Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-29

ren1itting effort or their part to obtsi
Senator Sn1it1 said tods3:
i have had several letters from Mr..
Irlnsr and several requests from other
sources There has been payable ef-
fort on The Part OF these gentlemen 10
hasten the bearings. The requests have
been presented both on business and per-
sonal grounds.
Under ne circumstances can either
personal or business reasons be ad-
vaneed justly for the excuse OF Mr..
Isnaay to leave before the probe is con-
claded
Chief Engineer Samfnis and J. Fl. Bot
tonly. Of the American Narconi Tele-
graph Company. arrived from New York
today under subpoena issued by the eon-
uittee They we're prepared 10 go into
the teehniealities of the wireless system
The committee also Indicated its infen-
tson 10 question tho former witness
closely as TO his connection with the mes
sages bearing his name. which sent 70
the Carpathia resulted in its operator
withholding detailed Information OF the
disaster.
chief Engineer f. NJ sammis. lof the
Mareoni Company was called. He gave
his address as lzs Mt. Prospect avenue
Newark H. J. Confronted with the mes
81 ss sem nom Sea safezste the tar-
rafhia advisfsg the wireless operators 10
Eoid their stories for big price, he aa-
mfftsd that I've was responsible
Senator Smith has taken cognizanee OF
a statement attributed 10 C. T. Henry
stencel. Of Newark. that the Titanic had
made SIS knots from noon Saturday, April
13 to / o'clock sunday April H. This
Is an average Of almost = knots an hour
for twenty-five hours
1t hrs been generally admitted by Of
fcers OF the Titanic that the ship Was
making faster time on the Sunday night
she struck the iceberg than at any time
since she Esd left Southampton. Just
what speed The ship actually was making
when she smashed against the crystal
mountaln--the iceberg she hit was bigger
than the l'rudentisI building in Newark
is a question Senator Smith has been try
ing hard to solve. ami is determined to
settle II possible.
Mr. Stengel probably viii he summoned
as Il witness to tell what he knows Of
The ships speed and the disaster. OF
f,cers of the Titanic have approximated
her speed ar 2ls knots. bat that was only
"a guess. as they said they did not re-
member the revolutions or the record on
the log
1t is generally accepted now that some
OF the men who left in the last lifeboats
knew he Titanic was doomed. i. Bruce
Ismay is believed bv many TO have known
1t when he stepped into a lifehoat. leav-
ing l6oo passengers behind him.
representative oi the builders OF
the ship. who was on hoard made a
cursory examination after the crash
and told some Of the crew the Titan.o
hadn't more than half an hour to float.
DID he tell lsinay2 Every action Of
Captain Smith indicates thai he knew
Whist was going to happen. The same
is true OF 1smay He was the most ex-
cited man on board. so excited that once
an officer had 10 swear at him and
order him away from the boats.
In view or this apparent kpewledse OF
her oncoming doom. why was net the
log Of the Titanic saved 1t is one of
the regulations Of the British Board Of
Trade that the iog must he saved from
a sinking vessel. Was the log purposely
abandoned? many are asking.
The Senate committee Is not satisfied
that it has been told all the facts In
connection with the absence of early
news OF the disaster. The work Of the
committee. 1t is apparent viii lead to
many reforms on board ocean steamers
hereafter The first aud most obvious
requirement, the committee thinks, Is a
rule that every liner shall carry two
wireless oneratois, 50 somebody viii be
on guard at the instrument all the time.
1t has been made painfully plain In
this investigation that a simple rule ike
that would have been the means OF
saving every passenger on the Titanic,
The Californian. nineteen miles away,
did not hear the IS. o. 5. because her
wireless operator hal gone to bed FIVE
minutes before the flash OF distress went
out.
Another reform will be the CARRYING
of more lifeboats. and there will I'm
siouitedlv be some regulations governing
the speed of ocean vessels In dangerous
zones.
senator Smith has announced that he
Re will transmit to the authorities Ia
england certified copies of the testi-
mony gathered here with view to ex-
neditfnx any action. civil or criminal
which Lord Merseys court OF inquiry
NAV take senator Smith also cabled
10 Germany TO obtain Information from
the officers of the liner Frankfurt. which
is reported to have been nearest the
scene Of the wreck when the Titanic
sank He also Was IN communication
with several new witnesses whom he
believes VIII prove OF major Importance
Ry his orders all North Atlantic ports
re helms. co1labed f0r vessels clearing
eariv m April tn the hope that some
,racc may lie found Of the yet unidentis
aed schooner referred to by Captain J.
II. Moore of the Mt. Temple in his tesu-
mony.
'rfe Mackay- -Beanett crew and officers
viii be examined on arrival at Halifax,
although no matter OF great importance
connected with the investiSation is ex-
pected 10 he revealed. Senator Smith
did not say who the important new wit
nesses may be. He viii first talk with
them privately. Bruee lsmay viii
go on ihe witnesn stgnd this week. pos
sibly today
ibe fullest aceoEnt YET had of the
messages exehsneed with the Titanic
shortly before and Just after she strarl