Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-04-26


committee, Representative Hughes of
West Virginia, whose daughter Mrs.
Lucien p. Smith, was saved and whose
son in.law was lost, was present. An.
other spectator was Truman II. New.
berry, former Assistant Secretary 'of
the Navy.
Ismay visibly Nervous.
Adjusting his cuffs, Ismay was Wis.
IDLY nervous when he took the stand.
He gave his age as so years. In re.
Spouse to a few formal questions. he
said he sailed as voluntary passen.
ger on the Titanic.
Senator Smith began TO ask the wit. !
ness to detail his experience on the
Titanic. lsmay interrupted, but Sen.
ator Smith continued Then Ismay
said he desired to express his sincere
grief at the disaster and to welcome
the fullest inquiry.
kindly tell the committee all the
circumstances surrounding your voy
age" said Senator Smith. Tell us as
succinctly as possible. beginning with
your boarding the vessel at Liverpool,
your place on the shin and as many
circumstances as possible to help this
committee"
First, wish to say that ! court the
fullest inquiry" said lsmay. This
awful catastrophe, | must say at the
outset, | greatly deplore. We have
nothing to conceal, nothing to hide
Trial and First Trip.
The boat left Belfast, think, on
the LIST of April. She underwent her
trials safely and arrived at Southamp.
ton Wednesday, April 3, ! think. Wei
sailed on Wednesday, April 10, leaving
Southampton at ~ o'clock noon. That
evening the Titanic reached Cher
bOurg, having run AT about 6S revolu.
tons.
I'VE arrived at Queenstown Thurs. /
day noon. Titanic was then running
at 70 revolutions. The first day, |
think. We made about 4G7 miles. The /
next day we increased the speed to 70
revolutions and | think we made 519
miles. The next day we increased to
rs revolutions and ran about $40
miles.
Crash While Sleeping.
THE accident took place on Sunday 4,
night. The exact time | do not know,
because | was asleep. The ship sank,
] am told, at 2:30.
81 understand you have been told
the Titanic was running at full speed. (,
1t never had run at full speed.
she was built to go so revolutions
and had never been speeded up to
that. We never had all her boilers
working. II was our intention to
speed the boat up to her full quota on /
Tuesday. but the catastrophe came to ,
prevent It,"
Although he came on voluntary
trip" lsmay said his purpose was to
see how the ship worked and In what
manner she could be improved upon.
4 representative of the builder, Mr..
Andrew. was on board. lsmay said.
Did he survivor" asked Smith
Unfortunately, no." !,
Time Set for DOCKING.
Ismay said It was arranged between
him and Captain Smith of the Titanic .
not to arrive at New York lightship
before > o'clock n. IN. 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 it?"
asked Senator Smith.
There we're no passengers to take
on" said Ismay.
"ln your lifeboat what course did
you take?" the Senator asked.
I'VE saw light and headed for II" >,
said Ismay.
How long we're you in this life
bOat?"
about four hours"
How many lifeboats were on the I'll.
tanic?"
Twenty, altogether, ! think" re-,
piled lsmay, sixteen collapsible and
four wooden boats"
Avoided Looking Back.
Were all the lifeboats that left the
Titanic accounted for?"
81 think so; I've been told so, but
! do not know OF my own knowledge"
Did you see the Titanic sink?"
Il did not see the Titanic go down.
lsmay said. shaking his head mourn.
fully. 81 did not want to see It go
down. ! was rowing in the lifeboat
all the time until we were picked up.
| turned back once after we left the
vessel, ! saw its green light and never
turned back again. ! did not want to
see the end"
He Saw No Confusion.
Was there confusion apparent on
the Titanic when you looked back"
/ 81 did not see any" Ismay replied.
"All saw was the green light the last
time | looked"
After you left Captain Smith on the
bridge, did you see him again."
81 did not"
did you have any message from
him."
None"
How many wireless operators were
there on the Titanic?'
81 presume there were two" said Is.
may. "One is always ON watch"
In response to question. the wit.
ness estimated the speed of the ship
when she struck at 81 knots.
Senator Smith asked the witness III
he had anything to do with selecting
the crew for his lifeboat.
u did not" was the snappy reply.
mo RATS were on board because II
presume they are not regarded as suit.
able" the witness said
81 IA