Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-27

| what IS the speed oil the Calior-
MIAMI About II knots ordinarily
said the captain. I'VE made 1871
when We were going to the Titanic"
Were you under full speed then 7"
We We're driving all we could"
When you told the Titanic you were
surrounded by ice, how badly were
you surrounded?" The witness said
the field was about 25 miles long and
lsoveral miles wide. The Californian,
he said. was about a quarter mile
from the edge of the foe.
What did you notify the Titanic
forT' 'As a matter of courtesy en-
tirely, ] didn't know where she was.
AS a matter of fact, thought she was
Is miles south of us"
DO you know anything regarding
the Titanic disaster of your own
knowledge?" Nothing
Did you see any Of her signals or
anything of the ship herself?" No"
Was the Titanic beyond your range
OF vision?'' yes. l9h or 20 miles
laway."
! Senator Smith asked the witness
how long il took the Californian to
get to the scene Of the Titanic disaster.
He read from the log to show that at
Is o'clock she started for the scene.
cleared the thick ice half hour later
and under full steam drew alongside
the Carpatha at $50.
Capt. Lord said he was on the bridge
himself until 1890, Sunday night and
that the watch was doubled.
We had reports two or three days
befre of the presence Of ice ahead
he said. and we took precautions
From whom did you receive these
reperts2' Capt Barr of the Caronia
gave us a report. on April IL. the day
| before. said Capt. Lord.
What further advicese" .Barr's
message told as that westbomd
steamers reported field ice ON the 18th.
: That was two days before"
What was the next warning?"
: The Partisan was far ahead of us.
: | asked the Partisan, April A. in the
daytime and she said she had passed
three large ieebergs. The New Am
I sterdam also warned us that. on April
9, she had passed ieebergs."
Low temperature was no indication
of the nearness of ice, the captain
i said. He added he had had very little
experience with ice.
NbuiQ glasses III tIfe crow = nest
have aided in sighting ice?" asked the
senator. II think not. | tried it once
) and ] don't believe / shah try 1t again
{ 1t was when l hoisted man i'm a
coal basket To the masthead to see
: If We could discover the Titanic
: IF you had received the Titanic
distress call, Sunday evening after
your communication with the Titanic
/ bax lon hsTr tolya ~
{ reach herr cat the very least, tive
hours under the ice conditions.
When you got to the scene, the
next morning. did you see any wreck
ei age?a Yes. a little, nut considering
e the size of the disaster there was
] very little. 1t looked more like a fish
7 ing smack had been wrecked"
' "See any bodies?1 Neither dead no,
/ alive said The captain.
n Captain Lord remained searching from
. SO A. NJ. to 1870 A. NJ. and saw ne
l further signs of the Titanic.
e Il don't want to seem impairment
lcaptain.' said Senator Smith. but there
0 was a report this morning that there had
been some attempt to prevent you from
g looming here to testify. DO You know ei
, | any such attempts?'' NO" said Cant
' Lord 81 don't think there was anything
: of that kind When / was served will
/ the subpoena I asked the assistant gen
eral manager for permission. l couldn
: get the general manager, but j was per
mitted to come
4 ''Dou you know whether your wireless,
operator was on duty Sunday night afte
G you sent the warning messenger II thinl
: not. l went by his room about lac an,
t there was no light. It would indicat,
t that he had gone to bed"
: Capt. Lord said .Aat if the operator
: had been on duty he would have caugh
( the Titanic's signal. An operator oil
s duty in the day, he said, was of NOR
z service than to remain on duty at night
e because there were so many one-operato
: ships that one got more information il
It the day than at night. when the othe
r operators We're asleep.
g But your passengers are asleep a
a night" suggested Senator Smith
L Wouldn't it be better to have your OPP
d orator awake when other eyes ar
t Iciosed?1 1T probably would. ?
: The captain was asked by Senator
s Smith whether he saw any distress
{ signals, and he said no.
When | came up on the bridge a
III 1890, Sunday night Capt. Lord said
the bllittt there SdIu lie tDpuSHt
d saw a light. 1t was n peculiar nigh
|, and We had been having trouble witt
q the stars. installing them for lights
{ | Finally a ship did come up and | ask
4 ed the operator If he lad heard any
f thing and he said he had had the III
tanic and given the ice message. Thel
this ship came up and lay within fou
or seven miles of us. She lay there al
q night, nearly. but we could not hea
from her. 1t was no. the Titanic. / an
\ sure of that. About o'clock | told tn
y | operator To call this ship again. Sh
sent up several rockets, but she wouls
not answer ! told him to ask.her Wit
n she was | heard him calling her whel
n | went TO bed but she did not answer
/ have faint recollection of hearini
I the cabin boy about o'clock saying
something about the ship still standing
y by. soon after that she steamed away
v This boat sent up several white rock
. cts. but they were not distress sig
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