Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-04-19
.ISMhY UNDER
INVESTIGATION
General Manager of White
Star Line Before Com
mittee of Congress
STORY OF RESUE IS TOLD
Carpathia Went to Assistance of
Titanic When Call For
Help Came.

(By Special leaseo Wire to New MexTcan)
! New York, y. Y, April t9-The
story of how the Titanic net it's fate
was told today to the United States
Senate investigating committee of
the Titanic disaster by J. Bruce Is
may. managing director of the White
Star Line. When asked the circum-
stances under which he left the boat.
Mr.. Ismay replied almost in a whis
! per: "One of the boats was being fiji
/ led and officers called out 10 know if
I there We're any more women to 60
There were none. No passengers were
on the deck. AS the boat was being
lowered, | got into it,
The details of the story were drawn
out by Senator William Alden Smith,
chairman of the special sub-conmit-
tee charged with the examination of
witnesses, and Senator Newlands.
The accident took place on Sunday
night said Mr. Ismay. The exact
time l do not know because | was
asleep. The ship sank, | am told at
I2:30.
Was Not Running Full Speed.
Il understand you have been told
the Titanic was running at full speed.
l. never had run at full speed.
She was built to go eighty revolu-
tons and had never speeded up to
that. We never have had all her boil
ers working. 1t was our intention to
speed the boat up to her full quota on
Tuesday, but catastrophe came to
prevent"
Mr.. Ismay said it was arranged be-
tween him and Captain Smith of the
Titanic not to arrive at New York
lightship before ) a. m. Wednesday.
There would have been no advantage
in arriving earlier he added.
Was there any attempt to lower
the boats of the Carpathia to take on
passengers after you went aboard
herr" asked Senator Smith.
There were no passengers to take
on" said Mr.. Ismay,
/ In your life boat what course did
| you take?" the Senator asked.
I'VE saw a light and headed for it"
said Mr. Ismay.
| How long were you in this life
! boat?"
About four hours
Were there any other life boats
I that you saw"
Yes, we hailed one" he said. He
said he saw no life RATS on the sea.
Full Number of Life Boats.
How many lifeboats were on the
| Titanic?"
Twenty, altogether I think" re-
| piled Mr. lsmay, sixteen collapsible
and four wooden boats"
Were all the life boats that left
the Titanic accounted for?"
Il think so; I've bern told so, but
| don't know Of my own knowledge"
In response to questions, the wit
ness estimated the speed of the ship
when he struck at twenty-one knots.
Senator Smith asked the witness if he
had anything 10 do with selecting the
crew for his life boat.
Il did not" was the snappy reply.
Can you tell u.s." Senator Smith
asked, anything about the inspection
certificate that was issued for the
Titanic before she sailed?"
Il know that the Government in
spection was thorough or the boat
never could have sailed.
Did you know whether he Titanic
had it's proper number of life boats?"
Eyes, she had; l think there We're
twenty boats altogether
About Water Tight Compartment.
! Turning to the construction of the
ship, Mr.. lsmay declared the ship
was specially constructed so that
with any two of the larger compart-
ments full of water she still would
float.
'If the ship lad struck head-on, she
probably would be afloat today" he
added.
:, Did any of the collapsible boats
sink?"
NO SIR
Did you attempt to interfere with
the working of the wireless on the
Carpathia?"
The captain probably will tell you
was not out of my room from the
time l got into it until last night,
. was the reply.
Didn't Know of Icebergs.
During your voyage, did you know
you were in the vicinity Of ice9,'
enator Smith asked.
Il know some had been reported,
replied the witness.
He said the ship was not in proXi
nifty to icebergs Saturday or Sunday
although he knew the ship would be
:, near ice on Sunday night The wit
: ness said he knew nothing of tht
America and the Titanic talking by
q | wireless about icebergs.
g Captain Rostron of the Carpathit
;, followed Mr. Ismay.
He told Mr.. Smith that he had beel
s Captain of the Carpathia since las
s January but that he had been sea
d, man 27 years.
y What day did you last sail from
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