New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-25


reported he insisted that matter TOR the
the commander Neither would he that seachghts w0uo prove
valuable detecting He suggested that searchsn might
both berg white and thus make the former less easy
detection only experiments would demonstrate their Va
He said further ships approaching each other na
sesrchgh would blind the officers on the oog
and inevitably lead to confusion. 81
Lighoer his testimony that of Third Ocer noSha
regarding presence ship the Titanic saying he saw single
light points off the port bow Boxaa said he ooulo also "
the vessels port light
ton on the subject navigation than that witness possessed ano y
Senator distinguish between observation taken 10
fix the ships position reckoning Lowe failed to note the mSap
prehension of the chairman and they were at cross purposes "
siderable time. .
gtoe further while he the Carpatha he
Chief Officer Weyl had ordered isnay into ooa
assuring him there about the ship and he de-
csred he believed described as big and powerful would
not have may the boat had the latter refused
to obey orders.
Little of importance Lowe the fifth officer who
made good impression familiar with nautical affairs although
he greatly other members OF the com
itee when he stated that he four times to
prevent steerage passengers from jumping into his BOAT as "
being with ne regarded as far more than safe mum
Der of passengers had about hyhree persons IN his
boat expected that being suspended only by the
ends they decks below the BOAT
steerage passengers lined along the rails or at ports
preparing Jump He believed the shock OF even one
added might cause serious accordingly fred
three or four parallel the Of the ship and hoonta
his sole purpose being to Brighten about TO Jump
Lowe testified forty could be lowered in
with
conviction any of twenty-five unsafe
Lowe said may and that lsmay apparently
bit excited leaning descending ooa eS
claimed 81 over avav Lower away away whereupon
Lowe said here SO can do work He
said say boat and began working on It,
Under crosexarnnaton induced admit that there
were only rtyvc persons commanded by Third Officer
Box taken thirty with safety after she was
in the water He the rules of the British Board OF
supposed 65 persons explaining that this
cixty-fve adults and child
DARED NOT GO TO STRUGGLING MASS"
Lowe described the yls hres which followed the sinking
of the ship He edge of the struggling
mass humanity any had managed to struggle out of it
picked them but he insisted that would have meant
immediate destruction gone closer his boat would have
swamped.
When those away Lowe said he transferred his fifty
other boa and returned the OF the dsas
ter picked four Mr. oy who died before
the Capata He declared he did not single female
body floating and found coapsbe boat which had
been pierced by cage He took board all
her passengers including Mrs H Harris of New York who had
broken
FIRST WOMAN IN A LIFEBOAT
Mr. Bishop Mich, of the bridal
with several other couples on their wedding trips the first
which aeiousy termed the bridal special
present at the hearing to-day awakened
returned her berth Mr. Bishop called her later and she
dressed hfeboat and she
collision She said than sixty
the boat deck at that time and no one appreciated the gravity OF
husband urged the boat explained
families she said the noise from the
escaping impossible hear anything and she
surprised testimony regarding conversations orders which
increasing impotence the White officials who
for this investigation which they feel getting
believe will be followed by thorough
searching England Smith has accordingly indicated
all the foreign before placing stand
that the
being felt that the of
rued familiar with nautical affairs much valuable time
indication of mpaience
the committee and probable effort expedite
the proceedings will be made in the future
Senator issued a to-day, which follows:
all the facts attending this
surviving and this shpuders
what they know all that
1t is the intention of the
Britain who
anything the hold
all accessible and useful information
understanding of this disaster.
Nov about the difficulty To the credit of
difficulty securing
witnesses thought but from the beginning
meddesome of
influence the the
eedme
have been
the because did wish preudced.
THE representatives of the possible
Tighten the burdens of the committee.
The