Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-25
ARRIVED NEAR SCENE OF DisAs
TER EARLY BUT COULD SEE
NO LIGHTS.
PASSENGER DECLARES he
SAW STEAMSHIP GO DOWN
Proper Distress Signals Might havs
Resulted in Lsssenins Death Loss
Committee Orders Dispositions Of Of.
fiesrs Of Mount Temple Taken At 81.
Johns, New Brunswck.

Washington. April 25.-Harold G.
Lowe, fifth officer Of the Titanic, yes
terday told the senate investigating
committee his part in the struggle OF
the survivors for life following the
ca tasthrophe. His testimony devel-
oped that. with a volunteer crew, he
rescued four men from the water, saved
sinking collapsible lifeboat by tow
ing it, and took off twenty men and one
woman from the bottom of an over
turned boat. All of these he landed
safely on the Carpathia.
Ordered away in charge of lifeboa,
No. IA he packed it to its capacity on
the top deck. and, fearing that some
might attempt to jump into il while 1t
was descending, kept up fusilade
from his revolver.
Lowe testified he ordered ]. Bruce
Ismay. the chief official Of the stea M
ship line. which owned the Titanic
away from one of the ships lifeboars
while it was being lowered because IN
his excitement he was interfering WIKI
the ships officers.
Saw Sinking OF Ii1dH'S'
Competing in interest with the day
testimony was the interchange OF te!e-
grams between Senator William Alden
smith. chairman. and acting pre-
nlier of Canada, George E. Foster.
The latter told OF the docking OF the
stea mer Mount Temple at st. John, y
E.. with passengers aboard who claim
"a 10 have seen the Titanic sink II
was believed that the Mount Temple
Was the ship that was only 1--WE miles
from the White Star liner when II tooh
its final plunge.
senator Smith has requested tha'
the depositions Of the officers ano ere"
Of the Mount Temple be sent 10 nun
In addition he accepted the OFFER OF W
= g ouitznan Of Toronto to appear
before the committee. Dr., Qui'z1la!
ras one Of the passengers who SAY
they saw the Titanic sink
Mexsaae From Acting Premier
| .ot;ne premier Fosters telegram
dated yesterday. follows:
"canrain of the Mount Temple re
norrs he received c. @. D: messas'
from Titanic 1890 a. m. SHIPS I'm
Monday. The Mount Temple was ehe'
Artv miles west and south Oh the Pc
s;-ion sent out by the Titanic. >.
.rhe Mount Temple altered 1t
oon,se 70 reach the Titanic. but old no
give AZ its position until 4:So a. m
rbe, the crew could not see the
..n,c,s lights. II saw no sign OF shl
~ hoa.s. but cruised around the posi-
III, until II received message iron
the Carpathia at s:44 a. m. that II iia
picked UP twenty boat toa"s anu
/ the Titanic had sunk
"The Mount Temple received anotne
Message at $50 from the Carpathis
which said there was no need 70 stan
By. as nothing more could De cone,
1 Under these circumstances II zoe
not seem necessary 10 detain the poa
which is due to sail FRIDAY evening
r. considered necessary comm1ssio
could be appointed TO take the cap
,ian's evidence. He will no DOUBT o
examined later by British comrnls
sion
Reply Sent by Smith.
In repIy Senator Smith dispatche
the following:
..Tele1ram received. I will greati
a,nreciate il if the dispositions OF tn
i captain of the vessel Mount Temp
co1'd he taken by commissioners, a
suggested by you. and forwarded to m
i at washington, relative to the move
nents of his ship on Sunday evenins
Anril IA stating the relative position
n the Titanic and the Cerpa thia to
eether with a detailed report Oh
wireless messages sent and received.
The committee also received tele
pram signed by J. H. Moore. master {
the Mount Temple; A. H. Sargen
tchief officer; H. Head, second officer
land J. Durant, the Marconi operate
Idated at West st. John. \. B.. yestef
day, practically repeating the informa
ition contained IN the premiers mes
Usage, and adding that the Mount Tenn
lple did not see the THAMES lights.
Scores "Outside Interference"
Senator Smith made a statement !
Yesterdays hearing scoring "outsid
interference with the inquiry.
1.-The purpose of the inquiry is to 90
all Of the facts attending the catas
trophe." he said. "It is the intentio
Of the committee to inquire Of all sub
iects Of Great Britain who may be
this country and who may know any
thing of the disaster and to hold thel
here until we have learned all that "
can.
ITO the credit Of most of the officer
and members of the crew, we have ea
perienced little difficulty in secur1n
such witnesses as we thought neces
|sary, but from the beginning there ha
|been a meddlesome attempt on the pal
of certain persons to influence tt
members Of the committee and
shape it's procedure. The committe