The evening world., 1912-04-24
photographed Yesterday Afternoon in Washington)

Of the lifsboat was successful. There
wah no trouble.
THAT'S why I spoke A. I did to Mr..
Ismay." explained the witness.
Senator Smith asked Lowe II in his
opinion the iifeboat. before It was low
cred. was loaded TO It's proper capacity.
AYE THE eeNAToR 10 "PULL-
ING HIM UP."
Lowe tried to avoid making . direct
answc lie complained that the chair
nan was pulling him up" Senator
Smith insisted upon an answer.
yes. dr." said Lowe. finally. II think
Il was properly loaded for lowering"
Q. What 10 the oficiai quota for such
q iifsboatf A. II 70 sS.5.
q. You A. That It can carry
sixty.nvs adults AND say. a hoy or girl.
q. Do you wish the committee to un-
derstand mat q lifeboat under British
regulations could not be lowered with
safety with new tackle and equipment
containing more than nifty people? A.
The dangers are II you ovsrcr0wd the
boat, It viii buckle UP from the two
ends. aid Lowe, The Csc 10 . floating
capacity. II you load from the deck to
lower. I should not like to put more
than nifty in a iifsboat.
M. Boxhall has stated that his life
boat contained only t~wcnty-thrce per-
sons when lowered" suggested Senator
Smith. THAT was not full capacity,
was ar"
well; he was not in charge Of tina,
boat, wa hef" replied Lowe.
q. II Oficer Lightoiler said that boats
on the port side were not loaded with
more than thirty-five people becase OF
safety. these boats were rot loaded Il
their full capacity. were they? A. Well
that IL Q matter Of personal Judgment
Some men might think differently abou,
what would be safe.
Q. An right. What become OF lifeboat
No. s? A. It was lowered and l saw Il
pull away.
Il Senator Smith then referred to Thirt
f0fhcer Pitman's testimony yesterday. ~
which he said there were ~thlrty-hv,
persons in lifeboat No. B.. That bein,
the case. he asked why Pitman coult
not have gone to the rescue of tn,
drowning. whose cries he heard plainl!
but did not heed.
couLpN'T pirMAN HAVE sAvEr
MoREf
shouldn't he have been able to &C
commodate thirty more persons safel
In that lifeboatf" demanded Senate
Smith.
"No. cir" said Lowe. Had he al
tempted to rescue those In the water h
would have endangered the lives o
those with him. 4 want to say a wor
about that danger. ! heard Major Peu
chen say on the stand hat the sailor
could not row. Sailors and boatmen ar
different. Many sailors may be at sc
for years and never 10 In = rowboa
They are different caliipgs. That
the rsason thate great many Of IN
sailors could not ROW"
Lowe said he was not In q positio
to order who should 20 into the boat
q. But you were In . Position
TO tell IEr. 1smay 20 20 70 hsnf 4.
Yss, beosuss he Wa Interfering. Ee
was interfering with M personally
snd ! wanted him 70 gSt. away 90
could DO something.
q. And he diaS 4. Tee, ana I
ala somsthinGf
n Senator Smith asked n It were n,
true that tho reason that the boa
were not properly loaded was becau,
II the crew were not able to row. II
q witness denied this.
What was the driii for at southam,
tonY" asked the chairman.
1T was for the Board OF Trade"
There were eight e to Z boat the
m Where were these mel when the e.ier
easy arossr They were all oars,ne
|. Where were they when you Mere loa
Ing l!feboat No. So Nou must !
At member. sir. We were IN hsrao- aaG
had the pick OF the men, At the tn
Of the collision the mon wen doy
% with the ,bosun' to clear nwAY the gIn