The Washington herald., 1912-04-28

lunch. I saw Mr.. Moore and MIilet at
dinner, and then I saw Mr.. Moore again
coming out Of the smoking room as was
going to my lifeboat station after the
accident"
Henry S. Edges, a stateroom steward.
was next. called to the stand. Edges
said that the only names he remem-
bered OF the people he had charge Of as
steward were Mr.. and Mrs. Carter and
Mr.. BENJAMIN Guggenhein- He told Of
going 10 call Mr.. Guggenheim In his
room and finding him awake. Edges
said he told Mr.. GugEenheim there was
plenty Of time for him to put on his
clothes, which be did, he said, and fol-
lowed him along.
when I went on the boat deck" said
Edges Il found Mr.. Murdock. the first
oficer in charge Of lowering the boats.
and Mr.. Pittman. third oficer. and Mr..
Ismay, assisting. Mr.. Ismay was ask
ing the people to keep back, crying out
that It was ladies first.
Then we all went to another boat.
and Mr. Ismay assisted there. too. Aft
er Mr.. Murdock had called several
times II there were any more women
there they started to put the men in.
Just then a female came up whom I
didn't recognize.
IHmay'H Instructions.
Mr.. Ismay saw her and told her to
hurry along and get in the boat. She
said that she was only stewardess, and
hung back. Then Mr.. Ismay told her
never mind, that she was a woman. and
to get In at once. Then Mr.. Murdock
told me to get in the boat"
Alfred Crawford, q stateroom stew
ard, who testified in New York. was re-
called to the stand. He told Of seeing
Mr.. and Mrs. Isidor Straus just as he
was leaving the side Of the Titanic.
Mrs. Straus had just put her maid
into the llfeboat." Nsaid Crawford. and
stepped in herself. She stayed in only
a second. though, and got back on the
deck OF the Titanic, saying to her hus-
band. who was standing there:
We've been together all these years.
Where you go, / CO."
p. A s. Franklin. American vice presi-
dent for the International Mercantile
Marine Company. was recalled to the
witness stand by Senator Smith and
griIled about the exact hour at which
the White Star officials in New York
received definite news Of the fate of the
Titanic. Examination of Mr.. Franklin
by Senator Smith failed to develop any
additional facts on this point. Senator
Smith then said:
Mr.. Franklin. between the time you
received the telephone message from
Montreal. about o'clock Monday morn
ing, confirming the rumor you had heard
from the newspapers in New York, and
the time you made public the informa-
tion you received from Montreal. did
your company reinsure the Titanic or
the cargo OF the Titanic anywhere?'
Absolutely. no, SIR" replied Franklin.
Did you make any attempt to do so
at Lloyd's or elsewhere?"
Mr.. Franklin denied this with equal
emphasis, and said that all the insurance
for the White Star Line ships was
handled in New York; that there was no
one in London or Liverpool who would
take up an insurance matter without ad-
vising him. and that he was sure nothing
had been done about the Titanic insur-
aRce.
As the Sergeant-at-arms reported that
neither Mr.. Sammis nor Mr.. Bottomley.
OF the Marconi company. had arrived.
Senator Smith declared the hearing ad-
journed until 10 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing, when the MarconI officials are eX-
pected to 20 on the stand.
Captains Testimony.
Capt. James II. Moore, Of the Cana
dian Pacific steamer Mount Temple, was
called as a witness because of the re-
port that his vessel was within sight of
the Titanics lifeboats. Capt. Moore said
he has had thirty-two years sea expert
ence. twenty-seven spent in the North
Atlantic.
Capt. Moore read several kilograms
interrupted by the Mount Temple. sent
out by the Titanic, frantically calling
for assistance.
I'VE received one message" he said.
that was sent by the Carpathia to the
dHgfraaaad
want any special ship to stand by?"
Moore said the Titanic replied: We
want all we can get"
The Titanic asked the Frankfurt:
Are you coming to our assistanceT
The Frankfurt asked: What is the
natter and the Titanic replied: We
have struck an iceberg and are sinking.
Tell the captain to come"
Smith questioned Moore minutely to