New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-25

Of time do you have the glasses to your
eyes while on the lookout"
If we fancy we see anything on the
horizon, then we use the glasses to make
sure"
Fleet said he saw no lfeboats loaded
other than No. s. the boat in which he
pulled away with about thirty passengers
No women were left on the decks who did
not get I'm the boat. There were several
men on the decks. he said, but none Of
them sought or even asked TO be taken on.
Fleet told OF the appearance in the boat
OF a stowaway, who had hidden beneath a
seat The man, an Italian. was OF no as
sstance because OF an injured arm His
boat, Fleet said. asked for and got another
man from a lifeboat to which they tied up.
Ibid you hear any cries for help?" asked
Senator Smith.
Yes. but they were very faint
Didn't Go Back to Help.
Did you go back to help?'
mo. sir. Some Of the passengers wanted
to. but the quartermaster, who was In COM
mand. ordered us to keep on rowing
Harold @. Lowe. NTH officer of the III
tanic, was the next witness. lie told how
from the time he ran away to sea at four
teen and shipped OH a schooner he knocked
around the world on sailing ships, took up
steamers. and about fifteen months ago
joined the White Star Line. Until he
shipped on the Titanic lie said, he never
had been in the North Atlantic.
Lowe said he was present at the test Of
tho Titanic in Belfast hsrbor. adding:
with Mr. Moody and Mr.. Boxhall 7
looked over the lifeboats, examined them
carefully. and found everything I'm them,
except that In one dipper was missing"
As TO the collapsible boats. Lowe said he
could not remember precisely what was
found
we did find that there were plenty Of
oars. with extra oars for each boat" the
witness said.
Lowe said that while it had been planned
IN hold n lifeboat drill on April /. II was
postponed because there was a breeze. In
fact, II was almost equally"
III, witness declared there had been no
test for speed on the Titanic. He believed
she was capable of making from twenty
four to twenty-five knots An hour
British Board Of Trade on the Titanic dur
ing tho tcst trip
Not that ] know Of"
Lowe said that before tho Titanic sailed
one drill Of the crew was held. He could
not remember whether II was at Belfast
or in the harbor al Southampton. He hest
iatod also when asked his especial station.
and did not know whether any other Of
fcors were at their stations on the star
board side of the ship where his station
was located II was complete stranger
IN the ship" he said in extenuatiCn Lowe
remembered later that the test was held at
Southampton. He was In charge OF one ~
the two boats lowered there The entire
drill. 10 said. consisted in rowing about
the harhor for a half hour
No Other Drill on Board.
Now. Mr.. Lowe" tho Senator continued
mo other drill took place after that until
the accident"
NO drill took place after that"
Was there no fro drill, no alarm. drill
requiring the presence Of each man at
given place.
There always Is fire drill when We have
boat drill There was fire drill previous
70 the general drill al Southampton"
Are you quito sure You had that fire
drill"
lie mo see" said Lowe. r don't want
10 be telling a story. I may be confusing
her with some OF the other ships"
Lowe thought for a long time and then
said: I'VE will annul that. because ! am
not sure
Well" said the Senator. we will not
anrul that and want your best answer"
We'll, I'm here TO help you all can,
and I don't remember"
Lowe said most OF the officers Of the
Titanic at the beginning were strangers to
one another.
Lowe said an iceberg of Cape Horn was
tho only one he had seen In his career I'M
I'll he saw seyerel at dawn the day follow
ing the collision. all around tho horizon
The biggest VAS at least 100 feet high.
This was from four TO five miles away.
and all were within a radius OF six miles.
Thought Titanic on North Track
Was the Titanic on the north track or
the south track Lowe was asked
II think she Was on the north track. sir
What makes YOU think so'"
"The general run OF things