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MR. EVANS: I could not tell you, sir. No. 10 was the last boat, the big boat.
SENATOR FLETCHER: Did you see the Titanic after you rowed away from where she was?
MR. EVANS: Yes, sir.
SENATOR FLETCHER: How far did you go away?
MR. EVANS: About 200 yards.
SENATOR FLETCHER: How much of the bow was under the water when you left?
MR. EVANS: She was about 10 feet from the port bow light, sir.
SENATOR FLETCHER: How far did your boat have to go to get to the water?
MR. EVANS: It would be guesswork if I told you.
SENATOR FLETCHER: As near as you can tell.
MR. EVANS: I should say about 50 feet. I could not tell. I was paying so much attention­­
SENATOR FLETCHER: Could you see the boat well after you pulled away from her?
MR. EVANS: You could see her when the lights were clear, and then until she gave the final plunge.
SENATOR FLETCHER: Did the boat go to pieces or come in two?
MR. EVANS: She parted between the third and fourth funnels.
SENATOR FLETCHER: What makes you say that?
MR. EVANS: The foremost part was gone, and it seemed as if the engines were all gone out.
SENATOR FLETCHER: You could see the forepart was all gone and you could see the stern come up horizontally?
MR. EVANS: Yes, sir.
SENATOR FLETCHER: After the forepart had disappeared the stern came up and was horizontal with the surface of the water?
MR. EVANS: Yes, sir.
SENATOR FLETCHER: And how much of the stern; up to what part of the ship; to the funnels?
MR. EVANS: From the after funnel to the ensign mast.
SENATOR FLETCHER: About how much of the ship was afloat then, after the forepart had gone down?
MR. EVANS: I should say about 200 feet was afloat; that is, of the stern part.
SENATOR FLETCHER: Could you see that clearly in the outline?
MR. EVANS: . You could see that in the outline. Then she made a sudden plunge, and the stern went right up.
SENATOR FLETCHER: Then she plunged forward and went right down?
MR. EVANS: Plunged forward, perpendicular, sir.
SENATOR FLETCHER: How long was the stern afloat in that horizontal position?
MR. EVANS: About four or five minutes, I should judge.
SENATOR FLETCHER: You were too far away to see whether there were any passengers on the stern?
MR. EVANS: Yes, sir; I was too far away to see that.
SENATOR FLETCHER: Was there any light in this boat, No. 10?
MR. EVANS: No, sir.
SENATOR FLETCHER: No lantern?
MR. EVANS: No lantern, at all.
SENATOR FLETCHER: Was there any in No. 12, do you know?
MR. EVANS: I could not say about No. 12.
SENATOR FLETCHER: Were there any other supplies in No. 10?
MR. EVANS: In No. 10, yes, sir; there was in the tank forward, and the aft one was loaded with biscuits and kegs of water, with a small drinking cup.
SENATOR SMITH: I will ask the sergeant at arms if the captain of the Mount Temple is here?
MR. CORNELIUS: We have not seen him. He has not reported to anybody.
SENATOR SMITH: Then we will stand adjourned until 10 o'clock to­morrow morning.
At 6 o'clock the subcommittee adjourned until to­morrow, Saturday, April 27, 1912, at 10 o'clock a.m.