The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-19

New York, April 19.--When asked
concerning the circumstances under
which he left the boat. Bruce Ismay,
managing director of the Information
al Merchant Marine Co., who testified
before the senate investigating COM
mittee into the Titanic disaster, re-
piled almost in a whisper:
"One of the boats was being filled.
The officers called out to know il
there were any more women to go.
There were none. No passengers were
on the deck. AS the boat was being
lowered, / got into it."
Adjusting his cuffs, IEmay was
visible nervous when he took the
stand. He gave his age as so. In
response to a few formal questions,
he said he sailed as a voluntary
passenger" on the Titanic. Senator
Smith began to ask the witness to
detail his experience on the Titanic.
Ismay Interrupted but Smith con-
tinued. Then Ismay said he desired to
express sincere grief at the catas-
trophe and welcome the fullest in
quiry.
II was asleep when the accident
occurred" said Ismay. Il understand
you have been told the Titanic was
running full speed. It never ran full
speed. She was built to go eighty
revolutions and had never been
speeded up to that. We never had all
her boilers working. 1t was our in
tention to speed the boat up to the
full quota Tuesday"
Although he came on voluntary
fyafyA TCy, 1T,
see how the ship worked and in what
manner she could be improved upon.
A representative of the builder, Mr..
Andrew, was also aboard, Ismay said.
Did he survive " asked Smith.
Unfortunately, no."
Isrnay testified he knew some ice
had been reported in the vicinity Of
the ship. The witness said he knew
nothing of the Amerika and the IT.
tsnic talking by wireless about fee
bergs. He said he sent no wireless
after the Titanic struck. The witness
said he was in a life boat with four
members Of the crew and forty five
passengers. He asserted there was no
jostling and that the women and chil-
dren nearest the railing were selected.
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Ismay asserted he didn't see the IT.
tanic go down. Il didn't want to see
her go down." said Ismay. 81 was
rowing in the lifeboat all the time
until we were picked up" He said
he turned to look but once before the
Titanic went down and that he saw
only her green light.
He estimated her speed when she
struck as twenty zone knots. He tes-
tilted the Titanic had undergone a
thorough government inspection be-
fore starting on the trip, that she had
the proper number of hfeboats as
provided by English law, and that II
she had struck headon in all probabil-
ity she would have been still afioat. as
with any two of the larger compart-
ments in the ship full Of water, she
would still float.
At the close of Ismay's examination.
he was asked by Senator Smith to
hold himself in readiness during the
day for another call before the com
mittee. Smith announced 1t was de-
sired to hear the captain OF the Car
pathia in the meantime
Captain Rostron scid he had been
seaman for twenty-seven years. He
told Of receiving message that the
Titanic was in immediate danger and
giving the order to put the ship around
as soon as the Titanic had given her
position.
He asserted that the Titanic was
fifty-five miles west Of the carpathia's
position.
II told the chief engineer to put on
another watch of stokers and make all
speed for the Titanic" said Rostron
today I" told the first officer to stop
all deck work and get all the life boats