Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-25


they could be identified.
The cable ship Mackay- Bennett ex-
peoted TO start, today, for Halifax,
where she will arrive, Friday night
81 saturday. Nearly 100 persons have
already gone or are prepared 10 so To
Halifax to meet the bodies recovered.
OF the IL Titanic survivors taken 10
st. Vincent hospital, only nine now re-
mail the others having recovered and
departed for their homes.
Mrs Madeline Force Astor is still in
state of nervous weakness at her
home on Fifth avenue. There is no rea-
son TO believe. however. that she will
not TecSver from her present condi-
ton
After identification. the bodies, il
was announced, viii be shipped to any
point desired by relatives either in
this country or abroad.
Tho Mackay- Bennett has on board
loo collins for the bodies that may be
recovered, while the Nina has $50.
The White Star Line officials believe
that the search for bodies viii be ex-
pedited by the addition of the Nina.
making it possible for one boat to re
turn TO Halifax while the other CON
tinues the search. 1t was pointed out.
too. That the bodies are probably scat
tered over a wide area and that ii
viii take some time for the search to
he concluded.
Good Word for the Crew.
Senator Smith then referred TO Third
officer Pittman's testimony, yesterday,
| IN which he said there were 35 persons
in lifehoat No. and asked why pitt
man could not have gone TO the rescue
of the drowning, whose cries ne heard
plainly but did not heed.
"Wonldn't ne have been able to ae
commodate 80 more people safely i'm
that lifehoat?" No. sir" said Lowe.
Had he attempted to rescue those in
the water he would have endangered
the lives of those with him. want
to say q word about that danger,
Lowe continued II heard Major
Peuchen say on the stand that the
sailors could not row. Sailors and BOAT
men are different. Many sailors may
be at sea for years and never go in a
rowboaf They are different eallings.
That is the reason that great many
of the sailors could not row
what was the drill for at South
ampton?'' asked the chairman. 1t was
for the Board of Trade
There were eight men to boat
then. Wher. were these men when the
| emergency arose? They were all oars
| men," You must remember. sir. We
| wera in harbor and We had the pick
of the men AT the time of the COLI
sion the men went down with the .Bo-
sun to clear away the gangway doors
| to make way for the loading.
did that take skilled men? Any
one could have done that and yet
skilled men were sent below when
they were needed for the loading and
lowering of the lifeboats. Is that the
Impression you want to leave with this
committee p
The witness protested against that
interpretion OF his statement. He said
| the discipline was excellent. Only one
boat, collapsible one. overturned. All
the remainder of the 10 boats, he said.
were scientifically handled.
cit takes from eight to 10 men To
make a lifeboat ready said Lowe. i
| don't know how many men We're at
| the other boats. You must remember
| there was n crowd down at the gang
way DOORS
Senator Smith asked the number OF
the crew and the witness said so far
as ne knew there We're 90s of them.
and with 903 men aboard said the
senator. .'you did not have enough men
to man 20 lifeboats properly"
The witness demurred and the chair
man showed his disapproval. going to
the extent of eriticizing the officers re-
fusal to make direct replies.
You mean present at the boats 2.
said Lowe. finally. No there weren't
Senator Smith then sought to dis
cover whether any men, women or
children had been refused admission
70 the boats or We're put out of the
boats after they had gotten in. The
officer said no one was refused and
declared the only confusion was by
the passengers interfering with the
lowering gear Everything was quiet
md orderly aboard he said.
with everything quiet and orderly,
who selected the people to get into
these boats?" There was no such
thing as selecting First we took the
women anu Cfiiuttii tHcI otuciS "S
| they came"
Lowe said that First Officer Muir
| dock gave the order for the lowering
of lifeboats No. s and 3. Murdoch was
| in charge
WAS Mr.. Ismay there?" "Yes, he
was. He was right alongside of me
| didn't know ii was Mr.. Ismay then
but know now. 1t was the same man
| who / had ordered not TO interfere in
lowering No. g. But he took hold and
| was helping afterward. | could sec
his face in the glare of the rockets
and he aided in lowering boat No. g.
The Boats--The Women.
| Senator Smith sought vainly to
learn the number of women In life
boat No. 8. The witness said he
thought the men and women were
about equally divided, but he know
| none of their names. He finally VEN
tured the belief that the boat contain
ed about 40 persons
why wern't there more?" asked
the chairman. I'VE couldn't find any
| one who wanted to go. They seemed