The Washington times., 1912-04-30


Star Company" said Dunn. THE wire
less people turned II over to the West
ern Union Company for delivery"
Dunn said the telegram was addressed
TO 'Islefrank,' the cable-code address
OF Vice President r. A. s. Franklin.
Despite insistent demands of Sena-
tor Smith that he disclose the name OF
his Informant, Dunn steadfastly re-
fused. Dunn said he had given Ids
word not to tell the mans name. be-
cause his father, a Western Union teleg-
rapher, had revealed the alleged tele-
gram. ....
Klein Branded Faker.
Dunn was excused and then Deputy
United States Marshal Morgan, Of
Cleveland, told of bringing Louis Klein
an alleged Titanic sailor, to Washing
ton. Morgan said Klein escaped last
Tuesday night from their hotel. Klein
was branded as "faker" by the ri.
tanic's officers. He made a statement
to the Cleveland newspaper that he
and others of the Titanics crew were
drinking heavily before the collision.
. Determined to force the name of the
"man of mystery" from Dunn, Senator
Smith suspended the hearing for half
gree" inqulsition in his private office
Dunn was induced to call New York
by long distance telephone in an effort
70 locate his informant The mysterious
like Dunn, is a wall paper salesman.
lie left Washington last night for New
York
Senator smith said If Dunn could not
be induced to disclose his name ny
polite" methods, more drastic pow
ers' of the committee would be in
voked.
Said Vessel Would Sink.
That Captain Smith, of the Titanic,
Immediately after that vessel struck the
iceberg, was told by j. w. Andrews,
one of the builders of the leviathan,.
that she would sink within an hour,
was the important evidence announced
by Senator Burton when the committee
met today. He said that Fourth Officer
Boxhall had 80 testified at a private
hearing last night
Boxhall told Senator Burton he heard
Andrews tell the Captain this a few
minutes after the Titanic received her
death blow. The evidence is considered
important in view of the statements of
surviving passengers that they were not
told there was any danger from the col
iision for some time afterward.
II distinctly saw both the mast and
side lights of a distant ship" said Box
hall. 1T was a real ship-not any
phantom"
Today Senator Smith summoned Hen
ry Stengel, of Newark a Titanic passen-
lD appear Inp committee.
Stengel promised to come today. He
will testify, 1t Is said, that the Titanic
was plunging at % to % knots through
heavy ice before the giant iceberg
stopped its flight forever.
Ismay Again Called
J. Bruce Ismay, managing director OF
the White Star Line, was the next wit
ness called before the committee by
Senator Smith.
Ismay said he had been head of the
international Mercantile Marine Com
pany since 1904, in general control of the
entire business, except that of the Ley
land line.
Ismay was cool-almost Indifferent
as he testified. He sat with his legs
crossed and hands clasped. curiously
watched by a crowd, the largest the
talked-of figure in the Titanic disaster
His only sign of nervousness was a
constant twitching and untwisting of
his fingers. He sat with his back to the
audience. close at hand and facing the
committee.
To Regulate Wireless.
1t is already made clear that the SUBJ
committee will recommend legislation
for the regulation of the wireless. One
phase of this will be intended to prevent
wireless operators Withholding mess
ages giving details of disasters.
However. it has been pretty clearly
shown that the real responsibility for
Withholding news rests higher than
OF the Carpathia chosen. to send out
details of the accident he coTld un-
uUestionablv have done so. Unless Is
may clears the matter up of why no
patha It Will remain a mystery so
far a" The American investigation is
concerned.
The only exception to the Older for
rclruse of the men and officers OF
the Titanic is Fourth Ot1iCer BoXnall.
1t is not expected. however. that he
will long be detained.
Following on the evidence of Marconi
aud Chief Engineer +. NJ. Sammis. Of
the Marconi company, Yesterday morn
ing testimony was offered yesterday
afternoon by wireless Operators Bride
and C..ttam: by Hugh Woolncr. of
England, 4 surviving passenger of the
Titanic, and by Fourth officer Box
hall.
Said Sailors Were Slow.
Mr.. Nnolner shed some interesting
sidelightS on the disaster. He said the
speed Of the Titanic increased daily
after leaving southampton. The last
record posted showed speed of 356
miles. Ele said the work OF the sailors
in connection with the lifeboats was
slow.
Woolner related the incident of the
shooting of a revolver to keep back
Italians, and said:
u looked back and heard Mr.. Muir
dock, the first officer. shouting to a
group of men, Get back out Of here!
Get back out of here They were low
erlnc the first collapsible boat. Men
Italians ] think they were-were crowd
ing into the boat. We helped Murdock
pull them out of the boat, as they were
blocking the way of a crowd of wo-
men. We pulled the men out by the
rather limp. didn't seem to have much
spring In them at all. AS soon as we
got the men out of this boat, We lifted