The Washington herald., 1912-04-21
SENATORS RECALL
PILOT OF TITANIC
contlnued from PaEe One.

II criminal negligence De SHOWN oy Lne
Investigation there win be no criminal
prosecution instituted. Senator New
lands said:
'sThe Titanic was British ship. and
therefore subject TO the laws OF Eng
land. II It is shown that the tragedy is
attended by criminal negligence. ! be-
lieve that the British authorities will
prosecute the guilty party. We caused
this inquiry to be made to pave the way
for legislation and prevent recurrence
OF. such disaster"
This Will be the line pursued when the
sessions are reopened in Washington.
Ismay's Message Intercepted.
In speaking of the report that Ismay
sought to hurry the crew OF the IT,
tanic out of the country on the Cedric
Senator Smith said:
II do not mean to confirm any ru-
mors that the Cedric was being held In
the bay, to take Ismay aboard and
whisk him back to Europe. but my
presence on that pier Thursday night
with the Sergeant-at-arms of the Sem
ate was brought about by message
intercepted by a government station
which indicated that Ismay would re-
main in New York no longer than he
had to. and this Ismay admitted to me
last night"
The most distinguished audience
which has attended the Titanic hear
ings so farA gathered in the Waldorf
to-day. THY numbered among them
Representatives Hughes of West Vir-
ginia, Livingston and Levy OF New
York. and former Representative J.
Van Vechten Olcott.. as well as Mar
conf, the wireless inventor. and IneE
MilIholland, the English suffragist. The
committee. which SO far has included
Senators Smith and Newlands, was
augmented to-day by the arrival OF
Senator Reed of Missouri.
Harold Cottam, wireless operator or
the Carpathia. was emphatic In his de-
NAL that any message had been sent
from the Carpathia or received which
indicated that the company desired the
true facts of the sinking Of the Titanic
to be concealed.
Cottam said that he received the
first distress call from the Titanic
about IL o'clock, New York time. He
described the rescue of the Titanic
passengers
Admits Receiving Warning.
Bride followed Cottam on the stand,
and admitted. after severe cross-ques-
tioning. that he had received warning
from the Californian concerning the
presence Of ice in the path OF the IT,
tanic. The message simply said that
NJ W. l.. Cthe code call OF the Cali
fornian) had passed three large bergs,
and gave their latitude and longitude.
He said that he had been relieved by
Phillips, the chief operator Of the IT,
tanic. and was asleep In the room when
the collision occurred. The impact did
not awaken him. but he said he awoke
Of his own volition at ll;55. dressed,
went into the wireless room. where
Phillips had Just finished a batch OF
kilograms for Cape Race.
Did Phillips tell you what had hap
penedP' asked Senator Smith.
Phillips told me that he thought the
Titanic had been damaged and would
have to be returned to Belfast to her
builders"
Ibid you see the captaIn?"
Yes: the captain came into the wire
less room after ] had relieved Phillips
and said that I had better send out a
call for assistance. Phillips entered
II he wanted US to send out the dis
tress signal. and he replied: Yes; send
II out at once!'
Bride testified that the Frankfurt was
the first to answer, and the Frankfurt
told him to stand by that they were
coming.
When questioned by Senator Smith.
Bride SalO IldL the TedSOn lncg
missed the Frankfurt was that they were
already in communication with the Car
pathia, and believed that 1t was to their
advantage to keep this communication
inasmuch as the Carpathta's
officers understood The danger.
Grasped Overturned Boat.
Bride said he remained on duty with |
Phillips until ten minutes before the IT, |
tanic took her last plunge. and that he
finally picked up the Baltic.
But" testified Bride, Judging from |
the weakness of the Baltic's sound |
waves, she was too far away to do US |
any good. We told her We were sinking |
fast.
The lights in the wireless cabin were |
dim when Capt Smith entered. |
1t is time for you to look out for your |
selves, men, he said. and that was just |
about ten minutes before the end OF the |
Titanic. I went outside to the deck
There was only one lifeboat left then, |
as far as 1 could see. II was a collapsi-
bic boat, and it lay on the port side Of
the top deck, near the forward funnel
This was the boat that was washed |
overheard by a wave that swept over the /
deck after We had left the wireless 1
house / went with 1t and came up un-
icrneath. 1 extracted myself as soon as
[ could and held on to the top of it.
There were other men there. One Of
them was Phillips. He died on top of /
that boat. And another man died there.
There were dozens OF people who had
been swept into the sea who swan
madIy for that small boat. and a horri-
BILE struggle for places along the over
turned boat ensued. / managed to keep
my place until hours afterward, when
the weaker ones had slipped away into
the sea and the rescue boat had ar
rived
The severe cross-questioning which
Bride underwent showed its effect in
the marked fatigue OF the young oper-
ator shortly before 9 o'clock. and a re-
cess was taken by the committee.
Turning to William Marconi. Chairman
Smith said: "Mr. Marconi / presume
you will hold this man here II the COM
nittee should want him?" Mr.. Marconil
responded that any witnesses the COM
nlttee might wish in his employ could
be readily gotten
When the committee reassembled,
Chairman Smith called for Second Of
icer Lightholder, of the Titanic, to ask
lin concerning the fate of the Titanic's
og book. He was not present at the
rearing, and Third Officer Pittman told
he committee that he did not know
What had become OF the record of the
irst ill-starred voyage Of the Titanic
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A bit OF wood cut from the apple tree
n Sir Isaac Newton's garden which
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