The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-02

Titanic Investigation was the di-
rect charge made by Sen.
atOr Smith, chairman OF the SEN
ate committee in charge OF the
inquiry.
Immediately after this charge
had been made. 4. y. -. Frank
lin, vice president of the White
Star Line, was placed on the grill.
In response to questions by SEN
ator Smith Franklin again
pledged his aid To the committee
in securing the witnesses desired.
WASHINGTON, d. C. Special
With mass OF testimony before them
cleaned from the private hearings,
which members of the Senate investi-
eating committee held. the probe of
the wreck of the Titanic continued
today.
Besides the summarized evidence of
the members of the crew, some of
whom told startling stories. Captain
Moore, of the steamship Mount
Temple, and Captain Stanley Lord, of
the Californian, who sent the ice
warning to the Titanic six hours be-
fore she struck. were in attendance
at the committee.
Ernest Gill, donkey engineman
aboard the Californian, arrived in
Washington Friday. He will testify
that the rockets sent up by the Ii
officers of the Californian.
When the committee resumed its
hearing Senator Smith read the list OF
witnesses whose testimony was taken
in private by the various
members of the COMMITTEES. The evil
dence of these witnesses, all of whom
were sailors or stewards of the III
tanic, will be included in the regular
testimony Several members did not
take the statements OF those whom
! they examined under oath, and it may
be necessary to re-examine these wit
nesses. unless there is an agreement
that it shall stand as it is.
Senator Smith said efforts have
/ been made to have Captain Lord and
/ Marconi Operator 9. Z. Evans, of the
/ Californian, come to Washington to
/ testify. He said kilograms had been
/ received from Boston. saying that
Lord and Evans had been subpoenaed
/ and expressed willingness to come to
/ Washington, but that they were being
prevented by officials Of the White
Star line.
/ 1t is these officials the senator is
supposed to have had in mind when
/ he made his statement of interference
with the plans of the committee.
/ The representative of the sergeant
at-arms of the Senate in Boston eX-
/ pressed the opinion in his message
to Senator Smith that Lord and Evans
/ have important information. To clear
/ dp the matter regarding the alleged
detention of Lord and Evans Senator
smith recalled i. y. S. Franklin. of
.ne international Mercantile Marine,
! to the stand.
Franklin on Stand.
L should like TO ask you. Mr..
] Franklin" said Senator Smith. If
/ YOU know anything about this mat
, ter"
II will tell you all I know of tt
/ replied the witness. About $50 last
night received a telephone call from
John II. Thomas, our representative
/ in Boston, asking NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
/ ing that the Californian was to sail
on Saturday. had thought she was
/ To sail on Friday, as that is her reg
| ular sailing day. Ii could not be ar
ranged to have the dispositions of
/ these two men taken in Boston, rather
than have them come to Washington"
Witness said he endeavored to get
| Senator Smith regarding the matter.
] He got the senator's clerk, and, after
a conference he informed Thomas.
/ in Boston, that the men should come
to Washington.
They will be here about 1 o'clock
today. he said. and Franklin would
use all his efforts to have them eX-
amned this afternoon, so that they
! could return TO Boston tonight and
sail tomorrow.
Franklin said he could assure the
committee the men have left Boston
for Washington.
"Oh. know they have" replied
/ Senator Smith.
Senator Smith asked a number of
questions regarding the capital stock
of the International Mercantile Ma
rine Company. and the showing In its
annual reports.
No Effort at Silence.
Witness then said the Californian
was attached TO the Leyland Line,
which was controlled by the Interna-
tional Company.
@. Was any attempt made through
land or sea wireless stations to en-
join silence or secrecy on the part OF
any officer. emplOye or member OF
the crew or passengers on board the
| Carpathia after the accident occurred
a. To the best of my knowledge
and belief. absolutely no.
Franklin said his cable address was
| ''Islefrank."
@. Did you. send any message to
THE Carpathia or any one on the Car
pathia using that code word?
A. I did not.
Q. Did you use it in any cablegram
to your Liverpool office?
A. I don't think did. but you will
probably find in the messages 1 have
turned over to you message from
Mr.. Ismay on the Carpathia addressed
to ''Islefrank." That is the only one
That was on Wednesday morning.
ings of the Titanic disaster and from
whom?
A. AS I testified on Monday. a
twenty minutes to 2 Monday mornin g
April 18th, 1 was called up by some
reporter, l don't know who he was
I got my first authentic information
from Captain Haddock, of the Olym
pic. as / have already told you. You
have his messages. 1 have turned
them over to the committee.
That there was one woman aboard
the Titanic who refused to get into thu
t lifeboat is the testimony of Alder
, Haines, boatswain on the lost ship
made public today. He and Samue
/, S. Hemming were questioned b.
Chairman Smith in executive session
He said that Immediately after tn,
( collision he ran to the forepeak tanl
! and found it filling fast Then from
2 there to No. 1 hold, and found tn
canvas tarpauling "bellying up,
, showing that water was coming in
3 He was in the fifth boat to be low
e cred, which carried sixty passengers
= He and his crew heard cries after tn
8 Titanic sank, but didn't pull back be
= cause the boat already was crowded
o Haines said he didn't know who tn
= woman WAC xyhn rafuSad fn af int