The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-23
tinue to grow, and the hospitals report
that practically all the survivors have
recovered
SHIP ONLY S MILES OFF
But 1t Failed to Come to Assistance of
the Titanic.

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succor only five miles away, the Titanic
slid into its watery grave, carrying with
it more than | 900 of its passengers and
crew, while an unidentified steamer that
might have saved all failed or refused to
see the frantic signals flashed to it for
aid. This phase of the tragic disaster
was brought out yesterday before the
Senate investigating committee when
j. B. Boxhall, fourth officer of the III
tsnic, told of his unsuccessful attempts
to attract the strangers attention.
This ship, according to Boxhall, could
not have been more than five miles away
and was steaming toward the Titanic.
So close was it that from the bridge
Boxhall saw plainly its masthead lights
and then its red sdelight
Both with rockets and with the Morse
electric signal did the young officer hail
the stranger Captain Smith and several
others in the vicinity of the bridge de-
clared at the time their belief that the
vessel had seen them and was signaling
in reply. Boxhall failed to see the re-
plies, However, and in any case the
steamer kept on its course obliquely past
the Titanic without extending aid.
This, and the declaration by p. A. S.
Franklin, vice-president OF the White
Star line, that there were not sufficient
lifeboats aboard the Titanic to care for
the ships company at one time, were
the features of the hearing.
The official was quizzed throughout the
morning session on the messages ex-
changed between the Carpathia and him
self after the ship had started for New
XOrLy with tho TitapiotS hoo rd
Among the survivors was J. Bruce Ismay,
managing director of the line.
Among the wireless kilograms read
into the record was one from Mr. lsmay
urging that the steamship Cedric be held
until the Carpathia arrived with its sorry
burden. He declared he believed it "most
desirable that the survivors of the I'll
tanic's crew be rushed ont Of the cotn-
try a 5 quickly as possible. He also, the
message said, would sail on the Cedric
and asked that clothing be ready at the
pier for him when the Carpatha docked.
The Senate's subppnas blocked the plan.
Hours before the resumption of the
inquiry. great crowds swarmed to the
Senate office building and made a rush
for the caucus room. Hundreds of them
were women. and as in the Titanic disas-
ter it was women first" who were ad
mitted to the hearing room. Capitol po-
lice took charge of the arrangements and
bv 10 O'Clock there were no available
seats and standing room was exhausted.
Even senators and representatives who
sought to get places of vantage for mem
bers of their families were unable to
do so.
William Alden Smith. chairman of the
sub committee, reached the Senate office
building late and went into conference
with Senators Newlands. Burton, Per
kins, Simmons and Fletcher. Mr.. lsmay,
as he sat talking to his attorney and
Vice President Franklin, appeared wan
and haggard, not az well as he looked
during the DAYS at the Waldorf Astoria,
when the inquiry was begun following
the arrival of the Carpathia with its
grief stricken survivors Mr.. lsmay
chatted intermittently with j. =. kler-
lein. one of the officials OF the White
Star line. Incessantly he drew upon a
sheet of paper he had acquired from the
press table. Always the sketch was that
OF the White Star flag, such as was
floating at the peak of the Titanic when
it sailed to its doom.
The committee decided to-day to ex-
cltlde the general public. This action
was taken owing to the confusion caused
bv the rush of thee rowd to the hear
ing. The change caused disappointment
to great many people. II was an
nounced when the hearing was resumed
today that Boxhall, fourth officer of the
Titanic. was i'll and could not be heard
further at this time. The third officer,
William Pittman, then told of his sew
enteen years experience on the seas.
He explained the trial tests Of the Ii.
tanic. described the maiden trip and
said that there was no fire drill on the
shin after she left Southampton.