New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-28

Nashlne'oh' APP" 49,,
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telegram was sent l" 'ep'es'i''a'','
hughes OF west Nrs'hid, ""o
was aboard the Titanic mat the snip was
being toVod to Halifax by the Nirslman
and that al the passengers "ere sue '"e
telegram dated s:2' Monday night PROMPT
ed senator Smith 10 pun d dueS''o" ~ M'
Franklin winch ne sdIo' was 80 VII ',' ''"'
ne desired 10 say II WAS Ho' a'Ne' ]"
spirit OF inpertlnence
Between the time that you received ,''s
Information from montreal ana ne u'"e
Won received from Montreal. did your COM
pany rcinsure the Titanic and It's cargo?
q eE Smith
mo, sir said Mr.. Franklin
"Did you max" any attempt TO rcinsure
None whatever"
Was any effort made by any Of Your
company to rcnsurc with Lloyds In Lon
DON
The insurance is ali handled in New
York and If anything Of that kind were
done | would have known it," said Mr..
Franklin.
You did. however. at a. m. Monday.
April Is notify your Liverpool agent that
the Titanic had met with an accident"
We sent him all the information we hal
at that time"
If your agents in England had rein
sured Your cargo would YOU have known
" it,
Yes: and there was no one in England
who had ANYTHING to do with our insur-
ancc. Furthermore. we do not insure the
caroo-c,o,, tho creipb, MONEY"
.rb. witness sa,d the shin was insured
,o e. oo,n ,o r.hi,o ,,o ,oo,rar,, insured Z,
49,, ta. 60 nnn oIn
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No Haste in Accusing Passengers.
Mr. Franklin was excused. and Andrew
Cunningham stateroom steward on the
ritapic took tho stand He sail he had
been summoned to duty Just before the
collision 4, 12.3o he said the order was
o,,.a, ~ orou.e all the rassenpe,s who
r,.ora i, ,,air s,o,.rooDs
.<o, min baIf mas, tvoIyAo" asked Sen
a.o,. c,,,i,n .,,,.b,. TINT was CIV minutes
af,cr tho accident"
"yee cir"
Cunningham was asked IL he was told Of
the seriousness Of the situation.
"No air" he answered. Il saw water in
tho nostorsce and formed nv own con-
ct,sior
W. tho,e any. er,orgenc,. alarm 70 call
rseserqore ON the Titanic"
81 don't think 60"
How are tho passengers alarmed. then.
IN time NJ dis,resso"
Each statcroom steward calls his pas
sengers."
Then. in such times the passengers are
dependent on the vigilance Of the stew
-.
Cunningham said that AZ 1880 all his
passengers had gone on deck, except Mr.
Cummings who was in his stateroom get
ting an overocat.
After that William r stead asked me
~ show him nov 10 nut on hfebelt" said
Cunningham. Il put the lifebelt on him.
That was the last one / put on"
"pid you ever see Mr.. stead again.