Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History -- 20th century; Titanic (Steamship)
No disorder in loading or lowering this boat.
_Passengers:_ All third-class women and children (53) and
_Men:_ Mr. Haven (first-class) and three others (third-class) only.
Total: 4.
_Crew:_ Firemen: Diamond (in charge), Cavell, Taylor; Stewards: Rule,
Hart. Total: 13.
_Grand Total_ (Br. Rpt., p. 38): 70.
INCIDENTS
G. Cavell, trimmer (Br. Inq.):
The officer ordered five of us in the boat. We took on all the women
and children and the boat was then lowered. We lowered to the
first-class (i. e. A) deck and took on a few more women and children,
about five, and then lowered to the water. From the lower deck we took
in about sixty. There were men about but we did not take them in. They
were not kept back. They were third-class passengers, I think--sixty
women, Irish. Fireman Diamond took charge. No other seaman in this
boat. There were none left on the third-class decks after I had taken
the women.
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S. J. Rule, bathroom steward (Br. Inq.):
Mr. Murdoch called to the men to get into the boat. About six got in.
“That will do,” he said, “lower away to Deck A.” At this time the
vessel had a slight list to port. We sent scouts around both to the
starboard and port sides. They came back and said there were no more
women and children. We filled up on A Deck--sixty-eight all told--the
last boat to leave the starboard side. There were some left behind.
There was a bit of a rush after Mr. Murdoch said we could fill the
boat up with men standing by. We very nearly came on top of No. 13
when we lowered away. A man, Jack Stewart, a steward, took charge.
Nearly everybody rowed. No lamp. One deckhand in the boat, and men,
women and children. Just before it was launched, no more could be
found, and about half a dozen men got in. There were sixty-eight in
the boat altogether. Seven members of the crew.
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J. E. Hart, third-class steward (Br. Inq., 75):
Witness defines the duties and what was done by the stewards,
particularly those connected with the steerage.
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