The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-04-25
HARRY C. LOWE TELLS HOW NE
ORDERED IsMAY AWAY FROM
THE LiFEBoATs.
DIDN'T KNOW THE MAN
Directors Was Annoying Passengers
and Delaying Operations During
Work OF Rescue and Was Curtly
Told 10 Get Away-Testtmony Shows
the officer. Heroic ca,tber.

Washington, April "a Harry q.
Lowe fifth officer of the sunken II
tanic. told tho senate inves igaiing
committee today his part in the
struggle az the Survivors for lie fol-
lowing the catastrophe. Hts testimony
developed that with u volunteer crew
HE rescued tour men from the wntrr.
saved sinking tollnpsibic lifehont bv
towing II Hstern and took off 90 men
ard one wnman from the bottom of AN
overturned boat. Everyone OF those
under his charge he landed safely Oh
the Carpathia
From first To- ms. loves story
showed that he played the man. or
dered away IN charge of lifeboat M.
IT. he packed II % its capacity on the
top deck and fearing that some might
jump into II while II was descending.
kept up a fusillade from his revolver
Competing in interest with the days
testimony was the interchange Of tele-
grams between senator William Alden
Smith. chairman, and the acting
premier Of canada, George H. Foster
The latter told of the docking of the
steamer Mount Temple at 81 John,
- IFts WIN HNNF'HkflM dptilh w lR
claimed O. have seen the Titanic sink.
Il was said the Mount Temple was
the ship that was only five miles from
the White star liner when she took
her plunge.
#, Acting Premier Fosters telegram.
da ed TODAY. follows:
/ captain Mount Temple reports re-
cetesd g. @ u. message from Titanic
/ . u. n. Monday. Was then 80 miles
south Of position sent out by Titanic.
Immediately altered course to reach
the Titanic. but did not see Titanic's
light saw no sign of ship or boats.
Cruised around position until received
message from Garpathla mt s;4i n. III.
thai she had picked up 20 boatlonds
aud that Titanic had sunk. Received
another message AT $3.50 from Car
pathid no need 10 stand by. as Moth
Ing more could be done, Under these
cpeumstunces. il does not seem neces-
/ sary Ia dctain boat. due 10 sail Friday
evening. II considered necessary COM
missioner could be appointed TO take
captains evidence. VIII no doubt be
examined later by British commits
sion"
In reply, Senator Smith dispatched
! the following
Telegram received. will greatly
appreciate II If deposltions of captain
of the Mount Temple. which IN sched-
! ulcd Ia sail from st. John. n. B.. to-
morrow, Friday, could be taken by
I commiSs on.r, AZ suggested by YOU.
ard forwarded TO me at Washington.
relative To movements of his ship on
! SUNDAY evening. April IA, stating
! relative positions of Titanic and Car
pathin. together with detailed report
of al wireless messages sent ana re-
ceiyed"
sif.h officer Lowe told the COM
mittee that he ordered j. Bruce ismay
head of the line, to get away from No.
! Z litebnnt. He said Mr.. Ismny was in
torferii 4 with the lowering OF the boat.
lsmnY. IN his excitement, was inter-
fpring with tile ships officers. Lam
! gnner too Objectionable To be re-
repeated aloud In the senate inquiry
into the Titanic disaster WAS used by
Lowe, who dramatically recited how he.
not knowing that he was talking To
the head of the company which EN-
poyed him. had told lsmay 10 get Ia
hell out OF here 80 TINT | can work.
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