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WHATHER-—Fair to-night and Tharsday; warmer. EDITION. . Che “ Circulation Books Open to All.” | bare Fi mI _\.\ All EDIT PRICE ONE “CENT. OLYMPIC CREW snes WHEN FIREMAN PUTS FIST THROUGH “NEW” LIFEBOAT Fearful of Collapsibles Bought Hastily Erom Troop Ships, Stokers and © Oilers Quit at Sailing Time at Southampton, bender t ~ Tene’ New orks Wer Wert). BIGGEST AND BEST;| SAW 100 BODIES APPLY TO JULIUS Sheriff Has Just Two Left—If You Need One, Better Speak: Up! Woman * arriving To-Day Tells of Seeing Mother With Baby in Her Arms. VALETS ATTEND THEM.|FATAL ICEBERG NEARBY. Attached for -Debt Owing to Margaret I. Drake by Luna Park Company. Ship Passed Within Four Miles of Where the Titanic Went Down. (Bpecial Cable to The Evening World, Copyright, 1912, by The Press Publishing Co.) SOUTHAMPTON, England, April 24.—Five minutes before the Olympic, sister ship of the ill-fated Titanic of the White Star Line, was scheduled to sail from this port to-day 300 of the firemen and oflers walked off the ship in a body.-” bing hy di of They gave as their reason for striking the fact that the Olympic] Pach "thes shurth wouskreuh acc eatue ‘was not equipped with lifeboats capable of carrying all the passengers | auction unless a claim of $1,1% secured and-crew in the event of a disaster like that which overtook the Titanic.| Par Censany ie para nth re wane The striking firemen asserted that the collapsible boats hastily added to} Sheriff Jultus ts @ man of meny parts, the Olympic, were old lifeboats which had been taken off British troopships | "4 ‘* not at al dismayed by the novel plying between England and India and South Africa. The season of trang Ses toeare Joh estore ‘him, He was portation of troops now being over, the strikers maintained, the White Star Line had bought all the second-hand collapsible boats that could be found. | to the two elephants in the matter of One man stated that he had punched his fist through the canvas of | description of fino points—width of chest, one of the collapstbles without half trying, ‘The gtrike of the. Grpimen | U*tietty of Mae, length of tall or what. ver gen: make ‘tbo: mboO—~ and others of the crew who joined in it has produced considerable’ ex- yer ri pp thin na Grtimeline ‘Bue. citement in port. tlonepra, he frankly admits. A wrt of netachateat was handed the Sheriff Julius Harburger hes an elephant on his hands, or rather an elephant on each hand. His trusty minions to-day annexed two aged ‘Within four miles af the exact poaition stricken Titanic just after the collision, the steamer Bremen of the North Ger- man Licyd passed on Saturday after- moon the greweome aftermath of the Great disaster. ‘What the passengers and officers of the westbound liner saw floating on the gentle swells of the North Atlant: was Gescribed to-day when the Bremen reached her Hoboken dock. At least a hundred bodies, easily that had kept them on the surface all 4 eek, were seen from the Bremen’s ap well as hundreds of steamer and bite of miscellaneous wreck- WOMAN PAGSENGER. TELLS OF SEEING THE BODIES. In walking off the ship the firemen and oilers simply foltemed out threat they made at Cherbourg last Saturday when the Olympte ‘Temhed there at the end of a voyage made harrowing by the wireless reports of the ‘Afihr, going over Lana Park with a fie] story of the scene from the liner’s rail, einking of the Titanic. comb he discovered there wasn't any-| » ‘The 1,400 passengers were on board and the gangways from the dock to|thing tobe attached aud) ohe the Iner, with the exception of one, had. been withdrawn, when at eight| "ft ‘no property bells a rain of firemen’s kitbags suddenly dropped over the ship's forecastle inca ive tone ~ ‘dohante Weko to the quay, and a few moments later the whole of the firemen aud greasers performing ,at ‘the ‘Hippodrome, having filed off. been loaned for the winter, Accordingly, he turned the writ oyer to jh 44 COLLAPSIBLE BOATS ADDED. He saan os Perea Una etRaor fiat When the Olympie put into Southampton forty-four collapsible boata| theatre before the animals awoke this were added to the complement of statecn wooden lifeboats already on the|™orming, Forges had little trouble find- ship. These boats would not be safe, the firemen and thir helpers declared, sre disco’ cna convinced the and they pointed to the fact that of the collapsibles launched from the Ti-/ trainers everything was. regular. and -tanic one overturned and those in it were rescued only after they had clung| advanced to his task. What troubled to the bottom of the boat for several hours. him was just where to pin the