The Washington herald., 1912-04-30
TITANIC PROBE
is NEARING End
contrnuea from Pas. one.

the loss OF the Titanic and the arrival
of the Carpathia at New York.
Harold Gotham, wireless operator on
the Carpathia, was also recalled TO the
stand ~ Senator Smith during the after
noon. He was asked 10 state how much
he had received for the story of his ex-
periences and replied that he had been
paid $50. Cottam denied receiving
message from the Marconl Company Of
fees instructing him TO kill the message
containing the story OF the Titanic.
Senator Smith asked the witness II any
Of the messages sent from the Carpathta
by Mr.. Ismay concerned insurance OF
the Titanic. and IL they were addressed
to the Lloyds' ofices in Liverpool or
London. Cottam insisted that he had
not sent any messages to Loyds In Eng
land for Mr.. ismay. and that none OF
the Ismay messages concerned the insur-
ance on the Titanic. Senator Smith
brought out the fact that Mr.. Ismay's
messages were handled as oficial traf-
fic and given the preference.
did you receive any message from Mr..
Marconi." asked Senator Smith. asking
why no news Of the Titanic disaster was
being received?''
yes" replied the witness, there was
q message like that"
did you answer itT'
mo. / showed Il 10 the captain. and
he told me TO pay no attention 10 any
messages but Official trafiic and the mes
sages OF the passengers"
Possible recommendation OF the COM
mittee in its report OF the present In
quiry were intimated In the questions
asked Gotham as to whether he would
prefer an eight-hour tour Of duty with
eight hours on, % a six-hour shift with
six hours of duty. Gotham said he would
personally prefer an elght-holr shift.
Fifth Oficer Boxhsll. who was placed
on the stand a week ago and has been
III ever since, was placed on the stand.
He was asked q number Of technical
questions regarding conditions on the IT,
tanic and 9. sca geucrally.
Being Esae3 n rockets are used by
ships at sea ~ any other purpose than
signals ~ dltess. BoxhaIl said that
some coaapaihts use rockets as private
night signals
Saw Ers. Candee.
Another thrilling story was added TO
the number previously heard by the Sen,
ate committee IN the testimony this aft
ernoon OF Hugh Wollner, of London. one
OF the survivors OF the Titanic disaster.
Wollner also contributed another brief
chapter to the story OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Isidor Straus.
Mrs Straus twice refused TO get IN
a lifeboat," said Wollner, in telling of
the scene on deck just before he left
the Titanic, because her husband was
remaining on the ship. Finally l went
up to Mr.. Straus and told him that 1
was sure there would be no objection
to an old gentleman like himself getting
into the lifeboat. told him there was
plenty Of room in II for both himself
and his wife. He replied that he would
not go before the other men around
him"
Asked to tell the story of his own ex-
periences, Mr.. wollner said: After 1
learned the ship had struck an iceberg
I went, TO get Mrs. Candee, a friend of
mine. When We saw people putting on
lifebelts, and learned, that orders had
been given to do SO, put one on Mrs.
Candee and on myself. Then We went
up on deck, where put her in the first
boat to start away.
Jumped Into Boat.
with another man, I went down to
A deck. We opened a door, and just as
we did the sea rushed in upon us. We
we're Just preparing to leap into the sea
when we saw one OF the collapsible life
boats being lowered right before our eyes.
There was nobody in the bow Of the boat
and proposed to my companion that