TITANIC ENQUIRY.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 1797, 18 May 1912, Page 4

TITANIC ENQUIRY.

THE BRITISH"AND AMERICAN

ENQUIRIES

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. j London, May 17. At tlie Titanic enquiry Hart, a third class steward said he warned the steerage passengers of their ' danger. Stewards were placed at various points, to direct the way to it-lie deck. Many women who went were afraid to enter tlie boats and returned to their quarters, thinking it safer aboard. All tlie women and children could have reached the boatsif they had wished. Duran-t, the Mount Temple's operator, recalled, said the did not pick up any message indicating that the Titanic was being towed to Halifax. New York, May 17. ' The- Senate Committee wliich is enquiring into the Titanic wreck liasobtained evidence tending to rebut the theory that the White: Star Company suppressed the news of the sinking of the Titanic. Tlie VicePresident of the New York Newhayen. -Hartford railway, stated that he had received instructions to provide, accommodation for all the Titanic passengers at Halifax on Monday. The order was countermanded on Mondayevening. SPECIAL TO SYDNEY SUN. AN ENGINKER'S EVIDENCE,. London, May 9. At the Titanic inquiry -bo-day,. Thomas Dillon, ono of the snips engineers, gave'evidence that the doors of the watertight compartments wore opened after having been closed from the bridge. The doors were opened in order that the engineer crew might reach the pump in No. 5 boiler-room.

Tho men, however, did not go into- • the boiler-room, as there was.too much-, i water there. Dillon said he swam..! about for 20 minutes before hei was;] rescued, and that 'he saw (hundreds of: \ men in the water, but no. women . Counsel for the White. Star C<o-u.;: pointed out that the doors mentioned!; by Dillon could not Ue opened unless,.! released from the bridge. James Johnson, a? steward," describe- ' ed Mr Bruce Ismay's conduct as ex- j ■emplary. Mr Ismay tried to induces j the women to enter the boats, and! '.'. "did everything that an Englishman- i could do" in the circumstances. Wit- ![ nass added, that the boat lie was in j: could hay,© accommodated six; more * persons,., ibut that it did not -celtim. i to thej sinking ship-because the; women \ were opposed to going back. : .