Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-27
Sent No Message to Titanic.

Sent No Message to Titanic.
Ibid you send any messages from the
Mount Temple?" asked Senator Smith.
''No. 1 kept out. I didn't want to in
terfere with the interchange of messages
going on all the time between the Titanic
and other vessels, but I steamed ahead
and made ready for rescue If I could
reach the scene in time"
Two messages given by Capt. Moore
were those that had passed between the
Titanic and the Frankfurt. He said
that after the Titanic had informed the
Frankfurt OF it's condition 1t sent out a
second appeal to the Frankfurt to "come
quick The messages grew weaker,
said the officer, until about / clock, when
the Titanic operator undoubtedly was
using his auxiliary or storage batteries.
been rendered useless by the water.
AT ITO the Titanic was still calling
&C. Q. d." said Capt Moore. "At 1 30
It raised the Olympic and said Get your
boats ready: going down fast by the
head Frankfurt replied at 1875, Start
ing for YOU Six minutes later the IT.
tanic flashed C. @. D. Boilers flooded
A message from ID. F. F. then followed,
Are there any boats around you al
ready? There was no answer. other
no reply. Later the Russian steamer
Birma raised the Olympic and reported
All quiet now. Titanic has not spoken
since 1:47.' Carpathia at 1:20 sent mes
sage. Are you still there? We are firing
did you see those rockets?'' interrupt
ed Senator Smith.
Saw No Rockets.
II saw no rockets at all that night.
thought Of sending up rockets myself, but
did not do SO. because feared that it
might divert other ships hurrying to the
Titanic
The witness said that the Titanic un-
doubtedly had not fixed her position prop
erly. He said that she must have been
eight miles further east than the spot
tons taken Monday indicated that the
THAMES actual position probably was
j0.O0h west.
Does that indicate to you." asked
Senator Smith. that the Titanic drift
mo. I think she stopped, but the po-
sitJon was wrong"
'The fact you found no evidence OF the
wreck when you got to the Titanic's po-
sition tends to confirm your idea that
position she gave?" said the senator.
Yes. SIR said Capt. Moore. "And
later sighted. the Carpathia on the other
side OF the field Of ice where she picked
Capt. Moore said he heard from the
Carpathia at $50 Monday morning Mat
ne had picked up the Titanic's boats and
that the Titanic had sunk.
Up to that time had not given up
hope Of sighting the Titanic" said Capt
Moore. Il had been steaming around in
the ice all night. After I got the news I
stayed around until o'clock and then
steamed on my course
! Were there any other vessels In sight
- avrln Sc
posed to have gone DOWN."
We saw tramp steamer and at 8
o'clock Monday morning we sighted the
Birma. We also sighted the Californian.
but the ice was between U.S."
The witness was asked IL he had
seen or heard of the America during
Sunday. Sunday night or Monday. and
said he had not.
what would you do il you met Ice
at nightT' asked Senator Smith,
abruptly,
Needed Californian's Warning.
I'D stop, sir. and drift with 1t. NY
instructions from my company are not
to attempt to pass through any ice. NO
matter how thin 1t might look
Senator Smith asked pointedly
whether the witness thought 1t was
wise and discreet" to run q ship at
tWenly-One knOt0 through the night
Capt. Moore said 1t was frequently
done, and that field ice was seldom met
with at this time OF year where the
Titanic went down.
Suppose you had been advised that
there was ice ahead. would you consider
It wise to drive your ship at that speed
through the night?"
1T would be most unwise"
The witness said he had been warned
by the Californian OF the existence OF ice
and that Immediately he changed his
course to the south and saw no ice He
was holding this course, he said, when
he turned back in response to the IT,
tanic's calls.
Asked his opinion Of how the Titanic
met her end. Capt. Moore said he felt
that the vessel struck the submerged
spur Of an iceberg, which ripped her side
as far back as the engine room.
Capt. Moore was then excused and the
committee at 12:35 pm. recessed until
2 pm.