Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-23

GVU miles. lQe wireless equipment vi
the Titanic was available 500 miles
during the daytime and 1000 miles at
night. ~
did you hear the captain Of the
Carpathia say that they caught the
distress message from the Titanic al
most providentially?"
1T was absolutely providential, he
replied. ~
as there any signal for the opera
tor If he is not at his post?'
II think there is none" said Mar
conf. Ship owners don't like to carry
two operators when they can set
along with one," he said. ...
Second Officer on Stand.
Charles Herbert Lightholder, second
Officer Of the Titanic, followed Mr..
Marconi.
Everything was complete in regard
to life-saving equipment" said Mr.
Lightholder. Sixteen life boats, OF
which four were collapsible, were on
the Titanic" he added. During tho
tests he said Captain Clark. Of the
British board of trade, was aboard the
Titanic to inspect its life-saving equip.
ment.
How thorough are these captains OF
the board of trade in inspecting
ships?' asked Senator Smith,
Captain Clark is so thorough that
we called him a nuisance"
Lightholder said he was in the sea
with life belt for an hour and a
half 49,.
What time did you leave the ship"
II didn't leave it,
did 1t leave you?"
Eyes, SIR .--
Were all the life boats gone them"
"All but one. l was about fifteen
feet from 1t. 1t was hanging in the
tackle and they were trying to get 1T
launched. The first officer, Mr.. Muir.
dock, who lost his life, was managing
the tackle"
When did you see Mr.. Ismay?' =
when We started to uncover the
boats He was standing on the boat
deck" 81
"Was he fully dressed?"
II couldn't say for sure; 1t was
dark"
when you saw Mr.. Ismay twenty
minutes after the collision were there
any other passengers near him."
II did not see anyone in particu-
lar" said Mr.. Lightholder. "but there
might have been some'
The witness described the collision
as Slight jar, followed by a grind
ing sound"
Making Fl Knots.
Mr.. Lightholder said that on Sunday
he saw a message from some ship"
about an, iceberg ahead. -.a.F-
The ship was making about 81 to
211h knots he testified.
Were you anxious about the ice?"
mo, SIR
,"And you put an additional look.
out?" t 1ga@.
mo, SIR" .... as ,a
when Captain Smith came on the
bridge at five minutes of nine, what
was said?" ........
1--WE talked together generally for
twenty or twenty-five minutes about
when we might expect to get out of
the ice fields. He left the bridge, l
think, about twenty-five minutes after
8 o'clock and during our talk he told
me to keep the ship on her course,
but that If was the slightest de.
gree doubtful as conditions developed
to let him know at once"
did you keep the Titanic on her
course them" Senator Smith asked.
eyes"
when did you next see Captain
Smith," 49,
when came out the officers
quarters after the impact
Then Captain Smith did not re.
turn to the bridge before your watch
expired?"
II did not see him." rs-.... -
what time did you 1eave?"
II turned over the watch to First
Officer Murdoch at 10 o'clock"
DO you recall now just what the
Titanic's position was when you
turned over the watch to Murdock?"
II do not now, sir, but I did know
at the time. We talked about the ice
that we had heard was af1oat and re-
member we agreed we should reach
the reported longitude Of the ice foes
about II o'clock an hour later. At
that time the weather was calm and
clear I remember we talked about
see stars in the horizon. 1t was very
clear
did you see Murdoch after that?''
Murdoch on the Bridge.
Eyes, when came out Of the Off.
GERS quarters after the impact, Muir
dock was on the bridge, he on one side
and Captain Smith on the other. 1
never spoke to Murdoch after I turned
the watch over to him. | saw him
later working over the last life boat as
the ship went down.
Where did you last see Captain
Smith," the senator asked.
II was busy at my owl work, about
fifty feet away and have recollection
of seeing the captain walking across
the bridge. l did hot then hear him
give any orders. 7 was too far away"
when the Titanic sank were her
decks intact?'
Absolutely intact said Light
holder
Senator Smith asked what was the
last order he heard Captain Smith
give.
when ! asked il l should put a.
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