The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-26
TEMPLES CAPTAIN
TO GIVE EVIDENCE
BY international News Service.

BY International News Service.
ST. JOHNS, n. B.. April 25.-Much
to the surprise of st. Johns, the in
quiry into the steamer Mount Temple s
movements on the night of the Titanic
disaster, which was planned to be held
here this evening, failed TO material
lZe
From all that can be ascertained, it
appears that acting Premier George +.
Foster, after consultation, altered his
intention OF appointing commission
to take evidence here, and arranged
for the immediate departure of Cap
tain Moore OF the Mount Temple for
Washington.
Captain Moore left st. Johns on the
evening train and should pass through
New Yoark en- route TO Washington
early on Friday afternoon. During his
absence the other officers of the Mount
Temple have decided to make no fur
ther statements, The captain how
ever, previous to his departure, re-
peated his former vehement denial of
the charges made by two Of his re-
cent passengers.
When shown the dispatch containing
+. w. Zurich s statement, Captain
Moore declared;
Says Passenger Lied.
"It is an utter falschood. Why,
how would any passenger know any
thing about what [ and my officers
were doing? And then, again, there
was not one passenger on deck all
night long. The man who is circulat-
ing stories like that is looking for
cheap notoriety and has an utter dis
regard for the truth. To think that
after all I did to render assistance,
| should have such statements hurled
at me, is more than | can stand. 1t
Just shows you what some people will
do.
"Had I endeavored to go through
that field of ice, there is not the
slightest doubt as to the result. ]
had 1900 people aboard. and certainly
the Mount Temple would have met
the same fate as the Titanic. The ice
was so thick it would have cut through
iron plates of the ship like paper. ]
would have been very thankful TO have
rendered assistance, but God knows ]
did all ! could. -
Satuunia Far Away.
With regard to the statement that
passengers on the Donaldson liner Sa
turnia saw the Titanic founder, there
is absolutely no truth in the story. The
Saturnia at midnight on Sunday, April
IA. was $50 miles distant from the IL
tanic and never even caught any OF the
wireless messages. Captain Taylor and
his officers, who were compare lively
near port at that time, heard nothing
whatever about the wreck until their
steamer was docked at st, Johns.
Captain Taylor's explanation is that
reaching port, traced on the miniature
charts furnished them the course of the
Saturnia. BY this means they have
correctly reached the conclusion that
the Saturnia passed within very few
miles OF where the Titanic went down.
But she passed that point days before
the wreck occurred and at midnight
on Sunday was 400 miles to the west.
ward.
Private Conference.
1t has been learned tonight that this
afternoon private inquiry and CON
ference was held aboard the Mount
Temple at which all the officers who
knew anything were required to repeat
their statements before the marine su~
perintendent, Captain Walsh AS a re-
suit of this conference, Captain Moore
was instructed to proceed at once to
Washington, taking whatever evidence
might, be required to clear his ship and
himself of the charges made. Two
members Of the Mount Temples crew,
a carpenter and boatswain. are cred. |
tied with indorsinC what has been said |
by passengers about the sighting of the |
Titanic rockets.
Saw Sinking Ship.
STRATHCONA. Alberta April 25.-E. /
w zurich. VINO crossed from Antwerp 10 |
st John, n. B., on the steamer Mount |
Temple. said today that passencers ON |
tanlc's distress at 1918 o'clock Monday |
morning. when a wireless coll for haip |
was caught.
Captain Moore changed his vessels !
course az once and headed for the IT, |
tanlc and began preparations for lend
ING assistance. but Mr.. Zurich said a |
great neld Of ice loomed up ahead and
IL was reported among crew and pas
senecrs. according TO Mr. Zurich that
Captain Moore made no further efforts
TO penetrate the foes. asserting that he
could not afford to epdanger the 1000 mar
Sons aboard his ship.
The statemant Of DR.. Quitzman that
passengers and crew believe they couId
Is born out by Mr.. Zurich. With two corr
panion passengers he disobeyed the can.
tains orders which forbade passenEer,'
entrance 20 the upper deck al any time
He IS fairly positive that they saw the
nasts OF the Titanic and ne says he Is
not ready 70 accept the assertion that
their ship was AT least forty miles from |
the wrecked vessel AZ the time
~ any rate. ne thinks the Mount Tenn
pie might have reached the spot before