The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-17
Duff Gordon Says There Was
No Room in Boat Sailors
Called Half Full.
HIS WIFE WAS SEASlCk.
Denies He Objected to Putting
Back to Save the Titanic's
Drowning.

LONDON. May 11--Sir Cosmo Dun.
Gordon, tes;ifyinx In the Titanic inquiry
to-day. declared that when he entered
the life boat in which he escaped. hs
thought all the women passengers had
left the sinking liner. lie denied tina,
he had objected TO the boats being put
back to rescue drowning persons.
II was looking after my wife ana ala
not hear any suggestion TO return" Cir
Cosrno said.
He heard the explosion that pre-
csdsd the sinktnS OF the Titanic
ana told OF the prolonged walls
that went mp from the struSgIins
men ana women In the 10y water
after the ship dissppssrsA ~
meath the WAVES.
Sir Cosno testified that he was asleep
when the Titanic struck the Iceberg.
He went on deck. no said and there
encountered Col. John Jacob Astor. who
poirt,ed out the liners list 20 port and
that she was sinking by the head.
II warned my wife. who was with her
secretary. Miss Francatelli." Sir Cos
mo said. '.They refused to leave the
ship at FIRST None believed the damage
was sertous or that there was danger,
and many passengers objected to en-
terdng the lifeboats."
An officer told them. he said. that
they might a. well board the Meboat.
There were no other passengers visible
on deck At tho time. SIR Cosn,o said.
and II was his impression mat the
others were 10 follow in other boats.
SAYS THERE WAS NO MORE
ROOM IN GOAT.
In answer 70 . question ~ Co.,
mo said that In the Nfebeat n
whieh he left The Titanic tAsrs was
no room for others uAleas he AAGt
ana Oars haA been thrown e1t.
Sailors have testified that thas boat
was moro thaA half empty.
Henry C. Duke. M. p. counsel for Sir
Cosmo and Lady Duff Gordon. In . pre-.
iiminary statement, said Lady ,DufI.
Gordon could not have objected. De
cause she was seasick. Sir Cosmo con,
nrTned this.
q. symons. able seaman and lookout
on the Titanic. said the crew had Al.
ready taken thAr seaAs In he boat
In whioh the Dun -Gordons left when
two women rushed out OF . cabin and
asked First Onicer Murdock whethsl
they could get in. Murdock replied
YES. juhp in" The women were fol.
lowed by two men passsngeu. whom
Murdoch also told to Jump in.
Sir Rufus Isaacs: "was there room
COR moro passenscrs!"
| Symons: Yes; but Murdock ordered
the boat b be lowered and there wa
not another passenger IN sight"
symons continued: when we heard
the cries OF tho people In the water w
did not 20 back. as we thought Il would
be unsafe"
Lord Mersey: What were you afraid
or The ship had sunk and she was nc
longer a danger"
Symons: We were afraid the boa
would swamp"
Sir Rufus Isaacs: was the question
Of going back raised?"
Symons: Never"
Sir Rufus Isaacs: You mean tina
none OF the twelve people In the boa
suggested going back?"
Symons: mo one.'
Sir Rufus Isaacs: 80 you lay on you
oars In a partly Allied boat listening I,
people crying for help?"
symons: II was surprised no one sug
gested going back"
SOME ONE HAD SEEN HIM Fol
DUFF-ooRDoNs.
After some dinculty Dir 1usus
xsascs drew from 0ymons the Cd
mission some one had seen him ON
behalf Of the R-oordous tAis
week.
Sir Rufus Isaacs examined symon
on the testimony he had given befor
the Senatorial committee In Americs
and pointed out discrepancies betwee
II and the evidence he gave to-day.
Symons later admitted Hsndrickso
might have suggested going back an
the Duff-Gordons protested, but he di
not hear 1t. 1t was also brought on
that another fireman In the Duff QoI
dons' boat had made q statement cor
hrming Hendrickson's story