Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-20
OWN. IOWA. SATURDAY APRIL go 1919
could not hear what he received. how
ever" t
Told Captain Of ioshsros.

The witness told Of having inter-
cepted a message from the Californian
intended for the Baltic which told Of
the presence Of three huge icebergs IN
the vicinity Of the former vessel.
II gave the message to the captain
personally" he said.
Bride did not take down the mes
sage and could not give its precise
ToT1l;.
The Californian was seeking out the
Baltic and I merely noted that It was
an ice report and told the captain" he
said.
Queer Wirsiess Tactics.
Bride acknowledged that a half hour
previously. or at 1870 Sunday after
noon. he was working on his accounts
In the wireless room when he heard
the Californian trying to raise the IL
tanic. He did not respond. he said, be-
cause he was busy"
"You had the telephone apparatus at
YOUR ear" inquired Senator Smith in
surprise.
Yes. sir"
"And you did not respond to the
call?"
mo. sir
"Then later before the disaster you
took the message when 1t was intend
ed for another vessel, the Baltic?"
"Yes. SIR"
Testimony Of Second Officer.
Charles Herbert LiEhtholder. second
officer of the Titanic, was on the stand
late yesterday. Mr.. Lightholder said he
understood the maximum speed OF the
Titanic, as shown by it's trial tests. to
have been 22k to % knots.
Senator Smith asked IL the rule re-
quiring life saving apparatus to be In
each room for each passenger was COM
piled with.
Everything was complete" said
Lightholder. Sixteen life boats, of which
four were colapsible, were on the IT,
tanic, he added. During the tests. he
said, Captain Clark Of the British board
Of trade was aboard the Titanic to in
spect its life saving equipment.
"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 nuisance
Remained Until Ship Sank.
Lightholder said he was in the sea
with life belt on one hour and half
after the Titanic sank.
.'Where were you when the Titanic
sank?"
'In the officers quarters
Were all the lifeboats gone them
"All but one. was about fifteen feet
from it. 1t was hanging In the tackle
and they were trying to get 1t over the
bulwarks the last time l saw 1t. The
first officer, Mr.. Murdock, who later
lost his life, was managing the tackle y
"When did you see Mr.. Ismay?'
"When we started to uncover the
boats. He was standing on the boat
deck
when you saw Mr.. Ismay twenty
minutes after the collision. were there
any otherapassencHs near him?"
II did not see AM. one in particular ?
aid Lighthoider, shut tsSsfe might have
been some
Had Warning Of Icsbsrgs.
I.ightholder said that on Sunday he
saw a message from some ship" about
an iceberg ahead. He did not know
fed.
The ship was making about 21 to
21k knots. Lightholder testified.
What was the weather that nisht?"
queried Senator Smith.
"Clear and fair"
Were you anxious about ice?"
mo, SIR"
"And you put on no additional look
out?"
"No, sir"
when Captain Smith came on the
bridge at five minutes Of what was
said?'
I'VE talked together generally for
twenty or twenty-five minutes about
when we might expect to get to the ice
fields. He left the bridge, I think,
about twenty -ive minutes after 8
o'clock. and during our talk he told me
to keep the ship on its course. but that
If was the slightest degree doubtful
as conditions developed to let him
know at once"
did you keep the Titanic on its
course them" Senator Smith asked.
YES"
OF Watch at 10 O'clock.
when did you next see Captain
SMITH"
when I came out Of the officers
quarters after the impact" Lightholder
replied.
"Then Captain Smith did not return
to the bridge before your watch ex.
pired?"
II did not see him."
What time did you leave?"
II turned over the watch to First
Officer Murdoch at 10 o'clock"
DO you recall now Just what the III
1npsition was when you turned
over the watch to Murdock?''
IT do not know now, sir. but did
know at the time. We talked about the
ice that we had heard was afloat. and
I remember we agreed we should
reach the reported longitude of the ice
noes about II o'clock. an hour later.
At the time the weather was calm
and clear. I remember we talked about
the distance we could see. We could
see stars in the horizon. 1t was very
clear"
Last View Of Captain.
"Where did you last see Captain
SMITH" the senator asked.
f. 81 was busy at my own work. about
fifty feet away, and have recollection
OF seeing the captain walking across
the bridge. I did not then hear him
give any orders. I was too far away"
"When the Titanic sank were its
decks intact7"
Absolutely intact" said Lightholder.
Senator Smith asked what was the
last order Mr.. Lightholder heard Cap
tain Smith give.