Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-20
Weather Calm and Very Clear.

we agreed we should reach the reported
longitude Of the ice foes about IL o'clock
an hour later.
Weather Calm and Very Clear.
AT that time the weather was calm
and clear. I remember We talked about
the distance we could see. We could
see stars in the horizon. 1t was very
clear"
Did you see Murdoch afer that?"
Yes when / came out OF the officers
quarters after the impact Murdoch was
on the bridge, he on one side and Capt
Smith on the other. / never spoke tC
Murdoch after I turned over the watch
to him. ! saw him later working over
the last hfeboat as the ship went down. :
Where did you last see Capt. Smith, .
the senator asked.
81 was busy at my own work, about
fifty feet away, and have a recollection
of seeing the captain walking across the
bridge. I did not then hear him give any
orders. I was too far away"
Decks Intact When Boat Sank.
When the Titanic sank were the decks
intact?"
Absolutely intact" said Lightholder.
Senator Smith asked what was the last
order he heard Capt Smith give.
en- and children In the boats replied
Lghtholder. "he responded Yes, and
lower away"
What did you do?'
"Obeyed orders"
The last boat, a fat collapsible. to put
of was the one on top the officers quar-
tiers. Lightholder said. Men jumped upon
il on deck and waited for the water to
float it of. Once at sea, 1t upset. The
forward funnel fell into tho water. Just
v,,t- utv,rw -A~~r~ L.
funnel probably killed persons in the
water.
This was the boat I eventually got
on" declared Lghtholder. "No one was
on 1t when I reached 1t. Later about
thirty men clambered out Of the water
onto 1t. All had on hfe-preservers."
did any passengers get onr' asked
Senator Smith.
Passengers Picked Up.
~. b. Thayer. the second Marconi op-
orator, and Col. Oracle I recall" said the
witness. "All the rest were fremen
taken out Of the water. Two OF these
died that night and slipped or into the
water. think the senior Marconi op-
orator did that"
Died from cold?"
Yes. SIR
WAS there any effort by others to gel
on board?" continued Senator Smith.
I'VE took all we could
There must have been others in the
water?''
But not near US"
How far away?"
Seemed half mile"
Who took commando?
II did, as far as necessary"
When you left. did you see any women
or children on board?"
mo, sir"
ANY passengers on the so-called boat
deck?'
"A number"
An error In his testimony was corrected
by the witness saying there were twenty
4ifeboats aboard, four of which were col.
lapsible. One boat stuck in its tackle
and never got off.
Selected by Sex.
How were the passengers selected to
fill the boats?"
by SEX
WHO determined who should go:'
Il did
How"
Whenever I saw a woman put her ir
except stewardesses. turned those
back"
Did you see any attempt to get womer
TO go who would not?'
yes"
why would they not go?"
Il hadn't time to learn"
Did any ask for their family to go?"
Yes. one or two
did any families go?'
No
In the first boat to put off, Lightholdel
said, he put twenty to twenty five. Two
seamen were placed in it. The officer sale
he could spare no more, and that the fac
that women rowed did not show the boa
was not fully equipped.
Peril Not Realized at First.
At that time he did not believe tn,
danger was great. Two seamen placed il
the boat. he said, were selected by him
but he could not recall who they were.
How did you happen to name them p
Because they were standing near
Did they want to go-'
Il did not ask them: they went by m,
orders
How many passengers did the secon,
boat take?''
'Aoubt thirty" said Lightholder, "tw
men as far as i can remember, SIR"
Did you see that boat again."
Not to my knowledge"
The third boat?''
by the time / came to the third boat
all these on the port side-I began 4
realize that the situation was serious, an,
/ began to take chances"
How long did all the work of loadin,
and lowering q lifeboat take?"
Tt was difficult to say. but I thinl
about fifteen or twenty minutes"
How many passengers did the 'thir
boat contain?"
Il filled her up as full as / dared. sill
then lowered her, about thirty-fve.
think. The women and children couldn'
have stood quieter IL they'd been Il
church
Put in a Male Passenger.
In loading the fourth nfeboat IAsh,
holder said he was running short of sea
men.
II put two seamen in and one 1umpe
out. That was the first boat had to pu
a man passenger in. He was standin
nearby. and said he would 60 II
needed him.
II said. Are you a sailor and he re
piled that he was yachtsman. Then
told him that IL he was a sailor enous
10 get out over the buiwarks to the life
boat. TO 20 ahead. He did. and prove
himself afterward TO be very BRAY
man"
WHO was heidi you know him.
II didn't know him then. but afterwar
/ looked him up. He was Maj. Peuchen {
Toronto said Lightholder.
Had you ever seen him before?'
Never"
OF the NTH hfeboat Laghtholder had n
particular recollection. The last boat
put out. my sixth boat" he said. I'VE ha
women. and none were on deck. The me
began to get IN, aud then women q;