Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-27
THREE SHIPS NEAR
sinking THANH;
MASSES OF ICE PREVENTED HuR.
RED TRIP TO ASSISTANCE OF
DOOMED LINER.
CAPTAIN MOORE, OF MOUNT
TEMPLE, GIVES TESTIMONY
Wireless Operator intercepted Titanie's
Messages Of Distress and Mount
Temple Rushed to Scene Of Disaster
unknown Schooner and Tramp
Steamer Sighted Near Wreck.

Steamer Sighted Near Wreck.
Washington, April 27.-Two steamers
and a schooner were only short dis
tance away from the Titanic when she
sank, according to the testimony OF
Capt. James H. Moore, of the steam
ship Mount Temple. today. before the
senate committee investigating the
tragedy. Ice was the barrier that held
back the ships hurrying to the rescue
; and the Mount Temple did not arrive
at the spot where the Titanic sank un-
til 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 liner.
On his way he raised the lights Of the
schooner within few miles Of the scene
of the tragedy. When daye broke to dis
close great field of ice ahead the
Mount Temple discovered tramp
steamer nearby The identity Of neith-
! er schooner nor the tramp was fixed.
Captain Moore read a long list OF
messages from the Titanic intercepted
by the Mount Temples operator. 1t
was virtually complete record Of the
wireless appeals sent out by the
doomed vessel.
Many Witnesses to Be Heard.
Captain Moore, Of the Canadian Pa
cific's steamship Mount Temple. arrived
at Washington today to testify before
the senate committee Of inquiry into
the Titanic disaster.
Passengers on the Mount Temple.
which was in the vicinity of the Ti-
tanic on the fateful night of Sunday.
April IA. have declared they saw the
Titanic's lights and signals. Wireless
Operator Cottam of the Carpathia,
testified he did not believe the Mount
Temple got the Titanic's wireless sig
nails Of distress because the operator OF
the Mount Temple had given him
Good night shortly after 10 o'clock
that night.
The committee has yet to examine a
number of the British sailors who sur
vived the Titanic wreck and contem-
plates putting some Of them on the
stand today. A. Crawford, one of the
stewards who was examined in New
York. also is awaiting recall. J. Bruce
Ismay, managing director of the White
Star line who has been waiting in
Washington five days, attending the
hearings from beginning to end each
day, still is awaiting to testify. He said
today that he was not so impatient
since the testimony of twenty five Of
the survivors of the crew had been
taken in one day by the arrangement
whereby each senator spent nearly a
whole night examining them. He ex-
pected to take the stand again, GER
tainly within a few days.
The committee does not wish to re-
call him until it has cleared up all the
points it can thru surviving members
Of the crew and those Oh ships known
to have been In the Titanic's vicinity
the right of the catastrophe
Officer Lowe is Indignant.
Chairman Smith reiterated today the
statement that no more passenger sur
vivors would be heard until the Of
ficials, members Of the crew, and crews
of other boats have testified. The four
surviving officers OF the Titanic who
are anxious to return still are held.
Fifth Officer Lowe is contemplating
demanding OF Senator Smith upon what
information he based his Interrogation
Of him as to his sobriety. Senator
Smith asked Officer Lowe If he was
drinking man. stating that he had been
informed he had been drinking the
night the Titanic sank. This Lowe in
dignantly denied, asserting that he was
.'teetotaler."
Second Officer Lightoller. OF the IT,
tanic was recalled and testified that
the man who claimed to be Louis Klein
of the Titanic's crew and who disap-
peared after being brought here from
Cleveland, was not Klein. The real
Klein was drowned. Lightoller said.
Captain Moore Takes Stand.
Capt. James II. Moore, captain OF
the steamship Mount Temple. which
was supposed to have been almost
within hailing distance OF the Titanic
when that ship went down, next took
the stand.
Have you seen icebcrgs by day and
by night?" asked Senator Smith.
"Yes, SIR replied Captain Moore.
How do they look on starlit
night?"
white, sir, in fact they are lumin-
ous."
The night Of the Titanic catasthrope
was clear and the sky was studded
thickly with stars.
Titanic's Messages intercepted.
"Where was your ship on Sunday
night. April 14?"
1--WE were in latitude 4l:45. longt-
tude. 51:14, at II o'clock ships time.
At 1880 a. M. April Is, was awak-
ened by the steward with message
from the Marconi operator Of my ship
which said that the Titanic was send
ing out c. @. d. message. Here 10
the message:
Titanic sending G. q. D. Requires
assistance. Position 41:A north. 50:24
west. Come at once. Iceberg This was
the message the operator picked up"
what reply did you send?"
None whatever. sir. We didn't want
to stop those distress messages going