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American Inquiry
Testimony of Charles Andrews, pages 623-624
Senator BOURNE. Now, will you
go on?
Mr. ANDREWS. With that I
walked up on deck and stood by my boat. There
were lots of people around, and I saw stores
brought to the boat, and bread. I
did not see the stores put in the boat. I assisted
in helping the ladies and children into the boat.
After the boat was full the officer called out for
able seamen, or any individuals then, to man the
boat. After several had got into the boat --
Senator BOURNE. How many?
Mr. ANDREWS. Six, sir.
Five, sir, had got into the boat, and I was the
sixth.
Senator BOURNE. Five besides
yourself?
Mr. ANDREWS. Five besides
myself. The master-at-arms - there was two
master-at-arms, and one was in charge of our
boat.
Senator BOURNE. What was the
name of the one in charge of your boat?
Mr. ANDREWS. I do not know
his name, sir; he was a master-at-arms.
Senator BOURNE. How many were
passengers in the boat besides the six men
manning the boat?
Mr. ANDREWS. I should
think about 50, sir.
Senator BOURNE. Was it one of
the lifeboats or one of the collapsible boats?
Mr. ANDREWS. A lifeboat.
Senator BOURNE. Now, will you
go on?
Mr. ANDREWS. After they were
all in the boat the officer looked around at me
and asked me if I could take an oar, and I said
I could, sir. At that he told me to get into the
boat. After I got in the boat I assisted by
putting the rowlocks in. We lowered the boat to
the water and rowed away from the ship. On our
way out we came in contact with another boat,
and stood by.
Senator BOURNE. That is,
rested on your oars?
Mr. ANDREWS. Yes, sir; we had
to rest because we came across another boat,
sir, filled up with ladies. The remark was
passed by some one in the boat to go back, but
as the two boats were full we stood at a
distance away.
Senator BOURNE. Who passed
the remark to go back?
Mr. ANDREWS. One of the
passengers, sir. The boats were full, sir.
Senator BOURNE. If was in the
boat you were in, No. 16, that one of the
passengers passed this remark to go back?
Mr. ANDREWS. Yes, sir.
The Titanic had only one
Master-At-Arms, and that was Joseph Bailey.
We know that Bailey was definitely in #16.
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