The Sentinel=record., 1912-04-27
VESSEL NEAR TITANIC WAS
 CALIFORNIAN
DONKEY ENGINEER SAYS HE SAW TITANIC, FULL LIGHTED,
 DASH INTO BERG.
Captain and Wireless Operator Both Saw Signals but Did Not Go to Her Aid Until 6:3o the
 Next Morning.

Washington, April 26.-Brilliantl, lighted, the Titanic dashed full speed ahead to her destruction, according 10 Ernest Gill, donkey engineer or the steamer Californian, who testified today before the senate committee investigating the disaster He said Captain Stanley Lord of the Califor. nian refused later to go to the ri tanic's aid, the rockets from which could be plainly seen.
 This Captain Lord denied. but both he and his wireless operator acknowl- edged to having seen rockets. Their ship, they said, was fast in the ice. Gill submitted an affidavit to the committee, and when sworn and put on the stand, stuck to his charges against the captain of the Califor- nian. So indignant did he become, said Gill, that he endeayored to re- cruit committee of protest from among the crew.
 Captain Lord entered a sweeping denial of Gill's accusations, and read from the Californian's log to support his contentious. Cyril Evans, the Californian's wireless operator, told of having warned the Titanic only brief time before the great vessel crashed into the berg that the sea .gas crowded with ice. The Titanie's operators. he said. at the time were working with the wireless station at Cape Race and they told him to shut up and keep out Within half an hour the pride of the sea was crump- led and sinking
 It developed today that one reform that is certain to spring from the present investigation will be enforced in the wireless rooms of ships enter ing or leaving American ports. This concerns lack of authority over the operators, pay. hours and freedom from responsibility, as brought out by the testimony to date. Senator Smith, it's chairman. announced publicly to- day that such Legislation was ineyit- able.
 When the afternoon hearing was resumed. Senator Smith read into the record a note from Operator Young of the United States naval wireless station at the New York navy yard, saying the Carpathia would at no time acknowledge receipt of mes sage from navy ships or stations.
 Captain Lord of the Californian took the stand.
 Did you try to get into communi cation with the Titanic on Sunday night?" asked Senator Smith.
 "Yes. sir, about lO:15 that night ships time We told him we were surrounded by ice and had stopped.
 "Did the Titanic acknowledge that message?"
 Yes, sir. It told as to shut up or keep out, or something like that, he said they nor the Titanic had fur ther communication that evening.
 How far were the Californian ant the Titanic apart when you sent you message to the Titanic telling her vol were blocked in the ice?"
 Prom the position we had of thu Titanic we were about 1912 mile apart
 Did the Californian receive the IT tanic's GOD call?"
 NO" said the captain, but W got it from the virginian about o'clock In the morning of the l5th'
 What is the speed of the Calitol nian?"
 About II knots ordinarily" sal the captain; we made 1872 when W were going to the Titanic, driving a we could"
 When you told the Titanic yo were surrounded by ice, how badl were you surrounded?'
 The witness said the field was apo' 25 miles long and several miles wid The Californian. he said, was aDo' a quarter of mile from the edge the foe
 Do you know anything regardil tho Titanic disaster of your 0" knowledge?"
 Nothing