The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-24
ISMAY So EXCITED
THAT He HAMPERED
WORK OF RESCUERS
Titanic's Mate Testifies He
Told Ismay to Get "the HI
Away" from One of the
Lifeboats.
DIRECTOR OF LINE
BLUSHES AT STORY
Greatly Embarrassed When
His Subordinate Tells How
He Ordered Him to Keep
Out of the Way.
tNational New. Association,

(National News Associationt
WASHINGTON. April ea.-Declar-
ing that ]. Bruce Ismay, managing
director of the White Star lire. was
SO excited that he was hampering the
efforts to clear away a lifeboat on the
sinking Titanic, Fifth officer Lowe.
of the lost liner. created a sensat on
when he testified before the senate
investigating committee this after
noon. He testified that he said at the
time to Mr.. Ismay. 'Tf yen viii set
the HI out of that l will be able
to do something"
Ismay didn't move ont of the way
rapidly enough, so Lowe said. and he
then said to him, .If you don't get
out of the way you will have me
drowning a lot of people"
Ismay heard all OF loves testi-
mony and was visably embarrassed.
Lookout Fleet of the Titanic. took
the stand again today. when the SEN
ate investigating committee opened
it's hearing of the circumstances con-
nected with the Titani, disaster.
Fleet declared that his eyes were
examined by an officer of the British
board of trade about year ago. and
found satisfactory. He de- Jared that
IL field glasses had been provided for
him he would have been sa.e 10 re-
port the sight of icebergs on Sunday
night, when the ship sank. much earl
Ter than he did.
He Had No Glasses.
In reply to questions by the commit
first ocean trip he had ever made as
lookout; that he did not have
glasses. He declared that they had
them at Belfast, but they were taken
away at Southampton and Informed
that there was none provided for the
Titanic.
Lookout Fleet declared tha. tho wo-
men in the lifeboat which he helped
to man repeatedly appealed to the
commander to turn back toward the
wreck after the Titanic went down
and attempt to rescue those who were
pitifully appealing for help. Fleet de-
clared that the quartermaEter would
not allow IL and ordered the crew TO
row ahead, and there was nothing for
them to do but obey orders. The
women in the boat were persistent in
their entreaties to the quartermaster
to turn back, but he steadfastly re-
fused. according TO Fleet.
Fifth Officer Lowe Of the Titanic.
was the next witness. Lowe testified
regarding the test made at Belfast OF
the Titanic. including the inspection
OF the lifeboats. which he declared
were in proper position. He declared
all the equipment of the vessel con-
formed with the requirements Of the
board of trade. Describing the four
hour steaming test and the thirty min
utes of evolutions before the liner
left for Southampton. Lowe declared
that he did not know how fast the
boat might have gone, as she had
never been put TO her fullest speed.
Smith Thanks Press.
Senator Smith, chairman of the SEN
ate Titanic investigating committee.
in a statement today denounced what
he termed the voluntary gratuitous
and meddlesome attempts on the part
OF certain persons to influence the
committee and TO shape its proceed
ings. Misrepresentation has been
made. the senator declared, although
personally he had not read a single
newspaper since he became chairman
of this committee. Senator Smith ex-
planned the purposes of the commit
tee. TO obtain all the evidence possible
from the surviving officers Of the II
tanic and declared the committee
would not tolerate any further at
tempt on the part of any one to shape
its course. Chairman Smith COM
mended the newspaper reporters for
their cooperation in every possible
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