New-York tribune., 1912-04-30


the day after the Carpathia docked. was'
recalled. and said he received 500 fog
selling the story Of his experiences or the
wreck 20 a New York newspaper.
when did you last see Captain Smith"
asked Senator Smith.
When he went overheard from thc
bridge, about three minutes before / left
the ship myself" said Bride.
Did ho have a .ife preserver on"
Il don't know. 7 know ne hadn't any on
when We wcro working IN tho cabin Just
before the ship sank"
"Ycu spoke Of your mate. Operator Phil
lls and yourself putting on preservers
about ten minutes before the boat sank"
Yes. about that"
Had everybody else gone when YOU
Jumped into the water%'
There were several on the deck don't
know who. Some were sailors. When the
collapsiblo boat foll into the water Il fell
over mo swan out and grabbed Il.
Then I got away about In feet from the
side OF the Titanic just as she sank"
Captain Jumped from Bridge
Didn't YOU say before that you saw the
captain after YOU got I'm tho water?''
NO" said Bride The captain loft by
way Of the bridge before Phillips and ! did.
After the captain told us We could go we
STAYED on the boat awhile and Phillips
sent another e q n After that don't
think he got an answer Tf he did he
didn't tell me"
Did you sec Phillips after
u saw him walking down the deck aft
as was helping get out the collapslble
boat
Then you never saw him again
NO; he died later. before he got to the
Carpathla in llfeboat."
What was the hour when the Calf
fornian tried TO get you?" asked Senator
Smith.
About o'clock"
you didn't answer him for about a half
hour because you were busy with your ac-
counts"
1T was about twenty minutes, think.
picked mp the Caifornian's warning Of ice
being nearby while she was sending IL 10
the steamer Baltic. As near az can recol-
Iect the message. it was to the effect that
the Californian had Just passed three large
longitude
The witness said he took tho message 10
the bridge and gave II To the officer in
charge Tic did not remember who the
officer was. but II was not Captain Smith.
No other warnings of ic" were received
that day or night. SO far as he knew
Frankfurts Answer TO &C @ D."
Senator Smith asked Bride about the
Frankfurt's answer 10 the Titanic's "C .
D." ITc said Phillips took the answer.
MIR Phillips told me to write in the log
the replies as he took them" said Bride
The Trankfurt's first reply was: %. X;
viii stand by That was TO our C . ID
and position"
Did the Frankfurt call you later"
Yes sir"
What did hc say"
Whats the matter?
You did not hear from the Frankfurt
again"
No"
Bride said the next response was from
the Carpathia lie never got the Frank
furt's position, and had not heard since
how near the Frankfurt was 10 the Titanic
The interchange Of messages between
the Titanic and the Carpathia was de-
tailed again by Bride. He said the Car
pathia was the first to announce its posi-
ton and the beginning Of its rush to the
rescue Phillips. said Bride. figured that
the Frankfurt was much nearer. because
of much stronger signals.
We'll. If you had given your position
IL, f,,.. 4 I.t.
there might he very different story to-
day"
YES sir"
Senator Smith called attention to the
testimony of Captain Rostron of the Car
pathia that the Carpathia did not get Il
Titanic's &C. q -" until 1885 Monds
morning. ships time. This, he said. W.
discrepancy Of ffty.Hve minutes be