The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-24
THE COMMITTEE
WILL HOLD ALL
WITNESSES HERE
British Subjects Who Can
Give Inforrnations on the
Wreck will be Detained
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Chairman Smith Declares IL is the
Committee's Purpose to Get All the
Facts Concerning the Great Catas.
trophe Regardless Of Criticism.

txophe Regardless Of Criticism.
Washington, April 24.-J. Bruce Is
may, the chief official of the steam
ship line which owned the Nl-fated
Titanic, was ordered away from one
Of the ships lifeboats while it was
lowered because in his excitement he
was interfering with the ships off,
Gers. The language used was too OBJ
5ectionable to be repeated aloud in
the senate inquiry into the disaster.
It was used by Harold g. Lowe, fifth
officer Of the ship.
Lowe dramatically recited to the
senate investigating committee how
he. not knowing he was talking to the
head Of the company which employ
cd him, told Ismay. ito get to hell
out Of here SO I can work." while
Lowe and other sailors were trying to
lower the first life boat on the star
board side Of the Titanic.
Lowe declared Ismay was not try
Ing to get into the boat but that he
was very much excited and was in
terfering with the proper lowering of
the boat. Lowe testified he would
never have known the man Ismay II
the witness had not met a steward on
board the Carpathia who told him
what he had done and asked him why
he 'swore at Ismay.'
Frederick Fleet, the lookout man
on the Titanic, was recalled to the
stand when the senatorial investigat-
ing committee resumed it's hearing
today.
Fleet was questioned concerning
the use Of binoculars in the crows
nest Of the ship. He asserted the
lookouts used glasses when they "fan-
cied they saw anything on the hori-
zon to make sure"
Following his testimony, Senator
William Alden Smith Of Michigan.
chairman Of the committee. formally
announced that he wanted to meet
the inquiry that had arisen as to the
purposes of the committee.
1T is to get all the facts attending
the catastrophe" he said. "It is the
intention of the committee to inquire
Of all the subjects Of Great Britain
who may be In this country and who
may know anything of the disaster
and hold them here until we learned
all We can"
The senator asserted that from the
beginning there had been voluntary,
grakuitous, meddlesome attempts on
the part Of certain persons to infiu-
ence the members Of the committee
and shape its procedure. 1.-THE COM
mittee will not tolerate any further
attempt on the part Of any one to
shape it's COURSE" said Senator Smith.
I'VE shall proceed in our own way
and judgment of our efforts may be
course have an opportunity to ex-
anime the official records"
Harold G. Lowe. fifth officer of the
Titanic, was the next witness He told
of his early experiences from the
time he ran away at sea at fourteen
until he shipped on the Titanic fifteen
months ago.
Lowe said he was present at the
test Of the Titanic in Belfast harbor
forming to all regulations. The fail
ure to hold lifeboat drill on April
I. Lowe said, was due to the fact that
It was almost "squally." He said he
didn't remember" if there had been
any fire drill.
Peuchen's Story.
One of the clearest witnesses yet
heard was Major Arthur Godfrey
Peuchen, Canadian. manufacturer and
yachtsman. who was among the res
cued passengers.
Major Peuchen said that in the life
boat the quartermaster in charge
tiller. steering for a light, which the
major declared did not exist SO far
as he could see. The quartermaster
refused to turn about and attempt to
pick up survivors, said the witness.
''Thep we began to hear signs Of
the breaking up Of the Titanic. We
heard sort Of call for help after
the whistle; then rumbling sound
I think the Titanic's lights we're still
mn
then another. The lights went out
and then those dreadful cries. 1t
frightfully affected all the women in
our boat. At first 1t was horrible to
listen to. But the sounds grew fain-
ter and fainter. think we were
about five-eishths Of a mile away"
He did not see the vessel sink. but
his theory was that the explosions
were above water. caused by the
heavy pressure when the boat start
Cd to dive down by the head.
How many explosions were
:here?" asked Senator Smith.
About three. think. but 1 was
excited"
told you to go below and get through
The window into the lifeboat?"
mo. never saw him after that"
,.ntss np'a you see him before the ace'-
Il think I saw him about O'Clock
in one Of the companion-ways."
do you think he was attentive to
his duties?"
Eyes, I do"
Major Peuchen said the lifeboat he
was in was equipped with everything
required. Some Of the boats he heard
were not sufficiently equipped with
food. When he got on the Carpathia
hA
found they had lights. hard-tack and
water.
Plucky Women Rowed.
Did the women row in the boats?"
"Yes, and they were very plucky
about It, too. They worked with q
will. One helped me until she be-
came Ill from the hard work and was
forced to cease"
DO you know who those women
were7"
Major Peuchsn said Miss e. A.
Norton Of Acton Lane. London: Mrs.
Walter Clark Of Los Angeles. Mrs.
Lucien b. Smith, Huntington. w. Va;
Mrs. Cavendish, New York: Mrs. Wal
ter Douglas. Minneapolis. and Mr..
and Mrs. q. b. Burnham of Denver
were among others in the boat, many
Of whom handled oarS.
Major Peuchen said tho impact was
20 slight that the passengers were not
awfSened. He said no alarm was
sounded. Two young women. hs said,