Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-30

Have you known Capt. Smith Ions
timer
! Yes. a great many years. He's beer
In command Of our ships for years"
The witness said Capt. Smith had beer
ate and the old Britannia.
Il don't know all of the ships he was in
command Of" he added.
| Was he In good health on the trip from
| Southampton asked Senator Smith.
| so far as I know he was The Wit
ness added that the captain was about
sixty-two years old.
Provision for Safety.
Asked as to the provisions for safety
taken In building the Titanic. Mr.. Ismay
said that although there were no longi-
tudinal bullzheads, the vessel had a dou-
BILE bottom
1T was the DESIRE he said. TO have
ship that would float with her two
longest watertight compartments crashed
and full of water
He said that if the Titanic had hit the
Iceberg bow on 1t might not have sunk
IN response to question he said that
although the Titanic had been built for
the north Atlantic trade 1t had not been
constructed with especial reference to the
STRENGTHENING Of the bow.
Senator Smith asked the cost of the
vessel.
aDOut St,CoU,UUU, SIT, SAID the witness,
who added that 1t was insured for So
COO 600
DO you know of any attempt to in
crease the insurance Monday. April 15?''
Il can't imagine any one connected with
the company attempting such dishon-
phasis. He added with equal emphasis
that he had made no such attempt, and
no one connected with him or his COM
pany had made the effort. so far as he
knew.
|, Il don't want you to understand me to
assert that such an effort was made"
said Senator Smith.
mo. don't. but the suggestion was
such a horrible thing" said Mr.: 1smay.
did you communicate with London or
New York about the sinking of the ship"
Message Announcing Wreck.
Yes, on Monday morning. shortly after
| got on the Carpathia, the captain asked
me II I did not think 1 ought to send a
message about the sinking Of the Titanic
| said yes. and wrote short message to
Mr.. Franklin. in New York. 1 showed it
to the captain, and said: That's about
all can say. and he said yes He took
1t away and sent it. That was Monday
morning, April 10. Mr.. Franklin never
got It until April L.. In that message l
said tMr. 1smay reading): Deeply regret
advise you Titanic sank this morning
after collision with an iceberg. Great
loss Of life. Further particulars later /"
Mr.. Ismay then reread into the record
all the messages that passed between him
former was on the Carpathia
After reading the messages. all of
which nave been printed, Mr.. Ismay said
That is all the communication I had"
AT that time you intended to leave
Immediately for Liverpool as soon as you
landed in New York;" Senator Smith
said.
Yes. but at that time 1 had not the
slightest idea of any investigation" Mr..
Ismay replied
when did you first learn of it?"
About five minutes after you came on
ator''
"Who told you?"
came on the ship with him, didn't your
We'll / was following him closely"
said Senator Smith.
Mr.. Ismay was then asked about the
speed of the Titanic on the trip from
Southampton. He said he thought the
| revolutions had been worked up to sew
enty-fve, but he was not sure That had
not been worked out
The engines were built for seventy
eight revolutions he said.
How many knots would that be?''
Il heard one gentleman say on the
stand that she would make twenty-five
knots. I want to say that all we ever ex-
pected Of the Titanic was that she should
make the same speed as the olympic. We
never intended she should be faster. We
had planned to have the Titanic 20 faster
on Monday than she was on Sunday
Did Not Talk of Speed to. Captain.
did you ever talk to Capt. Smith about
the speed?''
'Never, sir"
did you undertake In any way to direct
the management Of the Titanic after she
left Southampton"
mot at all, sir. That would have been
entirely out Of my province
Mr.. Ismay said that he heard no reports
from the captain or any one else after
the accident concerning the extent Of the
damage. He said when he went to Capt.
Smith and asked him, the officer replied
that he thought It was serious"
Did you hear any alarm given callinS
the passengers on deck?" he was asked.
mo, SIR"
Pays Tribute to Commander.
Capt. Smith. he said. was selected to
command the pride Of the seas because
| Of his experience and his high character
He was looked upon as our senio,
commander" said Mr.. Ismay. Tie had
at CACcPtiOu0uy CleAu TeCOFOs one In9l
| few captains on the Atlantic have" He
added that Capt. Smith had had no acct
dents until last year. when the Olympic
collided with the British cruiser Hawk
That accident did not shake your faith
| in Capt. Smith,
mot at all, sir. II 1t had we would
not have placed him in command Of the
Titanic
Mr.. Ismay paid an equally high tribute
to Chief Engineer Bell Of the Titanic
Neither he nor any Of the assistant engi-
neers were saved, he added.
More Lifeboats Ordered.
Questioned why the Titanic had only
twenty lifeboats, he said that was a mat
ter for the builder. and he supposed the
requirements OF the British board OF
| trade were met. He thought the whole
question Of life-saving appliances and de-
vices should be carefully considered, and
when he returned to England he would
take up the matter.
Are you willing to admit that you are
IN favor OF SO increasing the number Of
ufeboats?''
Perfectly. 1 have given instructions
already that none Of our ships shall leave
port without boats sufficient to care for
| all the passengers. In inCr0aAin1 fhe