Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-30

No"
Ibid you have any conference with
the oaptain?"
'Only casual conversation. was
never on the bridge till after the ac-
cfdent."
How long after?"
Ten minutes -,
what did he say Of the collision?
'sHe said we had struck ice. That Is
ALL"
Mr.. fsmay said that he had dined Sun
tlay evening with the ships surgeon. Dir
O'Ioughlin Captain Smith had dined
with Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Widener.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter and others. lie
didn't know If Major Butt was there
They were still in the dining-room when
he left.
did you dine with Captain Smith at
all?'
I'm think we dined together Friday
night"
How long had you known Captain
Smith,"
'.Many years.
Did he seem to be in good health?"
80 far as ! saw
About sixty-two; | w6nfdn't be GER
tain"
I'm ordering the ship did you give
any orders as to safety construction? Z.
I'VE were anxious to have a vessel
that would Loaf with two compart-
ments full of water. | gave such or
ders. IN that case she would be safe
in collision with another vessel A
collision with an iceberg. bow on, ne
said. would probably not have sunk the
ship. The Titanic, he said, was insured
for $500. Geo. He knew of no attempt
10 reinsure the Titanic.
Nobody connected with the White
Star" he said, would be guilty of suel
a d~ishonorable act"
WAS the news of the disaster sent by
you to anybody Monday morning."
Eyes sir. shortly after we got aboarc
! the Carpathia | had a copy Of it sent tt
Vice President Franklin. 1t read: Deep
ly regret Titanic sank this morning after
collision with iceberg. Great loss of life.
He said that Mr.. Franklin did not get the
message till Wednesday. April H."
''How do you kno that?' asked Sena
tor Smith.
MI. Franklin has so Informed me~ant
| the telegraph records show t.
Mr.. Ismay read all the messages tha'
passed between him and Franklin. all o
which had previously been put into evi
| dence by Mr.. Franklin. They included tn,
messages urging Franklin TO hold thu
Cedric at New York TO take him back t.
England.
"You evidently intended to return a
once to England?''
"Yes. sir. OF course. | didn't know
j there was to be an Investigation"
Questioned as to speed of the Titanic
he was unable to give any accu
rate information. He knew she was no
going at her best speed, he said. whei
the accident occurred. He didn't urgl
the captain to make fast speed, h
said. He undertook in no way. he as
serted, to exercise authority on the shir
"Did you hear any general warning t
the p~assengers?'
Il did not.
How did it happen Titanic had onl
twenty lifeboats?'
THAT lay with the builders. and ex
ceeded requiremnts of the board O
trade. The number of lifeboats wa
based on tonnage, not on passenger ca
pacity.'
Asked If the accident to the Titan
didn't teach that lifeboat capacity shoul
be based on passenger capacity, he re
piled that the accident taught that
great many reforms should be made, ii
Guiding more lifeboats.
Had the Titanic carried more life
boats, wouldn't there have been NOR
lives saved?"
Undoubtedly, sir"
I'm view OF that, shouldn't the nun
Der of lifeboats be increased gener
ally?"
mo question abe It that. l think, toe
that the construction OF a snip can u
improved upon .
In reply to questions. Mr.. lsmay sal
that the day after he embarked from tn
Carpathia he had given orders for ever
shin of the International Mercantile Ma
rlne to carry llfeboats to carry all tn
passengers, even if the number OF caDl
passengers had to be reduced.
Questioned on improved SHIPS, ne sue
eested double bottoms and double hull
ST, Tsmav repated his previous test
mony given in New York that he lei
the Ttitanic on the last boat on the stai
heard side. He was sure that all wome
and children had been put on
..Who odd you to enter the boatF
Nobody
why did you enter 1t?
''Because there was room, thought IN
shin was going down and got aboard
.tWhere did you go after boarding N
Carnathia and why did you go theref'
II understand replied lsmay, tina
NV conduct on the Titanic and Carpathi
hoe heen severely criticised. | court II
fullest inquiry. An officer of the Ca
pathia led me to n room MI. Ihay'
came In for a time.
MIR. lsmay said that the captain ha
shown him a message Sunday afternoo
reporting ice In the track of the Tttani
He merely read II and passed 1t back.
Before leaving the stand Mr.. lsma
said that he had been treated wit
courtesy: that all the officers OF III
Titanic had been so treated. and that b
believed the inquiry was the best thin
that could have occurred.
MIR. Ismay denied that he had place
any embargo on news after boarding I'll
Titanic. Replying TO Senator Fletcher
inquiry, he said that he had no reaso
TO believe that the collision between IL
Olympic and the cruiser Hawke had a
feeted Captain Smiths mind. There W;