The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-25

tice while you were at Southampton"
asked Senator Smith
We had it once. but really forget
where
Drilled Hair an Hour.
Q. Your drill or practice consisted Of
lowering two lifeboats on the starboard
side. and rowing about In them and re-
turning them to position. which took
altogether about half an hour A. Half
an hour; quite correct. sir.
.. We're there any othe. boats. life
boats and collapsible boats. lowered on
the starboard side that morning, \.
No. only the two.
q. And there were no boats lowered
on the port side' a There could not
he.
@ Tha, was the whalf side, A. You
would lower them on the wharf on that
side
-. correctly understood you. no other
drill took place after that morning. the
Titanic departing about midday. until the
accident happened y. No drill took
place from the time Of departure until
the time OF disaster.
Senator Smith asked the witness if
the Titanic was of the Grand Banks of
Newfoundland that fatefu! Sunday night
4. Yes. I know wi re she wal 90 far
as NldN sues. tut never NipSs'u
the Atlantic before.
-. Did you know tina, was the region
OF the icebergs and the field ice? A. No,
STR.
-. Have you ever heard about tee
anywhere: A. Yes. of Cape Horn.
.. Have you ever seen an iceberg or
a growler? A. have seen icebergs down
South
Saw Twenty IceberEs.
The witness testified that on the Mon
day morning following the collision he
saw twenty or more icebergs with in four
or five miles from his position.
In what direction were they asked
Senator Smith.
All around replied the witness
In the course Of the Titanic before she
struck
well. yes. they must have been in her
way if they were all along the horizon"
Lowe testified he was on duty from 9
10 8 o'clock on the SUNDAY night Of the
collision. He had busted himself working
out the ships table and doing odds and
ends
He testified that the speed Of the Titanic
from noon until O'Clock. when he pre-
pared the chart, was about twenty -one
knots
Are YOU a temperate man. asked
Senator Smith.
Il am. sir ! never touched it in my
life. | am an abstainer said the witness.
Il am very glad to have YOU say that"
Il say il, sir. without fear Of contra
diction-
Il am not contradicting YOU and
congratulate you upon it. but so many
stories have been circulated: one has just
been passed up 10 me now from a repu-
table man who says il was reported that
you were drinking that night,
NO. sir.
=. 4
ton"
No. sir. this indicating a glass OF
waterl is the strongest drink ever take.
Awakened by Voices.
Lowe said he went TO he'd betwee
sis and $40 O'Clock in the evening.
Il was awakened he added, by hear
ing voices and ! thought it was strange
and realized there must be something
the matter: so looked out and ! saw lot
Of people around and jumped mp and
got dressed and went up on deck.
.. What did YOU md when YOU got
up there? 4. found that all the passen-
ers were wearing belts.
= Life bolts? 4, Yes. sir; also
ound that they were busy getting the
,oats ready to go overheard
.. Now. what did you do after YOU
vent out on the deck and asccrtainei
he position ~ tho ship in the water, and
save what had occurred A. | first Of
all went and got my revolver.
.. What FOR? 4. Wei. sir. you never
know when YOU need il. Then | wen,
and helped everybody all around,
Junior Officer Lowe assisted in lower
ing lifeboat No. ).
Senator Smith asked him who helped
him with this boat.
Il do not know by name said the
hnr tE MAJ kar ftt,
ing toward lsmayl and had he not been
here | should not have known that had
ordered Mr.. Ismay away from the boat"
Q Did sou order Mr Ismay away from
the boat y. ] DID. sir,
.. What did YOU say to HIM \.
This VAS on tho starhoard side. one of
the stewards was there. fic spoke ~
me lat, ON board the tarratha tfo
asked m. II ! knew what | had said
To Mr.. lsmay.
Il don't know Mr. lsnay, J said