Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-20
Wireless Operator Of Car
pathia Denies Sending Mes
sage That Inflated White
Star Liner Was Being Tow
ed to Halifax.
COMMITTEE DEAF TO
ISMAY'S PLEADINGs
President of Steamer Company
Says He's on Verge of Ner-
vous Breakdown But Re-
spite From Hearing is De-
MED Him.

tBy sveniag neraid A. r. Leased wireb
New York, Aprll 2O.--J. Bruce Is
may, managing director OF the white
Star line, is TO be called before the
senate investigating committee now
delving into the facts surrounding the
wreck OF the Titanic lie probably
VIII be summoned 20 testify In rebnt-
tai before the days testifying Is over,
according TO Senator smith OF Michi-
gan, chairman OF the committee, VINO
acknowledged this morning that Il
was the intention OF the committee TO
have the White star lines chief ex-
ecutive again before 1t for the pur-
pose OF clearing up several points
that now appear 10 be IN dispute be-
tween witnesses.
Although Mr. Ismay urged the
committee to permit him 90 go for the
present, pleading that he was on the
verge OF a nervous collapse, By rea-
son OF his experience, his request was
not granted. There will remain as
witnesses four officers and twelve
members of the crew and they VIII
be heard as quickly as possible.
The indlcalipna. are that the tn
quiTy Will not be completed before me
middle OF next week.
just before the senate committee
investigating the Titanic disaster met,
an invalid chair was WHEELED into the
committee room. In Il was Harold
Bride. the assistant wireless operator
on the Titanic, whose feet were
wronched and badly injured when he
was crushed on the life raft that
picked him up. He was sallow and
hollow checked and lay propped up
with pillows. awaiting his cail 10 the
witness chair
Immediately behind Bride came J..
Bruce Ismay ana L. a. =. franklin,
vice president OF the Mercantile Ma
rlne.
Mr. Ismay announced before the In
quiry began that he had given In
structions 20 all the lines OF the In
ternational Mercantile Marine, which
included the White star line, the
American. the Red star. the Leyland.
the Atlantic Transport and the Do
mlnion lines, 70 equip all steamers
with sufficient llfeboats and raft boats
for every passenger and every man
OF the crew without regard 70 govern
ment regulations.
The first witness was Thomas Cot
tam, the wireless operator on the Car
pathia. who was recalled 20 the stand
senator smith sought 20 clear up
the messages that had passed between
the Carpathia and the Titanic.
what was the last message sent
to the Titanicq" asked Senator smith.
I'VE sent Il word 20 have It's life-
boats ready" said the witness. that
our Hfeboats were ready ana that we
were stoaming to them as fast az we
could"
senator smith asked questions "a
discover whether any official had
sought to Keep back news of the dis
nster.
'pid yon send any message thai
all the passengers had been saved oi
that the Titanic was being towod q
HALIFAX
"No, SIR"
"Nor anything like lt7'
''No, SIR"
"Did you know such reports were
being published to the worldf
'No. sir"
"If the white star lino sent a mes
sage Monday reading 'RepreaentatiV'
~. II. Hughes. Huntington, W. Va
Titanic proceeding 10 Halifaxi passen
gers probably will land there Wed
nosday; an afc--they did not obtail
the information on which that !
based from youg"
"No"
"Nor you do not know n they Oh
tsined h from another operator OF
the Carpathia2'
'No."
senator smith asked the witness
he had received any such meeahse n
board the Carpathia after the shl
left the scene OF the disaster until
reached New York.
No. sir"
Gotham repeated his testimony
yesterday and said he had been Win
out sleep throughout sunday Mon
day. Tuesday and until late Weonei
day afternoon.
senator smith sought 90 have %
witness designate the exact hour
which he had been relieved pY vi
erntor Bridge. who had been taken Q
board the Carpathla from the ~
tanic.
II DO not know. sir / was up COZ