The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-05-04
from the Titanic how far distant did
you figure the vessel was from you2?''gg
About forty-five miles"
Mount Temple Stopped by Ice. -

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Mount Temple Stopped by Ice.
The senator asked what speed the;
Mount Temple MADE toward the tt
tanic Captain Moore said a trifls5
mere than eleven knets.
s"About 3 a. m. we ran into our first.
ice" continued the witness, "and we
doubled the outlook watch. At 3.25.
ships time, we had to stop. At that
time we figured we were about four
teen miles distant from where the Ii
tanic signaled.'' =
Captain Moore's ship was stopped a
few minutes by Ice and again delayed
by q schooner coming from the direc-t
ton Of the Titanic. When ha saw
fAs ss.edsaner d ban II: Il Q.eles;k fss.is
mated she was about twelve miles
from the Titanic's position.
Saw No Floating Debris.
Asked if the schooner light might
have been the one mentioned by Of
ficer Boxhall of the Titanic and
others, Moore said they might have
seen the light of "a tramp steamer
which was ON our port bow" The
captain said he did not determine the
tramp's name.
He had no communication with her.
Captain Moore said he thought he
reached the point close to the Tt
tanic's position about 4:30 Monday
morning Asked what he saw, the
captain described the ice field and the
bergs. He saw no wreckage or float
ing corpses.
Captain Moore was asked to ex-
plain statements made by some Of the
Mount Temples passengers to the ef-
feet that they had seen rockets fired
by the Titanic that night. Moore as
serted none of his passengers was on
deck when he started for the Titanic's
position. He said his wireless opera
tor caught the signal from the I'll
tanic just as the operator was going
to bed. Messages between the Tt
tanic and other ships were picked up.
The second message to the Carpathia
read: 1--WE have struck iceberg. Come
to our assistance" A message to the
Olympic read: Get your boats ready.
We are going down fast by the head"
Frankfort Titanic Wireless Talk.
OF the messages that passed be-
tween the Titanic and the Frankfort,
Captain Moore said:
Titanic-Are you coming to our as
sistance?
Frankfort-What's the matter?
Titanic-We have struck iceberg
and sinking. Tell captain to come.
The last message that the Titanic
answered from the Oily mnfe was about
1870 in the morning Other ships
tried to raise the sinking vessel, but
without effect - -
Moore said he sent no messages
from the Mount Temple because ne
did not want to interfere with wire
less waves between the Titanic and
other vessels. He steamed ahead,
however. making ready for possible
| rescue work.
| 1:41 A. M.-"Boilers Flooded"
| "At 11:10 the Titanic was still call
ing c. @. d. said Captain Moore.
"At 1920 it raised the Olympic and
said, Get your boats ready; going
down fast by the head Frankfort
replied at 135, Starting for YOU Six
minutes later the Titanic flashed 'C
@. D.; boilers flooded message
from d. F. F. then followed. Are
| there any boats around you already?
There was no answer. Other ships
then began calling, but could get nc
reply. Later the Russian steamer
Birma raised the Olympic and report
ed: All quiet now; Titanic has not
spoken since 1:47' Carpathia at 1:2t
sent message: Are you still there:
We are firing rockets. ..
Saw No Rockets That Night.
did you see those rockets?" inter
rupted Senator Smith.
II saw no rockets at all that night
l thought of sending up rockets my
self, but did not do so because l fear
ed that it might divert other ships
hurrying to the Titanic
Captain Moore read further from
the report of Wirelexs Operator Bur
rant of the Mount Temple.
Among the messages picked up b!
the Birma and communicated to Cap
tain Moore were:
1.4O a. m.-Birma thinks she heari
Titanic and sends, We are coming tt
you, only fifty miles away. Hope yo'
are safe.'"
"2 a. m.-Carpthia calls Titanic. Al
quiet"
"3:05-Birma and Frankfort work
ing"
"3:20-We mount ,Temple) bacl
out of the ice Large bergs around.
1926 a. californian calls c {
and I answer and give her Titanic'
position. She mad it before"
40 a. m-Californian now work
ing with the Frankfort. Frankfor
also gives Titanic's position"
Il a. m.-Californian now working
with Virginian.'
"4:25 a. m.-Californian now work
| ing with Birma.'
$40 a. m.-Signaled Californian
She wants my position (Mount TEN
ple). We are very close together.
Work of Rescue Begins.
"s.45 a. m. Carpathia report
twenty.1 boatloads rescued from Ii
, tanic."
"7.3o a, m.-EaItic sends servic
massage to Californian as fellows
> Stand by-you have been instructe
to do SO frequently This sagnale
, by an Inspector