New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-11
one on: ! TITANIC BOAT HAD
{ 8 WOMEN AND 81 MEN
British Inquiry Shows Crew
Didn't Act in All Cases as
Good Seamen Should.
+ BRUCE !SMAY ARRIVES
Ships Baker Swallowed Half
Tumbler of Liquor as Vessel
Sank - Lived Two
Hours in Water.
I, BRUCE ISMAY ARRIVES

Hours in Water.
London May io-That all the members
-, ,bs crew Of the Titanic did not act in
A.. manner expected from men Of their
Ealing on the night of the disaster is be
,,e slowly drawn out from the witnesses
:. ,,e British Board Of Trade inquiry IN
s., the searching examination Of Sir Rufus
1sascs and other counsel.
:, came out during Yesterdays hearing
49,, rho f~emen of the Titanic, when the
.,ar entered their quarters. rsided the
.t,rd class saloon for life rreservers. Ger
..ir,- as IS pointed out. these were not
-l.dad nv passengers as the vessel carried
- small proportion OF her complement
-. ,bird class "a ssengers. That Importance
:. attached 70 the action cf the firemer.
,ovsye~. * shown nv the questions put by
+o,d Ne~say a. 10 how the men reached
,5s, Part of The vessel
r,o-n another witness :. 7 Rule bath
Won, steward. II was also learned. after
o,osa questioning, that there was n rush on
uf.hoar No 10 and that she left the Titanic
Nth only four or Eve women and three
,b,ldrsn. while sixty-one men got away in
her
Ruiz said that scouts were sent 20 look
for women and children, but they looked
or,v IN one deck and then returned and
rad that there were no moro there. Then
First Officer Murdoch told the men 70 All
The boa, There was then a rush ~ men
fcr the boat.
si- Rufus Isasos-You knew more women
ard children were on board
Rule-I imagined so.
Sir Rufus rsaacs-Then you did not obey
the order that women and children were TO
e first?
Rule-yVe we're ordered into the boat.
witness admitted that tho men looked
on1v on ono deck for women. He could not
give the names Of the sc-called scouts.
si~ Rufus Issacs promised TO have every
man from boat No. Is brought before the
court as far as possible.
Women To Be Called.
Lord Mersey has decided to inquire thor
oughly into the loading Of the boats and
the failure Of those only partially filled 10
return 10 pick up those in the water. 1t IS
understood that women passengers Will lie
called upon 10 testify to the actions OF
n
II also came out to-day that the water
tight compartments for practically three
four,hs Of the length Of the ship were
opened by order OF the engineer upward
Of an hour after the ship struck and were
never closed again.
so important did the White Star Com
pauy consider the evidence Of Charles Hen
dricksen. one of the firemen Of the Titanic
who testified yesterday TO the effect that
the Ufeboat Of which he was one OF the
crew had not returned to the scene OF the
disaster because Str COsmo and Lady Dun
Gordon objected that it would he danger
Gus to do so. that the companys attorney.
on the reopcning Of the inquiry to-day re-
aueSted that the cross-examinauon or the
witness be postponed. The attorney de-
sired time 10 consult with the surviving
officers Of the Titanic. These will arrive In
London tomorrow from Southampton by
the Adria;ic. j. Bruce Ismay. who is also
2 passenger on the Adriatic. was met to-
day al Queenstown by Mrs. Ismay.
The request on behalf OF the White Star
Line was granted by the court, and Lord
Mersey also asked that the tribunal be
supplied with a list Of the lifeboats and
with the number Of passengers carried On
board each Of them. showing as far as pos
sible the proportion Of the different classes
Of passengers and Of the crew.
Pushed Women Into Boats.
Crher members Of the crew were then
called and closely examined as 10 how
they lef, the Titanic the number Of pas
sen-ers in their boats and whether they re-
turned 10 the scene Of the disaster 10 try
10 rescue some Of those in the water
a steward testified that he had actually
20 push women into the boats. No account,
he said. was taken of the class to which
they belonged. His evidence is considered
important also. as ne was in lifeboat No. II.
from which all the passengers were trans
terred 10 other boats while No. ID returned
10 where the Titanic was wrecked.
He said that although the boats crew
rowed about throughout the night, the res
cucrs found only three persons alive. He
admitted in cross-examination, However,
that some Of those in the water might have
been alive but were unconscious, and that
they went TO only those who were crying
'or help.
The attorney representing the stewards
union examined the witness regarding the
tOTtlsN sldN III Nue IcSld uI ait Vi tHc -
tsnic HIS object he explained. was that
IS these men did not understand orders
given in English he desired TO show that
they were a source Of danger. No evil
dence. however. was given 10 show that
any action OF these men was contrary to
discipline
Confederation was given to-day Of the
evidence OF Thomas Dillon. Of the en-
cheers STAFF that the watertight doors
were opened By order Of the engineer.
Watertight Doors Opened.
Frederick Scott, who was on duty in the
turbine engine room on the night OF the
disaster said that at quarter 10 he was
ordered 10 open the watertight doors from
the engine room through 10 the stern com
'artment. so as 10 enable the engineers TO
Jet al the pumps At first he opened the
doors only about foot Then. the engi-
neer having first telephoned 10 the bridge.
hey threw the doors wide open.
Lord Mcrsey remarked: This. taken in
conjunction with Thomas Dillon's evidence.
would show that the doors were opened
from the forward boiler room TO the stern
eoIrpsrtment"
The attorney representing the White star
company interposed. saying that evidence
would be called 10 show that when the wa
Ter reached a certain height the water