Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean -- History -- 20th century; Titanic (Steamship)
_No male passengers in this boat._
_Passengers:_ Miss Phillips. Women and children, 40.
_Bade good-bye to his daughter and sank with the ship:_ Mr. Phillips.
_Crew:_ Seamen Poigndestre (in charge), F. Clench. Later, Lucas and
two firemen were transferred from boat “D.”
_Jumped from deck below as boat was lowered:_ 1 Frenchman.
_Total:_ 43.
Transfers were made to this boat _first_ from Engelhardt “D” and
_second_, from Engelhardt upset boat “B,” so that it reached the
_Carpathia’s_ side with seventy, or more.
INCIDENTS
F. Clench, A. B. (Am. Inq., p. 636).
The second officer and myself stood on the gunwale and helped load
women and children. The chief officer passed them along to us and we
filled three boats, No. 12 first. In each there were about forty or
fifty people. After finishing No. 16 boat, I went back to No. 12. “How
many men (crew) have you in this boat?” the chief officer said, and I
said, “Only one, sir.” He looked up and said: “Jump into that boat,”
and that made a complement of two seamen. An able seaman was in charge
of this boat. (Poigndestre.) We had instructions to keep our eye on
No. 14 and keep together.
There was only one male passenger in our boat, and that was a
Frenchman who jumped in and we could not find him. He got under the
thwart, mixed up with the women, just as we dropped into the water
before the boat was lowered and without our knowledge. Officer Lowe
transferred some of his people into our boat and others, making close
on to sixty, and pretty full up. When Mr. Lowe was gone I heard
shouts. I looked around and saw a boat in the way that appeared to be
like a funnel; we thought it was the top of a funnel. (It was
Engelhardt overturned boat “B.”) There were about twenty on this, and
we took off approximately ten, making seventy in my boat.
* * * * *
John Poigndestre, A. B. (Br. Inq., p. 82).
Lightoller ordered us to lay off and stand by close to the ship. Boat
“D” and three lifeboats made fast to No. 12. Stood off about 100 yards
after ship sank. Not enough sailors to help pick up swimmers. No
light. Transfer of about a dozen women passengers from No. 14 to No.
12. About 150 yards off when _Titanic_ sank. No compass.
BOAT NO. 14.[12]
[12] British Report (p. 38) says this was the fifth boat on the
port side, lowered at 1.30.
_No male passengers in this boat._
_Passengers:_ Mrs. Compton, Miss Compton, Mrs. Minahan, Miss Minahan,
Mrs. Collyer, Miss Collyer.
_Picked up out of sea:_ W. F. Hoyt (who died), Steward J. Stewart, and
a plucky Japanese.
Women: 50.
_Volunteer when crew was short:_ C. Williams.
_Crew:_ Fifth Officer Lowe, Seaman Scarrot, 2 firemen, Stewards Crowe
and Morris.
_Stowaway:_ 1 Italian.
_Bade good-bye and sank with ship:_ Dr. Minahan, Mr. Compton, Mr.
Collyer.
_Total:_ 60.
INCIDENTS
H. G. Lowe, Fifth Officer (Am. Inq., p. 116).
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