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Show IflEJACR Senate Committee Promptly Questions Some Survivors New York. April 19 '?Jio United States senate investigating committee commit-tee into the Titanic disaster .met today to-day and interviewed J. Bruce ismay, managing director oC the White Star line. When asked the circumstances under which he left tho boat. Mr. Is-ma Is-ma replied almost In a whisper: "One of the beats was being filled. Officers called out to know if tbore wore any more women to go. There wcrq none. No passengers were on tho deck As the boat was being lowered low-ered I got into It." The details of the story were drawn out bv Senator William Alden Smith, chairman of the special sub-commlt-teo charged with the examination of witnesses, and Senator Nowiands, tho other senator who came to New York to conduct the Inquiry Some of Those Present. Mr. Ismay was accompanied by P. A. S. Franklin, vice president, and Emerson E. Parvln, secretary of tho International Mercantile Marine. Besides Be-sides the committee Representative Hughes of West Virginia, whoso -daughtpr, Mrs. Lucian P Smith, wa3 saved and whose son-in-law was lost, was prcsont. Another spectator was Truman 11 Newberry, former assistant assist-ant secretary of the navy Arjusting his cuffs, Mr. Isipay wa3 visibly nervous when be took the stand. He gave his age at 50 years. In response to a few formal questions, he said ho sailed as a voluntary paB-senger paB-senger on the Titanic. Asked to Derail His Experience. Senator Smith began to- ask -the. witness wit-ness to detail his expeilences on the Titanic Mr bmav interrupted, hut Senator Smith continued. Then Mr. Ismay said he desired to express his sincere grief at the disaster and to welcome the fullest inquiry, "Kindly tell the committee all the circumstances surrounding your voy-' voy-' age," said Senator Smith. "Tell us as succinctly as possibly beginning with your boarding the vessel at Liverpool, Liv-erpool, your place on the ship and as many circumstances as possible to help' this committee." Courts Fullest Inquiry. "First, I wish to saj that I court the fullest Inquiry," said Mr. Ismay "This awful catastrophe, I must say at the outset, 1 greatly deplore. Wc have nothing to conceal, nothing to hdo "The boat left Belfast, I think, on the first of April She underwent her trials safely and arrived at Southampton South-ampton on Wednesday. April 3, r think. We sailed on Wednesday. Avid Av-id 10. leaung Southampton at 12 o'clock, noon. That evening the Titanic Ti-tanic reached Cbcrbouig, France, having hav-ing run at about CS revolutions. The Speed of the Vessel. "We anived at Queenstown Thurs-da Thurs-da noon The Titanic was then running run-ning at 70 revo'utlons. The first day, I think, we made about 5G7 miles. The next dav wc Increased the speed to 72 revolutions and I think we mado 59J miles. Tho next day we increased to 75 revolutions and ran about 591 miles-. The accident took place on Sunday night. The exact timo I do not know because I w-as asleep. The ship sank. I am told, at 2 30. "I understand you have been told the Titanic was running at full speed. It never bad run at t nil speed "She was built to do SO revolutions and had never been sped up to that. We never had all her boilers working. work-ing. It was our Intention r to speed the boat up to her full quota' on Tuesday, Tues-day, but the catastrophe came, to prevent pre-vent It Did Not Survive. A representative of the builder of the ship, Mr.Andrew, was on board, Mr. lsma said. "Did he feiuvivo?" asked Mr Smith. "Unfortuntely, no." Mr. Ismav said it was arranged between be-tween him "and Captain Smith of the Titanic not to anlve :it New York lightship before v a. m. Wednesday. "There would have been no advantage advan-tage In arriving earlier." he added "Was there any attempt to lower tho boats of the Carpathia to take on passenceis after you were aboard hoi?" asked Senator Smith. "There were no passengers to take on." said Mr. Ismay. "In your lifeboat what course did vou take?" tho senator asked. Headed for Light. "Wc saw a light and headed for it," said Mr Ismay.- "How long w-ere you In this lifeboat?" life-boat?" "About four hours." "Was there another lifeboat that you saw?" . " "Yes. we hailed one." he said. He paid he saw no life, rafts in these. "How many lifeboats wore on the Titanic?" Ti-tanic?" Only Twenty Lifeboats. "Twenty, altogether, I think." replied re-plied Mr. Ismay "Sixteen col!ap3lhle and four wnortpn, boats." "Weie all the lifeboats that left tho Titanic accounted for?" "I think so; I've been told so, but, ' I- don't know of my own knowledge." I. "It-has been suggested." Senator ' (Continued on PaEO Seven.) 4 . 'J&S"1.3Mmmmm9MmmmWWiJ&l!S oo - r THE FACTS ; m Continued From Page One.) ! - Smith continued, "that two of tho lifeboats life-boats sank aB soon as lowered Do you know anything about that?" ' I "I do not. I uever heard of It and I think all the llfeboatb were accounted account-ed for." , "Did you see tho Titanic sink?" !Ti .n J,?ld Not Soel Her s'nk. I T did not see the Titanic go down" Mr. Ismay said, shaking his head . mournfully. "I did not want to see her go down. I wab rowing the lifeboat life-boat all tho time until we were picked tip. I turned back once after wo loft tho veneel, I saw hor green light and neor turned back ngaln. I did not ant to ae the end.1' |