Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-24
TITANIC LOOKOUT HAD NO GLASSES

"Oh, yes"
 Crying, shouting, moaning
 Tn the water%'
 Yes, from the water" Pitman said that when the water tight door lever on the bridge was op erated those on the bridge did not know really whether the doors were closed CT not But the doors were of no use, anyway said the witness, because the iceberg had torn out the side of the ship. If the vessel had struck the berg head-on it would be adoat today
 Putnam said that he saw MT. Is- may on the Titanic when his lifeboat left He did not see Mir. lsInay again until they both were leaving the Car pathia at New York.
 Boats Could Have Carried More.
 Witness thought the watertight couapartments were locked securely. Putnam said that before his lifeboat reached the CarpatEIia lie transferred woman and chdld from his boat to boat No. z
 Then you think No. : could have held more people? Yes"
 Beth these boats could have held more people, then ?? Yes.
 Why were not more taSen?" There were no more women around when my boat was lowered. l can't say about No. [" Were there any men around
 There may have been Why were they not taken them?
 T thought I had enough when my boat was lowered" said Putnam. T can't say about the others. I think some of the boats had as many as sixty in them when they reached the Carpathia," Saw Light Other Than carpsthia's. Putnam said that when he saw the light of the Carpathia, he slipped the rope that held the two boats together and pulled for 1t. This was about 4 o'clock. he said, and all the moaHs and cries had ceased. He saw no bodies in the water.
 Did you. while tying on your oars, see any lights of any kind aside from those of the Carpathia and the other lifeboats?''
 Yes, sir; we saw 8 light on the horizon-a white light" Was it on the track of the Tltanic@'
 Yes, sir: but we did not follow it. It might have been one of our own boats
 Senator Perkins asked the witness about the lifebosts and if it were true that not more than 1900 of the more than 1000 passengers and crew could be taken care of, even under the most favorable circumstances. The witness said that was his belief. Titanic Fastest Steamer He Ever
 Sailed On. What was the fastest steamer on which you ever saiIed?' interrupted Senator Newlands.
 The Titanic"
 Senator Fletcher piled the witness with questions intended to establish the whereabouts of the various officers on the night of the disaster. Pitman left the stand and on 8 chart of the Titanic pointed out the positions of the various boats
 What officer was in charge of No. boat?' asked Senator Fletcher No one went with the boat None was assigned" replied Pitman. Why did you put two passengers ! from your Gfeboat into No. [ ." asked Senator Fletcher Because No. had fewer than 1, and the passengers wanted to go.'
 The witness said he "suppOsed'' the | Titanic was going at top speed when it crashed into the iceberg. Notice of Icebsrgs Not Posted.
 Senator Fletcher asked if a notice of icebergs was put on the bulletin 1 board in the officers quarters.
 T think not" said Putnam. All I | remember is the indication of ice bergs placed on the chart by Officer i BoXhali.'
 The witness said they had the ex- act position of the iceberg at the time and that it was some distance from the TitaRic's course The infor- 1 nation, he said, came in a marconi- gram from some ship" Do you know whether any of the ships Iogbooks were saved ?" None. sir. We had something else | Co think about besides log books Titanic Going at It's Fastest Speed. By a series of questions Senator