attach- If the striking fremen and greasers remain obdurate Jn their refusal to Laced oT qcoa eto pegapior eail with the Olympic, the White Star Line will have diMculty in getting| ening and the deputy stiertff Grew near the ship away without long delay. pautiously. Coming on “Sin” fr So heavy has been the call for lifeboats from all the steamship inen {a Led Be Fates ~ meaty. ‘The el i le phant ra: nis t and Porges demand and the Olymplc cannot possibly be equipped with extre wooden |sU™ond,cnck, Forge puede mepet to something—maybe e@ girdte, he Te: lifeboats before a week or more has passed. ported. Before they walked out the firemen and ollers sent a deputation s “Don't be afraid,” wait on Commander Clarke and the chief of the omigration office in “He Southampton. “Pl manteure They declared they would not sall unless wooden lifeboats were sub-|deputy sheriff, now seven feet away stituted for the collapsibles and two additional seamen signed on for each | ftom the foot. “He belongs to me now, lifeboat in the whole amplified equipment. . him and the other,” pointing to big | that Pleasant “Jess who eyed the proceed-| “The bodies of three men in a group, OFFERED TO PROVE THE BOATS SEAWORTHY, ing Suepiciously, all clinging to one steamer chalr, floated Commander Clarke offered to take the Olympic to Cowes Roads andl er pry, Viera Tee U have 1a Renae ore age ESN See SHT8 allow any of the crew, to be selected by disgruntled firemen and ollers,| thought he Mr. Porges a # though In a to select any of the boat board and make any kind of a test of their sea- to the oc- x " could thus prove, by demonstration, _ He concluded an arrangement Womb ness, He could La prove, by demonstration, that they were abso. whereby the elephants will be fed at the lutely safe, the commander guaranteed. rate of #2 a day. Summoning two of When the firemen and greasers left the ship they tried to impress all assistants, Hobert Tabbetts and the seamen, the stewards and other atiendarits Into the movement, but installed them as the ship's officers forestalled this action by hoisting the gangplank. t By impressing into service all the available engine room hands on the | tis other White Star and American line ships in port, Commander Clarke man-| For two days the aged to move his ship down to Ryde, Isle of Wight, after two hours’ delay, | Will see to “Jess” and ‘Jib’ But there he waited to receive if possibl@ a contingent of firemen from the|‘* the claim 1s not paid, Sheriff Jultus wy, the Supreme Court ‘iat November. senger on the Breen Save a vivid told aby some'of the office: thal: the*'Bresien was going to pase within a few miles of the position given by the Titanic when she sank, so when she cry went up thet ice w. yen rupliéd to the starboard rail. wade béai afternoon and the oun gitstening on the big iceberg wan a Ae oral Ploture, But as we drew ‘and could make out #mall dots | floating around in the sea a feeling of | awe.and sadness crept over every one| on the and we proceeded in ab- solute silence. “We passed within a hundred feet of the southernmost drift of the wreckage said one of the inks you want to give i it f : i Ih | i fs i him," remarked the ; H i i ® . But Porges was eq inst desperate stru . couldn't see, but imagined that under them was some bit of wreckage to which they all clung when the ship went down and which didn't have buoyancy enough to support them, “Those were the only bodies we | paswed near enough to distinguish, but wercould see the white life preservers of many more dotting the sea all the way to the iceberg. The officers told us that was probably the berg hit by MIDST WRECKAGE) given by the wireless operators of the| Picked out by. the white life-preservers e “ISMA Y LOST HIS HEAD, YFTH OFFICER SAYS Congress to Give Hero Medal to Capt. Rostrom of Carpathia (Special Despatch to The Evening World.) WASHINGTON, April 24.—Congressman Sulzer of New York to-day in- troduced in the House a bill authorizing and directing the Secretary of Com- merce and Labor to have struck a suitable medal to be awarded Capt. Ros trom of the Varpathia for heroic work 1. saving lives from the wreck of the Titanic. [trom the tain sald that the Temp! rived the wirel The bill was introduced on the suggestion of The Evening World, SAW THE TITANIC SS2s32A2 fifty miles away f | ettton They im Drow ales ‘dd the sinking , but were de- | reached the position given by t J or calls for assistance at 1.20 A. M. and saw nothing but wreckage, ‘Baseball Scores To-Day Pa - Doctor Informs Senate Investi- NATIONAL LEAGUE. gators That the Mount AT PHILADELPHIA. GIANTS— will advertise the elephants for sale at|the Titanic, and that the bodies and Temple Was Close. 