Miss Compton’s account corroborates other information about boat No. 14, which we have elsewhere. She was among the number transferred to Engelhardt boat “D.” “I now found myself,” she said, “in the stern of a collapsible boat. In spite of Mr. Lowe’s warning the four small boats began to separate, each going its own way. Soon it seemed as though our boat was the only one on the sea. We went through a great deal of wreckage. The men who were supposed to be rowing--one was a fireman--made no effort to keep away from it. They were all the time looking towards the horizon. With daylight we saw the _Carpathia_, and not so very long afterwards Officer Lowe, sailing towards us, for, as he had predicted, quite a strong breeze had sprung up. We caught the rope which he threw us from the stern of his boat. Someone in ours succeeded in catching it and we were taken in tow to the _Carpathia_.” BOAT NO. 16.[14] [14] British Report (p. 38) gives this as the sixth boat lowered from the port side at 1.35 A. M. _No male passengers._ _Passengers:_ Fifty women and children--second and third-class. _Crew:_ Master-at-arms Bailey in charge. Seaman Archer, Steward Andrews, Stewardess Leather, and two others. _Total:_ 56. INCIDENTS E. Archer, A. B. (Am. Inq., p. 645): I assisted in getting Nos. 12, 14 and 16 out--getting the falls and everything ready and passengers into No. 14. Then I went to No. 16. I saw that the plug was in tight. I never saw any man get in, only my mate. I heard the officer give orders to lower the boat and to allow nobody in it, having fifty passengers and only my mate and myself. The master-at-arms came down after us; he was the coxswain and took charge. When we were loading the boat there was no effort on the part of others to crowd into it; no confusion at all. No individual men, or others were repelled from getting in; everything was quiet and steady. One of the lady passengers suggested going back to see if there were any people in the water we could get, but I never heard any more of it after that. There was one lady in the boat, a stewardess (Mrs. Leather) who tried to assist in rowing. I told her it was not necessary, but she said she would like to do it to keep herself warm. There was one fireman found in the boat after we got clear. I do not know how he came there. He was transferred to another boat (No. 6) to help row. * * * * * C. E. Andrews, steward (Am. Inq., p. 623): Besides these six men I should think there were about fifty passengers. There was no effort on the part of the steerage men to get into our boat. I was told by the officer to allow none in it. When the officer started to fill the boat with passengers and the men to man it, there were no individuals who tried to get in, or that he permitted to get in. There was no confusion whatever. The officer asked me if I could take an oar. I said I could. BOAT NO. 2.[15]