"I at once gave the order to lower the boats down to the rails, and I directed that women and children should get into them. I also had all the bulkheads closed. "Between the time of passing Fastnet, about 11 o'clock, and of the torpedoing I saw no sign whatever of any submarines. There was some haze along the Irish coast, and when we were near Fastnet I slowed down to fifteen knots. I was in wireless communication with shore all the way across." Captain Turner was asked whether he had received any messages in regard to the presence of submarines off the Irish coast. He replied in the affirmative. Questioned regarding the nature of the message, he replied: "I respectfully refer you to the Admiralty for an answer." "I also gave orders to stop the ship," Captain Turner continued, "but we could not stop. We found that the engines were out of commission. It was not safe to lower boats until the speed was off the vessel. As a matter of fact, there was a perceptible headway on her up to the time she went down. "When she was struck she listed to starboard. I stood on the bridge when she sank, and the Lusitania went down under me. She floated about eighteen minutes after the torpedo struck her. My watch stopped at 2:36. I was picked up from among the wreckage and afterward was brought aboard a trawler. "No warship was convoying us. I saw no warship, and none was reported to me as having been seen. At the time I was picked up I noticed bodies floating on the surface, but saw no living persons." "Eighteen knots was not the normal speed of the Lusitania, was it?" "At ordinary times," answered Captain Turner, "she could make 25 knots, but in war times her speed was reduced to 21 knots. My reason for going 18 knots was that I wanted to arrive at Liverpool bar without stopping, and within two or three hours of high water." "Was there a lookout kept for submarines having regard to previous warnings?" "Yes, we had double lookouts." "Were you going a zigzag course at the moment the torpedoing took place?" "No. It was bright weather, and land was clearly visible." "Was it possible for a submarine to approach without being seen?" "Oh, yes; quite possible." "Something has been said regarding the impossibility of launching the boats on the port side?" "Yes," said Captain Turner, "owing to the listing of the ship." "How many boats were launched safely?" "I cannot say." "Were any launched safely?" "Yes, and one or two on the port side." "Were your orders promptly carried out?" "Yes." "Was there any panic on board?" "No, there was no panic at all. It was all most calm." "How many persons were on board?" "There were 1,500 passengers and about 600 crew." By the foreman of the jury--In the face of the warnings at New York that the Lusitania would be torpedoed, did you make any application to the Admiralty for an escort?