Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-22

Cured / felt Jar, went ou. into the
passaseway without DRESSING, met
steward, asked him what was the mat.
ter and he said he did not know. re-
turned to my room. felt the ship slow
down, put on an overcoat over by pa
1amas, and went up on the bridge deck
and on the bridge.
II asked Captain Smith what was
! tho matter, and no said We had struck
ice. I asked him whether he thought
1t serious, and he said he did. On re-
turning TO my room met the CHIEF en-
gineer and asked him whether ne
thought the damage serious and ne
said he thought 1t was.
Il then returned to my room and put
on suit Of clothes. / had been In my
overcoat and pajamas up to this time.
I then went back to the boat deck ana
heard Captain Smith give the order to
clear the boats. / helped In this work
for nearly two hours. as far as can
Judge. | worked at the starboard boats
helping women and children into the
boats and lowering them over the SIDE.
/ did nothing with regard to the boats
on the port side.
Aids in Lowering Boat.
by that time every wooden lifeboat
on the starboard side had been lowered
away and l found they We're engaged
in getting out the forward collapsible
boat on the starboard side. l assisted
in this work, and all the women that
were on this deck were helped INTO the
boat They were ALL | think, thlrd
class passengers.
AS the boat was going over the slde'
Mr.. Carter, a passenger. and myself got
In. At that time there was not a
woman on the boat deck nor any pas
sengers Of any class. so far as we could
see or hear.
THE boat had between thirty-f
and forty In 1t, | should think, most OF
them women. There were perhaps four
or five men, and 1t was afterWard dis
covered there were four Cinnamon con-
cealed unedr the thwarts Of the boat.
The distance the boat had TO be
lowered into the water was. | should
estimate. about twenty feet Mr.. Car
ter and did not get into the boat until
after they had begun TO lower 1t away.
When the boat reached the water l
helped row 1t. pushing the oar from
me as I sat
Moro Could Have Entered Boat.
This is the explanation of the fact
nv back was to the sinking steamer.
The boat would have accommodated
certa inly six or more passengers In ad-
dition IL there had been any on the
boat deck to go.
These facts can be substantiated by
W. f. Carter, of Philadelphia. who got
in at the time did and was rowing the
boat with me ! hope need not say
that neither Mr.. Carter nor myself
would for one moment have thought OF
getting into the boat Il there had been
anv women there to go in 1t. nor should
I have done so II thought that by
remaining on the ship could have been
of the slightest further assistance.
"lt Is Impossible for me to answer
every false statement. rumor. or inven-
ton that has appeared in the news
pa pers am prepared TO answer any
questions that may be asked BY the
committee Of the senate or any other
responsible person. ! shall, therefore.
make no further statement OF this kind
EXCEPT TO explain the messages l sent
from the Carpathia
Says He 10 Misunderstood.
THESE messages have been COM
pletely misunderstood. An inference
has been drawn from them that I was
| anxious to avoid the senate committees
inquiry which 1t was intended TO hold
| in New York.
! LAS matter OF fact when despatch
| ing these messages ! had not the
! slightest idea any inquiry was con-
templated and had no information re-
garding II until the arrival Of the Car
| pathia at the Cunard dock in New YORK
t on Thursday night, when ] vas in
! formed by Senators Smith and New
! lands Of the appointment OF the spe-
| cia! committee 10 hold the inquiry.
The only purpose had in sending
| these MESA gns was to express my de-
! sire to have the crew returned TO their
I homes in England for their own beneht
| at the earliest possible moment, and
also was naturally anxious 10 return
I 10 my fanily. but left the matter Of my
return entirely to our representatives
| in New York"