II had long talk with Officer Boxhall,"
I said Senator Burton, "and asked him TO re-
call If he could what nc heard Captain
! Smith say Oh the deck OF the ship after the
collision. He said Captain Smith had told
| him about twenty minutes after tho COLI
sion that the Titanic was doomed, ard that
| ). W. Andrews, representing the builders
! had given him the information. Andrews
! had gone over the ship Immediately after
the crash and discovered that her hull had
| the ship could not he saved"
| This testimony cOrrobcrated that given
! by Samuel Hemming. seaman who said
! the boatswain woke him up with the ex-
/ clamation. Get out OF here; You have
only half an hour TO live. This comes from
Andrews Keep IT TO yourself"
! L. j. Dunn. an importer, Of New York.
was the first witness. He said that at a
/ luncheon a day or so ago friend told Of
the receipt by the Western Union Tce-
| graph Company OF a wireless message
| which was transmitted to 'Islefrank" be
| tween 40 and o'clock Monday morning.
/ The code address is that Of =. A. S. Frank
camille Marine. The message. the witness
! said, he was Informed, told Of the Titanic
disaster, news of which was not made pub
! lie by the White Star Line until twelve
| hours later.