Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-23
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addressed to j. A. Hughes, huhllhs
ton. w. Va. as follows:
Titanic proceeding to Halifax.
Passengers probably land on Wednes-
day. All safe.
tSigned)
THE WHITE STAR LINE.
II ask YOU continued the sena-
tor. whether YOU know about the
sending of that telegram? ?" 4 do not.
sir" said Franklin. "Sinee II was
mentioned at the Waldorf, SATURDAY
we had the entire passenger stan eN-
amined and we cannot find out. on
that Monday many junior clerks we're
at work and there was great contu-
sion, 1t is possible that someone VINO
Ind no absolute information might
have sent it. | wish you would have
the telegraph companies turn over all
the White Star messages TO you so
that we can see just what happened
asked when he first knew that the
Titanic had sunk. Franklin said he
flrst knew it at 627 p. M, Monday.
Mr. Franklin then produced thick
package of kilograms which he hau
received Sunday, in relation to the
disaster.
About 10 minutes of 9, on Mon
day morning" said lie, awakened by
telephone bell, I was called by a
reporter for some paper, who inform
ed me that the Titanic had met with
an accident and was sinking. ] asked
him where he got the information. He
told me that 1t had come by wireless
from the steamship Virginian, which
had been appealed to by the Titanic
for aid"
Got News from the A. p.
Mr. Franklin said he called up the
White Star docks but they had no
information and he then appealed to
The Associated Press and there was
read to him d dispatch from Cape
Race advising of the accident.
II asked The Associated Press,
said Mr. Franklin. mot to send out
the dispatch until we had more de-
tailed information, in order to avoid
causing unnecessary alarm. | was
told. however, that the story already
had been sent in"
"How did you ascertain the Local
ton OF the Olympic, Baltic and oth-
ersg" asked the senator.
1--WE worked them ont on our charts.
We had no direct communication from
any of the ships. Our first endeayor
to communicate with our big ships
was a message sent April ID at
o'clock A. M. This message read as
follows: 'Haddock, Olympic Make
every endeavor to communicate IT,
tanic and advise position and time.
Reply within the hour That was
the first message. We followed it with
& others rapidly. Monday morning, we
4, were endeavoring to get information
from Montreal and Cape Race At
! 1927 A. NJ. we got word from the
Olympic announcing that at A. NJ
she had been unable to raise the III
h tanic, was $40 miles south of her but
would continue her effort to get into
A communication with her. Between
non and l O'Clock on the 18th the fol-
lowing message was received from the
Olympic Partisan reports Carpathia
in attendance, picked up 20 boats with
passengers and Baltic returning. Po-
sition not given Haddock Olympic"
The reassuring statements sent out
by the line in the early hours of the
disaster next we're made the subject
of inquiry.
Tell the committee on what YOU
based those statements" directed SEN
ator Smith We based them on re-
ports and rumors received at Cape
Race by individuals and by the news
papers They We're rumors and we
could not place our finger on anything
authentic"
Had you heard from the Carpathia
at that time?" NO, sir
Franklin declared that the Olympic
was then dispatched this message:
'Haddock. Olympic. Rumored here
Titanic sunk. Cannot confirm here.
Except Virginian alongside. Frank
lin
AT 2.40 p NJ, we wired Haddock
TO endeavor by all means to ascertain
the whereabouts of Mr.. Ismay and to
advise us as soon as possible" con-
tinued Franklin. I'VE followed this
dispatch with another to Haddoc< in
which We urged
Do your utmost TO ascertain con-
dition of Titanic; advise us fully dis
position Titanic's passengers and
where they will be landed
AT go or $50. Monday evening""
Franklin continued, "a message was
received telling the fateful news that
the carpathia reached the Titanic and
found nothing but boats and wreck
age: that the Titanic had foundered
at 220 A. NJ. in 41.16 north, 50.1l
west; that the Carpathia picked up all
the boats and had on board about 675
Titanic survivors. passengers and
crew This message was from Had
dock also.
A Terrible Shock.
1t was such "a terrible shock that
II took me several moments to think
what To do. Then / telephoned two
OF our directors, Mr.. Steele and j. p.
Morgan, Jr. Then / went downstairs
To the reporters | began to read the
message, holding 1t high in my hand.
had read only TO the second line.
which said that the Titanic had sunk,
where there was not a reporter left
they were so anxious TO get to the
telephones
After that We got another message
from Haddock stating that sYamsi.
meaning ismay, was on the Carpathia."
Mr.. Franklin then explained how the
company wired the Olympic to get the
names of the survivors and to stand by
and relay them from the rarnatbfa