Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-22
Gable Ship Gathers Up
Corpsss Near Scene Of
Disaster.
WILL BURY SOME AT SEA
Only EmbaImed Ones to Be
Brought to New York-In-
veStigation Resumed.

New York, April 22.-The White
Star line announced this afternoon /
the following wireless from the cable |
ship Mackey-Bennett, which was on
the scene of the disaster searching for
bodies: Heavy southwest squall in !
terfered with operations. Fifty bod
ies recovered. All not embalmed
will be buried at sea at s p. m. with
divine services. Can only bring en-
balmed bodies TO port"
MANY IDENTIFIED.
st. Johns, N. F.. April 22.-Ac-
cording to a wireless received here
number of the bodies recovered by the
steamship Mackay- Bennett have been
identified.
FIREMAN TELLS OF SPEED.
New York, April 22.-John Thomp-
son, a fireman on the Titanic, suffer-
ing with a broken arm at st. Vim
cents hospital, may be an import
ant witness at the senatorial investi-
Eation. Thompson asserts the Ti-
tanic was out to beat all records on
its maiden trip" I'VE were carry
inE full pressure" said Thompson,
from the time we left Queenstown
until the moment Of the shock We
never ceased to make from "A to Il
revolutions"
FRANKLIN 4 WITNESS.
Washington, April 22.--Vice Presi-
dent Franklin of the international
Marine company told the senate in
vestigating committee today how he
asked to have earlier reports of the
Titanic disaster held up TO avoid
alarm. He denied knowledge of a
message addressed 10 Representative
Hughes OF West Virginia about the
ship being towed to Halifax.
Franklin admitted he issued reas-
suring statements when he had no
facts on which to base them. When
positive news came. he said, he sent
for reporters to read the wireless
from the Carpathia.
Il began TO read" said Franklin,
that the Titanic went down this
morning at 2:3O. When looked up
there was not a reporter in the room.
They had raced to phones 10 fash the
news 10 the world"
Hours before the investigation was
resumed the chamber was crowded.
Hundreds we're turned away. Most
Of the crowd we're women.
ADMITS REQUEST.
Chairman Smith asked Franklin:
"Did you receive at any time from
any one or any officer of your COM
pany a request that the steamship
Cedric be held at New York until
the arrival Of the Carpathia?"
YES" said Franklin, and he read
telegram from the Carpathia which
asked that the Cedric be held because
the sender considered it most desir
able" that the members of the crew
be sent back on the Cedric. and de
claring his intention OF sailing on thai
ship himself.
MESSAGE FROM ISMAY.
The sender also asked that cloth
ing and shoes be brought 10 the docl
for him when the Carpathia docked
by whom was that signed?" ask
ed Smith
"Yamsi." he said. (which is the ci
pher for Ismay's signature. ] sen
IN reply the following: 'Yamsi-Car
pathia: Have arranged to forwar,
crew on Lapland sailing Saturday
calling at Plymouth. We all consid
er II most unwise TO delay the Cedri
considering the circumstances. Frank
lin"
Franklin denied the White Sta
company had any intention TO spirit
away from the country any OF th
Titanic officers or crew or that plan
90 return the survivors OF the GREY
was prompted by any desire TO SUP
press the facts. He said nothing tha
officers or crew could tell could effeC
what might be told by the survivin
passengers.
MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD.
London, April 22.-At all Cathc
lie churches in the United Kingdor
services were held today in memor
Of the victims OF the Titanic disaster