The evening world., 1912-04-19

Amerika .tsliins Of having eDcoun.
tered iceberss in that latitude; A. No.
q. Were you aware OF the proximity
OF icebergs on Sunday A. No; but
knew that We would be In the Ice
region on Sunday night.
Q. Did you have any consultation with
the captain7 A. Absolutely none. o.
any other ofncer. IL IL outside. of my
province. am not . navigator.
Mr.. Ismay said he knew nothing per.
sonaily about the wireless equipment
except that Il was powerful.
Q. How long did the wireless WORT
after the blow was struck a. I don't
know.
Q. Did you send any me ssases per.
sonally7 A. No.
Q. Where were you when you heard
the order. to lower the boatsf A. was
on the bridge with the captain. I don't
recall his exact words. but ! think hs
simply said Lower the boatsi" AZ
soon a. I heard this order ] left the
bridge, .r q.
Q. What order or supervision vas ex-
srcissd In howering tho boAtsf A. ]
speak OF only what I sAw. Tho boat
would be put In charge OF an oficsr and
lowered away.
Q. How many men were put In the
nrst boat to man II? A. ! can't say. The
onicer will tell you
q. How many men manned your boatf
A. Four. I think che man In charge
was . quartsrmastey.
Q. How many boats did you see low
srsdf .,t
Mr.. Ismay--f certainly saw three.
Q. Tell W. how they were lowered
| A. Well. they were swung out on the
davits. then they were manned. the pso-
| pie werv put In and they we're lowered
away.
q. Were there iifeboats on the various
decks! A. They were on the Gun dsoh.
Q. How Was the order given that the
women and children should first 70 IN
the boau? A. II was the natural thing
that women and CHILDREN should 20
followed % Tar ~ ] Observed.
Q. Were all the women and children
accommodated In the lifsboats? A.
That ! cannot tell you. tH,
q. How many persons we're In your
bost7 A.. should say v. The other
boats were fairly we'll filed.
.. Was there any STRUGGLING OF jost-
ling or rough attempts made TO net IN
the boats by men? A. I saw none.
q. Were the passengers designated
a. they were put In the lfsboats? A.
No. those nearest Wcrs taken nrst. The
women were simply picked out and put
| In thu khnta hAio~A e. 0asA d. aann
myself.
Q. Did you notice II any lifshoat was
without complement Of oarsmen! A.
I did moi.
q. Did o zee the FIRST ,iEHb6at low
cred. a. I cannot answer.
Mr.. lsmay explained that ne could
only speak for his side Of tho boat. He
was on tho s~tarboard side.
SENATOR Aeko ~ WOMEN HAD
TO RoW BOAT.
III has been inttmatsd," sAid senate,
Smith, that IA. second .,icbcat d,d mi
have the necessary number Of mon ant
tina women were Obliged TO row from
hL@ o'clock until between Q and
o'clock the next morning. when the boa,
was picked up by the csrpathia- Hav,
You any knowledge Of thatT'
u have not" said Mr.. Iamay.
Q. How long IA you stay on boar
AFTER the collision occurrSdr A. II A
! difnoWt 10 answe that. I wa on boar
almost until che sank.
} Q. How long does Il take to tower
lifeboat' A. can't say. exactly.
2, Were you On the Titanic an hou
J after the collIsion3 A. We'll. I shout
! say an hour and n quarter.
=. nd you see any passengers tina
you knew? A. ! don't remember seein
any. There were a great many aroun
: ma for q time. but ! did not pick W
a particular one,
.. DID YOU Aee Mr.. Charles y
hays' A. No. ! had known Mr.. Hay
4 for some years.
A 2. What were tho circumstances {
I. your departure from the shipY Wa
: the lifeboat you left In. vas It neArl
n opposite where YOU stood? Yos. ,hel
= was a boat there. There were A numb,
. Of women In II. Then came the call. al
. there any more women? There WI
no response. There were no other pa
+, sengers on the deck. The boat was
:, the act OF being lowered. l got In.
~ Q. Did you sec any passengers vii
!, lie p~reservcrsf A. Nearly all ~
had life pressrvers.
=, q. When YOU entered the life DO,
were there any passengers on tn,
side Of the ship? a. There were non
q. Did you see any struggle betwe'
passengers to enter your sostf A.
did not,
q, Did you see n passengers Jun
into the water after You had sntsr'
!, the bontr A. ! did not.
q. When did your boat got A. v
saw u light and rowed toward Il.
q. How iong were you IN the op'
4, boat? A. About four hours.
= Q. Did o see any other bostf
Yes. one which W. hailed. We got
response.
~ q, p.d you see any attsrf A. ! d
not.
., q, How msry boats AID the TitA1
carry? A. Twenty boats. sixteen U
der boats and four collapsibls.
4. We're all tbs hisboats account
for? A. l believe so.
" Q. When the carpathis arrived W
the ssA oAlN' \. Yes. there "
scarcely q ripple on the water.
~ q. Whoo you Woco o. IL CaSpAll