Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-04-23
ISMAY BEFORE
SENATEC0MM|TTEE
OTEAMSHIP OFFICIAL DECLARES
THE TITANIC WAS NOT RUN.
ING At FULL SPEED.
WOMEN NOT ALL SAVED
1estifies Large to What He did not
See-Captain Rostron Of Car
pathia Tells of Rescue Of
Wreck Survivors.

left the boat Mr.. lsmay replied, al
most in a whisper, "One OF the boats
was being filed. officers called out
to know if there were any more wo-
men to CO. There were none. No
passengers were on the deck. AZ
the boat was being lowered l got
into it,
New York, April 2O.-Two different
stories of the loss of the magnificent
Titanic and most of her human freight
were told the senate committee inves-
tigating the disaster today.
Bruce Ismay, millionaire financier.
told the committee what he did not
see of the disaster and what he did
not do before and after he left the
wallowing vessel with the women and
children.
Arthur H. Rostron, r. N. r., ship
master and able seaman, told the
committee what he did to succor those
who left the Titanic for the frafl So
curity of the lifeboats.
Ismay declared there were no wo-
men waiting to get into the lifeboat
which he entered and that he saw no
passengers near the boat when he left
the vessel. He never looked back to
see Captain Smith going down into
the sea at his post on the bridge, nor
to see the remaining passengers and
crew prepare for the final plunge.
Ismay concluded his lengthy ex-
PLANTATION of how he left the Titanic
and Smith put the question to him:
Were all of the women and children
Baved?"
The financier looked down, flushed
and replied in lower tone:
I'm afraid not
what proportion was saved?"
81 don't know"
Rostron Tells Of Rescue.
Captain Rostron, in plain sea-going
terms, told of turning his vessel at
the first wireless distress signal from
the Titanic.
Il swung out all lifeboats." he
said, broke out all spare gear, or
dered up the doctors. Then / moved
the Carpathias passengers all togeth-
er to make room for survivors and
had the steward and purser arrange
for taking care Of those picked up.
ordered all work suspended on the
Carpathia.
Maybe I'll be criticized for run
ming my ship so fast through those
icefields to get to the Titanic volun-
teered the blonde seaman, but l be-
lieve l was justified"
Myself and the committee believe
you deserve only the highest praise"
said Senator Smith.
Three of the boats of the Titanic
were rowed by women, Captain Ro'
stron said. One boat had but single
officer and single sailor aboard.
Rostron declared that Captain
Smith of the Titanic was following the
safest course for the season of the
year, and was not attempting short
cut. The iceberg the big liner col
lided with, he said, was uncharted
and Captain Smith had No way Of
knowing its whereabouts.
Ismay 10 First Witness.
]. Bruce lsmay took the stand a.
the first witness before the senate
investigating committee investigating
the Titanic disaster today. After
Ismay had been sworn by Chairman
Smith. he was questioned at length.
He said:
My name is Bruce 1smay; l am 80
years old; am an officer Of the White
Star line in the capacity Of managing
director. | was not officially desig-
mated by the directors to go with the
Titanic on her maiden voyage"
Tell in your own way what you
consider the cause of the accident to
the Titanic" said Smith.
First of all. want to express my
great grief" began Ismay, secondly,
wish to say that we welcome investi.
CATION; we court the fullest inquiry
and that we have nothing to conceal
or hide. The ship was built in Bel
fast and was the latest thing in ship
building. No money was spared in
her construction. She was not built
by contract. but by commission"