New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-27
boat with Fourth Ofieer Boxha!l. which yas
the hYst To he picked up by the Carpsthss


boat with Fourth oficer Boxhall, which va,
the first to be picked up by the Carpatais.
because u box OF rockets, mistaken for
box OF biscuits. had been put into the boa,
THE officer fired some Of these r,cket,
Off" said Osman, "and the Carpatha came
TO us and picked us up half hour before
anybody else"
lie said they did not steer for the nys.
terious light some people saw. because they
were not sure whether 1t was light o.
man thought the light might have been that
of a sailing vessel from the Banks.
Wonen Refused to Go Back.
Osnan added another strange chapter IA
the sinking of the Titanic He said tia,
after his lfeboat showed off he suggested
going back alongside to Try TO save moro
people. The officer agreed but the women
disagreed. They pulled back, got asteTn u
the Titanic and lay on their oars and saw
the ship go down. "She got to A certain
angle" he said; "she exploded, broke in
halves. and il seemed TO me as IL all tho
engines and everything that was in the
after part slid out into tho forward part
and the after part came M right again and
as soon as II came up. down II went again.
THE steerage passengers were all down
below on the Titanic. and after she sank
| certain distance 1t seemed 10 me all the pas
sengers left on board. first. second and 'hrd
class. climbed TO the top deck, the TOP
poop"
did you see them
"It looked black. II looked like a big
crowd of people"
Senator Newlands examined Edward
Wheelton, Of Southampton. FIRST class tsev.
ard Of the Titanic. Wheelton testified that
J. Bruce Ismay stood up by all OF the >oats
that saw get away" He corroboratei the
previous testimony that Harold @ LOVE-.
fifth officer, told Isnnay ito ge. the hell
, out OF here" when they were working on
lifeboat No. !.
What was Mr.. Ismay doing?l asked
| Senator Newlands.
"He was standing aft and going on liz.
this: Lower. Lower, Lower" lowering fhs
boats He stood right by the davit. with
one hand on the davit and one hand In mo.
ton to the officer to let him know how far
he wanted him TO go in lowering the life
boat TO the water. seventy feet below
".Did Ismay do ANYTHING besides help
regulate the lowering Of the boats"
the boat and told the men 10 make way"
Wheelton told Of pulling into the boat q
woman who did not want 20 get In.
when you left the ship there were abou.
500 people still on the ship. Have you any
idea what part OF the ship they were IN
, when you LETT
They were all around the ship all over
the place"
| Wheelton was unable TO say whether any
effort was made to awaken the passengers.
| .'Out OF a total of $50 people saved, there
were 30 who belonged 70 the crew. How
dc YOU account for 80 large a proportion
/ of the crew.?
! 81 would think the men took a chanc.
and Jumped overheard and were picked up
by boats We have very powerful swim.
mers aboard the ship
| Wheelton paid special tribute to the brav.
cry OF FRS, Officer Murdoch, who. he said.
, was perfectly cool and very calm, and vas
! lost"
! George Thomas Rowe, auartermastsr,
examined by Senator Burton. commands
! the nfeboat in which ]. Bruce Ismay &C.
, capped from the sinking ship. Rowe was or
dered IN charge Of the boat--the ninth n
! leaye-he said, by Captain Smith. He said
no one asked Ismay to get in.
/ when Chief Officer Weyl asked II thers
we're any more women and children. there
was no reply" said Rowe. 80 Mr.. Tsmsy
came aboard the boat.
can you say there were no more women
and children?' Senator Burton asked.
81 could not see. but there were ncns
| forthcoming
Were there any men passengers besides
Mr.. Ismay and the other man. Mr.. Car.
ter?'
81 did not see any, sir.
Was it light so that you could Sc, an
one near by" ...
Yes, sir"
I'm going along on the water did he give
any directions"
II was there in charge Of the boat"
Did you see Mr.. Ismay and Mr. Carter
get into the boat?'
"I saw the gentlemen get in; yes. sir.
Did you hear any one ask them to get
in?"
NO. SIR" said Rowe.
Ibid you see Officer Weyl speak 70
them?"
mo, SIR
IF he had spoken to them would you
have known it, .s.
II think So
w H. TAYLOR, of Southampton, fireman
on the Titanic said majority of the crew
did not realize that the Titanic would sink
How do you know" asked Senator New
lands.
Because they were all skylarking aud
joking about It,"
After the accident?''
Yes. SIR
was sinking only when he observed her
going down by the nose"
Lookouts Praise the Women.
Three Titanic lookouts. each Of whom had
charge OF a lifeboat when picked UP b.
the Carpathia, testified before Senator Per
kins.
Il think all the women ought 10 have
gold medals on their breasts. God bless
them" said G. A. Hogg. Of Hull. Il will
always raise my hat TO a woman after
what I saw"
All three, who had done duty in III:
crows nest before the collision, regretted
that the Titanic did not have glasses for
III We had had the glasses" said Hoss.
I'VE might have seen the berg oelore;
his lifeboat could have accommodated
easily ten more when II was ordered
away. Hogg had forty-seven In bis boat
one Of the big ones" which was meas
ured to carry sixty-fye
Walter J. Perkins, of Ryde, Isle OF Wisht,
testified that eight men were picked up
from the water by his boat. Two die'
later. ,.