Evening journal., 1912-04-23
WORD PICTURE OF
TITANIC HORROR AS
PAINTED BY PITTMAN
BRINGS TEARS TO EYES
Third Officer of III Fafed White Star Liner Tells Com
miffee of Prayers, Death Cries and Means,
Mighty Chorus of Woe, Before Great Liner
Wrecked by Iceberg ana Explosions
Pitches HeadIong TO Her Grave
on Oceans Bottom.
CONTINUAL MOAN FOR HOUR, THEN
"THEY ALL DIED AWAY GRADUALLY'

during the hearing in the Marble room
the committee today switched to the
Senate territories committee room.
Here rich, dark mahogany, with sump-
tuous furnishing succeeded the gla-
mour and glitter of the marble room,
adding a touch of soemnity and dig
nifty TO the proceedings. conspicuous
by their absence yesterday
Long before the committee con-
venod the halls and corridors OF the
Senate Building were crowded Fash
ionably- women. arriving In
automobiles and coupes. mixed in a
crush with shabbily-drossed men and
boys. AT s o'clock a large crowd wait
ed outside tho office building for the
arrival OF managing director j. Bruce
lsmay and Vice President p. A. S
Franklin. Of the White Star Line. The
batteries OF photographers also camp
ed on the trail of the New Workers
who ran up the steps to escape their
pursucrs.
Only a select coterie Of spectators
was admitted today to the hearings
These were the wives of senator's and
representatives. members of the dip
iomatic corps and the newspaper MIN
lsmay and Franklin today secured a
concession from the committee i'm hav-
ing the hearings begin at 10 o'clock
instead OF "A half-hour later This is To
conclude the testimony of the Titanic
sailors as early as possible to en-
able their return home abroad. most
of them living in England Night scs-
sions are also planned by the commit
tee until the crews testimony is COM
I'll fnI No al
been served. but several more sur
, viyiors among the passengers will be
called. When the Tuanic's crew arc
heard the passengers viii follow at
a intervals The hearings may not be
closed for two or ihr9e weeks. becaus'
mittec.
Mrs. Lucien b. Smith daughter OF
p Representative Hughes. Of West Vir-
] ginia, will be one of the first Wit
nesses Of the passengers She is IN
New York recuperating from the
shock Of her exposure and the loss
- of her bridegroom
| Representative Hughes Is with her
waiting until she RECEIVERS to bring
her before the committee.
q Peuchen Charges Gross Negligence.
Major Arthur Peuchen, of Toronto
, millionaire yachtsman. has arrived
and will probably be one OF the FIRST
passengers heard He was brought
b from Canada with a committee sub
poena. Major Peuchen charges the
Titanics officers with gross negli-
gence He saws their caTeirssness
caused the disaster and asserts that
+ fCaptain Smith was host at a million
aires dinner party just before the
Titanic crashed into its floating OBJ
stacle
Cross examination Of Fourth ON
Ger Boxhall, Of the Titanic. was re-
J sumed today His testimony that a
vessel was seen five miles from the
Titanic, while It was sinking and
sailed away without answering the
I Titanics distress rockets has caused
. sensation for further investigation
by the committee.
Fifth officer H. j. Lowe. and Third
Q Officer Herbert j. pittman. viii tes-
e tify before j. Bruce Ismay and Wire
less Operators Bride and Cottam ara
@ called The Marconi Company, how
r ever. is urging the committee to finish
r with Cottam before Wednesday. so
n he can sail from New York early
e Thursday morning on the Mauretania.
8 While awaiting call 10 the witness
3 stand. the twenty-nine members OF
e the Titanic's crew are enjoying the
0 time Of their lives They are stopping
at a tip-top hotel. many Of them
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