Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-23
.1EARsEIAILnowN. 1owA 90 1919

cred in the presence Of the inspectors
from tho hoard Of trade"
How many boats were iowered7"
"Just two. sir"
zone on each side Of the ship?"
mo, sir. They were both on the
same side. sir. We were lying in dock"
The witness said he did not know
whether the lowering tackle ran free or
not on that occasion. At the time Of
the tests all officers Of the Titanic
were present.
Boats Capacity Sixty.fivs.
Boxhall said that under the weather
conditions experienced at the time Of
the collision the lifeboats were sup
posed to carry sixty-five persons. I'm
der the regulations Of the British board
of trade. in addition to the oars. there
were in the boat water breakers, water
dippers, bread. bailers, mast and sail
and lights. and supply Of oil. All Of
these supplies. said Boxhall. were in
the boats when the Titanic left Bel
fast. He could not say whether they
were in when the vessel left Southamp-
ton.
I Boxhall testified to the sobriety and
good habits of his superior and brother
officers
You were on watch Sunday night
from O'Clock till nidnight?'
Yes"
Tells Of Precautions.
| Who occupied the crows nest dur
ing Your watch?"
"Fleland Leigh
Who else was on the lookout?''
The bridge officer" Mr.. Murdoch"
Senator Smith asked if there had
been anyone on lookout on the eye
of the ship.
Il don't know" i'd the witness.
Under questioning Boxhall said Cap
tain Smith had told him Of the posi-
tons of certain icebergs which he
marked on the chart.
Senator Smith then asked the wit
ness:
Do You know whether the temper
allure of the water taken from the sea
was tested?"
Yes, sir: l saw the quartermaster
doing it. He reported to the junior
officer, Mr.. Moody
Captain on Watch.
Boxhall said he did not believe the
captain had been away from the vicin-
ty of the bridge at any time during
his watch.
When did you see the captain LAST"
asked Senator Smith.
When he ordered me to go away in
the boat
Where were You at The time of the
collisiono"
Just approaching the bridge"
Roxhall went to the bridge where
he found the first officer. Mr.. Murdoch:
the sixth officer, Mr.. Moody. and Cap
tain Smith. He said the captain asked
What was the trouble and the first Of
ficer replied they had struck an ice
berg and added that he had borne to
starboard and reversed his engines full
speed after ordering the closing of
water tight doors.
Tried to Take Three More.
Eoxhall said he had rowed in the
seaboat three quarters of mile when
the Titanic went down. Before that
ne had rowed around the ships stern to
see if he could not take Off three more
persons for whom there was room. He
abandoned that attempt. however, be-
cause he had with him only one man
who knew how 10 handle an oar and
he feared an accident. His boat, he
said, was the first picked up by the
Carpathia. That was about 4:10 in the
morning.
Did you have any conversation with
Mr.. Ismay that night"
Yes. sir, before left the ship. On
the bridge just before the captain or
dered me below to take an emergency
boat
when you boarded the Carpathia
did You see any lights on any other
lifeboats?"
NO. 1t was nearly daylight. It was
daylight by the time ! got my pas
sengers aboard the Carpathia."
His Light Drew carpathia.
The Carpathia. he said, was steering
by the green lights on his lifeboat. He
said he saw no other lights.
Our green lights were special lights
that I told one Of the sailors to put in.
lighted them after we We're lowered.
The lights were very brilliant and at
tracted the Carpatha.''
Did YOU see anyone get in the life
boats from the water or see any in
the water"
mo, sir" said Boxhall. "If I had
'seen any in the water I should have
taken them in the boat"
Boxhall said that the sea was calm
and that in his opinion each of the
|lifeboats could have taken its full ca
pacity. How many he had in his small
seaboat he never knew.
Wants Search For Bodies.
Senator MARITIME of New Jersey, in
ltroduced resolution requesting the
president to send to the scene Of the
Titanic disaster several revenue cutter
vessels and to keep them there at least
Ia month in the hope of finding other
bodies. The resolution was referred to
the committee on commerce.
Resolutions authorizing $4,000 ap-
propriations for the families of each
Of the three postal clerks who lost their
lives on the Titanic were introduced in
the house by Representative Reilly Of
Connecticut.