Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-25
Harold Lowe Describes to Committee
Incidents Of Disaster.
GIVE SAILORS CHANCE TO WORK
Ismay Was Struggling at Boat in
Way that Delayed Men.
DID NOT KNOW WHO HE WAS
Was Interfering with Lower
Ing of Lifeboat Num-
ber Five.

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pea,sd alopd in ,ba senate ,nou,r, into
the Titanic disaster was used by Harold
G. Lowe. the fifth officer of the ship.
Lowe dramatically recited to the senate
investigating committee how he, not
knowing that he was talking to the head
OF the company which employed him,
had told Ismay to ''get to - out Of
here so that ! can work." while Lowe
and other sailors were trying to lower
the first llfeboat. on the starboard side
OF the Titanic. 4,
Lowe declared that Ismay was not
trying to get into the boat, but that he
was very much excited and was interfer-
ing with the proper lowering Of the boat.
This man tIsmayl" said Lowe. was
greatly excited. He was hollerinr, lower
away. lower away, lower away and I
swore at him TO order him back
Lowe said that Ismay went back and
made no reply to him. Iows also festl-
fled that he never would have known the
man was Ismay II he lowe, had no,
met a steward on board, the Carpa,hia
who told him what he had done and
asked him why he .svore AT Ismay.,"
-
smith hesents interference
senator sih,'h I lnen arose ana formAiy
Announeea ,nat ne wanted TO meet an IN
auns inst nau arisen rs 10 the purposes
u he eoihrii'tee. .....--
70 get All OF the facts attending
tnis catastrophe, he said. The sur
VVing otficers and men OF the ship are
not shipouhders ana II we can get from
them what they know tits all that we
can expect. Now a word as to the plan
IT y. the intention Of the committee 10
inquire Of all subjects OF Great Britain
4 who may be IN this country and who may
Know ANYTHING ef the disaster and to
hold them here until We have learned oil
that we can %f
This course win be uusf~d untlI the
committee, concludes. Il has, obtained. All
possible and useful information 10 a
proper understanding of tbis disastey
Now. a word about The alffIculty. To
the credit of most Of tho off,osr. ana
members Of the crew we have experl.
eheeu ii'tie dittlcuiiy IN securing such
witnesses as we thought necessary. but
rom the beginning until now there has
Deeh voluntary, gratuitouk. meddle-
some attempt on the part OF certain per-
sons 10 influence the members OF the
committee and TO shape Its procedure.
Misrepresentation have been made,
nave heard have not however. read
the newspapers because did not wish to
De preJudiced.
Inc representatives, OF the press have
an co-operated In every possible way to
hsn,eh the burdens OF the committee.
ihe eohAni''ee VIII not tolerate any
iur'ner a''empt on me part OF anyone i-
shape ns course. We shall proceed in
our own way ana the Judgment OF our
elIor.s wen may De withheld until those
"nV e'i'ieise our course may nave oppor-
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