After we got the greaser out we cameīack to the turbine-room again, and the Engineer in Mr Scott: ‘We had to go and heave the door up.’ĥ560: (Sir Rufus) ‘Did you hear any message given by the Chief Engineer to release the watertight doors?’ĥ570: (Sir Rufus) ‘To release the clutch?’ Mr Scott: ‘He was tunnel greaser, the one who looks after the tunnel.’ĥ559: (Sir Rufus) ‘You had to release him?’ Mr Scott: ‘Yes, and heaved the door up about two feet to let the greaser out.’ĥ558: (Sir Rufus) ‘Who was the greaser there?’ Mr Scott: ‘Yes, the aftermost one of the lot.’ĥ557: (Sir Rufus) ‘That is the very last on the tank
Mr Scott: ‘No, there is another tunnel after thatĥ556: (Sir Rufus) ‘Do you mean the aftermost one?’ Mr Scott: ‘After that we went up to the turbine room and down one of the escapes to let one of the greasers out in the after tunnel.ĥ555: (Sir Rufus) ‘That is into the electric room?’ Open, and aft you could see the other watertight doorsĥ553: (Sir Rufus) ‘Then, if I follow you correctly, what happened was, all those doors closed down at the same time?’ĥ554: (Sir Rufus) ‘What did you do after that?’ You have got watertight doors fore and aft which were You are standing in the turbine engine room and there Mr Scott: ‘I think it is about six, leading down to the afterend of the tunnel.’ĥ551: (Sir Rufus) ‘Do you mean not only in your engine room, but you are speaking also of what you could see aft the other watertight doors had been open?’ĥ552: (Sir Rufus) ‘I understand now what you mean. Mr Scott: ‘No, not for the watertight doors.’ĥ548: (Sir Rufus) ‘Do you mean that without any signal they came down?’ĥ549: (Sir Rufus) ‘Which watertight doors are youĥ550: (Sir Rufus) ‘When you say “all of them,” how many do you mean?’ Mr Scott: ‘Yes, the watertight doors all closed.’ĥ547: (Sir Rufus) ‘Did you hear any bell ring first?’ The next thing that happened was something with To stem the flood of water coming in, as greaser Frederickĥ546: (The Attorney-General, Sir Rufus Isaacs) ‘Then The suction hoses could be brought through, in an attempt In the turbine room to pull up all the watertight doors so Scott and his colleagues were told by the engineer on watch Hand even after they had been closed automatically from theīridge, and this is how the greaser was rescued. Was not aware of it and had to be rescued by greaser Frederick Ship and although there was an escape ladder, he apparently Greaser who looked after the propeller shafts at the stern of the
Titanic’s doors closed relatively slowly and every watertight compartment had its own escape ladder, for use both to evacuate and gain access to these compartments after the watertight doors had closed.
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