The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-05-03
THREE SHIPS SAW
TITANIC GO DOWN

away lTOII tUe lItduIC WilCik
she sank. according to the testimony
of Capt. James HI. Moore. of the steam
ship Noun Temple today. before the
Senate committee investigating the
tragedy. Ice was the barrier that held
back vessels hurrying to the rescue and
the Mount Temple did not arrive at
the spot where the Titanic sank until
two hours after she had gone down.
The Mount Temple interpreted the
Titanic's calls for help. Captain Moore
said. and Immediately he turned his
ships course toward the crippled liner.
On his way he raised the lights OF a
schooner within a few miles Of the
scene of the tragedy and coming from
that direction. When day broke to dis
Mount Temple discovered a tramp
steamer close by. The identity Of
neither schooner nor tramp was fixed.
Passengers on the Mount Temple,
which was in the vicinity Of the Titanic
on h fateful night oe Sunday, April
IA, have declared they saw the IT.
tanic's lights and signals.
Wireless Operator Gotham of the
Carpathia testified he did not believe
the Mount Temple got the Titanic's
wireless signals of distress because the
operator of the Mount Temple had CIV
en- him good night" shortly after 10
O'Clock that night. The committee has
yet to examine a number of the Brit
lsh sailors who survived the Titanic
wreck, n contemplates putting some
of them on the stand today.
Ismay Not So Restless.
A. Crawford. one Of the stewards,
who was examined in New York also
Is awaiting recall. j. Bruce Ismay,
director of the White Star
line, who has been waiting in Washing
ton hve days. attending the hearings
from beginning to end each day. still
is waiting to testify. He said today
that he was not SO impatient since the
testimony Of 25 Of the survivors of the
crew had been taken in one day, by the
whereby each senator
spent nearly a whole night examining.
He expected to tax the stand again
certainly within a few days.
h committee does not wish to re-
call him until it has cleared up all the
points 1T can through surviving MEM
bers of the crew n those on ships
known to have been in the Titanic's-
vicinity the night of the catastrophe.
Captain Moore read a long list of
messages from the Titanic intercepted
by the Mount Temples operator. 1t
was virtually a complete record of the
wireless appeals sent out by the
doomed ship.
1:10 the Titanic was still calling
c. @. d." said Captain Moore. At 1920
1t raised the Olympic and said, Get
boats ready; going down fast by
the head Frankfurt replied at 1:35,
Starting for YOU Six minutes later
Titanic flashed C. D. O.; boilers
flooded
"A message from d. F. F. then fol-
lowed: Are there any boats around
you already?' There was no answer.
Other ships then began calling but
could get no answer Later the Birma
raised the Olympic and reported. All
quiet now. Titanic has not spoken
since 1:47.' The Carpathia at 1920
sent the message: Are you still there?
We are firing rockets"
Did you see those rockets?" inter-
Senator Smith.
II saw nc rockets at all that night.
I thought Of sending up rockets myself,
but did not do sc because I feared
that it might divert other ships hur-
rying to the Titanic"
The witness said the Titanic un-
had not fixed her position
properly. She said that she must nave
been eight miles further east than the
reported.
Will Hurry With Sailors.
Chairman Smith reiterated today the
statement that no more passenger sur
would be heard until the Of
ficials, members of the crew and crews
of other boats have testified. The four
surviving officers of the Titanic. who
are anxious to return, still are held.
Fifth Officer Lowe Is contemplating
of Senator Smith upon
what information he based his inter-
rogation of him. as to his sobriety.
Senator Smith asked officer Lowe II
he was q drinking man, stating that
had been informed he had been
drinking the night the Titanic sank.
This Lowe Indignantly denied, asserting
that he vas a "teetotaller."
Second Officer Recalled.
Second Officer Lightoller, of the tt
was recalled and testified that
the man who claimed to be Louis
Klein of the Titanic's crew and who
disappeared after being brought here
from Cleveland, was not Klein. The
real Klein was drowned. Lightoller
said.
Capt. James HI. Moore, captain of the
Mount Temple, which was
supposed to have been almost within
distance Of the Titanic on the
day when that ship went down, next
the stand.
Have you seen icebergs by day and
by night" asked Senator Smith.
Yes sir" replied Captain Moore.
How do they o on a starlight
night"
white sir. In fact they are lumin-
The night of the Titanic castrophe
was clear n the sky was studded
with stars.
Where was your ship on Sunday
night. April ZAP"
I'VE were in latitude 41.25, longitude
51.14 at 1890 a. m., ships time. At
1890 a. M, April Is" Captain Moore
said. Il was awakened by the steward
with a message from the Marconi oper-
ator Of my ship which said the Titanic
was send u a C. Q. D. message.
Here is the message: Titanic sending.
D. @. Requires assistance. Posi-
ton 41.44 north 1924 west. Come at
once. Iceberg This was a message
the operator picked up.
What reply did you send?"
Did Not Reply.
None whatever, sir. We didn't
to stop those distress messages
going put and the operator said the
couldn't hear him.. We turned
toward the Titanic. l told the
chief engineer to push up the fires,
wake up all extra firemen and to get
them busy. / said: If necessary give
the firemen a tot of rum sir.
"At the time you got this message
from the Titanic. how far distant did
you figure the vessel was from herr"