The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-20
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Smith.
Il was in it," saId l.ign,oller. otter
sight pause. 4, Was not muun
over freezing"
How mucn?"
i do'rt know replied I.ightoiler
No Reports on Tests
The witness said that he did no,
know what the tests Of the water
that day showed No reports aad Dsen
made TO him. He did not think il
necessary that night when he was on
the bridge in churgc OF the shin TO
maze me tests for tile purpose OF lind
me out If the Titanic MAS in the Vi.
c'h!ty Of icebcrgs
bid you know that the Amcriku had
reported 10 The Titanic the location or
itenerGs III that neighborhood? asked
Senator Smith.
can't say that l saw the m.s-
s"sc' sa!d LiShtollcr in reply to =,
'es OF questions on this subject II
hehld OF the message and that il ca,no
rom some ship, but did not know
Una, II was the Amor ka The messaco
gave the longitude but not the latitude.
ne !ecperSs we're reported between
~ and OIL"
pa you get from Captain Smith
mat hlSht any information abuul The
No; that night said Li,hto,Ier
Il think it was in the Afternoon annI,,
clock. was on the bridge. hayin.
renewed Firs' officer Murdoch, who n,9,
gonc to lunch
Captain Smith, he said, told him Of
the wireless message from the Amer
ika about the ccbcrss. Lightoller said
ne c'Hi" NOT recall just what position
inc SNIP was i'll then. but ne could
work II out on the chart. When chief
oihcer Murdoch returned TO the bridge.
Lightoller hald, he told him .xacIIy
me Information Captain smith had
communicated 10 him.
What did Murdock say?" Senator
Smith asked
All right" replied Llghtoller.
so the chiet officer OF the ship was
iUi!y advised ny you that you ware
IN proximity to icebergs?" he was
yes. Sir"
timer" ~ 80
between 'twcpty- one and a half and
twenty-five Knots"
was that her maximum speed"
90 not Know. sir"
! 70 you Know if sh. made ncr max
mum speed at any time IN the trip?o
20 Tar as know" said Lightollcr
hhe could 80 faster than that If
puaHGo. we understood that this was
hot heF maximum speed"
iheh you Understood that ther. was
reserve power"
Yes. sin"
lad you received any instruction.
/ 10 EXHAUST that reserve power to maxi,
the ship 20 ras,ar?"
mo, SIR"
We'll ala YOU want her to go
Yes, sis" said Lghtoller. some
Talked of Ships speed.
~ "as True, Tic witness said, that
ne ana other officers had talked about
'hc ma Alihum speed and what this new
rrhit OF the =. could do in the way Of
i"P." progress for ship OF her size
= hehtoiiei hid not hesitate in making
ms statement. hut answered as If ho
c""inh understand why an officer OF
Snip should not b, Interested in how
fast she could 20
When Chief officer Murdock relieved
! n,i:' 'l%hi"licr went to his room. He
| -" h"' 'cl' the other officers. he said,
nnont Tic ischorgs. The lookout had
~ "teh Increased when he went OIL
~ ins again at o'clock. On dc2k
| 'Ht'e were Two junior officers.
'"P'hsn Smith wac rot OH the bridge
=" t,'A' Hlhe aud ne did not see him
ahlil ""out 80 o'ciock. There were
W" mon ~ the crows nest. ons NJ
| HN' wheel ana ono man standing by.
! TOW Was the weather that ni.sht?"
aSk.d Senator saith.
1iehr ana calm" said Lishtoilcr
| NeF" YOU ft,Drchcnsivc because Of
| 'hc pr"N,mi'% Of thc iccbcrgs?''
! Fer 'Nht rsason YOU did not con
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