Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-19

New York April III Bruce Ismay,
managing director OF the international
Mercantile Marine. and the four surviv-
inx officers OF the Titanic. will appear
today before the United States senate
investigating committee at the Waldorf
Astoria to give their version OF the
marine disaster which has shocked the
world
lsmay Gives Details.
The story OF how the Titanic met It's
fate was told today to the United
states senate investigating committee
into the Titanic disaster by J. Bruce
Ismay. managing director of the White
Star line.
When asked the circumstances un-
der which he left the boat Mr.. lsmay
repiIed almost In n whisper
"One OF the boats was being hlled.
Officers called out 10 know II there
were any more women to go. There
were none No passengers We're on the
deck. As the boat was being lowered
got into it."
The details OF the story were drawn
out by Senator William Alden Smith,
chairman OF the special sub-commit-
tee charged with the examination OF
the witnesses. and Senator Ncwland.
the other senators who came to New
York to conduct the inquiries.
MIR. Ismay was accompanied by r. A.
s. Franklin, vice president. and Emer-
son T.. Parvin. secretary OF the 1nterna :
tional Mercantile Marine. Besides the
committee Representative Hughes. OF
West Virginia., whose daughter, MIS-
Lucien p. smith. was saved and whose
son -ln-law was lost, was present. An
other spectator was Truman H New
berry former assistant secretary OF the
navy.
lsmay Appears Nervous
Adjusting his cuffs Mr.. lsmay was
yislbly nervous when he took tht
stand. He gave his age as so years. ir
response to few formal questions he
said he sailed as voluntary passen
ger on the Titanic. Senator Smith be-
gan to ask the witness to detail MS
experience on the Titanic. Mr.. 1sInay
interrupted but Senator Smith contin
ued. Then Mr.. lsmay said he desired tc
express his sincere grief at the disas-
ter and to welcome the fullest In
quiry.
KINDLY tell the committee all the
circumstances surrounding your voy-
age" said Mr.. Smith. Tell us rs sue
cinctly as possible. beginning with
vour boarding the vessel at Liverpool
rour place on the ship. and as many
circumstances as possible to help this
| committee"
Has Nothing to Conceal.
"First wish to say that l court the
| fullest inquiry" said Mr.. Ismay. y
must say at the outset l greatly de
plore this awful catastrophe. We have
nothing to conceal. nothing to hide.
The boat left Belfast I think on the
first OF April. She underwent her tria
safety aud arrived al S0"tht&mpte:
| on Wednesday. April 3. | think. Sh'
sailed on Wednesday. April 10. leavins
Southampton at u o'clock noon. Tha
evening the Titanic reached Cher
bourgh. having run about sixty-cigh
! revolutions. We arrived at Queenstown
! Thursday noon. The Titanic was thcI
| running at seventy revolutions. The
| first day. think. we made about 40
! miles, the next day we increased tn
| speed to seventy-two revolutions. an'
think we ran 5l9 miles. The mex
! day we Increased to seventy-nve revo
| lutions and ran about sac 20 $40 miles
| Tho accident took place on Sunaa,
| night The exact time do not kno"
heca use was asleep. The ship sank.
am told, at ESQ a. m.
| Not at Full Speed.
| "I understand that YOU have beer
told that the Titanic was running n
full speed. 1t never had run at ful
speed. She was built to 20 eighty rcvo
lut,ons and had never been sped III
| To that. We never had all her boiler
working. It WAS our intention TO specs
the boat up to her full quota on Tues
day but the catastrophe came TO pre-
vent it.
Altho he came on a voluntary tri
Mr.. Ismay said his purpose was to Sc
! how the ship worked and In wha
manner she could be improved upor
A representative OF the builder. MI
Andrew, was on hoard Mr.. rsmay said
Designers Aid Dead.
Did he survive?" asked Mr.. Smith
unfortunately no."
| Mr.. Ismay said II was arranged be
! tween him and Captain Smith Of TIT
Titanic not to arrive at New Yorl
lightship before 5 a. m. Wednesday.
There would have been no advan
tage in arriving earlier" he added.
/ WAS there any attempt to lower thu
boats from the Carpathia to take OF
passengers after you went aboard