The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-27
TITANIC's MEN QUESTIONED.


Titanic. corroborated Groves testimony
in regard to there having been no boat
drills on shipboa-d
In all of your four years service as
steward with the White Star have you
participated in any Of their fire or boat
drills?" asked Senator Bourne.
Yes. sir" replied the witness.
Andrews said some Of the passengers in
the lifeboat wanted to 60 back to tho
Titanic after they had put of
Did yoi see any light at tho timc Of the
accident from any ship?' asked Senator
Bourne.
well. si~. we saw light that seemed
back of the Titanic. The coxs vain
thought it was another ship coming up to
give assistance. but after while the
light disappeared
John Collins. one Of the Titsnic's
assistant cooks. said he went to his station
hut found the boat already lowered. He
had taken n baby from weeping woman
passenger and his shipmate had another
woman's other child
swept on Deck.
ing for the stern" said Collins. "a
wave swept ,is on the deck and the child
was washed out Of my arms. The wreck
age and the people that were around me
kept me down for AT least two or three
minutes"
O. How often have they been held, 4
Well they have been held on Sunday: they
hold muster in New York and there is one
on the Sunday home. sir.
y. During your voyages. have you held
any OF these drills A. Yes. sir
y. Was there any held on the maiden
voyage OF the Titanic? A. No. sir.
y. Two or three minutes? A. | am sure,
yes.
o. We're YOU unconscious? A. No. not at
all II did not affect me much. the salt water.
a. But You were under the water. You
cannot stay under the water two or three
to me. When I came to the surface l saw
a boat that had been swept away. saw a
man on II and made for It,
Y. How many were on the collapsible
boat? \. am sure there was more than
fifteen or sixteen.
= U. Did those who werp on help you get
on' A. No sir: they were all watching the
ship All had to do was 10 give o spring
and got on TO it and we drifted about for
two hours. H'" =
Albert Hains. boatswains mate. left
the fifth to put OF from the starboard
side. The boat had about forty-fve or
forty eight men in it.
when there was no more women
forthcoming" he said, the men Jumped
in the bows. The boat was chook- A.
block. sir.
sixty in His Boat.
Q You had sixty-three in your boat
A. Around sixty.
U Did YOU hear any cries for help:
4. Yes. sir.
q. Did anybody in your boat urge you
to return? A, No. sir. called the sailors
aft and said to them. there are people in
the water We can do nothing with this
crowd because We have no room to row.
let alone do anything else" II was no good
of our going back We could not have done
anything. thought II unsafe TO go back
there. sir. having so many in the boat.
q. What did you do after the boat went
down A. told the men IL was no good
rowing; that We could not do anything
until the morning and just lay there all
night. sir
Samuel s. Hemming. lamp trimmer.
sa id he WAS in his berth when the collision
came He went down into the fore port
storrroom and found everything dry.
q What did you do then? 4. went back
and turned in.
O. How long did you stay in your buuks,
A. We were back in our hunks few
MINUTES Then the joiner came in and he
said. "If ! were You ! would turn out. you
| fellows She is making water one, two
three and tho racket court is getting filled
up" just as he went the boatswain came
Turn out you fellows. he says. you haven't
half an hour to live" He said that ia from
Mr. Andrews He said. Keep it to your
selves and let no one know.
! O. Mr. Andrews was OF the firm OF Har-
land 4 Wolfe, the builders of the ship:
A. Yes
Tells About Ismay.
| Edward Wheelton first class sfaMari