The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-04-26
.|SMAY MUST TELL
MORE OF DISASTER
Has Been Summoned to Appear
Before the Congressional
Committee in Wash
ington Monday.
NEAR NERVOUS COLLAPSE
Details of Last Hours Of tt
tanic Brought Out Slowly
BY Questions Put By
Inquirers.
NEAR NERVOUS COLLAPSE

AHQulTeTS.
New York, April 22.-J. Bruce Ismay,
managing director of the White Star
line, is to be called again before the
Senate Investigating COMMITTEES Q
delvtng into the facts surrounding the
wreck Of the Titanic. He will probably
be summoned to testify in rebuttal be-
fore today's hearing Is over, according
to Senate Smith, of Michigan, chair
man of the committee. who acknowi-
edged his morning that 1t was the IN
tention of the committee to have the
White Star lines chief executive again
before 1t for h purpose of clearing up
several points that now appear to be In
dispute between witnesses.
Near Nervous Collapse.
Although MI. Ismay urged the COM
mittee to permit him to &c for the pres
ent, pleading that he was on the verge
of a collapse by reason OF his
experiences, his request was not grant
ed. There remain as witnesses four
| officers and IL members of the crew,
and they will be heard as quickly as
possible. The indications are that the
inquiry will not be completed before
the middle of next week.
There was rejoicing on board the Red
Star liner Lapland, which sails this
afternoon, when 1t was learned that
| oCiloloi SLiAlNb II g.
yesterday had announced his intention
Of holding every member Of the Titan
les crew until the inquiry was ended,
had changed his policy after a confer
ence at midnight.
Mr.. Smith decided that it would be
unfair to a majority Of those whose
anxiety to return to their families and
friends should be satisfied. Therefore
he exerted his authority to hold the
witnesses already arranged for and as
q result a deputy sergeant at arms OF
the United States Senate was made
responsible for their appearance when
the committee convened. They were
present to a man. The first witness
was Alfred Crawford, the bedroom
steward of the Titanic, who resumed
his testimony as to conditions at the
time of the collision at the point where
he left off yesterday.
J. Bruce Ismay and other officials OF
the White Star line were subpoenaed
today by the Senate investigating COM
mittee to appea before it in Washing
ton Monday. The investigation in New
York will be concluded today.
Invalid Operator Appears.
Just before the Senate committee in
vestigating the Titanic disaster met
today, an invalid chair was wheeled
nto the committee room. In 1t was
Harold Bride, the assistant wireless
operator on the Titanic, whose feet
were wrenched and badly injured when
he was crushed on the life raft that
picked him up from the wreckage. He
was sallow n hollow-cheeked and lay
propped up with pillows awaiting his
call to the witness chair.
Ismay Frightened.
Immediately behind Bride came ].
Bruce Ismay, president of the Inter
national Mercantile Marine, and P. A
S. Franklin, vice president of the White
! Ctor cnp,nnnu Mr. TSmnV announced
before the inquiry that he had given
instructions to all the lines of Inter
national Mercantile Marine, which in
cludes the White Star, the American
the Red Star. the Leyland, the Atlantic
Transport and the Dominion lines, tc
equip all with sufficient life-
boats and raft boats for every passen-
ger and every member of the crew
without regard to government regula.
lions.
Senator Reed, Of Missouri, took q
seat with Senators Smith and New
lands. The first witness was Thoma:
Gotham, the wireless operator on the
Carpathia, who was recalled to the
stand. Senator Smith sought to cleal
up the messages that a passed be
tween the Carpathia and the Titanic
What was the last message sent tt
the Titanic?" asked Senator Smith.
1--WE sent 1t word to have it's life
boats ready?" said the witness. "Tha
our lifeboats were ready and that W.
were steaming to them as fast as WI
could"
No News Suppressed.
Senator Smith asked questions t
discover whether any official ha,
sought to keep back the news of tn
disaster.
Did you send any message tina al
the passengers had been saved or tina
the Titanic was being towed to Hall
fax?'
mo, sir"
Nor anything like that?"
mo, sir"
Operator Bride remembered receiv
ing and sending messages relative I
the speed of the Titanic on it's tria
tests. After leaving Southampton, o
the Titanic's initial trip, he could nc
remember receiving or sending an
messages for Ismay. Senator Smit
asked particularly about messages o
Sunday.
Il don't remember, sir" said Brid'
there was so much business Sunday.
He was asked IL Captain Smith re
ceived or sent any messages Sunda,
mo, sir" was his reply.
"How do you kno he did not"
| Because ! see the messages Nj
!, Phillips takes when they are made up
Were those for Sunday made up!
NO; they never Were"
) After testifying he made no perma
) nent record of the iceberg warning
Bride insisted he gave the memoradul
of the warning to the officer on til
watch. The name of the officer /
t could not tell.
: II knew the officer by sight. but M
by name" he said. He did not inforl
Captain Smith.
In Bed When Alarm Came.
Bride said he vas in bed when II
impact came. He was not alarmed
the collision and remained in bed abo,
> 10 minutes. He saw Phillips in Il
operating room.
HE told me he thought the boat ha
been injured in some way n he e.
pecred il would have to go back to Il
builders said Bride.
The witness said, that according
program, he relieved Phillips. I'm
mediately the captain came in and sa
: we had better send out a call for a
= ~sistance.' testified Bride.
: Phillips asked IL he wanted to send
= distress call. The captain said he d
= and Phillips sent &C. O.. D."
How soon did you get a reply?"