The Calumet news., 1912-05-09
CLOSED ONCE and REOPENED
Action Taken to Permit Men to
Reach Ships Pumps
SENATE INQUIRY IS RESUMED
Editor Of Wall Street Ticker Service
Tsstifes as to Source Of News
on Disaster.

London. May 9.-lSvidence that the
doors Of the four watertight bulkheads
had been opened after having been
closed from the bridge was introduced
tcdsy in the British Titanic inquiry
This was done, according TO Thomas
Dillon of the engineers staff, in or
der that the engineer and crew might
reach the pumps.
Dillon said after the watcrtight
compartments had been closed from
the bridge, the chief engineer ordered
men 80 go through the four boiler
rooms in order to reach the pumps
IN boiler room No. 3. To carry out
this order the men were Obliged TO
open The doors OF four watertight bulk
heads and having done so. they left the
aoors open.
The cttorney for the Seamen's and
Fremen's union suggested that the
evidence of some of the witnesses,
that the after part of the ship righted
itself nomentarily after the forward
park sunk, justified his theory that 1t
the bulShead doors had not been OPP
ened the after part of the ship would
have remained afioat.
Senate Probe Resumed. --'''-
Washington, May 9.--The Titanic
inquiry was reopened today M. L..
Farrell. news editor OF the Wall street
ticker service. testifying regarding
misleading reports. Chairman smith
% the subcommittee questioned Far
ren
Farrell said the Information they
sent out was virtually all from the
White star offices. From the lA1an
News bureau, Farrell said. he had OBJ
tanned the basis for his item that an
attempt was being made in London To
have the Iloyds relnsure the Titanic'S
cargo. Farrell said he didn't attempt
tt verify the report.
Have You been criticised for send
ing out the item?" he was asked.
NO direct criticism" he replied.
what do you mean
NO one has made this criticism To
me
Farrell said every effort was MADE
10 verify the earlier DISPATCHES.
The item published about 1880 an
bouncing that the Titanic VAS heading
for Halifax, Farrell said was obtaine"
by a report from Vice President Frank
I'm. statement regarding the rita
mic disaster was read into the record
of the Investigating committee today
included a telegram from Vice Prcsi-
dent Franklin of the N'ite star line
This stated that a pol cf the ehtire
staff OF the passenger department
failed to disclose auy knowledge re-
gardng a typewritten telegram r
Representative Hughes of West Nir
glnla. supposed to have been filed al
1:30 p. IN. following the disaster, say
ing the Titanics passengers were SAFE
James A.. Hosey a telegraph opera
tor of Tauntan, Mass. sent an afldaNl'
saying that between and III oclocF
on the morning Of the accident. ne re-
ceived a fash" stating that the II
tanic sunk. "A little later" he aided
J received kill ON the fash. wh'cf
read kill fash Titanic sunk. Montrea
says the wireless operator az Oap'
Race made mistake in taking wire
less signals"
A. w. Wekman, a saloon barlieepe'
IN the Titanic In an affidavit insisted
that ]. Bruce Ismay was justified II
leaving the Titanic when he did, be
cause no men or women were In tn
vicinity.
Wckman added that an explosion OF
The Titanic killed n great number
persons.