Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-25

senator Smith asked the ~itness if
ne ''au read any warning to look out
SOP ice.
'ou mean Saturday? No. cir. We
were not In the ice zone"
,'""h said the ship reversed us
ms "es Immediately after striking the
oere ana was brought 10 a standstill.
o"e remained practically stationary
until she went down
human then was excused with ord
ers to hold himself subject TO recall.
LOOKOUT BEGINS TESTIMONY.
frederick Fleet. 25 years old. n
sailor and lookout man on the Titanic
'"i'owed Pitman on the STAND. Fleet
said ne was in the crows nest at the
time of the collision.
VINO was on the bridge Sunday
h'eht after YOU took your place In the
crows nest?"
Mr. Murdoch and Mr. Pitman."
Was the captain on the bridge?"
Il didn't see him.
Fleet said he took his watch at ten
o'clock. Sailor Leigh was with him
IN the crows nest
RECT said the men he relieved told
MIN TO Keep sharp lookout for small
Ice.
Did you keep sharp lookout"
YES, sir"
Did you see any ice?"
cs sir, at seven bells I1:30 p. n.y.
reported black mass ahead"
How long before the collision did
you report ice ahead?"
I've no idea
What did you do when you saw
the iceberg"
Il sounded three bells and then
telephoned to the bridge that there
was an iceberg ahead
fleet said he got n prompt response
10 MS ring ana the report was not de-
laved. shortly after tho accident he
ana Leigh were relieved
WITNESS PROVES OBDCRATE.
was it five minutes or an hour be-
Tore the collision that you saw the
iceberg?' demanded Senator Smith in
eXasperation.
obdurately.
i wish you would tell the committee
whether YOU apprehended danger when
you sounded these signals
All we have to do in the nest is ring
the bell and if we think there is danger
we telephone said Fleet.
Then you did think there was danger
when you rang the belle"
Il thought the berg was pretty close
but 1t didn't seem so large when / frs,
saw 1t"
How large then?"
About the size Of two big tables Blu,
it got larger as we went along and when
we struck 1t it was about fifty or sixty
feet high above the water"
After YOU gave that telephone signal
was the ship stopped"
NO. she didn't stop until after we
struck the iceberg. but she started &c
go to port after telephoned.
Where did the iceberg strike the ship?
"On tho starboard bow about 20 feet
from the sten.' Fleet answered
NJ 'I'asSh.S FOR LoOkOuTS-
Smith '''0'
"No civ"
"tsr,, q o,,s, &c.. ,h .,.
,sa ,,,,ssas t., ,ha,r ,var,, -, -
was civ h,,t tha,. a,a,,,, ,,,,.
nm tho T,taric W. o,,.o for ,hor, a.,
south, rr,or hr, ,,o,. ,,,a .,o,. ,,,.u,
none for us"
"Who did Won ask for p,asses9"
mir. Lirhtoller. the second officer"
You excepted rlasses?"
| I'VE had "a nair from, Relfast to South.
ampton. but none from SOUTHAMPTON to
the place of the accident"
What became of the glasses YOU had
from Belfast to Southampton"
I'VE do not know
| "If you had had glasses could you have
seen the iceberg sooner?" asked Senator
Smith.
I'VE could have seen IT a bi. sooner,
said Fleet
How much sooner"
Enough to get out of the way"
Did the officers on the bridge have
| glasses
Yes"
TOLD TO ROW FOR A LIGHT
u,,oo, +hor .o,a -, ,,o ,ounob,re n,
ufahoo, M wh,ch ho ana Quarter.
master Hichens took charge of until
picked up by the Carpathia. Three
male passengers and about 20 women
were in the boat.
I'VE had orders TO pull for light
off the Titanic's port bow" said Fleet
but we couldn't get to her At one
time she was abreast Of us. but she
slipped by"
Were there any other lights ahead
when you We're in the crows nest be-
fore the collision or after III"
"NO air We didn't see the liuht