Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-27
WAS NEAR THE DOOMED ship
THE COMMANDER ALSO SAW A
SCHOONER AND A TRAMP YES
sEL NEAReYN
lGOT WIRELESS MESSAGES
WAS OBLIGED TO LISTEN TO
CRY FOR AID. PowERLEss
TO GO TO RESCUE

Washington, April 27-Two steam
ers and schooner were only a shor1
distance away from the Titanic wher
she sank. according to the testimony
of Captain James H. Moore of the
steamship Mount Temple today before
the senate committee investigating
the tragedy. Ice was the barrier that
held back vessels hurrying to the
rescue, and the Mount Temple did
not arrive at the spot where the I'll.
tanic sank until two hours after she
had gone down.
The Mount Temple intercepted the
Titanic's calls for help, Captain Moore
said, and Immediately he turned his
ships course toward the crippled lin
er. On his way he raised the lights
of schooner within few miles of
the scene of the tragedy and coming
fro mthat direction. When day broke
to disclose a great field of ice ahead.
the Mount Temple discovered tramp
steamer close by. The identity of
neither schooner nor tramp was fixed
sCaptaiK Moore read a long list of
messages from the Titanic intercept
ed by Mount Temples operators. II
was virtually a complete record of the
wireless appeals sent out by the
doomed vessel.
"At 1:10 the Titanic was still call
ing c. @. D." said Captain Moore.
"At 1920 it raised the Olympic and
said get your boats ready; going
down fast by the head Frankfurt
replied at 1875. Starting for you.
Six minutes later the Titanic flashed.
C. O. d. boilers flooded
"A message from ID. F. f.. then
followed, are there any boats around
you already?' There was no answer
Other ships then began calling but
could get no answer Later the Bir
ma raised the Olympic and reported
all quiet now. Titanic has not spo
ken since 1:41'. The Carpathia at
1:20 sent the message are you stin
there? We are firing rockets?'"
did you see those rockets?" inter
rupted Senator Smith
Il saw no rockets at all that night
thought of sending up rockets my
self but did not do so because I fear
ed that might divert other ships
hurrying to the Titanic
The witness said the Titanic un.
doubtedly had not fixed her position
properly. He said she must have been
eight miles further east than the
ship reported.
Second officer Lightoller of the I'll
tanic was recalled and testified that
The man who claimed to be Louis
Klein Of the Titanics crew and who
disappeared after being brought here
rom Cleveland. was not Klein. The
'eal Klein was drowned, Lighfolierl
said.
Captain Moore continuing his testi- /
nony said his observation taken Mon
lay indicated that the Titanic's ac-
.ual position probably was 5O.o71k
vest.
Then the fact that you found no
evidence of the wreck when you got
o the Titanics position tends to con-
irm the testimony of wireless Opera
or Burrant Of the Mount Temple?"
"Yes. sir. Later sighted the Car
,athia on the other side of the ice
ield where she picked the Titanic's
,oats up" Captain Moore said he
leard from the Carpathia at $3.50
Monday morning that he had picked
lp the Titanic's boats and that the
Titanic had sunk.
up to that time I had not given
lp hope of sighting the Titanic,
laid Captain Moore 'T had been
teaming around in the ice all night.
after I got the news stayed around