Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-27
Captain Of Mount Temple Ex-
plains Why His Vessel Was
Unable to Reach Doomed
Liner Until Too Late.
SCHOONER AND STEAMERS
NEAR SCENE OF TRAGEDY
Frantic Calls for Help Read
Aboard Other Vessels
Which Were Powerless to
Render Assistance.

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washington. April 27.--Two steam
ers and schooner were only short
distance away from the Titanic when
she sank. according 70 the testimony
Of Captain james n. Moore OF the
steamship Mount Temple today before
the senate committee investigating tho
tragedy. Ice was the barrier that held
back vessels hurry1ng to the rescue
and she Mount Temple did not arrive
at the spot where the Titanic sank
until two hours after she had gone
down.
The Mount Temple intercepted ths
Titanic's calls for help. Captain Moore
said. and immediately he turned his
ships course toward the crippled lln-.
er. On his way he raised the lights
OF schooner within a few miles of
the scene Of the tragedy and cOming
from that direction,
When day broke 10 disclose a great
field Of lee the Mount Temple discoy-
cred tramp steamer close by. The
identity of neither schooner mon
tramp WAS fixed
Captain Moore read q long list Of
messages from ibc Titanic intercepted
by the Mount Temples operator. II
was virtually = complete record OF
the wireless appeals sent out by the
doomed vessel
cat i.tO the Titanic was still CALI
ing C.. q. d. said Captain Moore
at 1920 Il raised the Olympic ana
said. Got your boats ready; goine
down fast by the head. Frankfurt
replied a. 1913, Starting for YOU. six
minutes later the Titanic flashed,
C. @ d.. boilers flooded.
"A message from ID. r. r. then fol-
lowed. Are there any boats around
you Rlre dyg' There was no answer.
"Other ships then began ealling but
could get no answer. Later the Bir-
ma raised the Olympic ana reported.
All quiet now. Titanic hsa not sp0k-
on since i,47f The carpRthia at
1890 sent tho message, Are you still
thoreg We are firing rockets
Did you see those rockets?" in
teTrupted senator Smith.
II saw no rockets az all that nlght.
! thought OF sending up rockets my
self but did not do so because
feared that u might divert other shirs
hurFying 70 tho fitanic''
The witness said the Titanic un-
d0ubtedly had not fixed her position
properly, Tie mid shc must have been
eight miles further east than the spot
reported.
second OFFICER Llghtolier Of the.
Titanic was recalled and testified that
the man who claimed 10 be Louis.
Klein Of the Titnnic's crew ana who
disappeared after being brought here
from Cieyeiand, was not Klein. The
real Klein was drowned, Llghtolle'
said.
Captain Moore. continuing his tos-
tlmnny. said his observation taken
Monday indicated that the Titnnic'E
actual position probably was S0.0sla
west.
"The fact you found no evidence
Of the wreck when you got % the
Titanie's position tends 20 confirm
your idea that the ship was elEhs
miles east of tbs position sno gave2 p
said the senator.
Yes, air." said Captain Moore,
"and later / sighted the Carpathia on
the other side Of the ice field whore
she picked the Titanic's boats up"
Captain Moore said no heard from
the carpatnia o. Sia0 Monday morn
ing that she had picked up the IL
tanlc's boats and that the Titanic had
sunk,
''Up 10 that time had not glven
up hope OF sighting the Titanic" said
Captain Moore.
- had been ateapnina around IN the
Zee all night After ] got the news
! stayed around until o'clock and
then steamed on my course"
Were tlere any other vessels mi
sight az tho point where the Titanic
Is supposed 10 have gone down."
I'VE saw b tramp steamer and az
3 o'clock Monday morning we sighted
the Birma, We also sighted the CALI
fornlan but the Ice was between us.
Captain Moore read further from
the report, tending 20 confirm the
testimony of Wiroless Operator uur-
rant Os the Mount Temple.
Among the messages picked up by
nurrant aud communicated 90 Cap-
tain Moore were. "fif0 a. M. nirma
thinks she hears Titanic and sends
we are coming 20 you. Only nifty