The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1912-05-03
TOOK CHARGE OF FLOTiLLA OF
SMALL CRAFT FILLED
WITH PEOPLE.
V MANY IN WATER
Dispositions Of Men on Canadian Steam.
er Sought.-Said to Have Been
Near Great Liner When
She Sank.

Washington, April 26.-Harold G.
Lowe. fifth officer of the sunken IT.
tanic. told the senate investigating
committee his part in the struggle of
the survivors for life following the
catastrophe. His testimony developed
that with a volunteer crew he rescued
four men from the water, saved a
it astern of his boat and took off 20
men and one woman from the bottom
OF an overturned boat. Every one of
those under his charge he landed safe
ly on the Carpathia.
From first to last loves story show
ed that he played the man. Ordered
away in charge of life boat No. ii he
packed it to it's capacity on the top
deck and fearing that some one might
attempt to jump into it while it was
descending kept M a fusillade from
his revolver. Once atloat he took
charge of a 1otilla of small craft which
eventually were picked up by the res
cue ship without the loss of a life.
Competing in interest with the days
testimony was the interchange of tele.
grams between Senator William AL
den Smith. chairman. and the acting
premier of Canada. George r. Foster.
The latter told Of the docking of the
steamer Mount Temple at st. John,
n. g., with passengers aboard who
claimed to have seen the Titanic sink.
1t was believed that the Mount Tenn
pie was the ship that vas only five
miles ron the White Star liner when
she took her final plunge.
Dispositions Sought.
Senator Smith has requested that
the dispositions of the officers and crew
of the Mount Temple be sent to him.
IN addition he accepted the offer of DR..
T.. G. Quitzman of Toronto to appear
before the committee.
DR.. Quitzman was one Of the pas
scnger who said they saw the Titanic
sink.
Acting Premier Fosters telegram
follows:
"Captain Mount Temple reports re
ceived C. Q. d. message from I'll
1anic 1880 a. N. ships time Monday
Was then 80 miles west and south OF
position sen out by Titanic. Imme
Giately altered course to reach Titanic
but did not arrive at her position un'
I'll 4:30 4. m. when could not see
Titanic's light. Saw no sign of shiI
or boats, Cruised around position un
til received message from Carpathia
at S:44 a. m that she had picked uI
90 bOatlOads and that the Titanic haG
sunk. Received another message al
$50 from Carpathia. No need to stant
by as nothing more could be done
Under these circumstances it does no
seem necessary to detain boat due
to sail Friday evening. If considered
pointed to take captains evidence
Will no doubt be examined later BY
British commission"
The committee also received a tele
gram signed by j. II. Moore, master
Of the Mount Temple; A. II. Sargent
chief officer; H. Head. second officer
and J. Durrant, the Marconi operator
dated at West St. John, N. B.. yester
day, practically repeating the infor
matron contained in the premier
message and adding that the Noun
Temple did not sec the Titanic's lights
At $50 a. M. the Mount Temple sight
ed the Carpathia and later the Cali
fornian. At s O'Clock she sighted tn,
Russian steamer Birma coming from
the south and west. The names O
the passengers who claimed they say
lights of the Titanic, the message sal,