Testimony of Herbert J. Pitman
(Mr. Pitman was sworn by the chairman.)
HJP001. (Senator Smith) State your full name, please.
- Herbert John Pitman.
HJP002. Where do you reside?
- England.
HJP003. At what place?
- Somerset.
HJP004. Somerset, England?
- Yes, sir.
HJP005. How old are you?
- Thirty-four.
HJP006. What is your business?
- Mariner.
HJP007. How long have you been employed as a mariner?
- Sixteen years.
HJP008. In what capacities?
- From apprentice to an officer.
HJP009. I would like to know whether you are sufficiently advised, of your own knowledge, to say whether the ship's log was preserved or taken from the Titanic?
- Not to my knowledge; I did not go into the chart room, so I do not know.
HJP010. Do you know whether Mr. Lightoller, the second officer, Mr. Boxhall, the fourth officer, or Mr. Lowe, the fifth officer, took possession of the ship's log?
- I can not say, sir.