101 - company. . public auction, The advertising under | '°¢ had drifted along together, but only PIP , ELPHI ——— a the law must last six days before the] 4 £eW Miles south of the original posl- nonin psa tar 12 4 rf ey igy \lon! Where the coltision occurred," pes BOXING COMMISSION TURNS Hd regularly IHcensed referees of the gyetien sees es The (wo elephants |" yirg, Stunke sald a number of the| WASHINGTON, April %4—Word that Bat acs » are amply sufficient to officiate at o ¥ ‘ pagsengere demanded thar the Bremen | the sinking of the Titanic was observed DOWN JACK M’GUIGAN, | ans tocaioxing maton and that out-| Meantime the Sheriff wil thank any stop and pick up the bodtes, but the| tron the steamer Me noel AT BROOKLYN. of-town help 4# not’ needed, MeGuigan'a | one for any information additional to omaes sesures them they had just re- Untaaat et Sat teat BOSTON— ’ > Phila i ivi honesty and 14 Gues- | What he has as to tue fine potnts of ele-| celved & wireless inessaxe saying the N. B, rridey, pu Deny Phitadetphia Referee Privilege] honesty and eMictancy wary mot wien | Mi Seer avers emeeie MULE tne | ule ee oro eatiantn et te cod Judge McFarland-Wells 2 She statement made, two hours aw the spot and was ye mittee BROOKLYN-— to Judge McFarland ells i ——_—__—_ Senate investigating committ to-day s by the Commissio at the conclusion of coming for ti 88 purpose, 0 - Bout. {ts aneeting. ROCKEFELLER AUTO HITS ieee from Dr. Quitaman, who says he saw the cae A te, ha teal 2 ie, ae C he and | ed lie willing —_—>——- The plan of the Garden A. ¢. to tm] ew wORTiey MAN IN FIFTH AVENUE. | CHAUFFEUR IS KILLED ees fal Appear score’ tha’ gornsition, AMERICAN LEAGUE. port from Philadelphia a referee for the MONTHS’-OLD BABY WHEN AUTO TURNS TURTLE,| Ta! announcement was mi McFarland-Wella bout at Madison DESERTED IN HALLWAY. | Louis Popilager, who lives at the the recess to-day of the investigating EW Square’ Garden next Friday night fatled ¢ te alle | Hotel Breevort, IMfth avenue and FISHKIN, LANDIN LN committee. Tife premier of Canada is In AT Wi YORK. when the State Athletic Commission | gnf, ast | Blyhih cireot, aves atruck by John 1, M N.Y, April 4. | communication with the committes with | PHILADELPHIA iMa afternoon tarned down the leone, | (fant Was Simply Clad, but Was! Rocketeiter's ‘auto while crossing the muh cuy ute sSimgeeeth Sioketen [@ view to clearing up this phase of the 03 on { Jack MoGuigan, the Philadelphta of- Covered With a Silken jsaroet..in front Of hie hotel tig: acters ‘a8! disaster: HHIGHLANDERS— ‘ialal, who had been selected for the Robe. |noon, His head was tudiy cut, but bo] Preauell® « mechanic, ‘The advices received by the commit. 00 pa job, The action of the Commission was ° lyetured tie afd of Dr. Ross, who wis ba hy jen a Dig motor car they were) coe gtate that the Mount Temple was in j small measure caused by the| Mrs. Clara Cullman, Jatiléress of the | summoned ¢rom #t. Vincent's Hospital. | “sting = turtle on the State road) ery miles south by west of the porl- |. henagaens Héwide protest against turning down | apartment house at No. 1 East One| Mr. Kppinger is seventy-three yeu:s Lien | ea ee MED tion of the Titanic when the "CQ Tr} AT BOSTON. ine forty-three licensed referees of New| Hundred and Fifteenth ‘street, was|okl ani tired produce merchant. a was driving the car at @ high| was flashed out. Thin ‘ts practically | WASHINGTON— Terk: jealted from her rooms to the hal! at| He became confured In the Jain of trat-] P10 of weed, ANd On @ lanKorous curve) the saine position ax the Carpathia’s | 20102 _ MeGulgan's written application was | noon to-day by the crying of a baby. | fic and whtie attempting to get out left the road and turned completely) at about that time. ¥ ono of the first bits of business to come | She found a two montha-old child in a] the path of a north bound Fifth aven: ex, pluntng both inén under the heavy| he acting Premier of Canada tele | BOSTON-— pofore the commission. After consid. | baby carstage, It was dressed i simple | bus, stopped in front of the oll king's | 4mewe | graphed to-day that he was making 00000 _ eration, Major Dixon and Commyssioner | clothing and covered with a silk robe: lear, which was in charge of Charles}, a lis e inquiries and would tele- —— O'Nell decided that because “McGuigan |The Janttress turned tt over to Police-] Wagner of No. 1S Hast Elgty-nn| Crews for New Cab ) @ non-resident and therefore outside | man Wolpert, who sent it to Bellevue] street, PHILADELPHIA, | raph furtner details later AT CLEVELAND. | Smith has information that Dr. Quite- | eHiCAGO— {he