The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-25
wrong.


although Phillips fe.t certain that
the vessel was much nearer than the
Carpatliia, with waich communica-
ton had been established. This, Bride
says, Phillips judged by reason of
The greater power of the Hertzian
waves.
Senator Smith expressed astonish-
ment at thu statement. lie repeatedly
pressed the witness why the aid OF
II vessel much nearer "A sinking shin
was not invoked. Bride evaded a
direct answe by saying he did not
know; that probably the Frankfurts
operator could not understand and
that Phillips, his superior, had used
his " Judgment.
w armed of lccbcros.
Another phase OF the laXity of The
wireless, 80 far asma n is concerned
was developed BY the chairman. He
dtcw from the witness an acknowl-
edgemcnt that on Sunday evening
Bride was sitting, the telephone APP
paratus strapped to his ears, adjusting
his accounts, while the steamship Cal
ifornia, seeking to warn the Titanic
that icebergs We're invading the lanes
of ocean travel, called necessarily.
Bride said he heard the call, but
did not nswer because he was
busy" 1t was not until a half hour
lat CT that the Californian, striving to
reach the steamship Baltic. reached
also the Titanic, whereulo ON the warn
ing that three huge iccbergs had been
sighted was noted by Bride and verb
ally communicated to the liners
captain.
Senator Smith established by Gug-
lielmo Marconi, inventor of the wire
less system bearing his name, that
beth the Titanic and the Frankfurt
operated virtually the same type of
instruments. In the opinion of the
inventor there existed no reason why
communication between the vessels
should not have been perfect, provid-
ed weather conditions were favorable.
The night, it had been previously
established, had been clear, and there
was no fog or other atmospheric dis
turbanccs.
Under insistcnt questioning Bride
began to show aigns of collapse, so
Senator Smith onGed the wirless IN
QUESTION and questioned him about
the final scene aboard the Titanic.
Bride and his superior, Phillips, were
among the last to leave and were Wit
nesses CT the closing scenes en- the
boat deck, the topmost parade deck
OF the lost snip. Brides story was
fragmentaly because it was drawn
from Il memory that had not ceased
to the actual living horror OF it.
story of Final Scenes.
Without Senator Smiths intcrroga-
tions it ran about as follows:
We did not feel the shock wher
the ship stuck. In fact, | was asleeI
at the time and was not even awaken
ed by the impact. When the engines
stopped Mr.. Phillips called me and
put on the telephone apparatus Will,
he went out to see what was the
trouble. ! little later he came back
He said things looked queer. sup
posed he meant that everything wa.
rct as it shonld be.
AT this time neither of us worried
a bit. When he heard the confusion
on deck ] went out to investigate anc
when ] returned | found Mr.. Philip:
sending out a C. @. D., giving oul
position. We raised the Frankfort
first and then the Carpathia and the
Baltic. AS ! have said, we did no.
try for the frankfurt for my Length
of time, but concentrated our mes
sages on the Car pathia, which had an.
swered that she was rushing to on,
aid.
The captain came TO the wireless
cabin from the deck when the Car
pathia advised her OF her position ant
figured out when they probably would
arrive. He left when that was dis
posed OF and proceeded to the bridge
Then we began unofFicialiy to keep vi
communication With the Carpathia.
From time to time either Mr.
From item to time either Mr.
Phillips or l would go on deck to OBJ.
serve the situation. The last time
went IN deck ] found the passengers
running around in confusion anC
there was almost n panic. They wert
seeking life belts. All of the larg,
lifeboats We're gone, but there was
one life raft remain il g. 1t had beer
dashed on the top of the officers
quarters On the boat deck. A mum
Der OF men were striving to launcl
it.
Il went back to the wireless cabiI