The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-30


got into my boat. after firing the
rockets. she had turned around and
could see the stern light"
Boxhall testified that all ships
rockets were not distress signals.
Some ships use system Of rockets
for signals when passing in the night.
These. he said. might have been the
rockets which passengers on the CAL
ifornian say they saw on a distant
from the Carpathia early Monday
morning before the rescue ship reach
ed the scene of disaster.
"Did you talk to Mr.. Ismay before
you left the ship?"
"Yes. had just fred q distress
signal" said Boxhall. "Mr. Ismay
-as standing by the wheelhouse door.
" ~ led me why didn't get the
:. 70 ay. told him had not re-
ceiveu.,lny orders to do so yet. While
he was walking the chief officer went
later was ordered by Captain Smith
into one of the boats"
Mysterious Lights.
The mysterious ship lights. Boxhall
said he saw disappear westwardly
some time after he had left in the life
boat.
Senator Smith said he had evidence
to support the belief that the Cali
fornian was but fourteen miles from
the Titanic.
do you think you could have seen
the lights Of the Californian" he
asked.
II don't know" said Boxhall. "F'ive
miles is the greatest range the Brit
ish board Of trade requires ships
lights to show. but we know that
they can be seen farther on clear
nights such as that But should
think that we could not have seen
the Californian's lights that far that
night"
to signal you that night, do you think
miles?''
II think not" said Boxhall.
Boxhall was followed on the stand
by Operator Cottam Of the Carpa-
thia.
Senator Smith drew from the wit
ness the fact that he had received
$3.50 from New York newspaper
for his story of the disaster. He was
asked II he had received message
instructing him to kill massage con-
tanning Titanic story" He said he
had not. Senator Newlands asked
Cottam pointedly when he had receiv-
ed word that he and Bride would be
paid handsomely for their exclusive
stories.
when we were docking" said the
witness. II was prepared to go
ashore when Bride took the mes
sage"
would it have made any differ
ence," inquired Senator Fletcher. "if
lier?"
Mot a bit, sir. We were extreme
ly busy. and besides we were acting
under the captains orders"
Cottam said the weather was very
unfavorable for the transmission of
wireless messages. 1t was raining
incessantly. he said.
At the conclusion Of Cottam's tes-
timony Senator Smith announced
that the examination Of the officers
and crew of the Titanic had been
concluded. and directed Assistant
Sergeant -Arns Cornelius to ar
range for all them to depart for their
homes.
British View.
London. April 30.-Francis Dyke
Acland. parliamentary under secre-
tary of state for foreign affairs. on
behalf of the British foreign office,
today rebuked members Of the house
of commons who have been prone to
accept as gospel the garbled form
in which some of the questions by
Senator Smith during the senatorial
inquiry into the Titanic disaster have
been published here.
Replying to questions regarding
the Titanic. Mr.. Acland said:
May I suggest that 1t &c undesira-
Bile to make any more reference to
the imperfect and possibly inaccurate
reports Of the proceedings of the
committee of the United States sem
ate. The president Of the board of
trade is taking steps to obtain an au-
thoritative report Of the progress Of
the committee In case 1t may be Of
use in the inquiry here. No COM
plants have been received by the
secretary of state for foreign affairs
of the detention of British subjects.
THE committee has statutory pow
ers to summon witnesses and no
treaty on convention Is required to-
give the United States jurisdiction
over British subjects while they are
on United States territory. The po-
sition appears to be that 49, senate
ing the inquiry and requiring the at
tendance of witnesses.
I'm view Of the fact that there has
been considerable loss Of American
as we'll as British life 1t is not unrea-
sonable that the American authorities
should hold an inquiry with view
Of considering what steps are desira-
BILE to secure the safety Of trans-At-
lantic traffic. On the other hand it
would he undesirable that British
subjects who wish to return to their
homes should be put to Inconvenience
by being detained for an unreason-
able time. No official communica-
ton has been addressed to the United
States government on the subject.