New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-27

s,orca was not sufficient proof OF the me-
cessitv Of placing the operators unoer '"e
absolute control Of the captain.
Saws DELAY Was Not Material.
1.-THE delay was unfortunate sa'u VIC
witness. but in this instance IL was 10.
material. for the Titanic got IL tn'i0
| minutes later That was more IMAM "''
hours before the accident
! More experienced men at better "ases'
and with reasonable, fixed hours OF ou.s'
sa,o Senator Smith. also would go Lar
toward solving the problem tie SAID tha'
in,is,,t,on looking toward such REFORMS
! ,,o,,ld FOLLOW. Evidently smartins unuel
| 49,, ..,,i.,sr, that the British witnesses
80 h.,ng unduly detained by the comm'-
o.. senator Smith asked the witness II ne
Nos .atisfed with the treatment ACCRUE"
| him. ~ u-..nL,in
"rnt,re,v So" responded Mr. Franhi'''
,.oi.i,. oro rho case of the witnesses from
| abroad they are very anxious 70 &c. NJ
and naturally they are restiVe'
recognize that you have a Dig prooie,-
vour hands, and II you believe our
r,onv can aid. you are the best Juose VI
| that ,,,,;r -
senator Fletcher asked Mr.. Franklin II
no deemed Il practicable for ships to cross
/ A.. oo.a, IN pairs. The witness SAID II
| u,or,J no, only he a commercial imprac-
,,aahu;,, but nm element OF danger TO the
| ships themselves
Babies Tossed Into Boats
! ?. VAS necessary for women and chlioien
on the sinking Titanic to jump three-ioo, 90,
! chasrn from the deck to the ifepoa's' an
babes were tossed into the boats accoi''
ing 10 testimony given TO senator Si''i, =,
! chairman Of the Senate committee D! =
: n Evans one of the THAMES crew f''au'
! cred,ted this method of loading the poatS
with the heavy loss OF life among the Wo,i-
en- and children. Evans was examined oy
Senaror Smith last night. and the purpo''
NJ his testimony was made public To-Day.
| Evors told Senator Smith that when the
hoate vere swung out they were az least
,bree feet out from the steamers dech'
r.hic, was seventy feet above the sea. Inc
! t.,obt was so terrifying that women re-
fus.d to attempt the jump. Several were
thrown bodily across the gap, Evans SAID
ard one was propelled with such force tnSt
an. gent over the far side OF the boat ana
was saved from plunsing into the sea ofny
bv her shoe. which caught in an oar'ock
"R,bies and children" said Evans, were
tossed into the boats like sacks or gram
There was no other way.
Senator Smith further announced that
lamp trimmer on the Titanic. whom ne eA-
amir ed last night. declared that there were
no lights in the lifeboats. He said thar
after four boats had cleared the snip ne
vent to the storeroom and discovered the
! larps. flares and oil there. BY orders OF
the captain, he said, he hurriediy equipped
az many OF the remaining boats as no
could.
carpathia Would Not Reply
senator Smith read into the record the
following note from Operator Young, or
the wireless station at the New York Navy
Yard:
Carpathia would at no time achh9WIe'se
racsi,,t OF a message from navy shps "a
stations This station called tnem AZ -
n m. April us, when shn was trvlns ~
into cnumunica ton with New ioTh 80. 80.
ZION. hut her operator refused 70 laH .: AZ,
assist from us. This was the ON! a,b.r
enc could work at that time, as no o''''
stations cou'u i'''' YOUNG. Operator.