The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-22

when the collision occurred. fe
way without dressing. met a steward
asked him what was the matter, and
he said no did not know ! returned
TO my room. 1 felt tho ship slow
down. put on an overcoat over NY
pajamas and went up on the bridge
deck and on ths bridge. 1 asked Cap
tam Smith what was the matter and
he said wo had struck ice asked
whether he thought II serious. and he
SAID he did. On returning TO my room
L met the chief engineer and asked
MN whether he thought the damage
serious. and he said he thought 4 Was
Il then returned to my room ana
put on a suit Of clothes. | had been
In my overcoat and pajamas up to this
time. then went back to thc bridge
deck and heard Captain Smith give the
order to clear the boats. hclpel In
this work for nearly two hours, - FAR
as l can Judge / work ed at TIE star
board boats. helping women nj chit
dren into the boats and lowering them
over the side. | did nothing with re-
gard to the boats on the port side BY
that time avery woodc,; lifchcat on
the starboard side had been lowered
away, and | found ,hat they were en-.
gagged In getting out tho forward col
lapslblc tDat on tn: starboard side. L
assisted at T. IS work and all the wo-
men that we're on this deck were
helped lHto the boat.
boat Had Room for More.
They were all, | think third elias.
passengers. AS the boat was going
over the side. Mr.. Carter. a passenger
and myself got in. At tina; time thcr.
was not Il woman on tn boat deck no,
any passenger Of any class. so faY a.
- 10 =
between thirty-fve and forty in IL.
should think, most Of them women
There ware perhaps four or five men
and II was afterwards discovered that
there were four Cinnamon concealed
under the thwarts in tho bottom of thu
boat. The distance that the boat had
To be Lowered into the water was about
twenty feet. Mr.. Carter AMI did not
get into the boat until after they had
begun to lower IL away. When tile
boat touched the water | helped row
1t. pushing tho car from me as sat
This is the explanation Of the fact that
my back was to the sinking ship. The
boat would have accommodated Ger
ia inly six or more pa ssengers in addi-
ton II there had been any on the boat
deck TO SO. These facts can h. sub
Stimulated by Mr.. W. T.. Carter. or
Philadelphia. who got In at the time
that / did and was rowing the boat
with me. ! hope 1 need not say that
neither Mr.. Carter nor myself would
for ono moment have thought of get
ting into the boat If there had beer
any women there to 20 in it. nor shonid
have done so If ! had thought that
by remaining on the ship I could hav,
been of the slightest further assist.
ance.
1T is impossible for mo to answer
every false statement, rumor or in
Ncntion that has appeared In tho
newspapers. am prepared TO answer
! any questions that may he skcd by
| the committee of the Senate, or any
! other responsible person shall
/ therefore make no further statement OF
this kind. except TO explain the mes
saGes that | sent from the Carpathia.
These messages have been compIcteIy
misunderstood An inference has been
drawn from them that was anxious
! to avoid tho Senate committees in
| quiry. which ii was intended to hold
| when dispatchinE these messages /
had not the slightest idea that an
| inquiry Was contemplated, and had
no Information regarding it until the
| arrival of the Carpathia at the Cunard
dock in New York on Thursday night.
| when | was informed by Senator'S
| Smith and Newlands of the appoint
ment Of The special committee to hold
| the inquiry. Tho only purpose | had
! In sending these messages WAS to en-
! press my desire 10 have tho crow re-
! turned to their homes in England for
| their own benefit at the earliest pos
! siblc moment. and ] also was anxious
, to return to my family. but left the