* * * * * A. E. Horswell, A. B. (Br. Inq.): Witness said it would have been quite a safe and proper thing to have gone back and that it was an inhuman thing not to do so, but he had to obey the orders of the coxswain. Two days after boarding the _Carpathia_ some gentlemen sent for him and he received a present. * * * * * J. Taylor, fireman (Br. Inq.): Witness testifies that No. 1 boat stood by about 100 yards to avoid suction and was 200 yards off when the _Titanic_ sank. He heard a suggestion made about going back and a lady passenger talked of the boat’s being swamped if they did so. Two gentlemen in the boat said it would be dangerous. Did your boat ever get within reach of drowning people? Witness: No. How many more could the boat have taken in? Witness: Twenty-five or thirty in addition to those already in it. Did any of the crew object to going back? Witness: No. Did you ever hear of a boat’s crew consisting of six sailors and one fireman? Witness: No. Lord Mersey: What was it that Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon said to you in the boat? Witness: He said he would write to our homes and to our wives and let them know that we were safe. Witness said he received five pounds when he was on board the _Carpathia_. * * * * * R. W. Pusey, fireman (Br. Inq.): After the ship went down we heard cries for a quarter of an hour, or twenty minutes. Did not go back in the direction the _Titanic_ had sunk. I heard one of the men say: “We have lost our kit,” and then someone said: “Never mind, we will give you enough to get a new kit.” I was surprised that no one suggested going back. I was surprised that I did not do so, but we were all half dazed. It does occur to me now that we might have gone back and rescued some of the strugglers. I heard Lady Duff Gordon say to Miss Francatelli: “You have lost your beautiful nightdress,” and I said: “Never mind, you have saved your lives; but we have lost our kit”; and then Sir Cosmo offered to provide us with new ones. * * * * * Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon (Br. Inq.):