Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-24

that possibly Mr.. Pitman was in that
boat or In No. 3.
Were there any male passenEersg'
Il think SO, because we could find no
more women. I'm not sure whether 1t
was In No. 5 or No. 81
Senator Smith asked Lowe II he had
conversed with Mrs. Douglas or Mrs
said he had not. In response to questions
Lowe said the gear on the davits worked
perfectly and the launching Of the life
boat was altogether successful. There
was no trouble, he said.
That's why / spoke as did to Mr..
Ismay," explained the witness.
Not Loaded to Legal Capacity.
{, Senator Smith pointediy asked the Wit
ness, If. in the latter's opinion. the life
boat before 1t was lowered was loaded
to its proper capacity that night.
Lowe strove to avoid making q direct
answer. He complained that the chair
man was pulling him up Senator
Smith insisted upon an answer.
Yes, SIR" said Lowe; FINELY; 81 think
it was properly loaded for lowering"
What is the oficial DUCTS for such q
lifeboat?'
1T IL 65.5.''
You rffean-"
and, say, boy Or gill;
Then. YOU wish the committees TO un-
regulations could not be lowered with
safety, with new tackle and equipment,
containing more than fifty peopie?'
THE dangers are II you overcrowd
the boat 4 win buckle up from the two
ing capacity. II you load from the deck
to lower I should not like to put more
than fifty. in q lifeboat''
'tMr. Boxtail has stated that his life
boat contained only twenty-three people
"That was not full capacity, was itT'
well, he was not in charge OF that
boat. was he?" replied Lowe.
Matter of Personal Judgment.
. III oficer Lshtoiier said that boats OF,
the port side were not loaded with more
than thirty-ffve people because Of safety.
those boats were not loaded to their full
capacity. were they?"
WELL" answered Lowe, 'that Is a mat
ter OF personal judgment-some men
might think differently about what would
'aii right. what became of rfeboat
No. ST.
ut was lowered. ana l saw it pulled
away"
Senator Smith then referred to Third
Officer Pitniar testimony Of yesterday
in which he said there were thirty-five
the discrepancy. He asked II, that being
the case, Pitman could not have gone to
the rescue of the drowning. whose cries
he heard plainly but did not heed.
MEDIATE thirty more people safely in that
iifeboat? demanded Senator Smith.
tempted to rescue those in the water
he would have endangered the lives
of those with him.
Some Sailors Cannot Bow.
Il want to say a word about that
danger" Lowe continued. II heard
Maj. Peuchen say on the stand that
the sailors could not row. Sailors and
boatmen are different. Many sailors
may be at sea for years and never go
in a rowboat. There are different
callings. That is the reason that 4
great many Of the sailors couldn't
"Then that's the reason the. boats
were. not lowered?" asked Senator
Smith.
mo, I don't think so. / wasn't in q
nosition to order who should go into
that boat
But you were in = position to tell
Z
was interfering with me personally, and
wanted him to get away SO I could do
something
And he did,
Eyes. and did something sad Lowe.
Senator Smith asked II 1t were not true
that the reason why the boats were not
properly loaded was BECAUSE the crews
were not Abfe to row. The witness de-
nied the allegation.
What was the drill for at Southamp-
TOM" asked the chairman.
Trained Men Absent In Emergency.
TT was for the board Of trade"
There were eight men to a boat
Where were these men when the emer-
Where were they when you were loading
lifeboat No. 5?''
.Yoii must remember; sir. We were in
harbor. and we had the pick Of the men.
At the time of the collision. the men went
down with the 'bos'uh' to clear away the
Eangway doors to make way for the
"Did that take skilled men? Any one
could nave done that and yet skhied men
were sent below when they were needed
er the oafab.F ana gs.s q 18th the a is
10 leave with this eomn1ittee?''
says Diseiplihs WIS Bxssllsat.
The witness pfoteBted against that inter.
pfetati0n 81 his statement. He said the
discipline was excellent. Only one BOAT,
4 collapsibIe one. went Overheard and
| overturned: An the reniaindef of the
nineteen boats, he said. were scientiacal-
l ly handled.
| at takes from eight to ten men ia
make q Mfe60at ready" said Lowe, Il
dnn't know how many men were al the
other boats. You. must remember there