Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-24

c SHi0H AhbNFF Major Peuchen said that in the life l bs at, the quartermaster in charge mt lde a woman row while he held the 1 tia er steering for a light which the ms jor declared did not exist so fa1 as he could see. The quarteTmaster ! Fefi 1sed to turn about ana attempt to ] pic up survivors, said the witness.
 T Did you see the captain after he to ld you to go below and get through tn 2 window into the lifcboat %" 'FSp; I never saw him after that sDAl you see him before the aoci- ! q n1tZ'
 a{ think I saw him about o'clock 5r--l one of the companiOnways' 'Do you think he was attentive to ! n F tuties?7
 Yes: I do
 i Major Peuchen said the lifeboat he Va Es in was equipped with everything re, T1ired. Some of the boats. he heard, we re not sufficiently equipped with foe 6L When he got on the Carpathia i he examined several Iifeboats and
 fou bd they had lights. hard tack and l wal lar.
 Women We're Pucky.
 "I sBd the women row in the boats o'' ~ Ees; and they were very plucky l abol n it, too They worked with a 1 iH C'ne helped me until she became 1 i'll from the hard work and was forced ! to ce R&'e."
 Ma joA' Peuchen said the impact was ! so sl fight that some of the passengers 1 were not awakened He said no alarm
 was sounded. Two yOuns women. he
 said, whose stateroom was close to ! that of Col. John Jacob AstOr. were ! ava kened by Mrs. Astor. V ho led them on ieck.
 | '7I The CarpaJhia steamed all around | the Epene of the wreck and we dId not 1 see ! single body" the major said. Tt | seen Es strange to me. as ] should think | the lifebelts would have held bodies | up, dead or alive, iEr four or five hour D."
 He said he was certain that mono
 could have lived in the icy water more i than an hour.
 No General Alarm Given.
 Sey teraI who were on the upturned boat and were rescued and who had | their feet in the water he said, kept 1 then selves alive by clutching each l othelt Their feet were frozen Several senators asked if the fact
 that there were no general alarms ] sOunnIsd after the collision might aC- count. for the failure of many women ] to arbear on the uecFls in time for the ilieebl tats He thought that probable { Ma tor Peuchen told the committee The bought that if the loOkoUls au the Titanic had had gases the ship imight. have been saved from the col lision-
 From what you observed was there proper discipline on the part of
 the CT CIV in loading tne Hfeboats ," | "T9ltlse of the crew t,ar I saw work ling in lowering anu filing tine boats 1 couldn t have been better. but they
 were oo few. I was surprised not to see more sailors at thoir stations and
 also s urprised that more people were not Eu in the boats.
 Tn men had had no practice, tbe wttntas s ssid a member of the crew l told him.
 DoA, Not Criticise Captain Smith.
 MaaDr Peuchen read a statement in
 order to make clear hIs position as fon0Fls:
 I T i not criticise Captain Smith but Iido criticise the policy of meth ods Jp Tsued by the company, for tfeel Ire that in this case caution | would have averted J terrible cJlam- ity. I have been given credit for say ing ma ny things absolutely untrue and I wish to state that ] have not said
 any pc rsonai or Unkind things about Capta5l l Smith"
 The major was then excused. Fleeit the lookout, was then recalled to the Istand. but oeIore his eXamina- ton wiR5 begun the cJulriLjee decided 1 to adjo aTn the meeting until lt oocIock tomorrow morning.