Name
Lifeboat from Titanic
Lifeboat to Carpathia
Confidence Level
Seward, Mr Wilfred Deable 3
3
5.00


British Inquiry
Testimony of Wilfred Seward
    17793. You knew your boat was No. 3? - Yes.
    17794. Finding that people were taking to the boats, you went to your boat? - I went to No. 5 boat first.
    17795. But eventually you went to your boat? - Yes.
    17796. And when you got to your boat were there people being put into it? - No.
    17797. Later on were they put into it? - Yes.
    17798. I do not want the whole story; we have heard it so often. Was that boat lowered to the water? - Yes.
    17799. Were there about 58 people in that boat - 60 people, say? - Between 50 and 60.
    17800. I think you were in it? - Yes.
    17801. And a steward? - No other steward.
    17802. Were there some firemen and sailors in it? - Yes.
    17803. How many do you think? - About 15.
    17804. Fifteen firemen and sailors? - Yes.
    17805. Of the 15, about how many do you think were firemen? - There would be 10 firemen and four sailors.
    17806. Who else was in the boat? - First class and second class passengers.
    17807. Were they men or women? - Men and women.
    17808. How many do you think were men? - About 10 men.
    17809. And how many women? - The rest were women and children.
    17810. But how many? - I have not the exact numbers.