Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-05-03

unloaded his boat.
What did you do then? asked Sem
ator Smith.
Nothing, sir" returned the witness
sharply. What was there left to do?"
Senator Smith wanted to know about
the shooting on the Titanic while she
was sinking. Lowe said he had fired
three shots into the water to scare
away some immigrants on one of the
decks who he feared were about to
swamp a loaded boat by jumping. He
was certain the shots struck no one.
Lowe was then temporarily excused.
LightoIler a Witness.
c. H. Lightoller, second officer of
ly after the recess. Senator Bourne
inquired if the water tight doors were
arranged to protect the vital parts of
the ship. The witness said he be-
lieved not.
Lightoller said he could not testify
as to the value of se%archlights in find
ing icebergs, though he thought one
might help"
The White Star was the only line Of
"lllSl Liz huS" l1aI hCp ~ UNIV
On each ship.
Senator Burton asked the witness to
relate his conversation with Ismay OF
the Carpathia. Lightoller said he and
his brother officers talked over the
sailing of the Cedric and had agreed it
would have been a "jolly good idea"
if they could catch the vessel. It
would result in keeping the men to-
gether and let everyone get home.
"Mr. Ismay, when the weather
thickened, remarked to me-" said Ligh.
toller, that it was hardly possible We
could catch the boat. He asked me if
I thought it desirable hat he send a
wireless to hold the Cedric, and 1 said,
Most certainly The telegram was
sent. We were all agreed that it was
the best course and W. all advised it."
Lightoller declared that when the
telegram came back from New York
saying the Cedric would not be held,
he urged Mr.. Ismay to insist upon the
Cedric being held.
Ismay Became Depressed.
81 will say at that time Mr.. Ismay
q la Ao CAC " l1alio-
act business" said Lightoller. HE
seemed to be possessed with the idea
that he ought to have gone down with
the ship because there were women
who went down. I tried my best to
get hat idea out of his mind, but
could not. I told him there was more
for him to do on earth and that he
should not let the idea possess him
that he had done a wrong in not stay
ing back to drown.
The doctor on the Carpathia had
trouble with Mr.. Ismay on the same
grounds and I am sure the doctor will
verify my statements.
Il was told on the Carpathia that
Chief Officer Wild, who was working
at the forward collapsible boat, told
Mr.. Ismay there were no more women
to go. Ismay still stood back and
Wild, who was a powerful man, bun
died him into the collapsible boat"
"Who told o this powerful officer,
Mr.. Wild, ordered Mr.. Ismay into the
boat?"
." don't know"
Senator Smith said that in previous
testimony the witness declared he had
not spoken to Mr.. Ismay. This Ligh-
toller denied.
Robert Hichens Called.
Robert Kitchens, quartermaster in
charge of the lifeboat which took of
Maj. Peuchen and others, next took
the witness chair, and testified that
when the collision occurred he was al
the Titanic's wheel. He said the Of
small icebergs and that he had been
ordered to have the heaters started in
the chart room. The first he knew of
the collision vas when the order came
down from the bridge, Berg ahead"
THE first officer rushed over to give
the order Hard a ~starboard,' and the
second officer returned, Helm hard
over, sir but by that time we were in
to the berg. We could hear the brind-
ing of it. The skipper, Capt. Smith,
came rushing out asking what was the
matter, and Immediately ordered MI.
Murdoch to close the emergency doors.
The ship had a list of 5 degrees to the
starboard within five minutes. I
stayed at the wheel until 1928.
about that time one of the officers
said, Well get out the boats and l
was put in charge of No. 6, and or
dered to put away toward a distant
light. I had SO women, one seaman,
myself, an Italian lad and the major.
I told them we would have to pull
away from the ship, as she was going
down by the head. Everybody had to
and / even asked the m We
started for the light, which we ex-
pected was on a cod banker. There
were several other boats around. One
that had four or six men came up and
/ borrowed n man from it. We new
er got any nearer the light. Then we
tied our boats together and stayed
there until we saw the Carpathia COM
ing. The sea was getting choppy and
the women were getting " 1
relieved one at an oar and told her to
take the tiller. A Mrs. Meyer got mad
at me ana accused me of wrapping
myself in all the blankets, drinking
all the whisky and using bad lam
guage. which deny. l saw the wom-
en- taken on the Carpathia and was
the last to leave my boat.
Lenfes Peuchen's Charge.
Senator Smith wanted to know if