The evening world., 1912-04-22


grams that had been sent through the
air from shorc to racing ships and from
them back TO the anxious ones on shore.
All hope that some other vessel besides
the Carpathia had picked up some OF
tho THAMES survivors was diJsIpated
when the Olympic flashed word that
neither tho Baltic nor the Tunisian had
any OF the THAMES people aboard.
ASKS WHAT DELAYED THE RE.
PORTS.
Senator Smith sought TO discover who
had been tamperlng with the wireless
operators or had been responsible for
the failure Of the wireless to get the
news TO shore earlier. Mr.. Smith re-
peatedly asked the witness whether
he had no, had a conference Monday
morning with Mr.. Marconi or Mr.. Sam
mis-. chief engineer for the Marconi
Company.
mo, most empha tically." said the wit
ness. I'm no way did I attempt or cause
to be attempted any censorship Of the
wireless"
"when you went aboard the carpathta
after she locked Thursday night"
asked Senator Smith. did YOU see either
Mr.. Marconi. Mr.. sammis or the wire
less o%pcratorsg'
no. ! did not. ] went 20 the cap
tain's room and asked to be shown to
Mr.. Ismay's room. lie took me there.
/ talked with no one else"
Senator Smith inquired whether the
witness was familiar with the works OF
the wireless on the ships OF the line and
II he knew what were the safety pre-
cautions on the same ships.
NO. he said. I'VE are really only
agents for the line In America"
q. DO you know OF any chart or docu-
ment showing the equipment or safety
appliances on the Titanic? A. I know OF
none.
Senator Smith asked the witness what
efforts were made to get the names OF
the third class passengers
I'VE made every effort to get them"
said Mr.. Franklin.
Q. Did you receive ut any time from
any one or any ofhcer OF -FOUR com.
pany . request that the stea mshlp
Cedric be held at New York until the
arrival Of the Ca%rpathia? A. Yes, cir.
Q. What timo vas II received? A. AT
SN. The telegram asked that the Cedric
be held because the sender considered IL
most desirable that the members of
the crow be sent back on the Cedric and
declaring his intention Of sailing on
that shiD himself. The sender also
asked that clothing and shoes be
brought to The dock for him when the
C~arpathia got In.
Q. BY whom was that sagnsd? A.
YamN.
Q. Do you know whom Yams II? A.
Yes. cir: Il 10 the cipher for Mr.. Ismay's
signature. ] sent In reply the following
"famsi. Carpathia. Have arranged for.
ward crew L.apiand. sailing Saturday,
calling at Plymouth. We all oonslde,
most unwise delay Cedric, CONSIDERING
circumstances. Franklin"
isMAv'e FIRST WIRELESS re
WHITE STAR LINE.
Senator Smith then had Franklin reat
Az the messages that passed between
himself. and Ismay on the Carpathia OF
April Is. At $50 on that date Frank
I'm received from Ismay this message:
"esne s~sspensabIs waite star
ship e@esS ana fourteen men In
W. boats 70 tate 6. asGs Of tAis.
teen Titanic ufssoats 81 ousrsA-
tine. Yansa."
was 'Yamsr a'resastersd signatur
that you had prvv1soly ussd?" aske,
Senator Smith.
1t 10 . registered signature abroa,
Cor Ismay and a signature We all know
. personally for him. Whether It 10 reg
I istered In New York I d. not know.
10 not much used on this side"
Franklin said he received q msasag
from Ismay OF the Carpathia a nth
= later on the morning OF the 18th to jol
the Carpathia a. Quarantine and tina
several other messages came from hii
. urging that the Cedric be held. Ate
all these MESA ses had come in Frank
lin cabled Ismay:
y "xhiak Il most unwiss TO dstain
Cedric IN Nsw YORK."
Later a message was received froe
Ismay saying he hoped to see Frankli
at Quarantine and for Franklin to cab
lsmay's wife.
II answered that was extremeI
sorry that the authorities would m
permit to board the Carpathia at Qua
antlne," Franklin continued. and
sent him a short message OF sympatt
over the terrible catastrophe"
CEDRIC HAD GONE WHEN IsMA
LANDED.
Is @ ] suppose I am warranted In n
suming that the Cedric was not helt
re A. The ship sailed at noon Thursday.
O. Q. And tho Carpathia docked-.
At approximately $50 o'clock Thursd,
night.
10 In an EFFORT to connect the attempt
i" departure OF Mr.. Ismay and the Tita
" les crew with the senate's investigate
Senator Smith asked the witness VIII,
he had learned the Senate had decld
:" to investigate the disaster.
Il think about 2 o'clock Thursday
" said Franklin.
- .. Did you communicate the
formation 10 your company" A. ! {
~ that night, by cable. I think.
2. when did YOU advise Mr.. Ismay
ir. A. ] told him Of It when l got abou
as the Carpathia," said the witness.