The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-08
r INFORMATION.

FIRST INFORMATION.
"Our first authentic information came
through our agent at Montreal, said Mir.
Franklin. II consider, though, that the
first official information was received from
Capt. Haddock. Of the Olympic. We had
virtually the same information from the
Associated Press"
Between the time that you received this
information from Montreal and the time
your company made public the informa-
ton you received from Montreal, did your
company. reinsure the Titanic and its
cargo" asked Senator Smith.
tNo, sir" said Franklin. i.
did you make any attempt to rein,
sure p.
"None whatever"
The witness said the ship was insured
for O round S., OOO, 1000, while the company
insured itself for $4,000, 900.
Andrew Cunningham, stateroom stew.
ard on the Titanic, testified that at 1890
the order was given to arouse all passen.
gers who were in their staterOoms.
"Was there any emergency alarm to call
passengers on the Titanic? ?"
IT don't think 30"
"How are the passengers alarmed then
In time of distress !"
Each stateroon steward calls his pas.
sengers."
AFTER that william T. Stead asked me
to show him how to put ona life-belt," said
Cunningham. II put the life-belt on him
That was the last one I put on"
II put a life-belt on myself after the pas
sengers we're taken care Of: After all the
boats had gone a mate and I jumped;inte
the sea-" 4.
PICKED Up By LIFEBoAT. :,
The witness told Of finally being picked
up by iifeboat No. 4. He said there were
nine men and a number Of women aboard,
Frederick Ray, another steward, said
that when he was awakened by the COLI.
sion he aroused every one in the room
Twenty minutes later, he said, they were
ordered by the head steward to report at
their positions at the boats. e
when we got to the boats; they were
just being swung out" he said. Eat my
boat, No. 9, there were two sailors and
about , dozen men. I did not see any wo-
men at the time. Just as we were about to
lower &C boat, a large woman was helped
in. She kept sobbing and crying out: Let
me get away out Of here. Inever was In an
open boat in my life.' l was forced finally
to say to her sharply, You have gotto go
and you might as well make the best OF 1t.
Just after we helped the woman In, a baby
wrapped In a blanket was thrown to me
and I caught it. There were no sailors In
either Of the boats, No. 9 or No. IL, and
we had trouble getting away. We rowed
all night and the women we're pretty com,
Portable. WANTED to stay back to gave
some one else If possible, but no one would
listen to it and I eventually gave in and
pulled away with the Others"
EASY TO GET IN.
According to Day, the loading was not
done on the top or boat deck, as previous
| witnesses have testified. but from GA
deck, the. one just below The boats hi
said were dropped down level with "a
deck, where the people could step into
them without the slightest trouble.
Henry Samuel Etches. Titanic steward,
testified that he went on deck and assisted
In launching No. 7 boat. Third officer
Pitman and Mr.. Ismay, he said, helped
him in keeping the falls clear. This was
on the boat deck. e..
"Mr. Ismay called out, Men form a line
end let the ladies through" said Etches
"Mr. Murdoch, also kept calling, Ladies
this way. Are there any other ladies' here
before this boat Is loweredr .
"How many men went in Ne. II" asked
Senator Smith.
Three to man the boat" said the wit
"a female came along,' said the witness