The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-25
INVESTIGATION
WILL CONTINUE
BY COMMITTEE
CHAIRMAN SMITH ANNOUNCES
HIS COMMITTEE WILL CON-
DUCT THE CASE.
Sailor on Board Titanic Testifies that
lsmay Was Cursed-Other Develop
ments of Investigation Now on in
Washington.

Washington.
Washington, April PA petty Off
Ger of the ill-lated liner Titanic las
compelled to swear at ] Bruce Ismay,
chief official of the White Star line,
on The night of the ocean disaster, in
order to curb Ismay'S interference
with the lowering of one of the life
boats. This was brought out at to-
days investigation of the Titanic dis
aster, while Harold G. Lowe, fifth Of
sicer of the liner, was on the stand.
Lowe said he shouted to Ismay:
Get to hell out of here so / can
work." while Lowe and other officers
were trving to lower lifeboat.
Tsmay was not trying to get into
the boat, said the witness, but his
actions were confusing and he was
interfering with the lowering Of the
life craft.
This man Ismay," said Lowe, was
greatly excited He was hollering:
Lower away! Lower away! Lower
.away!' and l swore at him to order
him Lack
Lowe said that Ismay went back
and made no reply to him. Lowe also
testified that he never would have
known the man was Ismay if he
had rot met a steward on board the
Carpathia, who told him what he had
done and asked him why he 'swore at
1smay."
Word that the sinking of the IT,.
tanic was observed from the steamer
Mount Temple, which landed at St.
Johns last Friday, was received by
Chairman Smith of the senate inves-
tigating committee, today from Dr..
Quitzman, who says he saw the ca
4astrophe and indicated his willing
less to appear before the committee.
The premier of Canada is in COM
munication with the committee with
a view to clearing up this phase Of
the disaster.
British Witnesses First.
Senator William Alden Smith, the
meeting with his colleagues, that the
British witnesses would be called as
,rapi1 lily as possible before any more
passengers were examined.
Frederick Fleet, lookout on the IT,
tanic, was recalled as the witness of
the day.
Senator Burton asked:
When you were on the Titanic
were your eyes examiner"
Yes, frequently
"Can you distinguish colors?"
Yes, sir
Did you, when in the Titanic's
crows nest, see a. light?"'
mo. I saw no light until I got in
the lifeboat. Then | saw bright
light on the forward bow. I don't
know what it was. Mr.. Lightoller saw
it before we got off the Titanic and
told us to pull toward it. 1t finally
disappeared. We never made out what
it was.''
When you have binoculars what
share of time do you have the glasses
to your eyes while on the lookout?"
IF we fancy We see anything on the
norizon,'' said Fleet. Then we use
the glasses to make sure"
Fleet said he had helped in load
ing the lifeboats and that he was ex-
oerienced in this work. He saw no
iifeboats loaded other than No. 6, the
coat in which he pulled away with
about thirty passengers. He saw no
women left on the decks and none re-
sponded to calls. He said that there
we're a number of men on the decks,
but that none of them sought to be
taken on. 4 t@a@
Fleet told Of the appearance in the
boat of a stowaway who had hidden
beneath the seat. The man, an Ital-
ian. was Of no assistance because of
an f-jured man. His boat, Fleet
said. asked for and got another man
from a lifeboat to which they lied
Up.
did you hear any cries for help?"
asked Senator Smith.
Eyes, bat they were faint,
"Did you go back to help!"
mo, sir; some of the passengers
wanted to but the quartermaster, VINO
was in command, ordered US 70 keep
on rowing" ,ge e,. ,,.. s-.
"How far were you from the IT,
tanic when it sank?" .s.
"Oh. it must have been a mile"
"As to your experience in trying to