Captain Moore of the "MountTemple" states    that at
            12:30 on the morning of the 15th - 

            I was awakened by a steward with a message 
from
            the Marconi Operator of my ship to the effect that
            the Titanic was sending out the C.Q.D. call. 

           He had picked up the telephones just before going to bed
            to see what was going on, and it was then he caught the
           signals from the Titanic". 

            I blew the whistle at once and ordered the course to be
            laid towards the "Titanic's" position. I dressed and went to
            the chart room. 

            I went to the Chief Engineer, told him about the
            Titanic and asked him to push up the fires, to wake all
            the extra firemen and get them busy. I said "if necessary
            give the firemen a tot of rum." 

            One message picked up was from the "Carpathia", asking
            the "Titanic" if she wanted any special Boat to stand by.
            The "Titanic" answered that she wanted all she could get. 

            After the "Titanic" had advised the "Frankfort" of her condition,
            the "Titanic" sent out a second appeal to the "Frankfort"
            saying "Come quick". 

            The messages grew weaker and weaker until the "Titanic's"
            operator was undoubtedly using auxiliary or
            storage batteries 

            By that time the Vessels Dynamo had been
            rendered useless by water. 

            The "Titanic" was still calling C.Q.D. and at 1:30
            she got the "Olympic", and said "get your boats
            ready, going down fast by the Head". 

            The "Frankfort" replied at 1:35 "Starting for you". 

            Six minutes later the "Titanic" flashed C.Q.D. "Boilers Flooded". 

            Then came a question. "Are there any boats around you
            already". To that there was no answer. 

            Other ships then began calling but could get no answer. 

            Later the Russian Ship "Burma" got the "Olympic" and
            reported "All Quiet Now". 

            The "Titanic" had not spoken since 1:47 

            The Carpathia at 1:20 sent a message, "Are you still there
            we are firing Rockets". 

            1:40 "Burma" thinks she hears "Titanic" she sends. "We are
            coming, you are only fifty miles away hope you are
            safer I am" . Carpathia calls Titanic.

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