El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-20
TESTIMONY As TO
TITINIC'S SINKING
Continued from preceding oageJ

the fact that women rowed did not
show the boat was not fully equipped
At that time ne did not believe tbs
In the boat he said, were selected by
him, but he could not recall who they
were.
How did you happen to name
Them
Because they were standing near
How many passengers did the Sec
Ond boat take2'
About 80" said BighthoIder. Two
men as far as. I remember sir"
The third bOatg'
by that time I came to the third
bOat-all these on the port side
began TO realize that the situation was
serious, and began TO take chances "
How many passengers did the third
boat contain
Passenger Orderly and quiet.
filled her up as full as I dared,
sir, then lowered her, about IS,
think. The women and children could
not have stood Quieter If they had
been in church"
In loading the fourth Hfe-boat he
said he was running short of seamen
Il put two seamen in and one jumped
out. That was the first boat I had TO
put man passenger in He was
standing nearby ana said he would go
II 1 needed him.
At said are you q sailor? and he re-
n IL
] told him that If he was a sailor
enough 10 get over the bulwarks 20
the ifebOat to 90 ahead He did and
proved himself to be very brave
man
who was he2 Did you know him2"
ct did not know them, but after
ward 1 looked him up. He was major
Peuchen Of Toronto said Lightholder.
OF the fifth boat Lightholder had
no particular recollection The last
hrn la
said. we had difficulty finding wom-
en- I called for women, and none were
on deck. The men began TO get in
and then women appeared As rapidly
as they did, the men 'pasengesrs got
out of the boats again
The boat deck was only 10 feet
from the water when i lowered the
sixth boat. When we lowered the first
the distance 10 the water was 20 feet"
Large Number Of Crew saved.
All told Ldghtholder testified. 21O
members Of the crew were saved IF
the same course was pursued on the
starbOard side as on the port IN fill
ing boats, how do you account for so
many members Of the crew being
saved % asked chairman Smith.
Il have inquired especially, and have
found that for every six persons picked
up five were either firemen or stew
ards"
some Ife-boats. the witness said,
went back after the Titanic sank and
picked up men from the sea
EighthOlder declared he stood on top
OF the o1tlcers' quarters and as the
ship dived, he faced forward and
dived also
4 was sucked against a blower, and
held there" testified the officer.
Head above water
mo, sir"
Use of Whtertight Compartments.
do you know whether any of the
crew or passengers took to the wa
tertisht compartments as a last re-
1t is quite impossible for me TO
rs it at ali Iikely?"
Il think very unlikely
AS for yOuself, you preferred to
take to the open scar
Undoubtedly
are the watertight compartments
Intended as refuge for passengers
oh. dear no, sir; not at any time"
suppose this ship had sunk in less
depth of water would the wa tertiEht
compartments have been any refugee
NO sir-never intended for that
Durpose-they are designed TO prevent
the ship from sinking"
What other officers besides yourself
survived ."
''The third, fourth and fifth officers"
Their names2"
H J. Pittman, third officer: J. G.
7oxaI, fourth officer, G. Lowe. fifth
)fficer.
At this point the hearing was
lalted to resume at $50 at night.
Inquiry is Incomplete.
The seriousness Of the inquiry by
committee into the disaster was dis
,losed when senator Smith of AIichi-
gan. the chairman, at first fatty re-
fused TO let any Of the officers or
ne 200 odd members Of the crew OF I
he sunken ship get beyond the juris-
fiction Of the United States govern /
nent
The men were all TO have sailed to- I
lay on the steamer LapIand. Later 1t 4
vas settled that the greater part Of 4
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