jurisdiction of the commigiton ant | Hospital. ‘Mr. Rockefeller was not in the auto- “48Y | ray clans to ave sen the Titan anes ict could refuse tye commiasion'y, #ubpos- mobile. new warships | A telegram from the captain andy. ver aa, na,""he shoulagjot be granted, a license, are | use wilt be renty | other officers of the Mount Temple con- AD | ‘The Commons turtbermorg held vas SE ALL ORS PAGE. 17, Cuye about any & Jiredicta thie watoment, The mesonge ov | Sn ent nn nee se ees petits anise Seer ony: Pe A A, ER i aw Seewere * Le est - - ¥ “ = . - SWORE AT TISMAY; | ~ ORDERED HIM AWAY FROM LIFEBOAT WEHATHER-—@atr to-night ané Thereday) warmer. ‘eoiT! PRIOE ONE OENT. “He Kept Saying ‘Lower Away! Lower Away!’” Lowe Tells the Senatorial Investigators, “and I Ordered Him Back.” SAYS HE FIRED REVOLVER TO SCARE STEERAGE CROWD “If You Get the Hell Out of Here We Can Get the Boat Away,” ‘ He Said to Head of \. ()White Star. @pectal to The Evening World.) ‘WASHINGTON, April .24.—Second Officer C. H. Ligttoller, fot- lowing Fifth Officer Harold G. Lowe of the Titanic on the witness stand at the Senatorial investigation this afternoon, testified that J. Bruce Ismay regretted having waved. Ismay thought he ought to have gone down with the Titanic, «@m the Carpathia Lightoller said Ismay almost collapsed and S.A, zoey Ot tet bee! ee oe with his Sen a “On the Carpathla,” sald Lightoller, “Mr. Ismay did not seem to be in the mental condition to decide anything. He kept saying, ‘I ought to have -gone down with the:ship ; 1 ought to have gone down with the ship, There were women who went down with her and 1 should have gone down, too.’” Lowe had contributed a new sensation when he testified. He swore that when he was superintending the lowering away of Lifeboat No. S$ he had been forced to order J. Bruce Ismay away from the boat-falls. Lowe admitfed that Ismay’s interference was such as to rouse his ire and that he had been forced to use strong language to Mr. Ismay’s face in order to keep him from interfering with orders contrary to those which First Officer Murdock, in charge of the lowering away, had given, LOWE'S STATEMENT CAUSES EXCITEMENT. The Fifth Officer's statement was dropped with the suddenness of a thunder clap. All who had crowded into the chamber where the Senate Commi'tee was conducting its investigation stirred under the impulse of the subtle wave of excitement that passed through the crowd, “What did you say to Mr. Ismay at that occasion?” Senator Smith asked, “1 said,” the Titanic’s officer replied bluntly, “———.”._- What he said was enough to make the telegraph wires sizzle if it had been trans- mitted. He was under First Officer Murdock’s orders, Lowe said, at the time when the Titanic had so far settled as to have a list by the head of from 10 to 15 degrees. Ten seamen were assisting him in the lowering of Boat No. 5 on the starboard side of the doomed vessel. “1 ordered Mr. Ismay away from the boaf,” said Lowe, 1 said, “If you get the hell out of here we can get this boat away.” “A steward on the Carpathia afterward asked me if 1 knew what I'd said to Mr. Ismay. He sald I'd used some very strong language. 1 did so because Mr. Ismay was over-anxious and was getting a trifle excited. He kept saying: “Lower away! Lower away!" At this juncture Ismay, who had been sitting with his hand propping up his chin in his characteristic pose, suggested to Senator Smith that {f , what Fifth Officer Lowe had said was too strong to repeat it had better be written down, | Without turning a hair, Lowe, who possibly thought that-he was | sealing his fate as a further employee of the White Star line, wrote the ‘words that he had uttered in anger on a piece of paper, and Senator | Smith, after reading them, said: “So you said this to Mr. Ismay?” “Yes,” the stolid Britisher answered, and he repeated again that Is- may had been interfering with the lowering away of the boat and that he had sworn at the director of the line for that reason, FLEET AGAIN ON STAND. Bxfore Lowe took the stand, Frederick Fleet, who gave the startling |testimony yesterday that the Titanic might have been saved from dis- ‘aster if the crow’s nest had been supplied with glasses, returned to the witness stand and confirmed the testimony given by Major Arthur God- | frey Peuchen that Quartermaster Hichens refused to turn back the life. {boat of which he had command and save those who were struggling in the water. Fleet was not questioned to-day about the warning of the Presence of icebergs, bug he gave a further explanation of the the crow’ After he had left fd Senali

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