Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-04-28
FOR THE
TITANIC S DOOM
EVIDENCE SHOWS SOMEONE
WAS GUILTY OF ENTREME
NEGLECT.
SAILOR WITNESSES BROKE
Crew of the Titanic Held as Witnesses
Are Stranded in Washington
Without Money.

WASHINGTON, April 27-F'ailuro
to give her exact position, "A great
field Of floating ice that offered a
barrier to ships hurrying to the res
cue, and the mistake of her own Cap
tain in rushing at top speed through
an ice covered sea-all these combined
to send the Titanic and her 1900 vic
| tins to their watery grave i'm the
! North Atlantic. This was strongly in
dicated today in testimony before the
senate committee investigating the
ocean tragedy.
Captain James ". Moore Of the
steamer Mount Temple which was
hurried to the Titanic In response to
wireless calls for help, told Of the
great stretch of ice which held him
off Within his view from the bridge
he discerned, he said, another strange
steamer probably tramp" and a
schooner which was making her way
out of the ice. The lights of the
schooner he thought were probably
those seen by the anxious survivors
of the Titanic and who were frantically
trying to attract her
Acted Most Unwisc.
Moore denounced as most tnwise"
the action of the Titanic's captain for
running II knots when he had been
advised of the proximity Of ice. The
Mount Temples commander testified
that he had spent 27 years in the
North Atlantic. Whenever ice was
around he said, he doubled his watch
and reduced speed, and If he happened
to get caught in an ice pack, he stop.
ped his engines and drifted until he
was clear
The witness was also emphatic IN
his declaration that the position sent
out by the Titanic was wrong. He
said the ship was eight miles further
eastward than its operators reported.
This. he declared, he knew by observ-
ing the first thing on the day Of the
disaster
with what was virtually a fleet Of
steamers within a radius of SO miles
Of the Titanic, the officer said this
mistake in fixing accurately the posi-
tion Of the doomed ship was a fatal
one. with icebergs and floating ice
covering the sea. a ship Of even the
size Of The Titanic might well be over
looked through such a variance.
Crew l. Broke
The room was crowded with anx-
MT
were a nervous lot. In fact they were
broke. Not being permitted to leave
they faced the prospect Of Saturday
and Sunday night without funds.
Most of them are men Of families de-
sirous Of sending word home. Mr..
Ismay knew " their circumstances
and asked Senator Smith II something
could not be done for them. They
are entitled to 81 a day in witness
fees and expenses. but no preparation
had been made to pay them until
they are released.
"lf it is too late to get money for
the sailor men. Mr. Ishmay de-
clared. II can see that It IS advanced" /
Finally Assistant Sergeant at Arms
Cornelius found way TO cheer the
hearts Of the sailors, and they were
escorted to the capitol in body and .
advanced money This made them a
happy lot.
The committee has not yet released I
any Of the British members Of the Ii 1
tanic crew or officers, although now
all have given testimony. Some OF
them will be recalled next week. Of +
ficer Boxhall Is still III here but prob /
ably will be recovered sufficiently to /
take the stand again next week.