Evening star., 1912-04-28

were already being lowered away and
| the man remained
What was his name" asked Senator
| Smith.
II don't know" said Etches. II never
heard his name. ne was . stout man
an American
Etches said that when the boat hit the
water it pulled away about 100 yards
| from the Titanic until 1t started to go
down. when they rowed away about a
quarter of a mile.
When she went down saw crowd
when she slipped down her going
sounded like the scrapting Of small boat
J on a shingly beach
Pitman. said Etches, wanted to 60
back to the aid Of those in the water and
women pleaded with him not to.
Rescue Attempt Discouraged.
"They said: why should you risk our
lives in a hopeless effort to save them go
declared Etches.
Etches said after the Titanic went down
they saw a light. which he said, he be-
Iieved was the masthead light of a ship.
Others aboard thought 1t was star
low down in the heavens.
I'VE pulled for it, however, he said
but we did not get any nearer to it."
William Burke, another steward who
cared for Mr.. and Mrs. Isador Straus Of
New York, followed Etches.
What time did Mr.. and Mrs Straus
dine Sunday night. April IA? he was
asked.
About I o'clock
did you see them again?
mot after they left the dining room.
Burke said he knew Capt Smith and
MI. Ismay, but that he did not see
either Of them in the dining room Sun
day night.
Burke said fifteen or more women were
transferred from Fifth Officer Loves 8
boat before 1t went back to the wreck in
an effort to rescue some of those in the
water.
Alfred Crawford. another steward. then
testified that when the Titanic struck he
the state rooms to dress warmly, after
which he conducted them to the boat
deck. He then assisted in loading No.
8 boat and went to his regular station
at No. =.
In this boat Mrs. Straus had placed her
maid and had passed a rug to her, he
said. "She was about to get in her
self, when suddenly she turned. put her
arms around her husband 8. neck and
said: We've been all these years to-
gether; where you go will CO.. She
refused to get in. sir.
women IN audience C1y.
There was an impressive pause at this.
The women in the audience stirred in
sympathy and one or two were moved to
tears.
Crawford said he was sure he saw
steamer lights as he left the Titanic to
row the lifeboat.
Capt Smith saw the lights plainly:
said Crawford. ''and as we left the ship
he pointed toward them and told us to
pull for them. I am sure they were ship
lights
did you see any side lights on this
boat that the captain told you to pull
for?' asked Senator Smith.
II couldn't say I saw any side lights"
said Crawford.
Crawford said the mysterious steamer
of. He was positive 1t was a steamer,
he said, and q number Of others In his
boat were equally positive. With dawn
came the Carpathia and they did not look
for the other vessel. he declared, adding
that cursory glance failed to discover 1t.
Crawford was followed by Arthur ].
Bright, q quartermaster, who aided in
firing the distress signal rockets. Six OF
these rockets. he said, were fired at in
tervals of about half an hour. During
the firing of the rockets, he said. he as
sisted in getting the lifeboats away, even
tually going in command of the last life
boat which left the ship.
did Mr.. Ismay go in your boat?" asked
Senator Smith.
mo. sir. He got away in the collapsfble
boat
How do you know tlat?''
Because he was standing next to the
collapsible and that was the only other
boat left aboard"
did Mr.. Ismay try to get into your
boat?'
mo, sir. Mr.. Ismay did not try to get
into any boat. so far as know"
Adjourns Until Monday.
Bright said he was only 20 or 100 yards
away from the Titanic when she
sank and he was sure she broke in two.
Another witness yesterday gave the same
description Of the sinking.
Bright was excused and Steward Craw-
ford recalled at the request of Senator
Fletcher. He was asked about the dimen-
sions of the iceberg into which the IT,
tanic crashed. but said he got only a
heeting glimpse Of 1t.
After inquiring whether Louis Klein of
Cleveland, Ohio. the missing witness. had
been found, the committee adjourned
until 10 o'clock Monday morning, when
Chief Engineer Sammis and ]. III. Bot
tomly of the Marconi company are ex-
pected to appear.