The evening world., 1912-04-20
INJURED OPERATOR
OF TIE TITANIC
X THE STAND,

After saying ne had tried to get into
further touch with the Olympic and
failed. Gotham was excused. Then Bride
was lifted to the table and held his
right hand up to be sworn. The youth
took the oath with Q clear enunciation.
There was . cockney blur in hIs
speech.
Bride said that his home was In
London. He had been O wireless OPP
srator since last July, crossing to
America three times and going to Bra
Eli once. He learned the business at q
training college in London. where he
spent six monthA. AZ second operator
on the Titanic he got $50 q month and
board. His chief raj Phillips. who
was about twenty-four years old. As
assistant operator he kept q watch
avery six hours. There wa always
some one at the instrument.
Bride told Of the test OF the wireless
apparatus Of the Titanic made during
h trial trips of the new steamship.
The apparatus was thoroughly up to
date and was the last word Of the
Msrconi people. 1t would carry from
Glasgow to Port Said.
q. Did you uso the wireless frequently
after leaving Southampton A. Yes.
with stations and ships at sea.
From Southampton TO Cape Race We
transmitted go kilograms. That was up
to the time Of the collision.
q. Wa the weather favorable? A.
Yes.
q. Did you zee Mr.. Ismay on the IT,
tanic after leaving Southa mpton or send
messages from him? a. We had too
many messages to remember them all.
DID NOT see IsMAV AFTER
COLLISION.
@. Did he come to the wireless ONCE
during the time after the collision? A.
Not to my knowledge.
q. Did he send any word to you be-
tween Southampton and time OF the col
lision? A.. No.
Senator Smith wanted to know II
Ismay sem Dr. received amy messages
while Operator Phillips was at the key,
whether Ismay had been to the wireless
cabin after the collision. The witness
could not recall such q cirumstane.
Then Senator Smith wanted to know
II the captain OF tho titanic had re.
ceived any messages on Sunday pre-
ceding the disaster regarding the speed
OF thu ship or Its cours Bride wa,
sure that no such messages were re-
ceived on Sunday. No other oficel
OF the ship. SO far as he knew. re
ceived such u message. Nor did Phil
lips even say to him that such q mes
sage had been received.
Communication was established wit.
the Baltic on Sunday afternoon tn
witness then continued. and compu
/, ments were passed between the car
tains." :
Were you on duty Senator Smitl
asked. when q wireless regarding tn
, Toe conditions WAS received from tn
AmsrikaT"
"No. but ] knew there was such
message received that Afternoon. ! r.
lce.vsd from q Ship whose ode nam
was w. l.. U.-l think It was the Cal
~fornia-a message saying that there va
lice ahead"
Mr.. Sammis. engineer of the America
Marcon Company. told the commit,
the ~ w l." referred to was the OF
ciai code signal OF the Leyiand line sh
california.
II What did that message say" SCI
ator Smith resumed.
"The California had called me wi
an Ice rsport-that Is. II va the Bait
she called. but ! heard II and took
down. ] took It to the captain. but
q. wasn't Official"
Bride said he did not answer the Ca
/. fornia's first call because he was ma
Ing up an aceount at the table. Bstwe