Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02
TELLS Of DISASTER
riTANlc's FIFTH OFFICER ON
STAND TELLS STRAIGHT.
FORWARD STORY.
Ac1ED1HE MAN THROUGHOUT
Witness Story Shows He Took Charge
of a FiotilIa of Small Craft Which
Eventually Were Picked UP Without
Loss of Life.

Washington, d. C.-Harold G. Lowe,
fifth officer of the sunken Titanic, told
the senate investigating committee his
part in the struggle of the survivors
for life following the catastrophe. His
testimony developed that with vol
unteer crew he rescued four men from
the water, saved a sinking collapsible
lifeboat by towing it astern of his and
took off 20 men and one woman from
the bottom of an overturned boat Ev-
cry one of those under his charge he
landed safely on the Carpathia.
From first to last loves story show
ed that he played the man. Ordered
away in charge of lifeboat No. Ia, he
packed it to it's capacity on the top
deck, and fearing that someone might
attempt to jump into it while it was
descending kept up .fusillade from
his revolver. Once afloat he took
charge OF flotilla of small craft which
eventually were picked up by the res
cue ship without the loss of life.
Mount Temple Plays Part.
Competing in interest with the days
testimony was the interchange of tele.
grams between Senator William AL.
den Smith, chairman, and the acting
premier of Canada, George p. Foster.
The latter told of the docking of the
steamer Mount Temple at st. Johns,
n. B., with a passenger aboard who
claimed to have seen the Titanic sink
1t was believed the Mount Temple was
the ship that was only five miles from
the White Star liner when she took
her final plunge.
Senator Smith has requested that
the dispositions of the officers and
the crew of the Mount Temple be sent
to him. In addition he accepted the
offer of DR.. E. c. Quitzman of Toronto
to appear before the committee DR.
Quitzman was one of the passengers
who said they saw the Titanic sink.
Officer Lowe Testifies.
'You were present at the test of the
Titanic in Belfast harbor?" asked
Senator Smith,
Yes, sir:
what did you do?"
II lloked to the lifeboats. With
Mr.. Moody and Mr. Boxhall looked
over the lifeboats, examined them
carefully and found everything in
them except that in one a dippcr was
missing"
AS to the collapsible boats, Lowe
said, he could not remember precisely
what was found.
1--WE did find there were plenty Of
oars, with extra oars for each boat"
The witness said that while it had
been planned to hold lifeboat drill
April 1. it was postponed because
there was a breeze. In fact, the wit
ness said, 1t was almost "squally."
Lowe said that when he got out on
deck after the accident he began work
ing at the lifeboats.
81 was working at the boats under
BOAT No. was the first one we low
ered."
How many officers were helping
you on that boat?"
Il should say about ten, two at each
end, two in the boat and others at the
ropes"
who got in that boat?"
Ordered Ismay Away.
II don't know. Had not someone
said so would not have known that
I ordered Mr.. Ismay away from the
boat. A steward met me on the Car
pathia. He said to me, What did you
say to Ismay that night on the deck? p
! said that I did not know that had
said anything to Mr.. Ismay. I said
did not know Mr.. Ismay. did not
know him. Well, the steward on the
Carpathia said had used some very
strong language to Mr.. Ismay.
Shall repeat it?" asked Lowe. "If
you want me to will-if not, won't.
Il happened to talk to Ismay be-
cause he appeared to be getting excit.
ed. He was saying excitedly. Lower
away, lower away. lower away"
At this juncture Chairman Smith
asked Mr.. Ismay about the language,
and Mr.. IsTiay suggested that the OBJ.
jectionable language be written down
to see if it was appropriate. This
was done. After Chairman Smith had
read what Lowe had written he said:
"Then you said this to Mr. Ismay,"
not mentioning the Objectionable
word. but showing it to the witness.
"Why did you say it?"
Because he. in his anxiety to get
the boat lowered" Lowe replied. was
interfering with our work"
"1f any persons had asked you to
take them in you would?"
Certainly; l was watching for ev-
erybody. ANYBODY" said Lowe; "but
to have gone into the drowning mass
would have been useless. All would
have been lost"
How many persons were aboard
when you went alongside the Car.
pathia?'
"About As. 1 took them of a sink
ing collapsible boat. left the bodies
Of three men,