New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-03
SMITH SAYS WHITE STAR
KEPT BACK TITANIC NEWS
Heard Ship Was Sinking. Sen
ator Declares, by 2::30 O'clock
on Monday Morning.
BY PHONE FROM MONTREAL
Dunn's Story, However, Proves
Observation-Disclosures
20 Urge Better Ships and
Safer Handling.

20 urge heI'c' f'hiF'
Safer Handing.
senator william Alden Smith, CHAIRMAN
Of the senate Titanic investigation coi.iH''-
tee. conducted the inquiry IN this 'i''
terlay. and viii examine more "i'h'S,'
to-day. The Senator VIII '''|'" ~
ington o' H'""">' "'.' alrd,,...d
Investigations '''' ~, B.. irc5r.-
"' eNa'p'n''% o, 60 dfs.
porated ln vac
aS'"r ,,,. 90, .,,a,.o NIB.
rom source -, -. .,o-.
il"' mt VIII N"''" ~ d.. I'D
cteA'! SauNh''' ell. ,.-
ascer;aiHed '""' WV '''- .,-i,..,.
h'i"is N Nc" 'V'N NV .. %
condition OF We ''"'''. ,.n =; ON,
o clock on Mo''"s ''''' -, ,,..a,,. ard no
c"o'e' ~ .I,..., -, ..hol.;oriuz
severely cil'l'lS,' we ,,,,an..5 h,.
up iaIS' noP'0 .,.,..l. ,,s, Monday
Inc o'"c'u'' ""''
evening .h,, IT,
'''"' ,.., a. .vop,iuatinn Of
curry Wh''' 'ng''"." -, ,nid = con.
Two witnesses, o.''' '.,,., nurD the
''''"'' ',.',a', i, v-,s1,naton that ne
I's" VIZ .....,,,;,o tho local
hnC" -. 90 tho disaster carly
".,o -, - ,1oudav Anril f.. The
V' Wv -, .,,,oI - IN, telegyaph com
'''"'''0' ~ -, .,,,or, puuu said hc
P""' W.
SUI ''' ''''''
Il cannot make pubic 'he hu"I' % W.
Dunn's informant because ''''' ''''- ~
confdentially'' said senator -"'''..' ,,.
he and Mt punA nun" W ~ -.a.,.-
witnesses. "9i' 80 >, si,o,.. ,bat there
iactoIS. va '' '.-. -. af,,sr am Of
is holiilHs III "i' .t,, ,ri,.,ic
them SD" 'c'er "h'a '',''e -, a.,
disaster pu' am iA' 80 -. ,ol1
an efort 10 chech up l"''s' - -. 80.
me, and | VII MAKE r"'''' '''
soon as can ...,.. 10
The senator IePta.eu "'' -. ...,
MADE on his uriiN'' ".u''., ..r,tt,r nm,
,,,o-oI,, ruin TO get Al the facts in the
case
Il am convinced. however nc declared
that tho White star Line did nave lh'or-
nation through . telephone conVersat"I
with Montreal on Monday 81 s'S' e. III
that should have fully apprised then' lHa'
very serious had happened Inns
telephone message gave The contents oI
wireless TO cape Race from the steamship
Nirgin!an. This message stated 'h't '''
Titanic struck all iceo"rg ct p'.' y. III
that the women ana chidreh were O-''e
put OFT In boats ana tIla' lhs ''Sse' o.
sinking by the mead IL aiso sla'e" va
the last message from 'he i''aH'1
blurred and that wireless communicate
had ceased at l.St g. m on MohusE' H"'
that information was caoieo 10 Lohaon III
mediately by the White star onclals mere
The information as tSt torth Z! NV
senator ana "hich ne says was 80 qu''N,y
forwarded 10 the Lonooh on'ces o. Wv
Whlte star Line though "i'nheIu ehu us
creoiteo III Ne" icfh ,h'ous"ou "'''e'
WAS ptlh'e' III A"S iF'O'i'' az w. nv
Mons OF thst NoHusy 'uo' n'ne'
Criticises Franklin's Course.
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,.,o- "n.,,,, .t., ,,,orr,a,io, g., nv 40.
$50 n.o,,d Love ,.L.n var grave
a,,,1 to, ,In,,. 80 ,h4 .i,,,o,ior ,youId
t.v. sroLe, nm fro.,v would bay. taken
~. la To-, -. ooreA.r.s o,a rou,A
-. 49,. 1900 -, toI,. 49,, a. "a.
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So, e,,,,.h $50 .,o, - 10, -.,,t,,,d
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yu -, "''0' '"o No,''7'0' WIN W. ~,
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''i0i ms - "'' 'ooI'' az '',e ""toi' "'i'
'eS1i'' Ia s'oI'' oei'a'o' o'ii''h 9a'u'
IS aHeaoy III 'i'e recolu from o'her sources
Out ne VIII "elcome any corroborauon ne
can get
Mrs. J. stuart white or Briarclif. 4
SURVIVOR ana John Bottomley. vice-presi-
dent or the American Marconi Company,
were the two witnesses examined yesterday.
Mrs. White, who was taken off In the Sec
ond lifeboat launched from the starboard
side, said there were twenty-three women
and three men I'm that boat One Of the
men was a seaman and III. other ,vyo u,s,o
stewards. The two latter. she testified
knew absolutely nothing about boa, and
when she told one Of them "a nut an oa.
in the oarlock he had 10 ask her what an
osrIock was sho said that m. ,,o,,,o,,
commented unon tho fac, tho, IN. t,.,. ,...
NOT raIf ,oadad and a. 49, -,
.,,a,, ,,,oro .oo,,,,.,, .to, e.. 49,,
first and 1rea,iv die,reesod ,bo ,,,,,.o,, -.
their hearing
Mr. potton,I.,..s ,ne,ir,o,,. ..,..u-
all IN rasnonso 70 cmostIor. ., 49,. ,oaIa
nature as ,bosa M, - NJ ,,oronn, T.. A.
session in Uasb,roton rho ,.,no.n.an,,n.,
tho u,,roleee corno,,,, ,o,d to,,. - ~, -
ord.red pr,da ana 600 -. ..''' ''s'