New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-23

@ cd 0a1cor ohttolcr the watch which ended 10
Sunday and with tho first officer who followed Lgh''o
ON watch He asserted his belief that throughout that watch captain
Smith was on the bridge explaining this connection that ne used
the term TO the open bridge the weehouse and the
rooms He captain several times during that watch o
was the open bridge he added but in the chart 00
the position Of the ship, etc =,
Boxha said he walking forward toward the Drdge "he W
felt the Of the impact with unknown object 1t was '
sufficient to walk continued to the bridge where ne
officer who had the watch the captain ana INC
officer Immediately preceding he heard the lookout cali
three bells and heard Officer Murdoch give the order HARD
arboard Then came shock he reached the bridge nc
heard telling the captain he thought they naa MT
submerged iceberg Murdoch say to the captain star
boarded the engines full speed an but 1t was TOO
late intended to port round it. but we SuucN ie
watertight closed, sir.
The captain asked had rung the warning bells which,
Boxha explained located each bukhead and Murdoch SAID
he captain and the first fourth and sixth oherS then went
the starboard end of the bridge and looking BACK Sd" what ~
believed yvasa iceberg.
Boxha thought something which he described as "a
gov" but He did think the berg could have
extended more than thirty feet out of the water
BOXHALLS HUNT FOR DAMAGE.
Boxh explained that at the order captain he down
steerag until he reached the and found no
damage He inspected each deck about the point where
he believed occurred which he described as about
the bluff of the He damage and reported to the
captain told him to have the carpenter sound the ship This
the carpenter reported that she taking water last
Boxha going below again. he met mail clerk who
said coming the mail He sent the mail clerk to
report captain and himself investigated the mail room and mail
hold appeared be fast filing He Immediately reported this
to the captain told clear the boats He was also
up the ships position and take to the wireless
operator
Having set men work clearing away the boats Boxha returned
to the chart ROOM up ships position and went to the wire
but there escaping so faom where was not
brought xaminaona the operator could not hear him.
so Eoxla wrote paper the
Boxha told of the mysterious which,
he said was so could her white light and her
port light indicating coming the Titanic She
of US he said This presumably the light for
which Of the boats told to make by the captain according to
previous testimony.
The captain Boxha, said try the attention
ship both rockets and the Morse code made by electric
flashes Boxa did both which he superintendent
the loading He insisted he busy notice
who went boats except that there preponderance Of
women great confusion and apparently neither
reluctance the part of the passengers to get into
the boats
said people explaining that he meant stewards
ships complement rather than the passengers,
thought the mysterious ship answered signals could
say sending up rockets he
repeatedly code the message Come We
sinking" Nothing regarding this ship brought to-day
SAW MR. ISMAY ON THE BRIDGE.
Replying to questions Boxhal Ismay
prior collision did him there subsequently.
The he the bridge may asked him
why lowering replied they
waiting captains them This,
he little time before he himself left the ship.
When he had loaded the the last feboat Boxa said
the captain who standing close by the wheehose door, told
him the boat and take command lie made the fourth
ger bearded foreigner who could speak English He
another boat but his vicinity when he
gave the order lower away he said assisted him with
his although he did her to and necessary
Mrs Douglas took the ter and steered the
for him.
leaving the ships deck BoXh testified he decided he could
carry passengers and started around the ships
take on number finding he had only
he decided would be
ship pulled away, though twenty thirty
he left the ship before he her lights He
that estimated that he about
yards away.
hearings to-day dragged greatly, and difficult
object Of of the charman questions for instance,
How big when told
lights Were any them behind the ler?"
cebergs generally een and How far they
SEEM"
question addressed officer just explained
ntrucd with the watch but always assigned
TO assisting higher why precautions
Titanic avoid the ice seemed hardly likely develop
anything value much repetition although may
haveb with a purpose