The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-23

Keep us fully posted regarding Titanic.
That was at sos A. NJ. (almost four hours
after the Titanic had sunk) We had
received no reply at all from Capt. Had
dock Of the Olympic. Then We got tele-
gram from the Olympic reading:
Since midnight. when her position was
u 20 north. so u west. have been unable
to communicate. We are now $40 miles
from Titanic, o A. NJ. under full power.
Will inform you at once II hear anything.
This message was signed by Capt.
Haddock Of the Olympic. Thereupon
Mr. Franklin followed with this Marconi-
gram, addressed to the commander Of
the Olympic:
Can you ascertain damage Titanic7
This message was sent TO the Olympic
later on Monday morning and Mr. Frank
lin declared that up TO that time the
officials had had absolutely no information
OF the sinking Of the Titanic.
Message From Olympic.
Between IL and 1 o'clock on Monday
MIR. Franklin received the following mes
sage from Capt. Haddock Of the Olympic:
Parisian reports Carpa'hia in attendance
and picked up twenty boats OF passenRe
nnd Baltic returning TO give assistance.
Posit ion not given.
The White Star vice-president hurriedly
flashed back this reply:
Haddock. Olympic. Thanks your mes.
sage. We have received nothing from
Titanic. bu, rumored here she is proc eeding
slowly Halifax. but We cannot confirm this.
We expect virginian alongside Titanic.
Try and communicate her.
vice-president Franklin declared this
message was sent at about 2 O'Clock on
Monday afternoon.
Senator Smith wanted to know upon
what rumor MIR. Franklin had based his
statement that the Titanic was proceed
ing slowly to Halifax.
I'VE base that statement" he said. 20
rumors that We were having from all
sources. the press and kilograms from
Montreal. but nothing we could put Our
hands on as being authentic"
Had you not received anything from the
Carpathia at that time?' asked Senator
Smith.
NO. sir: except for this Haddock teie-
gram"
Mr.. Franklin declared the White Star
officials had told everybody that this
report in regard to the Titanic being
towed toward Halifax was merely n rumor
and that they could not confirm ii.
At c:4O on Monday afternoon Mr.. Frank
lin sent the following wireless to Capt.
Hatiliock Of the Olympic:
Endeavor ascertain were Ismay is
advise me and convey him deepest sym
pathy from ne all.
Gets News Of stalking.
On Monday afternoon also. MIR. franklin
sent wireless to Capt Haddock. asking
him to do his utm ost to ascertain i'm
mediately and advise the officials OF the
disposition OF the .Titanic's passengers
and where they would he landed. It
was at $50 on Monday evening. according
to Mr. Franklin. when the message bearing
the news Of the sinking OF the Titanic was
placed in his hands This message was
from Capt Haddock and addressed to
lsmay II had been received at GIG
p. NJ. and read:
Carpathia reached Titanic's position at
daybreak. Found boats and wreckaee
only Titanic had founde red about : 20 A NJ.
10 north. soiA west. All her boats ac-
foi About 67S souls saved crew
and passengers, latter nearly all women and
children. The Leyland Line steamship
Californian remaining and searching posi-
,ion of disaster. 'arpathia returning 10
New York with survivors. Please inform
Cunard
immediately that telegram was re-
ceivcd by me. said Mr.. Franklin. 1T
was such a terrible shock that it took
me few minutes to get myself together.
Then at once telephoned TO two Of our
directors, Mr.. Steele and"Mr. Morgan.
Jr.. and at the same time sent downstairs
for the reporters | started to read the
message, holding it in my hands. to the
reporters. ! got on the first line and a
half, TO where il said the Titanic sank at
. A. NJ. and there was not reporter
left in the room. they were SO anxious
to get out to telephone the news"
Receives Word Of Ismay.
A lttle later another wireless message
came from Capt Haddock addressed TO
Franklin. II read
Inoxprcssible sorrow. Am proceeding
straight on voyage. Carpathia informs me
no hope in searching. viii send names
survivors as obtainable. iamsi on Car
pathia.
~Yamsi" was the cable name Of Ismay.
That was the first information. accord
ing to MIR. Franklin, he had that MIR.
Ismay was safe on board the Carpathia.
This message had been received by the
White Star people a few minutes after
the first one telling OF the sinking Of the
Titanic. or about '':3O in the evening
In Mr.. Franklin's opinion both Of these
importa nj messages apparently had been
-fearfully delayed. Immediately after
announcing at the White Star offices the
sinking of the Titanic Mr.; Franklin sent
Olympic with a view to having him get
into touch with the Carpathia:
1t is vitality important that We have tho
name Of every survivor on tho Carpahtia
Immediately. II you can expedite this by
standing by Carpathia kindly do 80.
Five minutes later this message was
flashing through the air from Franklin
to the commander OF the Olympic
Distressed TO learn from your message
that Carpathia is only steamer with pas
senRers lnderstood Virgnian and Paris.
ian also had passengers. Are you in COM
munication with them and IAN YOU get any
information?
Thought Few Were Lost.
81 want to saw" Mr.. Franklin inter
jected at this point. that during the en-
tire day tMonday) We considered the ship
unsuitable, and IL never entered our
minds that there had been ANYTHING like