Evening star., 1934-09-17

ihout, come on, let's 90 overheard
what are you waiting for?"
Dr. 8. Joseph Bregstein Of Brooklyn,
g. passenger, whose son Mervin, 8 years
cid, was lost, was the first witness
today.
Found Nail In Lamb Chop.
Dr. Bregstein testified that his g.
Sear-old son, Mervin. found a nail in
q lamb chop that had been served him
reluctantly" on the liners trip to
Havana.
II would like to relate an episode
which took place on the trip down."
Ifr. Bregstein said. II asked q waiter
f1r lamb chops for my boy. He re-
fused to accommodate me, saying the
ice box was closed. I asked him to call
tie head waiter, which he did reluc-
tantly, but the head waiter was grac-
tous and granted my request.
After my boy had finished eating,
tie head waiter came over and asked
him how he enjoyed the. chops. The
by said they were all right except
that there was a nail in one of them
which I bit on He showed the head
waiter the nail. The chef later re-
ported to me that he had examined
tile chops before they left the kitchen
and there was no nail in them then"
DR.. Bergstein said the head waiter
told him he had been having troubl
with his walters.
Received No Assistance.
Dr.. Bregstein testified that he was
awakened at o'clock eastern day
nl;h1 time) by a passenger, who told
him the ship was on fire.
Were you assigned to any life
b,ats," he was asked.
81 was not"
Dr.. Bregstein said that after he had
hlrriedly dressed and hastened over
tie deck, 1t seemed that "it was
everybody for himself"
Did you see any stewards around?"
mo"
The witness said some Of the deck
WIS covered with water.
DR.. Bregstein was questioned closely
concerning the assistance, or lack Of
assistance, Of crew members. The
witness repeated that during the
frenzied dashing about of passengers,
he saw no stewards and no officers.
Nor, he added, did he see any notice
In his state room telling him which
HfabOat to 60 to in the event of an
accioent
Not Satisfied With Service.
DR.. Bregstein slid into the water
down a rope and was rescued by a
lf,sboat from the Monarch Of Ber-
mlIda.
The witness, asked about the morale
and discipline Of the ships employees,
said he was not satisfied with the
service given.
He cited an instance of what he
considered rudeness and inefiiciency
on the part Of a waiter.
l0r. Bergstein then volunteered this
information.
zone day I saw an open can of
paint on the ship" he narrated "I
no,iCed this because ! overheard q
painter and another crew member
arEuing about job the former was
doing.
Il thought it was pretty risky to
have an open can Of paint-of oily
pal the ship"
Eernard J. Mentally of New York
Of he stewards department, a store
kee per, testified that another man,
Larpsi, handled the ships stores.
Asked whether or not he had knowl-
edge Of cleaning materials used, he
replied, 81 did not handle them
"aave you ever seen cleaning fluid
going around?" he was asked.
"No."
Te said his fire station was at the
stewards Office and his nfeboat was
No. 3.
Ee became aware of the fire, he
safe, when he smelled smoke and later
saw flames forward on B deck about 3
an, Eastern standard time, Satur-
day.
". saw members of the crew assist
ing passengers" he responded in an
swer to questions regarding sailors
dep ortment.
Ee said they tried to persuade pas
sen yers to enter hfeboats, and that
Off ers Of the ship assisted passengers
into life preservers.
+ oover questioned the witness about
the use of inflammable polish on the
Mol 70 Castle.
NcNally declared he knew nothing
abo 1t this.
ct has been testified here that such
material was used on the ship" Hoover
sale. What do you know about
this?"
az never saw any brought on board
or used on the ship" replied Nc
NaIy.
Never Saw Interior Of Locker.
'l am interested in the writing room
locker in which the fire started" said
Hoover did you ever see the in
terror Of that locker?"
''No sir"
"Do you know what was kept in that
locker"
H said he did not, but quoted the
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