WHAT THE CAPTAIN SAID.
the mail contract. high speed clause denied. honourincTthe brave. (Received May Ist. 10.30 p.m.) NEW YORK, May 1. Boxhall, ono of the officers, in his evidence before the Committee of En-' quiry, said he heard the captain say twenty minutes after the collision that tho Titanic was doomed. Mr Andrews had so informed the captain after examining tho ship and finding that hor hull had boen ripped open. Mr Ismay, 'recalled, denied that tho mail coutract contained a high speed clause, though a stipulation existed for a minimum speed of sixteen knots. He had no intention to try the Titanic for five or six hours on Monday to see what she could do. He advised the New York office that she was sinking early on Monday, but the message wae not received till "Wednesday Tho Carnesie Hero Fund Commission at Pittsburg, has struck a gold medal inscribed to tho Titanic's heroes and heroines, which is to be deposited in tho Washington National Mnseum.
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Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14344, 2 May 1912, Page 7
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WHAT THE CAPTAIN SAID.
Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14344, 2 May 1912, Page 7
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