Evening journal., 1912-04-27
LOG TELLS
OF TITANIC'S
SAD FATE
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. April H.
Continuing his story of the loss of
the Titanic before the United States
committee. Captain Moore. of the
steamer Mount Temple. this afternoon
said that on the night of the disaster
he saw large ice body just ahead,
five or six miles wide, as far as the
eye could reach, extending probably
20 miles. II was field ice and both.
between 40 and so bergs Some were
very long and very, very low in the
water. Others were from 100 to 200
feet high Some had long spurs run
ming under the water.
Captain Moore said he never used
spyglasses in the crows nest, -
only on the captains bridge.
Were you ever in the North At
iantic with a vessel equipped with
searchlights?" asked Smith.
mo. sir" Captain Moore replied
I'D like your judgement whether
or not searchlights in darkness would
be of assistance?" asked Smith.
"In fogs they're useless but in clear
weather with a powerful protector
they might be useful" Captain Moore
replied. I've never had any expert
ence with them"
Il can solemnly swear that / saw
no signal lights, from the Titanic,
continued Moore. Neither did my Off
GERS. When | arrived at the scene
of the Titanic's wreck, saw nothing
whatever, no lifeboats, bodies-noth-
| A. etc -,
the south and east. The ice appeared
much thinner down there. / had a
man pulled up to the masthead, but
he couldn't see any open passages.
stopped"
Some passengers on your vessel
claimed to have seen some rockets at
midnight Sunday" said Smith.
They are mistaken" replied the
captain.
There were no passengers on deck
at that time. l was on the bridge
myself. Neither l nor any officer saw
any passengers anywhere on deck.
Captain Moore said his vessel haC
twenty lifeboats which could accom-.
modate 1000 persons.
The witness then read the Maroon
log. II contained a message stating
that the "Titanic had gotten the Car.
pathia" and had transmitted the mes
sage that the Titanic had struck al
iceberg. This message the Mount Tenn
pie operator had received in transit
between the Titanic and Carpathia.
Moore read several kilograms in
tercepted by the Mount Temple. sen
out by the Titanic frantically calling
for assistance.
I'VE received one message" he said
that was sent by the Carpathia Il
the distressed vessel. It read"
do you want special ship to stan
by?"
Moore said the Titanic replied: "w
want all we can get"
The Titanic asked the Frankford
Are you coming to our assistance
The Frankford asked, What wa
the matter? and the Titanic replied
We have struck an iceberg and al
sinking. Tell the captain to
D."
Smith questioned Moore minute
, to ascertain whether or not II
Frankford made an endeavor to go
the Titanic's assistance.
Il deem il imperative to get son
, detail about the Frankford's condu,
, after receiving the Titanics C @ d
/ he explained.
Moore said he thought the Titan
was five miles further east than sh
gave her position when she was cal
/ ing c Q D."
Il got two observations" sal
] Moore. "and the Titanic must hay
been on the other side of the ice fell
If that is so, her position was not civ
en- correctly"
Captain Moore then told of the eI
tire wireless log" showing that II
Frankford had done what she coul
, to aid the Titanic.