STEWARD'S THRILLING STORY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1421, 23 April 1912, Page 5

STEWARD'S THRILLING STORY.

ACCUSATIONS AGAINST MR. ISIAY. SENATORS IN DEFENCE.

By TelcEraph-Press Association- <Jopyrluh»

(Eec. April 22, 11.10 p.m.)

Now York, April 22. Mr. Whitley, a first-class steward, who is in hospital suffering from frozen fool, states that ho overheard two of tho Titanic's crow's-nest look-outs. One, he said, fifteen minutes before the collision, reported to Mr. Murdoch, the first officer on tho bridge, that ho fancied he saw an iceberg, and twice afterwards tho look-outs gavo warning. Mr. Murdoch was most indignant that no attention was, paid to the warnings, and one of the look-outs added, "No wonder Murdock shot himself."

Whitley, while assisting to launch tho life-boats, was caught in a rope as it uncoiled, and was thrown into the sen. His life-belt kept him afloat till found on an oak. wardrobe, which rose to the surface after the Titanic sank. Two men dropped oft exhausted. At daybreak Whitley saw a collapsible raft, black with men, and all standing. Ho swam to it, but was not 'allowed on board. Ho was told, "It's thirty-one lives against yours." "I prayed that someone on the raft might die, so as I could take his place. The someone did die. I was allowed aboard." Afterwards thoso on the raft transferred to seven of the Titanic's life-boats lashed together. It was hero he heard tho lookouts' conversation, and believes tho look.outs are returning to England by the steamer Lapland. FIRST WIRELESS CALL UNHEEDED. A deck passenger- states that Andrews, one of tho Titanic's engineers, went below and reported to a group of passengers that the vessel was torn to bits below, I but could not sink if the bulkheads would hold. Sho was ripped by an -underlying peak of ice, which had torn many forward plates from tho bolts. Tho passenger added that it seemed impossible ' that it .could ho true, and many in tho I group sihilcd.

Mr. Bride, assistant wireless operator, was wheeled to tho inquiry room of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, owing to crippled feet, when' press photographers exploded a flashlight. Tho chairman protested that it .was intolerable. Mr. Bride stated that ho intercepted a message from tho California announcing threo bergs, and gave the message to tho captain, who acknowledged it. Mr. Bride added that tho Frankfurt was the first. vessel to answer the signals of distress. Tho strength of the current showed that the Frankfurt was nearer the Titanio than the Carpathia. by twenty minutes. The Frankfurt's operator wirelessed: "What's tho matter?" Captain Smith was told the question, and said, "The -fellow is a fool." Mr. Phillips (chief operator) wirelessed the Frankfurt's operator, ."You are a fool; keep out of it!" Mr. Brido explained that Phillips preferred tho reply of tho Carpathia, which meanwhile wirelessed, "Hastening towards Titanic."

MR. BRIDE'S STATEMENT,

REFUTED BY A CAPTAIN, ' (Ecc. April 23, 0.15 a.m.) Bremen, April 22. The captain of tho Frankfurt denies Mr. Bride's statement, and states that he immediately steamed 140 miles, and arrived at 10.40 a.m.