The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-27

did not regard temperature readings as
necessarily indicating ice. because wher
over one encountered the Arcti, current
one always found cold water He knew
of nc way to determine the proxi ;,ity
OF icc except by Inc vision.
GLASSES of 80 Usc.
.Ncu,d glasses he Of any assistance
TO tho lookout IN pcrcciving ice?" asked
Senator Smith.
NO" replied the captain. II never
gave my lCoko,its glasses but once. That
was the morning We were running through
tho scene of the Titanic disaster. We
pulled man up in a coal basket to the
deck and rave him glasses hut he could
no. sce anything and we had to take him
down My experience is that glasses
are Of no Use to lookout until he has
picked mp some specific object to he cx
amincd The officers have glasses on
the bridge for that purpose.
U. Had Won given any special instruct ions
prescribing the conduct of the wireless on
yo,ir ship; \. No. Nc was amcnable to
discipline the same as the other men on the
ship.
u. Subordinate to your wishes at sea?
A. N"~, certainly.
y, Responsible to the Marconi Com
pan,? g. Yes
a. so the responsibility is divided A.
Yes.
o. You have hu: one operator? A. Yes.
O. 10 YOU know whether your OPERA or
VAS on duty Sunday night after you sent
that warning to tho Titanic? \. I went to
his room about II 4; and there was no light
indicating that he vas asleep
nd b, hayc ony hpura preecril,cd nv
yourself OF any one else! A. No, he was
generally around
Operator on Duty.
Q. Would you have heard the Q n
Of the Titanic II your operator had been on
duty' A Yes. certainly.
. DO you not think It better TO have two
operators on every ship? 4. OF course il
would be better You would he sure not to
miss anything then.
q. Did YOU SEQ any distress signals. any
rockets or Morse signals? A. I didn't.
hut the Officer on watch said he saw some
rockets. but that thc:' were not sicnals Of
distress. When left the bridge saw a
peculiar light. The officer said he thought
IL was star. II was n deceptive night and
We had been nrlstaking stars for lights
Later he reported to me that steamer had
come alone side and was lying within four
miles This was about II 10. We could SOC
her lights A. - o'clock. when the second
Oficer came on duty. told him to watch the
steamer and let III, fnow If II got any
nearer. A. I, ~ 4. reported that she would
not answer nor take any notice Of our Morse
signals He told me he thought she had
fred some rockets. hut that she wouldn Y
reply 20 our Morse. Ne said no thought
ahe was going away. After O'Clock this
steamer went away toward the southwest
showing nnShes
q suppose Morse signals and rockets
had h.en displayed continuously on the
Titan" for three quarters Of an hour
after sh" struck the iceberg. would
Won have ho"n able 10 soc thos"
signals 4 From our position wc cor
,ainly could not have sson the Morse
and don't think We could have seen any
rockets Nineteen and hal: miles is q
pretty Ions way
Saw Liner Frankfort.
y Did YOU scc tho steamship Frank
furt? Yes about five or ton minute.
past ~ she was trying to break through
the ics, and y hen vn cam" into the loo field
she took the Same course and went ont
She va- running about south southwest
y Did YOU talk with the Frankfurt
~ any 'r,e' Nrs We were In com
ruincaticu with the Frankfurt AZ about
80 VI Monday She first told ,is a
rnlD h'n- sbuk. ana tUsH u low Tl1H'l'"-
later SAID IL was the Titanic. which had
sunk. after hitting an iceberg had Il q
chief officer toll our wireless man to get
her position. and thai was the first hen rl
of the sinking Of the Titanic As We were
trying Ia get the official position from
the Frankfurt tho Nirginian came in with
this
Titanic sinking Struck an iceberg
Wants assistance Passengers in boats
q pid you hsv" further communicate
with the Nirgin.an: Yes, tho Nir-
ginian later asked us to give her particulars
of the disas,"r Whcn wc arrived on the
e"en"
The captain then told how he pro-
Ceedod 10 tho scene of the disaster. talked
with the Carpathia looked around and
then Went on his way.
Have you any idea as to the identity
of the steamer that lay alongside you i'll
tho ico tina, Sunday night" the captain
was asked.
No. was the answer I'VE all thought
him an ordinary cargo steamer Al
daylight We saw yellow funnel steamer
eight miles away; but ! don't think it
was the same one"