The Washington times., 1912-04-22

hall could not be located, Franklin took
the oath. .,...
Franklin's preliminary examination
was to give the organization of the
White Star line, the International Mer-
camille Marine Company, and its affili-
ated organizations.
The names of P. A. B. Widener,
George W.. Perkins, J. Pierpont Nor
gan jr., and J. Bruce Ismay We're mem
toned by Franklin among the shipping
companys directors.
News Held UP Six Hours.
Franklin admitted that over six
hours before the news was made pub
lie, the White Star line knew twenty
lifeboats tilled with passengers Of
the Titanic had been picked. up ty
the Carpathia. At noon last Monday
this was known, Franklin said. but It
was, not made public, because 1t was
not authentic
Not until 6:2O last Monday. Franklin
said, was sufficiently "authen tic"
message received to announce the IT,
first told Officially" of the sinking
of the ocean liner Titanic.
Franklin declared the message at
noon noon snns was rElaysd wireless from n
picked up the Titanic's boats, jam
med with passengers. This informa :
tton, he believed, was mere rumor."
He did not give it out. He said he
sunk, and therefore awaited "authen-
tic" information.
At 6:20 the "authentic" message
came. with the news OF the, Titanic
disaster Then, and not until then.
was the public informed.
Searched For News.
I'VE worked out the position of the
Titanic on the chart as 1850 miles fror,
Halifax.
1--WE had no communication in that
! time from any ship or any authentic
direct information whatever"
Did any. of these snips report their
exact location"
They did not.
Here is another message sent:
Make every effort to reach the IT.
tanic,' and give her position and time.
This was addressed to Captain Had
dock. of the Olympic.
AT a. m. we sent a wireless to the
Olympic saying:
MAKE every endeavor to communi-
cate with Titanic and advise position
Reply New York
'All during the morning we endeav-
ored to get information from Montreal
and newspapers.
we sent another message to the
ascertain the damage to the Titanic"
Did you have any information by
that time from the Titanic?" Frank
lin was asked.
None, absolutely none" he replied
"Rbout Rtor'tI'S; i O'clock we got a message
from Captain Haddock, saying the
Carpathia was in attendance and had
boats filed with passengers, Frank
! lin continued.
I'VE told the public this informa-
tion, and that these were mere ru-
this one message from Captain Had
! dock"
Franklin declared he never talked
to Marconi, or any of the operators
"Our whole effort" he said, was
to get in touch with the Carpathia
and find who was on board her. we
asked ask ds,a the Olympic to stand by heI
Franklin said about p m. Monday
he sent Marconigram to the Olym.
pic, for relaying to the Carpathia, as
| follows:
DO utmost and ascertain immedi.
ately disposition of Titanics passen.
gers and where they will land"
About 6:2I to $50 p. M, April 10,
he continued. the folIowign tele.
gram was handed to me at 9 Broad
way. by Mr. Toppin. assistant to the
| operator:
Report Received At Last.
| 'Carpathia reached Titanic's posi-
tion at davbreak Found boats anC
wreckage only of Titanic. About 81
souls saved Carpathia returning e
New York.
at was signed Haddock. captain o
the Olympic. -
"Immediately- when that Telegram
was received, I was thunderstrucli
IT took us n few moments to get to
gether. / telephoned to some of tn,
directors, including J. Pierpont Nor
gan, jr. Then gave the news I,
the reporters and Immediately ther
wasn't a reporter left in the room
1--WE figured the OLYMPIC could b.
at the wreck at o'clock that night
but she did not go there at all
The first news that we got tina
Mr., Ismay was saved on the Car
pathia was a message received short
lv after Captain Haddock's relay o
the Carpathia's message was receiv
ed.
"It never entered our minds tha
there was such a serious loss of Iif
until 6:3o when we got Captain Had
docks message"
Reads Other Messages.
Franklin then read several message
sent to the CaTpathia. asking II al
/. ufeboats and iteraftS had been &C