The Washington herald., 1912-04-27

i-icebergs.. A.-Yes. sir; and there was
a big field of ice.
o.-How many icebergsg Al could
not say. They were dotted about all
over the place.
Samuel s. Hemming. lamp trimmer
on the Titanie. said he was in his bulk
when the collision came. He went
found everything dry.
o.-What did you do then? Al
went back and turned In.
Q.-Do you mean that you went back
to your bunk and went TO sleep? A.
The storekeeper and went back and
turned into our hunks.
o.-How long did you stay in your
bunks7 Ave were back in our hunks
few minutes. Then the joiner came
would turn out. you fellows She Is
making water. one-two-three. and the
racket court is getting filled up" Just
as he went the boatswain came, and
he says: Turn out. you fellows. You
haven't half an hour to live" He said:
That Is from Mr. Andrews" He said:
Keep 1t to yourselves and let no one
o.-Mr. Andrews was of the firm Of
Harland & woln. the builders OF the
ship: Ayes.
Asmny StoOd ny bOat8.
Edward wheelton. first-cIass steward
Of the Titanic. testified before Senator
Newlands that ]. Bruce Ismay stood up
by all OF the boats that I saw get away"
He eorroborated the testimony that Har-
old J. @. Lowe. NTH onieer. told Ismay
ito get the hell out OF here" when they
were working on Lifeboat No. Z. He
also told OF the mysterious light toward
which many OF the nfeboats pulled in
vain.
Did Ismay do anything besides help
regulate the lowering Of the boat" ask
ed Senator Newlands.
He helped the women and children
into the boats and told the men to make
away" testified Wheelton. The men
were all standing around in a circle and
lady would come on deck. Mr.. Ismay
meant TO make a gap 50 that she could
come through"
w. H. Taylor, another Of the TitanIc's
able seamen. testified that his ifeboat,
No. Is, made no attempt to go back
and rescue the passengers who were
struggling in the water No attempt
was made, he said. because most OF
those in the boat with him urged him TO
pull on. for fear Of being taken IN by
the Titanic's suction.
George Moore, another or the TItanic's
able seamen, testified that he did not
think that snybody could have lived more
than ten minutes in the ice cold water.
Moore also saw the mysterious bright
light on the starboard bow.
James Jones. another OF the Titanic's
able seamen. testified that when he en-
barked in the lifeboats he thought they
were just sending them away for an hour
or so until they got squared up again.
or pumped out
Ismay Not Invited.
George Thomas Rowe, a quartermas-
ter. who was examined by Senator Bur- |
ton, commanded the Hfeboat In which J. |
Bruce Ismay escaped from the sinking |
ship. Rowe was ordered TO take charge |
of the boat. which was the ninth to |
leave, by Capt Smith. He said no one |
asked Ismay to get IN.
when Chief Officer- Wall asked II |
there were any more women or chill |
dren, there was no reply" said Rowe. |
$50 Mr.. Ismay came aboard the boat"
Can you say there were no more |
women and childrenT"
Il could not see; but there were none
Rowe declared that when he left the |
ship he was ordered TO pull for q light |
He thought II was a ship.
Did you see any side lights?'' asked |
Senator Burton.
mo. sir: I think there was a shin
there. Judged the light TO be a stern |
light"