The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-25


 senator smith has requested that the dispositions of the officers and crew of the Mount Temple be sent to him. In addi- ton, he accepted the offer of Dr. F. C.. Quitzman of Toronto to appear before the committee. Dr. Quitzman was one of the passengers who said they saw the Titanic sink.
 Acting Premier Fosters telegram, dat ed today follows:
 Captain Mount Temple reports received C. Q. D. message from Titanic 12:30 a. n., ships time. Monday. Was then 50 miles west and south of position sent out by Titanic. Immediately altered course to reach Titanic but did not arrive at her position until 4:30 a. m., when could not see Titanic's light. Saw no sign of ship or boats. Bruised around position until received message from Carpathia at S:4i a. m that she had picked up 20 boat loads and that Titanic had sunk. Re ceived another message at $50 a. m. from Carpathia; no need to stand, as nothing more could be done Under these circumstances 1t does not seem necesesry to tietasn boat due Co sail Fri day. If considered necessary, commission couldSbe appointed to take captains eyi- dence. will no doubt be examined later by British commission
 Senator Smiths Reply
 In reply Senator Smith dispatched the following: Telegram received. I will greatly ap- preciate it if dispositions of captain of the vessel Mount Temple, which is scheduled to sail from St. John. N. B., tomorrow tFriday) could be taken by commission CTS as suggested by you, and forwarded to me at Washington, relative to the movements of his ship on Sunday evening. April A. stating relative positions to Iii tanic and Carpatha, together with de- tailed report of all wireless messages sent and received
 The committee also received telegram signed by J. H. Moore. master of the Mount Temple; A. H. Sargent, chief off cer; H. Heah, second officer, and J. Durrant. the Marconi operator, dated at West St. John, N. B. today, practically repeating the information contained in the premiers message and adding that the Mount Temple did not see the Iii tanic's lights. At 6:30 a. m. the Mount Temple sighted the Carpathia. and later the Californian. At o'clock she sighted the Russian steamer Birma, coming from the south and west. The names of the passengers who said they saw the lights of the Titanic, the message said. were not known.
 Swore at Ismay
 A petit officer was compelled to swear at J. Bruce Ismay, head of the White Star line, at the time of the disaster in order to curb Isnlay's interference with work. This was brought out by Harold C. Lowe. fifth officer.
 Witness said he shouted to Ismay Get to hell away from here. l want to work"
 Lowe said he and others were trying to lower a life raft. T was not trying to get into the boat" said the witness, but Mir Ismay annoyed me with instructions. This man was greatly excited. He was believing:
 Lower away I swore at him.
 Isnay made no reply. Lowe said he did not know the man was Ismay until the steward of the Carpathia told him, and asked him what he said.
 Lowe Inspected Lifeboats
 You were present at the test of the Ti- tanic in Belfast quarter?' asked Sem ator Smith today at the opening of the Titanic senatorial investigation of the sec ond witness.
 "Yes,'' replied Harold G. Lowe.
 You were present at the test?" asked Senator Smith.
 ''I looked to the lifeboats," replied Lowe. "With MT. Moody and Boxhall looked over the lgeboats, examined them care fully and found everything in them ex- cept that in one dipper was missing
 As to the collapsible boats, Lowe said he could not remember what was found. We did find that there were plenty of oais with additional oars for each boat added Lowe.
 Witness said that while it had been planned to hold lifeboat drill April l, It was postponed because there was wind. The witness said it was almost sduaily.
 Lowe declared there had been no test for speed on the Titanic. lie believed the Titanic was capable of making from 2i to .5 knots per hour, he said. after Wit ness Elect had concluded.
 Have you any idea what speed the Titanic made on her trial trip?" the chairman continued.
 II do not know exactly" Lowe replied, but I believe it was between 20 and e0ls knots per hour,
 How many revolutions did that speed represent?''
 T can't tell precisely because the revo- lutions had not been entirely worked out when the ship went down after the ex- plosion'
 There was the usual crowd of the cu- rious in the corridors of the Senate office building long before the committee met. The great majority were women who used all their wiles and capoleries in vain eff