Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-04-25

I Mr.. Lightoller saw it before we got
off the Titanic and told us to pull to-
ward it. 1t finally disappeared. We
never made out what it was"
when you have binoculars what
share Of time do you have the glasses
to your eyes while on the lookout
IF we fancy we see anything on the
| horizon said Fleet, then we use the
glasses to make sure"
Senator Fletcher asked Fleet if he
had helped in the loading of the boats.
Yes, sir"
He said he saw no lifeboats loaded
! other than No. 6, the boat in which
he pulled away, with about 80 pas
sengers
Were there any women left on the
decks who did not get in the boat2"
mo. sir, I saw none"
Did you call for them?" Yes"
The witness said that there were a
number of men on the decks but that
none of them sought or even asked to
be taken on. Fleet told of the APP
pearance in the hoat of a stowaway
who had hidden beneath a seat The
man, an Italian, was of no assistance
because of an injured arm. His boat.
Fleet said asked for and got another
man from a ufetoat to which tbnv
tieii up.
! Did YOU hear anv cries for holm ?.
asked Senator Smith. "Yes hut thew
were very faint"
did YOU go hack to balnon a1o
sir. Some Of the passengers wantaa
| to. hut the ouartarpa stsr ,,,he, 80.
| in charge. ordered ms ~ kaan ON 80
ing"
F, How far We're you from the I'll
sanie when 1t sank 20 "oh ii must
have been mile"
AS to your experience in trying to
sstimate now far the Titanic was from
the iceberg when you sighted it.
should say you did not have any
Judgment OF distance, Senator com
nhenteu' NO more, | haven't" Fleet
| answered ana then was excused
| The Committee Means Business.
| Senator Smith then arose and for,,,
| ally announced that he wante to maaf
an inquiry that had arise, &c 20 ~
purposes of the committee
| ut is 10 got all the faots atta,a
| ing this catastrophe" he said ",rha
| surviving officers and men of This
| ship are not shipbnilders and if We
can get from them what they know
| it is all that we can expeet Now .
! word as IN the nlon ~ IL ~. -
| ton of the committee to inquire OF
all subjects of Great Britain who
may be in this country and who NAV
| know anything of the disaster. and
to hold them here until we have
| learned all that we can.
This course will he nursuea ,,nti1
the committee conclude thev ha,,a
| obtained all accessible and usof,,I j.,
| formation to aid q nroner undarstana
ing of this cate stronha
| Nov ,o.a -.
| +ba oraait of -. uil''e ui.s 10
bars ~ ~ -, o',ie' ,ie anu iiiei'i-
,st4fs as.s ..e", We nase experienced
nesses as we thought NECESSARY bnt
from the beginning until now there
has been a voluntary. gratuitous.
meddlesome attempt upon the part of
certain persons to influence the course
of the committee and to shane it's
procedure. Misrepresentation have
been made, | have heard. / have not
however, read the newspapers. be-
cause L did not wish to be prejudiced.
The representatives of the press have
all co-operated in every possible way
to tighten the burdens of the COM
mittee.
The committee viii NOT tolerate
any further attemnt on tha mart Of
any one TO shane it's course We
shall proceed in our own wav and
the Judgment of our efforts we'll NAV
be withheld until those who criticize