The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-20

! were TO the same effect with the hope that
the pumps could be kept going?
Mr.. 1smay: Practically that.
y. Did you have any talk with Other
officers than the captain. the chief en-
gineer and the steward you met? a
No.
q. Did the officers seem TO know the
serious character Of this collision? A
That I couldn't tell. sir. I had no con.
versation with them.
Q. Did any officer say It was not ser
ious? a. No. sir.
.. You went to the bridge Immediately
after YOU left your room? A. Yes. After
put on my coat went straight to the
bridge. The captain was there.
Q. In what part Of the ship were your
quarter A. On B deck. Just aft Of the
main companionway.
Senator Smith Describe just what
deck was.
Mr.. 1smay: The sun deck IL the f,rs'
deck. then comes deck and then 3
deck. "a diagram Of the ship was pro.
duced showing the location Of Mr.. 1smay's
room. The suite that he occupied wal
numbered 50. 81 and So
Q. Do you know how many pasengeri
were on this deck? A. have no idea how
many passengers there were.
Mr.. Ismay Not In charge.
Q. You say your trip was voluntary
A. Absolutely and for the purpose Of see
ing the ship In action. I had no businesi
In New York at ALL II was simply q cast
OF wishing to see how the vessel behaved
and OF getting ideas for improvements ir
a new ship which We are building.
y. Was there any official or represent
alive Of the builders on board: A. Yes
the representative OF the builders was Mr.
| Thomas Andrews
y. What was the occasion Of his voy
age? A. To see whether everything wal
satisfactory. also 70 see how he could i'm
prove on the Titanic.
=. Was he man Of large experience
a. Yes. he had part in the construction o.
the ship itself.
| y. Was ne among the survivors? A
Unfortunately. no.
| y. How old a man was he? A. I shouit
say-it Ia difficult to Judge Q mans age
as you know--forty-two or forty three
He may have been less
| u Then you were the only executiv,
officer outside Of the ships customary Of
hcers aboard? A. Yes. sir.
T. Did you have occasion to consul
the captain about the movement OF tn
ship? A. Never.
Y. Did he consult you? A. Never. Per
haps l am wrong In that. WHAT we haI
talked about was not to At empt to ar
rive at the New York liyhtship befor,
o'clock Wednesday morning. That wa
arranged before we left q ieen.town.
| y. Was II supposed that you could reacl
New York by that time without putin,
the steamship TO her fun capacity? A
Oh. yes. Nothing was to be gained b.
arriving sooner than that
Titanic SpeeaeA ~.
Senator Smith: You spoke Of tho revo
iutions being Increased As tho voyage pro
ceeded.
Mr.. Ismay: They were gradually in
creased. With a new steamship you al
ways begin with low speed.
=. Did you exceed 20 revolutions? A
Yes.
v. You were going rs on Saturday. tn
day before the accident? A. Yes. bu
that. Of course. was nothing to full speed
y. During the voyage did you know q
any time that you were In close proxim
Ity to icebsrHs? A. I knew that Ice ha,
been reported.
q. Did you personally see any ice
berss or any large bodies Of ice? A. No
until after the collision. 1 had never sesI
an iceberg.
y. Had YOU ever been on the north
| southern route.
Z. Were you cognixant Of proximity (,
| iceb-rRs on Saturday? A. on Saturday
no.
y. DO you know anything about IN,
| wireless to the Titanic from the Ameriks
saying there was ice IN that latitude
Were you aware OF the proximity Of ice
bergs on that day A. No. | did no
| know anything except that we would b
In the ice region some time Sunday night
- Did YOU have any consultation witt
the captain regarding ,he matter A
Absolutely none. II was entirely out q
my province | was simply a passeng-
aboard the ship.
Y. Do you know anything about tn
wireless on the Titanic? Were there an
unusual precautions taken to have re
serve power for the wireless, \. he
li-ve ~. hut have no knowledge o
the subject
u DO YOU know how long the wireless
continued after the collision? A. d
not
q Did YOU see the wireless operator
\. | did not.
.. pid you attemp, 20 send any new
yours-if' \. | did nor.
Order 10 Lower the Doats.
G. We're YOU outside and on the dec
| when the order WAS given to lower tn
/ !ifebosts' A. | heard the captain Civ
the order when | WAS on the bridge
q. VIII YOU tell us what he said" A.
IS difficult to remember exactly. As
recall. h. said Lower the boats" A
soon as heard him give this order
left the bridge.
- Did you see any OF the boats low
ered' \. Yes,
q. How many A. Certainly three.
-. VIII YOU tell us how they were low
cred? a. They were swung out peopl
We're put In from the deck and then III
the boats lowered to the water?
=. ON which decks were the boats" 4
They were all on one deck-the sun decl
At this point a plan OF the sun decl
was shown Senator Smith resumed:
., Were there any orders given or Q,
pervision exercised by the officers Of tn
ship In lowering the lifeboats? A. ca
only describe what I saw myself. Tn
boats we're filled. a crew put In and ser
away.
Q, How many A. That couldn't tel
u How many men were In tho bos
In which you left the steamship. 4
There were four men aboard.
=. Does that mean OF the crew?
Four OF the crew.
=. What positions did they occupy
A. don't know. ! believe one was
quartermaster.
| .. You saw three boats lowered an