Fireman John Podesta and his friend William Nutbean made it up the gangway and past Moody; Moody then ordered the gangplank withdrawn from Titanic's side, and it had gotten about a foot from the side of the ship when R.C. Lawrence, who had been sent aboard to deliver typewriters to the Purser's Office, and stayed to tour the ship, couldn't find his way to a gangway. Amid protestations on his part and vocabulary, Moody instructed the ABs to pull in the gangway.
Fireman John Podesta and his friend William Nutbean ascended the gangway and cleared Moody; Moody then commanded the gangplank to be drawn back from Titanic's side, and it had almost reached the ship's side when R.C. Lawrence, who had been dispatched to deliver typewriters to the Purser's Office, and stayed to tour the ship, got lost on his way to a gangway. Despite his protests and vocabulary, Moody ordered the ABs to retract the gangplank.