Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-02

ator Smith.
Nothing, SIR returned the witness
Sharply. What was there left to do?"
Senator Smith wanted to know about
the shooting On the Titanic while she
was sinking. Lowe said he had fired
three shots into the water to scare
away some immigrants on one of the
decks who he feared were about to
swamp loaded boat by jumping. He
was certain the shots struck no one.
Lowe was then temporarily excused.
lighto!ier Witness.
e. ii. Lightoller second officer of
the Titanic, took the stand immediate
ly after the recess. Senator Bourne
inquired if the water tight doors were
arranged to protect the vital parts of
the ship The witness said he be-
lieved not
Lightoler said he could not testify
as to the value of searchlights in find
ing icebergs, though he thought one
might help"
The White Star was the only line of
which he knew that kept six lookouts
on each ship.
Senator Burton asked the witness to
relate his conversation with 1smay on
the Carpathia. Lightoller said he and
his brother officers talked over the
sailing of the Cedric and had agreed it
would have been Jolly good idea"
If they could catch the vessel. 1t
would result in keeping the men to-
gether and let everyone get home.
MIR. lsmay, when the weather
thickcned, remarked to me-" said Ligh.
tofler, that it was hardly possible we
could catch the boat He asked me if
l thought it desirable that he send a
wireless to hold the Cedric, and said,
Most certainly The telegram was
sent. We were all agreed that it was
the best course and we all advised it,"
Lightof1er declared that when the
telegram came back from New York
saying the Cedric would not be held,
he urged Mr.. 1smay to insist upon the
Cedric being held.
isnay Became Depressed.
II will say at that time Mr.. 1smay
was in no mental condition to trans
act business" said Lightoller. "He
seemed to be possessed with the idea
that he ought to have gone down with
the ship because there were women
who went down. tried my best to
get that idea out of his mind, but
could not. l told him there was more
for him to do on earth and that he
should not let the idea possess him
that he had done a wrong in not stay
ing back to drown.
The doctor on the Carpathia had
trouble with Mr.. Ismay on the same
grounds and | am sure the doctor will
verify my Statements
Il was told on the Carpathia that
Chief Officer Wild, who was working
at the forward collapsible boat, told
Mr. lsmay there were no more women
to go. lsmay still stood back and
Wild. who was a powerful man, bum
died him into the collapsible boat"
who told you this powerful officer,
MIR. Wild, ordered Mr.. lsmay into the
boat?"
II don't know"
Senator Smith said that in previous
testimony the witness declared he had
not spoken to Mr. Ismay. This Lfgh-
toller denied.
Robert Hichens Called.
Robert Hichens, quartermaster in
charge of the lifeboat which took Off
Maj. Peuchen and others, next took
the witness chair, and testified that
when the collision occurred he was at
the Titanic's Wheel He said the Of
ficers had been warned to look out for
small icebergs and that he had been
ordered to have the heaters started in
the chart room. The first he knew of
the collision was when the order came
down from the bridge, Berg ahead"
The first officer rushed over to give
the order Hard a starboard,' and the
second officer returned, Helm hard
over, SIR but by that time we were in
to the berg. We could hear the brind
ing OF it. The skipper, Capt Smith,
came rushing out asking what was the
matter, and Immediately ordered Mr..
Murdoch to close the emergency doors.
The ship had list of degrees to the
starboard within five minutes I
stayed at the wheel until 1928.
about that time one of the officers
said. Wen get out the boats and
was put in charge of No 6, and or
dered to put away toward distant
light. had SO women, one seaman,
myself, an Italian lad and the major.
| told them we would have to pull
away from the ship, as she was going
down by the head. Everybody had to
row. and even asked the women. We
started for the light, which we ex.
pected was on cod banker. There
we're several other boats around. One
that had four or six men came up and
borrowed one man from it. We new.
er got any nearer the light. Then we
tied our boats together and stayed
there until we saw the Carpathia COM
ing. The sea was getting choppy and
the women were getting nervous. +
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