Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-22
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| Wy way VI JULIUS vi .Olilei WISE lOT at
tanning certain speed is absolutely
| untrue. The White Star Line receives
from the British government a fixed
compensation of 10000 pounds per
annum for carrying the mails, with
out regard TO the speed of any of its
vessels, and no additional sum is paid
on account of any increase in speed
Il was never consulted by Capt.
Smith nor by any other person nor did
| ever make any suggestions whatso-
ever to any human being about the
course of the ship. The Titanic. as |
am informed. was on the southern
most westbound track of trans Allan
tic steamers. The tracks, or lanes,
were designated many years ago by
agreement of all the important steam
ship lines and all captains of the White
Star Line are required to navigate
their vessels as closely as possible OF.
these tracks, subject to the following
standing instructions:
Commanders must distinctly un-
derstand that the issue of these regu-
lations does not in any way relieve
them from responsibility for the safe
and efficient navigation of their re-
spective vessels, and they are also en-
joined to remember that they must
run no risk which might by any pos
sible result in accident to their shiDs.
1t is to be hoped that they will ever
bear in mind that the safety of the
lives and property entrusted to their
care is the ruling principle that should
govern them in the navigation of their
vessels, and that no supposed gain in
expedition or saving of time on the
voyage is to be purchased at the risk
of accident. The company desires to
maintain for it's vessels a reputation
for safety and only looks for such
speed on the various voyages as is
consistent with safe and prudent navi-
CATION.
" Commanders are reminded that
the steamers are to a great extent un
insured and that their own livelihood
as well as the company's success. de-
ponds upon immunity from accident
no precautions which ensure safe navi-
cation is to be considered excessive
THE only information / ever reeeiv-
ed on the ship that other vessels had
sighted ice was by a wireless message
received from the Baltic, which / have
already testified to. This was handed
to me by C"pt. Smith without any re-
mark as he was passing me on the
passenger deck on the afternoon of
Sunday. April IA. ! read the telegram
casually and put it in my pocket. At
about 10 minutes past seven, while
l was sitting in the smoke ROOM
Capt. Smith came in and asked me to
give him the message received from
the Baltic in order to post it for the
information of the officers. / handed
it to him and nothing further was said
by either of us. did not speak to aay
of the officers on the subject. If the
information l received had aroused
any misapprehension in my mind
which it did mott should not have
made any suggestion to commander
of Capt. Smiths experience. The re-
sponsibllity for the navigation of the
ship rested solely with him.
ut has been stated that Capt. Smith
and l We're having dinner party IN
one of the saloons from 7.30 to 1880,
Sunday night. and that at the time Of
the collision Capt. Smith was sitting
with me in the saloon.
Both of these statements are abso
lutelv false. | did not dine with the
captain nor did l see him during the
evening of April IA. The doctor din
ed with me in the restaurant at $50
and / went directly to my stateroom
and went to bed about 1890 | was
asleep when the collision occurred.
felt a jar. went out into the passage
way without dressing, met a steward.
asked him what was the matter AM
he said he did not know. l returned 10
my room. / felt the ship slow down.
put on an overcoat over my paiamas
and went up on the bridge deck and
on the bridge.
Il asked Capt Smith what was the
matter and he said we had struck ice.
asked him whether he thought it
serious and he said he did. On re-
turning to my room | met the chief
engineer and asked him whether he
thought the damage serious and he
said he thought it was.
Il then returned to my room and
put on a suit of clothes. / had been
in my overcoat and pajamas up 70
this time | then went back to the
, boat deck and heard Capt. Smith give
! the order to clear the boats. / helped
in this work for nearly two hours as
far as / can Judge. | worked at the
StaTDOdTu DudlS, helping WoliisH al
| children into the boats and lowering
| them over the side. l did nothing with
| regard to the boats on the port side.
| by that time every wooden life
| boat on the starboard side had been
| lowered away and / found that they
were engaged in getting out the for
ward collapsible boat on the starboari
| side. | assisted in this work and all
| the women that were on this deck
! were helped into the boat They We're
| all, | think, third class passengers ).
| AS the boat was going over the side,
| Mr. Carter. a passenger, and myself
! got in. AT that time there was not a
woman on the boat deck, nor ans
passenger of any class, so far as we
could see or hear. The boat had be-
| tween IS and 40 in it, L should think,
most of them women. There were
perhaps four or five men, and it was
| afterwards discovered that there were
four Cinnamon concealed under the
! tnwarts in the bottom of the boat.
| 1.-THE distance that the boat had to be
lowered into the water / should estimate
about 20 feet Mr.. Carter and / did nst
get into the boat until they had begun
- he OH n