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Fifth Officer Lowe Says He In terfered With Lowering of Lifeboats. TITANIC EQUIRY — HINDERED Sanator Smith Says a Meddiesome At tempt Is Being Made to Influence Course of the Committee—Taft in New York Benefit, The Canadian Steamship Mount Tem ple is reported to have been near enough to the Titanic on the night of the disaster to Sead her sinking. The Canadian government is Inves tigating the report. Washington, April 25—J. Lruce Ix ley, managing director of the White Star line, came in for another scoring at the senate investigation zere when Fifth Officer Lowe of the Titanic de clared that it was Ismay's Trandlc ap pers for haste that retarded the low ering of several Titanic lifeboats on the night of the disaster. Lowe did not charge Ismay with cowardice, but did assert that the head of the line was a badly frightened man, without any idea of self-possession, and a positive reactive force to the officers and crew in their work of get ting the passengers off the sinking Haer and into the lifeboats. During the arraignment Ismay cringed before the battery of eyes bv eled at him and seemed to feel keenly his unenviable position. ‘The facts in the case were dragged out of Lowe by Senators Smith and Burton, the officer at first making an unwilling witness against the virtual head of the Ine. When the senators at last succeeded in making him talk, however, he told story which was ilt and complete, Smith Charges Hampering. Chairman Smith of the sub-commit tee created a sensation when he charged that “outside influence” was at work attempting to retord the work of his committee. Senator Smith re fused to disclose the identity of that men he charged with hindering his work, contenting himself with saying that those Interested would be wise to take warning from the statement he issued. That witnesses are being tampere with and members of the crew threat ened with the wrath of the White Star and its associated tines in the In ternational Mercantile Marine was the gist of the Smith charges. The chair man said he had encountered numer ous difficulties in his work and had run against many obstacles on the tst of getting passengers to five their side of the story. The authculty on avowing complete Story from Fifth Officer Lowe was one of the points cited to illstrate Smith's ees be urey regarding the crew. Another sensational point was when Cheinman Smith announced that his specialite i New York had taken Quartermasioy intehena or the Titanie ay the WheEner Cede hist be fore thet oer Liverpool, Hitchens is the guey who has been the ratty Sram there Unain one of rh yivars, sho in charge of a “At, Am fe charged with being intoxicated, with swearing at the men out wonden In ‘ts charaze, and with Yetusing absolute ly to take onboard more passengers straggling in the water after the wreck. When there was suficient Foon In the ifeboat for more People. Notables In N.Y. Thtanic Benefit, New York, April 25. --Under the m tronage of President Taft, the duke and duchess of Connaughtans per ONS prominent In New York society, a memorial xérview for the benefit of the relatives of the Titonie’s wera
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Marshall, Michigan, US
Thu, Apr 25, 1912
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