New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-05
TITANIC INQUIRY
DRAWS TO CLOSE
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who proved 10 ne lne MY e'V'''
source of Dunn's information.
Dauler Is a receiving clerk OF the
Western Union, and Senator Sihl'i'
learned Yesterday that 1t was from son
of Dauler that Dunn got his story. Ddu'
Ter testified yesterday that he ola not
talk with his son about any messages
reeardins the Titanic until the Sunday
following the wreck. Dunn, on the CON
trarv. testified that he talked WIN
DauIer's son on Wednesday OF thaI
week. Daulcr said the messages winch
he spoke Of to his son were the Hamsl
messages that dealt solely with the SUBJ
jcct Of the possibility of holding the
Cedric while Dunn said that Dauier
son spoke to him about a message Whlch
gave the bald statement that the TITANIC
was sinking
AS Senator Smith views the whole
matter of the Dunn story, Mr.. Dunn was
very confident that he was correct and
could have no motive for suppressing the
truth.
Forecast Of Committees Report.
Senate will contain a review or the
causes leading up to the accident, a dis
cussion of questions Of discipline aboard
passenger steamships. suggestion lot
the adoption Of rules and regulations
that will make impossible repetition OF
such a catastrophe, suggestions for
more complete American inspection
under international regulations, If pos
sible. which would be secured by an
agreed programme Of uniform legislative
enactment by the chief maritime ma
tons, and a discussion Of the question OF
responsibility for the wreck and the loss
OF life.
Questions relating to a Standardization
of wireless matters, Senator Smith be-
lieves, will be fully covered by the pro-
posed Berlin conference in July.
II came to New York with the consent
of the committee" said Senator Smith
last night, in reviewing his work of the
last few days here, for the purpose OF
obtaining as rapidly as possible informa-
ton on questions important In the main
controversy, and have succeeded in Knit
ting the vital issues little more closely
together by corroborative testimony.
Il obtained, also. more detailed infor-
nation regarding the operation of emer-
sency appliances, and / think have Sc
cured valuable testimony on that point
! have devoted some time 10 the ques-
ton of suppression OF news, because
think some reform in that direction Is
desirable, where that is being done by
public utility corporations. so far as
now see, with few minor details yet &c
cover there is no reason to delay our
report to the Senate. | will go 10 work
on II as soon as get to Washington, and
hope to be ready by the end of next
week" ,
The Senator was asked whether the
question of the speed of ocean liners
would be taken up in the report or the
committee TO the Senate, but he mol-
Gated that the matter of speed was one
which would probably always have to he
left. in general, to the commander OF a
vessel.
"Speed under proper conditions ought
not 10 be restrained" he said. but In the
neiehborhood of icebergs-well, take the
testimony of Captain Moore on that point
he said that the only safe way 10 90
when i'm the vicinity Of ice was to stop
the vessel Even q slow procedure may
be dangerous when icebergs are near by.
Senator Smith had nothing but the
highest praise for the relations OF the
photographic Bureau TO the inquiry.
He said the day he examined Fourth
Officer Pitman in Washington, partlcu'
larly when he questioned him about the
nature of icebergs, and asked him for
definition of an iceberg, he was follow
ing out lines suggested by memo
rsndum from the Photographic Bureau
which he had before him at the time.
"Pitman waved his hand and said IT
was lust ice" remarked Senator Smith,
land the whole world smiled, but l had
before me then a very precise and real
Sefnition Of iceberg from the experts OF
the photographic Bureau Pitman
smiled away in similar fashion my
, question about the possibility OF discov-
ering the proximity Of an iceberg by
using whistle and noting the echo, and
vet the next day scientists asserted that
was one Of the best ways 70 discover ice
bergs"