Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-22
BODIES IF 6t TITANIC VICTIMS RECOVERED

speed in order to get out of the ice zone, or any words to that effect.
 As l have already testified, at nJ time did the Titanic during the voyage attain her full speed. It was not eX- pected that 9he would reach New York before Wednesday morning. If she had been pressed, she could probably have arrived Tuesday evening.
 Never Consulted Captain About Course
 "The statement that the White Star lina would receive an additional sum by way of bounty, or otherwise, for at taining a certain speed is absolutely untrue. The White Star line receives from the British government a fixed compensation of 10000 pounds sterling per aunum for carrying the mails with out regard to the speed of any or its vessels, and no additional sum is paid on account of any increase in speed.
 T was never consulted by Captain Smith nor by any other person, nor did I ever make any suggestion what sOeVer to any human being about the course of the ship. The Titanic, as am informed, was on the southernmost westbound track Of trans-A tlantic steamships The tracks, or lanes, were designed many years ago by agreement of all the important steamship lines, and all captains of the White Star line are required to navigate their vessels as closely as possible on these tracks, subject to the following stand ing instructions:
 Instructions to Captains.
 Commanders must distinctly un- derstand that the issue of these regu- latiOnS does not in any way relieve ! them from responsibility for the safe and efficient navigation of their re- | spective vessels, and they are also en- joined to remember that they must run no risk which might by any possibility result in an accident to their ships. It is to be hoped that they will ever bear 1 in mind that the safety of the lives and property entrusted to their care is the ruling principle that should govern them in the navigation of their vessels and that nc supposed gain in expedi- tiOn or saving of time on the voyage is to be purchased at the risk of acci- dent. The company desires to main tain for its vessels reputation for safety, and only looks for such speed on the various voyages as is consistent with safe and prudent navigation. Commanders are reminded that | the steamers are to a great extent un- | insured and that their own livelihood, as well as the company's success, de- 1 bends upon immunity from accident; i no preCautiOn which ensures safe navi- gation is to be considered excessive' Knew of Only Ons Warning About
 Iosberas.
 "The only information l ever re- | ceiyed on the ship that other vessels l had sighted ice was by a wireless mes ] N91H n 4rah have already testified to. This was ] handed to me by Captain Smith with | out any remark as he was passing me 1 on the passenger deck on the afternoon 1 of Sunday, April IA. read the tele- gram casually and put it in my pocket ] At about ten minutes past [, while ! was sitting in the smoking Tooms Cap l tain Smith came in and asked me ta ! give him the message received from i the Baltic in order to post it for the l information of the officers. l handed l it to him and nothing further was said l by either of us. l did not speak to any of the other officers on I1e subject.
 Captain Smith Solely Responsible.
 If the information I received had l aroused any apprehension in my mind 1 which it did not should not have ! ventuTed to make any suggestion to g ] commander of Captain Smiths expert l ence. The responsibility for the navi- gation of the ship rested solely witt i him.
 Tt has been stated that Captain Smith and I were having a dinner par ty in one of the saloons from 7.30 tC 1O.3Q Sunday night and that at the time of the collision Captain Smitl was sitting with me in the saloon.
 Asleep at Time of Collision,
 Both of these statements were ab, solutely false I did not dine with thu captain nor did ] see him during tht evening of April A. The doctor dinet with me in the restaurant at 7.30 ant I went directly to my stater0om anC went to bed at about 1O.30. I wal asleep when the collision occurred.
 felt a jar, went out into the passage
 way without dressing, met a steward asked him what was the matter ant
 he said he did not know. I returned to my room. 1 felt the ship slow down put or an overcoat over my pajama
 and went up on the bridge deck ant
 on the bridge. I asked Captain Smitl
 what was the matter and he said ",
 had struck ice. I asked him whethe
 he thought il serious and he said h.
 did. On returning to my room 1 me
 the chief engineer and asked hin whether he thought the damage seri
 ous and he said he thought it was.
 Helped Women and Children.
 T then returned to my room and pu
 on Q suit of clothes l had been il
 my overcoat and pajamas up to thi
 time. then went back to the boa
 deck and heard Captain Smith give tn
 order to clear the boats I helped i
 this work for nearly two hours, as ia
 as I can judge. worked at the star board beats helping women and chil dren into the boats and lowering ther over the side.
 No Women in Sight When He Got Int Beat
 As the boat was going over tn , side Ar. Carter. a passenger. and my
 self, got in. At that time there wa
 not a woman on the boat deck. nor an
 passenger of any class, so far as "
 could see or hGar The boat had be
 tween B and 40 in it, ' should tbfnl
 most of them women There were per
 haps fOur or five men, and it was af terwa-ds discovered that there wer four Chlnamen concealed under tb
 thWarts at the bottom of the boat.
 Legal Requirements Inadequate. T deeply regret that J am compeile to make any personal statement whe , my whole thought is on the horror ( the disaster In building the Tirani , it was the hope Of my associates an , myself that we had built a vess, 2 which could not be destroyed by in
 perils of the sea or the dangers z
 navigation. The event has proved th
 futility Of that hope, The present le gal requirements have proved made quate"
 CHIMES TOLL REQUIEM
 FOR THE TITANIC DEA
 "Nearer, My God, to Thee" Sung in A