Evening journal., 1912-04-27
WIRELESS STORY TELLS
COMPLETE STORY OF
TITANIC SEA TRAGEDY
log Shows SIS. Frankfort Asked for Details OF
Horror and Promised Immediate HeIp---Mounf
Temple Captain Also Tried TO Save Lives
Aboard Great Ship

ship" whose lights we're seen by many
sailors and most OF the surviving of
ficers of the Titanic, as we'll as many
passengers I'm the lifeboats.
Captain J. II. Moore, Of the Canad-
ian Pacific steamer Mount Temple
will be called first today His vessel
Is believed to have been only Ave
miles from the sinking Titanic.
Senator Smith and his colleagues
stated today the identity OF the ghost
ship seen by the Titanic survivors
Is not vet completely established. de-
spite the strong presumption OF cer<
tain witnesses that It was the CALI
fornian. They say the testimony OF
Ernest GIL. donkeyms~ OF the Cali
fornian. that he saw distress rockets
OF the Titanic al a distance Of about
ten miles, Is somewhat discredited by
his alleged sale Of the story to a news
paper FOR $500 They also apparently
gave great credit to Captain Lords
testimony that his ship was twenty
miles from the Titanic, making It i'm.
possible to see her lights
Captain Moore OF the Mount Tem-
pie Is expected TO clear up the mys-
terry Of the ghost ship" in some re-
spects. mysterious conference was
held. by Senator Smith today before
the committee convened, with Sam
uel Goldenberg. OF 109 Fifth avenue,
New York, and a Mr. Seward. Of New
York. Both are Titanic survivors. and
/ represent the committee which those
who lived through the sea disaster APP
pointed 20 appear for them here.
II is understood that these witnesses
will tell where Captain Smith and,
J. Bruce Ismay were the Sunday
evening before the collision. Both to-
day refused so tell what they ex-
pected TO testify before the commits
tee II was understood. however. that
the committee is particularly anxious
10 examine them with reference to
the alleged "millionaires dinner
. party said 10 have been held on the
4 Titanic Sunday night Major peuchen.
Of Toronto. declared In interviews that
several of the officials of the ship
attended this dinner. which he said
was a hilarious affair
AS soon as Captain Moore Of tn
y steamer Mount Temple, arrived in IN
y committee room, he was put on m
7. stand
- "At 1850 a. M. I was awakened
with a message from the Maroon
y operator" Captain Moore said. Il
y said that the Titanic was sending ou
G Q ID messages mentioning ice
bergs"
He then read this message: "Ti
- tanic sends Q d requires assistance
}, Come at once. Ice berg. 4144 north
% 50.24 west"
Ie Did you make any reply?" aske
"a Senator Smith.
q "None at all; the operator mad
II a note saying He can't hear me- re
D. piled Moore
l. II changed my ships course towari
the position given. We turned righ
" around east ! told my chief enginee
IT TO shake up the fire and make al
y speed"
} How far did you estimate the TT
d tanic was from your vessel?" aske
"a Smith
IS Only IA Miles Away.
ID Il received another position latei
4146 north and 1924 west" sal
d. Moore. "She was about 40 miles away
m The new position given was te
e. miles farther east than the first
ar "At O'Clock we began to NEE
ine ice ana oouuitn tue 'ultuof
ut At 1926 we were stopped by the ic'
t. when about IA miles from the Titanic
CO II was dark then
? Before that met a schooner,
small craft and had 10 get out OF he
ee way The schooner's light seemed t
ce 60 out later on. II was between m
at and the Titanic on our port boz
or course II was going due east an
a. the schooner was coming from tn
n direction of the Titanic"
Senator Smith said he lad bee
Us informed a derelict schooner was /
VII the sea that night