The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-30
MRS. SHAFFER
AND SON II HELD

way OF a crowd OF m We
pulled the men out by the legs and
any way we could. They were rather
iimp; didn't seem to have much
spring In them at all. As soon "a
we got the men out OF this boat we
htted the Italian women into the
boat and II was lowered away
Jumped to Last Boat.
Woolner said hat as the Lac, ooi-
Iapsiole boat was being lowered be
ana a friend jumped for 1t.
1 managed to catch hold of the
gunwale. AS | did so / felt NV legs
IN the sea. Then l was pulled into
the boat"
u witness said they rowed avav
from the ship for about a ouarter m
an hour when an oficer came along
ana ordered the boats to tie nm N
each other They drifted about until
dawn. when Fifth Oficer Lowe rowed
up n unloaded a number of his mas.
sengers and tooG on sailors.
He said he was going to the rescua
OF some men who were afIoat nm a
rar' said the witness. He rescued
them" eueu
rave you any complaint about the
olsclpllne OF the crew or the conduct
OF the o~f1cers?" asked the Senator
Absolutely none" said WooIner
ne was excused after senator
smith lac thanked him for his testi.
mony. and Harold Bride. surviving ON.
orator OF the Titanic. vas recalIed n
the stand. He previously had testL
ned In New York. the day after the
Carpathia locked.
BRIDE was frst asked how much he
received for selling the story OF his
experiences on the wreck TO a New
$1,000. nc got
The Last Of the Captain.
Mhen did o last see Captain
Smlth! asked Senator Smith.
When he vent overheard from the
orldge, about three minutes before 7
leIt the ship myself" said Bride
DID he have a life-preserver on 80
! don't know. / know he d
any on when we were working in the
eaoln Just before the ship sunk-he
dldnt have any on" said Bride.
You spoke OF your mate Onerator
Philips and yourself putting on pra.
servers about ten minutes before the
boat sunk"
Yes. about that"
Had every one else gone ube, vo,
jumped into the Water?'
Yes, there we're several nm ,ha
neck. don't know who-some were
sailors. When the collapslble boat
ieil into the water. IL fell over me. |
swan out and grabbed IL. Then I got
away about $50 feet from the side OF
the Titanic just as she sunk"
Didn't you say before that you saw
the captain after you got In the
water?" "0
No" said Bride. The captain Ies,
BY way OF the bridge before pbiIins
and ] did. After the captain told an,
We could go. we stayed on the boat
a while. and Philips sent another q
q. d. After that / don't think he got
an answer. II he did he didn't tell
me"
did you see Philips after"
saw him walking down the deck
ART as was helping get out the col.
lapsible boat"
you never saw him again."
no. ne died later before he got 10
The Carpathia IN a life boat"
What was the hour when the Gals
f%ornian tried 20 get your" asked Sen.
atOr Smith.
About 9 o'clock"
You didn't answer him for sbout
a hair hour because you were bust
With your accounts"
1T was about 20 minutes. 7 think I
picked up the Californian warning
or Ice being nearby. while ehs wss
sending 70 10 the steamer BaItlc A.
near a. ] can recOllect. the maesage
vas a. 70 he effect that the CaIifor.
man had just passed three large ice.
oergs' giving the ships latitude and
Longitude"
Giving the Alarm.
The witness said he took the mes.
sage 70 the bridge and gave n 10 me
ohcer In charge. BE did not rrmem.
Der Who the omcer was. but II was
not Captain Smith. No other VAN.
inEs ~ Ice we're received. he sald
that day or night. % far AZ he knew
Senator Smith asked Bride about
the F%rankfurts answer 20 the Titan.
ics G. @ d. BE said Phillips took
the answer
"Mr Phillips told mo 10 write In
The log the replies AZ he took them "
said Iiride The Frankfurt 9rst
reply vas % X. Will stand BY THAT
was 70 - g. q D. and position
do the Frankfurt call you later7-
Yes. sir
What did he sayg~
What's the natter -
You did not hear from the Frank.
furt again."
NO