Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-01
new ANGLE IN TITANIC CASE
Intimation that Attemut Was Made
to Reinsure il After it Sank.
INDIGNANT DENIAL BY IsMAY
Senators Hunting for Message said
10 Have Been Received by the
White Star Line Monday
Morning.

WASHINGTON. April so.-The senate
tanic entered It's final stages today. J.
Bruce lsmay, managing director OF the
international Mercantile Marine. owners
OF the lost liner. was recalled to the
witness stand and put through last
searching examination by Senator Smith
Mr.. Ismay Indignantly denied that he OF
any representative OF his company had
attempted TO relnsure the Titanic between
the time II went down and the hour the
real news Of the disaster became public.
He asserted that wireless message
which he directed 10 Vice President
Franklin from the Carpathia on Monday
morning, April Is. did not reach that
official untll Wednesday the i7th.
Mr.. Ismay said the Titanic was not a
speed boat but had been constructed
under orders given by him to make her
the biggest and best equipped vessel
afloat No cost limit had been set
Before reaching the senate hearing this
morning, Mr.. Ismay and four officers OF
the Titanic were summoned to appear be-
fore an admiralty court commissioner late
today to give testimony to he used In q
contemplated damage suit to be brough,
against the White Star line by Mrs
I.ouise Robbins of'New York for the loss
Of her husband.
News OF Disaster Held Back.
charge was made 20 the committee
today that the white star line officials
had positive news OF the disaster be-
tween the hours Of and 8 o'clock In the
morning following the accident, but sup
pressed the news until twelve hours
later. The information was given by ID
J. Dunn. New York business man. who
said he in turn got his Information In New
York from the con of Western Union
employe. Dunn refused TO give his in
formants name. was promptly given over
to the sergeant-at-arms. and spent sew
eral hours using the long distance tele-
phone 10 New York in an effort to be
absolyed from his pledge OF secrecy.
Vice President Franklin Of the White
Star line suggested the committee call
on the telegraph company for the mes
sage and said he wanted the committee
TO have every wireless message. cablegram
or .tlegram bearing on the disaster. I'VE
want this matter slfted to the bottom" I"
said he.
Builder said ship Would sink.
Senator Burton announced that he had
examined Fourth officer Boxhail late
last night. and had learned from him
that. ]. W. Andrews, builder Of tht IT,
tanic, who went down with the ship,
told Captain Smith after the collision
that the boat would sink within an hour,
Andrews had gone over the ship i'm
mediately after the crash and discovered
that the hull had been ripped open
z. ]. Dunn. an importer Of New York.
the first witness. said that day or so
ago a friend told OF the receipt by the
Western Union Telegraph company OF
a wireless message. which was trans
mitted to ;'Islefrank' between 7;so and
s O'Clock Monday morning, The code
address is that OF p. A. $. Franklin,
vice president Of the International Mer-
camille Marine. The message. the witness
said. he was Informed. told Of the IT,
tanic disaster, news Of which was not
made public by the White Star line
until twelve hours later.
What was your informant's nameF
asked Senator Smith.
Il can't tell you" replied Dunn Il
am under pledge not to reveal his name.
He nron,ised IN come over here TO testify,