The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-20

enough and that q number Of women were
Obliged to row from IL 80 at night until
and o'clock the next morning.
Mr.. fsmay: OF that I know nothing
I couldn't cay YES or no. 1 did not see
such a thing.
stayed Practically Untii Titanic
sank.
Q. Were you when you hrst went On
deck only partly clothed and that. as
| understood you. you went as far as 10
make inquiries OF an officer or steward
and then returned. A. That's right.
q. How long were you on the ship after
the collision occurred: A. That 10 DIM
cult to answer. Practically until she
sank.
Z. How long was that: A. II Is dif.
hcult to Judge time. l couldn't answer
that.
q. Was II An hour on. yes.
q. How much lonser7 A. should say
an hour and q quarter: perhaps longer
Q. Did you during this time see any
passenger you knew? A. I saw good
many passengers. but I don't remember
recognising any Of them.
Q. Did you see Charles NJ. Hays? A
No. sir.
q. Nor. presume. other Americana
and Canadians OF prominence? A. No.
knew Mr.. Hayes was on board the ship
I had known him some years.
Q. He is unaccounted for? A. Yes
q. What were the circumstances OF
your departure from the ship? In wha,
| way did you leave? A. was immedi'
ateiy opposite the iifeboat. A certain
| number of people were In II. An ofiiceI
| called to know II there were any more
| women. There were no women In sight
on the deck then. There were no pas
sengers about and I got In.
Saw No strssgle Of Msn 70 Get II
q. Where did she collide? was there q
| side blow? A. have no xnowledg'
myself. but I have been told that she
hit the ice somewhere between the break
water and the bridge on the starboart
sids.
Q. Old you see passengers or any mer
on the boats with life preservers on? A
Nearly AL the passengers I saw had lif'
preservers on a. far a. can remember
Senator Smith-When you entered thu
lifeboat yourself you say there were M
passengers in that part Of the ship? A
None.
/ q. Did you at any time see any strus
gle among the men TO get inf A. None
| q. Any attempt as the boats were low
cred between tho decks TO get on? A
None. There were no passengers there 4
take on.
Q. Before you boarded the lifeboat dc
you see any passengers Jump into thu
sea? A. I did not
=. After you were taken of did 20,
see any passenger or any OF the crew
with life saving apparatus on In thu
sea? A. did not.
q. What course did your boat take? A
| We saw q light In the distance and at
/ - ~ In mil ShA f,na "a
=. How long were you In the open Sci
In the lifeboat? A. I should think abou
four hours.
Q. Were any others in the vicinity
-. How many? A. That I could no
answer. There was one that We hailed
but got no answer.
=. Did you see any rafts in the opei
sea? A. None.
Number oS Beats.
Q. Were there any RATS that coult
bs utilised: A. No. There were fou
collapsible boats The ordinary lifeboat
were wooden boats
q. How many boats were there. A
Twenty altogether. think sixteen O
them wooden iifeboats. but / am not alb
soluteiy certain.
Q. What was the method Of getting vi
on the Carpathia? A. Simply by
Jacobs ladder.
O. What wa, the condition Of the se,
at that time? A. There wa. a ripn,,
| on. nothing more.
q. Do Won know n all the iifehoa,s thu
left the Titanic were accounted fory A
believe 10, That I don't know. Al
the knowledge I have Gomez from on,
OF the ofncers. I conversed with oni,
one officer. He was Mr.. Lightoller, tn
second officer.
=. How many officers OF the shin wer
saved? A. / am told four.
Q. Who were they. A.. can't te,
the names OF the Others. IJxhtoIler 1
the only one | knew by name.
would Not Look to See the Titani
| sink.
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