Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-04-20

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ths Titanic. Officials of fHe White
-tar .He today tepi ihr men so thor
0lghs under eu.rr that ro ra.e no
ft.r HErraa aH..f- could De- discovered
lHr .afs .H is. moru.Eg Hl,n Do Ras
found mar portion uf them bad
been Transferred aboard The Hrd Star
.U.s Lalari sh-r, th, remained
.r..mmauIrllo--lrl thel Were sumo
m0rfI to appear hef.re DE senate .u-
.ets4urg committee
HaH N0sfrou declared De- issued
orders fnr I1 message to hc sent fX-
e.rf upon orders from hlm. and FOR
official tls ness no go N1t then pr.-
sate messages from the Tnnics slr-
E.fors ln order ~ N.lug Absolutely
r1 Censorship was exercised. he said.
The wireless continued working all the
way fle Marroli operator being con-
sfautIy af The ker lr discussing the
strength of the clrpath.a's wireless,
Captain EosIron said the Carpaihia
aas only ffty-rlght miles from the
Titanic whom the call for help came.
Operator on Duty.
"Our wireless operator was not on
Iuty" said Captain Ros'ron. 'but as
he Has undressing be- had bis appara-
tls 20 hls ear Ten minutes later he
never would have heard
Just before Adjournment Congress
man Hughes of West Virginia. whose
daughter vas rescued. read a telegram
be had sent % O. paper IN his state
denying that he had said Mr.. Ismy
should "be lyuched."
william Marconi the wireless IN
rentor. was the first witness at tho
afternoon session. He entered the
room With 3lr. lsmay. who was even
more nervous than AT the forenoon
session.
Mr Marconi took the stand as soon
as the hearing was resumed IN the A.
ternOon. lie said he was chairman ~
tho British Marconi company. Under
instructions of the company, he said,
operators must take their orders from
the captain u the ship on which they
are employed
do regulations prescribe whether
one or two operators should be aboard
the ocean vessels"
Latest Wireless Apparatus.
"On ships like the Titanic and OIL |
'mpic. two are carried sold Mr.
The Carpathia, a smaller
boat carries one. The wireless equip |
nent on the Titanic was about 500 |
miles during the day and 1000 at
night"
DO you consider that the Titanic /
vas equipped with tho latest improved |
wireless apparatus
Yes"
Senator Smith asked II rival con-
,erns interferred with the communi-
alton Of the Carpathia.
Il am unable 10 say. but 7 have an
Impression there was some slight in
reference
Did YOU hear the captain OF the
'arpathia say In his testimony that he
ought the distress message from the
Titanic almost proyidentlally? asked
'enator Smith.
Yes absolutely providentlal."
ought 1t not be incumbent upon
hips TO have an operator always az
he key?"
Yes but the ship owners don't like
n carry two operators when they can
get along with one. Only through the
newspapers" he said, had the infor-
nation about the Carpathia refusing
o reply with a request Of President
Taft for news been learned"
4 49, -. a
be told me he never dreamed Of such
thing"
Here Herbert Llghtholder. second
fficer of the Titanic followed.
Thoroughly Inspected.
Senator Smith asked If the rule re-
uiring life saving apparatus to be In
ach room for each passenger was
with
Everything was complete" said
Sixteen life boats. Of
mich four were collapsIble were on
he Titanic ne added. During the
rstimony he said Captain Clark Of ,
he British board OF trade was aboard
he Titanic to inspect It's life savlni
quipment
ARE capita ms In the board Of trade ,
borough IN their inspection OF ships?" ,
sked Senator Smith. +,
Captain Smith ls 70 thorough that }
q cal him a nuisance" answered
he witness ,
Llghtholder said he was in the sea .
.lth a life belt on one hour and Q
ali
what time did you leave the ship
Il didn't leave it,"
Did II leave YOU 2"
YES sir
when did youpce Mr.. Ismay7'
when We started 10 uncover thu :.
oats He was standing on the boat
eek"
What was he DOING"
Making Twenty-one Knots.
Standing still" IL
Lghtholdcr said that on Sunday ne :.
avs message from some ship about q,
n Iceberg ahead" He didn't know, :
ie Amerika sent the message he tes- >
fed
The ship was making about q tc
y knots. LRhtholder testified. He
nderytood this was not the best tho "
nip could do =
Were YOU anxious about ice?" 8
40. sir"
And YOU put on no additional look. I,
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