The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-24
Basis for Figuring

he witness figured the Titanic was making 21A knots per hour. Pittman said by the log and by the revolu- tions, which were about 75. Did the ship travel faster than that any time prior to the co1lision?" he was asked.
 NO. l think not" Do you not know that another of | ficer has said that she was making up I to S0?"
 No" replied the officer. "If he did | he was mistaken" | Pittman denied that the officers dls- cussed the speed of the ship while at mess. The witness said he left his cabin about 11:5O Sunday night, just after the collision There was little impact" he added. 'I was half asleep and half awake and I wondered sleep lily where we were stopping. walked out on deck after three or four min- utes and saw nothing. Then I re- turned. lighted my pipe and dressed Ileisurely for 1t was nearing time for my watch. Just as I finished dressing MT Boxhall come up and l asked him what was the matter. He said:
 "'We have struck an iceberg q went on deck again and met Sixth l Officer Moody. l asked him if he had
 seen the iceberg and he said 'No.' But there was ice on his deck thinkly. To satisfy myself I went forward and saw | the layer Then I walked back and saw
 a flock of young American firemen com l ing up asked what was the matter. | They said, There is water in the hatches. I looked downward and saw water flow I ing over the compartment.
 "Then I went up higher and met a man 1 in a dressing gown who said to me: | Hurry, there's no time for fooling.' l Then 1 went to the boats'' Did you know who that man wasp asked MT. Smith. | Not then; I do now"
 Who was it?''
 Witness Saw Ismay
 MT. Ismay; later the man told me | to get the women and children in the
 boats," replied Pittman. 'I lowered one | of them. Mir Ismay came to the boat and helped me. l put in quite num-
 her of them and few men. Then I ralled for more women through the l megaphone but in no wise could any be I found. I stepped back on the ship and l Officer Murdock told me to get in the boat and row around to the after gang way. T thought that was the thing to do | because I expected to bring all of the | passengers back to the ship once more.' 1 Witness said that just before the boat pulled away Officer Murdock leaned over
 and shook hands with him and said Goodbye and good luck old man. q pulled off," said Pittman, intend | ing to remain near the ship in case the
 wind should spring up."
 How did she sink?" asked Senator Smith.
 | denly she got on end and diyed right
 straight down like whale?''
 Did you hear any explosions?'
 "Yes; four"
 What were these explosions?' T think they were bullxheads, or boil ers"
 Do you believe the boilers exploded?''
 They may have; I was not near
 enough.'
 "whea oa sbook hauas with Murdock
 did you expect % zee i'm again?' | Certain
 Do yoa think s xpected to see you | again?'s
 "Apparontls. not out expected abso-
 lutely t, 1e oaak on tas ship in a few hours"
 Heard Cries of Distress 1 Pittman Nas asi-ed I he heard any cries of cisfIess
 | "Oh, ytg
 What
 l aCrying shouinR. md ning" he fe- | piled
 l Tn the | Yes, fret H h8l.1I Human replied. | Witness sa iha -ter ght door lever | on the br sr waa 1f atci by some one | from belos rhe doors Ire of no use,'' said witntsf
 l "Why?'
 l eBecause ta ico had T out the side of the ship said fittrss. If the ves- sel had sti ..k ad bece ns d on it would | be ahoat nrv 1 Pttman sat5 lat he MT. Ismay on | the Titanis wiiai a fe )oat left He l did not see Mir. aiss sln until they | were both s4Fiua thd eaf athia at New 1 York Pittfnar sGii hc iu gh the water l tight compi trcnt4 were ,ked from the upper deck He 11i1 1g transferring a l woman and caiid rom hoat to lifeboat l No. ', thei adIuitted he these boats
 could have neid n ore people He ex- | plained no prner were around when his Dc c1efea Same condi- tions apple oaf No There might | have been more mcn 4falszdl but Pitt man said he thr'gls na bad enough when | his boat wa i1Wenfo | His attent on vasi directed to testimony | that a capes2si ct'N1ps boat carr sd | 15 persons tAan e. re was asked whether a 1ier lifcunaf aould not hold | 10 more thaa Af '.Yes." he Frilti 'Nit ere would not I be room CT n'uYf Id Not see snip | Pittman u Nas, 1pesff ed by Senator smith, who Q'taht. fc ce. borafe Officer Boxhalfs te fnoUy Tfp4rQ lg an uniden- | tified ship eear lna it,ane that ignored her electricHl siF1tts fof selfef. Pittman could throw i1Q rffc iHqf nation on this point.
 Senator FL ~5 4 8 notice of the icebergs was rec f bulletin board In the office qgaft e sr ne morning.