Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-03
TELLS OF DISASTER
TiTAN.C'S FIFTH OFFICER ON
STAND TELLS STRAIGHT
FORWARD STORY.
ACTED THE MAN THROUGHOUT
Witness Story Shows He Took Charge
of a FIotilIa of Small Craft Which
Eventually Were Picked Up Without
Loss of Life.

of a FIotilla of Small Craft Which
Eventually Were Picked Up Without
Loss Of Life.
Washington, d. C.-Harold G. Lowe,
fifth officer of the sunken Titanic, told
the senate investigating committee his
part in the struggle of the survivors
for life following the catastrophe. His
testimony developed that with a vol
unteer crew he rescued four men from
the water, saved a sinking collapsible
lifeboat by towing it astern of his and
took off &c men and one woman from
the bottom of an overturned boat. Ev-
cry one of those under his charge he
landed safely on the C%arpathia.
From first to last loves story show
ed hat he played the man. Ordered
away in charge of lifeboat No. IA, he
packed it to its capacity on the top
deck, and fearing that someone might
attempt to jump into it while it was
descending kept up a fusillade from
his revolver. Once afoat he took
charge of a 1otilla of small craft which
eventually were picked up by the res
cue ship without the loss of a life.
Mount Temple Plays a Part.
Competing in interest with the days
. testimony was the interchange of tele.
grams between Senator William AL.
den Smith, chairman, and the acting
premier of Canada, George e. Foster.
The latter told of the docking of the
steamer Mount Temple at st. Johns,
N. B., with a passenger aboard who
claimed to have seen the Titanic sink.
It was believed the Mount Temple was
the ship that was only five miles from
the White Star liner when she took
her final plunge.
Senator Smith has requested that
the dispositions of the officers and
the crew Of the Mount Temple be sent
to him. In addition he accepted the
offer of DR.. E. c.. Quitzman of Toronto
to appear before the committee. DR..
Quitzman was one Of the passengers
who said they saw the Titanic sink.
Officer Lowe Testifies.
"You were present at the test of the
Titanic in Belfast harbor?" asked
Senator Smith.
Eyes, sir"
"What did you do"
II licked to the lifeboats. With
Mr.. Moody and Mr.. Boxhall I looked
over the lifeboats, examined them
carefully and found everything in
them except that in one a dipper was
missing"
AS to the collapsible boats, Lowe
said, he could not remember precisely
what was found.
1--WE did find there were plenty of
oars, with extra oars for each boat"
The witness said that while it had
been planned to hold a lifeboat drill
April 1, it was postponed because
there was a breeze. In fact, the wit
ness said, it was almost "squally."
Lowe said that when he got out on
deck after the accident he began work
ing at the lifeboats.
81 was working at the boat under
First Officer Murdoch" he continued.
Boat No. S was the first n we low
cred"
How many officers were helping
you on that boat?"
81 should say about ten, two at each
end, two in the boat and others at the
ropes"
who got in that boat?"
Ordered Ismay Away.
II don't know. Had not someone
said so I would not have known that
I ordered Mr.. Ismay away from the
boat. A steward met me on the Car
pathia. He said to me, What did you
say to Ismay that night on the deck?'
l said that I did not know that 1 had
said anything to Mr.. Ismay. I said I
did not know Mr.. Ismay. l did LIT
know him Well, the steward on the
Carpathia said I had used some very
strong language to Mr.. Ismay.
Shall I repeat it?' asked Lowe. eff
you want me to I will-if not, I won't.
81 happened to talk to Ismay be-
cause he appeared to be getting excit-
ed. He was saying eXcitedly. Lower
away, lower away, lower away"
At this juncture Chairman Smith
asked Mr.. 1smay about the language,
n Mr.. Ismay suggested that the OBJ
j~ectionable language be written down
Ito see if it was appropriate. This
was done. After Chairman Smith had
read what Lowe had written he said:
Then you said this to Mr.. Ismay,"
not mentioning the objectionable
word, but showing it to the witness.
why did you say it?"
Because he, in his anxiety to get
the boat lowered" Lowe replied, was
interfering with our work"
eff any persons had asked you to
take them in you would?"
Certainly; l vas watching for ev-
erybody, anybody" said Lowe; but
to have gone into the drowning mass
would have beef useless. All would
have been lost"
How many persons were aboard
when you went alongside the Car
pathia?"
About As. l took them off a sink
ing collapsible boat. l left the bodies
of three men,"
Were Standing in Water.
Twenty-one, Lowe said, were up to
their ankles in water and would have
A Jelly Face.
"WheD mamm asked If I'd been