The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-25

w did all We Could" he replied
eXplosively. II consider the men act
ed we'll and quickly. The circum-
stances ought to be taken into con-
We were saving human life."
Senator Smith asked Lightoller
why. when he testified in New York.
he did not tell about the sending Of
the telegram from the Carpathia urg-
ing that the Cedric. be held.
Il did not say anything about that
then because there had been nothing
said about the telegram at that
time" said Lightollcr. After that
there was considerable discussion
about it in the papers"'I considered
sending of that telegram. /. urged
it,"
'How do you know it was sent?"
Because Mr.. lsnlay showed it to
me. said it was sent. and showed me
the answer" Lightoller replied.
Senator Smith sought to establish
the day on which the witness had
conferred with Isnlay concerning the
Cedric telegram. Lightoller said he
thought it was Wednesday.
DO you know whether any other
kilograms were sent
"Yes, after Mr.. Franklin's reply. I
understand. a second was sent urg-
ing that the Cedric be held.
did you know then the senate was
going to hold an Investigation"
Most certainly not. or the tele-
gram would never have been n
Our sole idea was to keep witnesses
together for just such an investiga-
ton. which We knew would be made
in England"
Lightoller said it was an open
-..->. .o - ~,Lntl,o~ tho oypINctana
heard when the Titanic sank were
from bursting boilers or bursting
bulkheads.
Passengers All Aroused.
do you know if all the passengers
! sinking?" continued the senator.
Not that I can state accurately,
but from my knowledge Of the purs-
ers and the conditions at the time I
am sure that all were aroused. A
few minutes before the ship sank
Purser McElroy and Assistants Bar.
ker and Simpson came to me and we
shook hands. Goodbye old man. they
said. and I answered goodbye"
Did any Of them survive?"
mo; all were lost"
Lightoller said that s. Hemmings,
a lamp man. who was waiting to ties.
uIy DeloIe tHe coHlHiitlees "dihe0 tHe
length of the ship just before she
sank. and had seen only two women.
How do you account for the 1900
people who could not be found.
Where were they when the boats
left?"
"rhat I cannot fathom: perhaps
Hemmines a enlirhten you. I did
not go aft"
Gould anything have possibly
been done after the crash to prevent
the sinking Of the ship?"
Absolutely nothing"
WAS there any panic?"
mot the slightest"
Lightoller said a vessel Of tho IT.
tanic's tonnage going at q rate OF
twenty-one knots an hour could be
stopped in a minute and a half OF
a distance of a quarter Of a mile.
Senator Smith asked II Lightollsy
had see the lights Of the mysterious
Il saw the light" he answered. at
was two points off the starboard
"Di dyou know what the lights
were?"
"No."
Robert Kitchens. quartermaster in
charge of the lifeboat which took of
Major Peuchen and others. next took
he witness chair and testified that
when the collision occurred he wal
at the Titanic's wheel. He. said the
omcers had been warned to look. out
for small ice. and that he had been
ordered to have the heaters started
in the chart room. The first he knew
OF the collision was when the order
came down from the bridge, ''bera
ahead"
''The first officer rushed over to
give the order, hard a.starboard.
and the second officer returned helm
hard over SIR but by that time We
ere into the berg. We could hear
the grinding Of it. The skipper, Cap
tain Smith. came rushing out asking
what was the matter. ana Immediate
ly ordered Mr.. Murdock to close the
emergency doors. The ship had . list
Of i've degrees to starboard within
five minutes. I stayed at the wheel
until 1928. a.
About that time one Of the on
GERS said we'll yet ont. the boats and
! was put in charge Of number six
and ordered to put away howard q
distant light. / had thirty.eight. VA.