New Britain herald., 1928-11-23
VESTRlS' ENGINEER
 SAYS SHIP MIGHT
 HAVE KEPT AFL0AI
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last order. This was just as the ship went down."
 Listing At New York

last orQer. InlS was JuSL ds tue ship went down."
 Listing At New York
 H. c. W. Johnstone. general nan ager of the Trinidad Leasehold an oil producing concern. agreed with an observation by Walcort that the liner was listing when 1t left New York on a voyage that cost more than one hundred lives.
 Walcott's affidavid also said he noticed slight list to starboard when the vessel left New York. He said, however, he attached no im- portance to his observation at tte time as he had often seen such lists on other vessels.
 Walcotts affidavit said the liner ran into rough weather Sunday and the list increased steadily. When fellow passengers suggested inter viewing the captain, William Carey, Walcott said he told them. it would he unnecessary as the skipper would realize the ship was in dan- ger"
 LfSt ureW worse
 The list continued to increase, he aAid, and between ' and 8 a. m., on Monday, he heard Stewards and petty officers talking outside his cabin.
 Aren't you going down to bail ?" Walcott said he overheard one of the petty officers ask steward.
 No, it's no use," he said the steward replied.
 He said several passengers came on deck soon afterwards wearing lifebelts and one of the petty of hcers said What are you wearing lffebelts for? There's no danger, and you'll only upset the other pas- sengers." About the same time, Walcott's affidavit stated, a rumor was going about that steamer was less than 50 miles away and coming to their assistance.
 No Crews For Boats
 Walcott in his affidavid stated that the lifeboats to which the women and children were assigned contained no crews to manage them Number boat. he said, contained only one white seaman and one negro.
 Walcott said he and another male passenger dragged two women pas sengers up the sharply slanting deck and helped them into lifeboat num- ber Six. He was helping another woman, a negress, he said, when she became entangled in wreckage While he was struggling 10 free himself, he said. the ship turned over dragging him down. He freed himself under water, and after a terrific struggle managed to rise to the surface. When he came up he saw Captain Carey about five feet away.
 Saw Him Disappear
 T just remember seeing him with an oEercoat on and no lifebelt," Walcott's affidavid read. After a second, he disappeared
 Walcott stated in his affidavit that he believed that properly trained men. Wlth proper emergency equlp- ment 'could have got the lifeboats over much sooner than they were lowered"
 His last recollection of the cap tain, before the Ncstris sank. he said, was seeing him on the hurricane deck, shouting hoarsely his direc- tions to the loading Of number six lifeboat.
 His voice was so horse" Walcott said. that 1t broke on the last or ders This was just as the shin went down.
 .TOhnstone on Stand
 Following the reading of Wal cott's affidavit. H C. Johnstone. who had been mentioned several times Tn the affidavit. took the stand as today's first witness John stone is general manager of the Trinidad Leasehold, which is an oil