The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-21
OPERATORS HAVE LITTLE SLEEP
Two Testify thai They Slept Only Few
Hours in Three or Four Days While
ON Duty

New York. April 2o-wt the Senate nvest
cation of the Titanic disaster end today far the New
York hearing concerned 1t will be resumed however in Washing
ton Monday when Bruce Imay and franklin the chief oh
the White Star line and than of officers OF the crew
of the sunken vessel will appear before the committee
sudden close of the hearing, here the story Of
Harold Bride the second and only surviving wireless operator the
fated Titanic His tale Of suffering and death He told OF
the final plunge burial It's captains end also
revealed He pd from the bridge when the waters closing
over his ship,
TAKE HEARING TO WASHINGTON
In connection with the hearing Washington
the power of the Senate federal territory would be
unputed getting the real facts and question of state rights
could to interfere
Throughout the hearing also officials of the White Star line had por
trayed the dangers of sailors boarding houses in New York
those detained by the committee should be allowed sail the
Lapand, which left today.
CRIPPLED OPERATOR TEsTIFIEs
Throughout the hearing this morning Wireless Operator Bride Grip
Piled experiences and seated nvad chair told
his story the last of the Titanic When his ordeal ended
he almost on the verge of collapse
the hearing resumed the afternoon Herbert Ptmn
third officer Of the Titanic had been called the witness stand sena
Smith directed question to him. relating to the whereabouts of
the ships log The witness said he did not know.
devoted the day investigation the connection
of the wireless with the disaster Bom the operator on the Car
paha the first witness Senator Smith sought to establish certain
testimony that had been given the stand yesterday and this
ended. Then the star witness Of the day,
TELLS OF LONG HOURS AND Low WAGES.
nvads Bride wheeled table
hollow checked and and had from physician
His fingers quiet and he locked and nerccked them
ncessantly. AiN. IL. 4@! !fM4H u taG# &a b.
Like Bottom who % years old Bride merely boy Neither had
any apc experience prior to taking wireless teegrapy and
told tales long hours and low and days and nights spent
without sleep This experience and the young
operator points which Smith perseny
GOT LITTLE SLEEP IN WEEK
put Bom through gruelng examination in which the
youth testified had not slept than eight hours
since Sunday night the Titanic called for help Thursday
night when Caaha dked here Bride closely questioned
the first aid out by the Titanic He said got
vessel to answer the call The operator the Frankfort
ing witness apparently thought the call less trivial for
half receiving the he called the Titanic
tain what wrong.
Phillips said he fool" Bride testified referring chief
operator on the Titanic his life and told him keep out
NO EFFORTS TO GET FRANKFORT
No re-esab communication with the Frankfort
although Phillips that the vessel much than thu
Carpathia.
Senator Smith repeatedly pressed the witness why the
of vessels stationed much the sinking ship not invoked
Bride eyaded direct by saying that he didn't know
Another page Of the axy Of the wireless far
cerned developed by Chairman Smith He drew from the
acknowledgment that Sunday evening Bride sitting with tn
tegraphc apparatus strapped his ears adjusted his accounts Will