Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-22
Investigation, Today,
AT Washington,

Washington, April 21.-The federal
Investigation of the sinking of the I'll
tanic will be continued here. tomorrow.
at the capital.
j. Bruce Ismay, managing director
of the White Star Line. p A. S. Frank
lin, vice president, and 81 members of
the lost liners crew arrived here TO-
night, to continue testimony before the
Senate subcommittee of which SEN
ator William Alden Smith of Michigan
is chairman
Mr.. Ismay denied. tonight that he
made any protest TO the British am
bassador. Mr.. Bryce, because members
of the Titanie'ss crew were held as
witnesses and added that he came to
Washington to cooperate with the in
vestigating committee in any way he
could. He added he did not talk with
Huntington Wilson, the acting secre-
tary of state, about the question. The
hearings will go on, tomorrow MORN
ing, at 1890 o'clock.
Assurances of the cooperation of
the French government with the Unit
ed States further to safeguard human
life at sea We're given. today, by AM
bassador Jusserand to Senator Smith.
ignoring the formalities of proceeding
through the state department, Am
bassador Jusserand called in person
upon the chairman. The visit of the
ambassador attracted much attention.
Ambassador Jusserand told the
Michigan senator that he called to ex-
press his qualification at what had
been accomplished by the investiga-
ton and to make plain the desire of
the French government to cooperate
in improving conditions at sea. The
ambassador asked for any suggestions
looking toward an immediate improve
ment in the protection of passengers.
Two suggestions were made by Sem
ator Smith. The first was that every
ship be not only equipped with WIRE
less, but that every ship should have
two operators, one constantly on duty.
The other suggestion was that there
be additional life equipment on board
ocean liners, including lifeboat accom-
modations for every passenger.
Mr.. Smith said, today, that no notice
or intimaton either from officials OF
from members of the crew of objection
to the committees course had reached
him.
81 am proceeding on the theory tha
what we obtain will be as valuable Il
them as to u.s. he said.
Major. Arthur Peuchen of Toronto, Can
ada, has notified Senator Smith that hi
will be in Washington, tomorrow, to pu
his story into the record.
| Lewis Klein. a Hungarian member o.
| the Titanic crew, has been subpoenaet
| at Cleveland, Ohio. He will appear be
| fore the committee to verify an aceoun
he gave in that city of his experiences
| in the wreck. One feature of the forth
coming hearing will be the inquiry int
the wireless communication as the Titan
| ic was sinking. An effort will be mad
| to ascertain the exact position of thu
| German steamer Frankfurt, which re
| sponded to the Titanics signals of dis
| tress but, 1t is alleged, did not offer an,
| aid 1t is desired to ascertain if tn,
4 Frankfurt was actually nearer to thu
sinking ship than the Carpathia as Oper
| ator Bride estimated the Frankfurt t.
have been. Judging from the strength o
the electric spark in the wireless com
munication. Whether the Frankfurt
operator will be called as a witness coul'
not be learned, tonight.
1
ment called on members of the depart
ment. today, and told them that the wire
less operator of the Chester, who en-
| deavored to get details of the disaste
from the Carpathia on the latter's wa.
to New York from the wreck. would b
held subject to the committees order
The chairman of the commerce commit
tee expects to have published, tomorrow
a translation of Norwegian navigation
laws which will be considered in framing
its recommendations to the navy.
IF any such laws as the strict Nors
requirements had been in force in Grea
Britain" said Senator Melton, today
there would have been no such disaste
as that in which the large number Q
people went to their graves. They pro
vide that lifeboats and other life savin
apparatus shall be sufficient to take car
of every passenger and member of tn
crew. There the life saving apparatu
is based upon the number of passenger
while here and in Great Britain 1t
based upon tonnage"