Smith had ordered his officers to put the " women and children in and lower away ".
3.
Immediately after " Monte Cervantes " slipped from the rock, the command was given to lower away the lifeboats from E-Deck.
4.
Ismay sought to spur those lowering the boat to greater urgency by calling out repeatedly : " Lower away ! " This resulted in Lowe losing his temper : " If you'll get the hell out of the way, I'll be able to do something!
5.
Upon suggestion from Second Officer Charles Lightoller, Captain smith ordered, " Women and children in and lower away . " The First and Second officers interpreted the evacuation order differently; one took it to mean women and children first, while the other took it to mean women and children only.
6.
Hames told her, " The officer gave the order to lower away, and if I didn't do so he might shoot me, and simply put someone else in charge, and your friends would still not be allowed to come . " Norman and Pain both perished in the disaster.
7.
According to Lightoller, " I yelled at the top of my voice,'Hadn't we better get the women and children into the boats, sir ?'He heard me and nodded reply . " Smith then ordered Lightoller and Murdoch to " put the women and children in and lower away ".