Evening journal., 1912-04-27
Ru rhn nnlted Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, April 27,-The
wireless story Of the Titanic tragedy
was the mutely dramatic evidence to-
day bfore the Senate investigating
committee. Two dozen brief messages
received by the operator of the Can
adian Pacific steamer Mount Temple
we're read by Captain James H. Moore.
From the first c q ID of the Titanic
al 1925 (shlps time) on the fateful
Sunday night until the message at
midnight saying mo reply from IN IT,
tanic.' most complete wireless rec
ord OF the disaster was submitted
Captain Moore also told OF n des-
perate battle through icehelds TO
reach the Titanic. He denied the
Mount Temple passengers' story that
they saw distress rockets Of the sink
ing giant liner
From the lips Of the grizzled old
"seadog." a gray bearded veteran OF
Neptune. came the story which grip
ped the spectators and committee with
tense interest.
The Mount Temples wireless log
also removed the cloud OF suspicion
from the North German Lloyd liner
Frankfort that the Frankfort had
ignored the Titanic's distress call.
THE log showed the Frankfort
asked for details OF the Titanic's
trouble, got second reply and prom
ised immediate help.
Light on the identity Of the "phan-
tom ship whose lights we're seen from
the Titanic's lifehoats was also
thrown by Captain Moore He told OF
seeig a tramp steamer near the Ti-
tanic's ocean grave Monday morning
and during the night. an unknown
schooner. lie said the schooners
lights disappeared queeriy after
time.
The Mount Temple. Captain Moore
said, got the Tltanic's G Q ID at lO.2i
D. M. when 40 miles away. Al 3.25
when "a miles distant from the tt
tanic. the Mount Temple was caugh
I'm the ice. Al dayhreak he reporte
the Titanic's position, but found onl'
immense ice foes
BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. April 27--New Law
recurring wireless operators on shil
10 be on duty day and night-eye'
uinate. fixing stringent Qnalihcatioi
10 secure mature men With indgme
and changing the system OF their en-
ployment and supervision. VIII be q
frst and immediate results of q
Senate inquiry. Senator William A
den Smith stated today
New regulations for wireless ope
ators are imperatively needed, II M
been shown conolusively by the II
quiry so far" Senator Smith declare
10 the United Press. THE horrib
2 death toll Of the Titanic might ha'
been decreased and possibly obviat'
entirely. It has been shown, II bette
wirless communication had been ha
One Of my first efforts will be 10 el
act such new legislation
Senator Smith cited the testimor
|, Of Operator Evans of the steam'
Californian Evans was asleep, twen
, miles from the Titanic when it's G.
ID. appeals were flashed. He also cite
the Keep out, you're fool messa'
7, sent 10 the Frankfort by the Titanic
= operators when the Frankfort ask
for details os the Titanic's trouble.
10 Today. before the hearing convene
n Senator Smith promised a sensatiS
" later regarding the testimony Of VIC
4 President Franklin Of the White ST
d Line
Ie II cant say what II will be, b
,e further testimony will have an impoi
r. ant bearing upon Franklin's eviden
10 regarding his receipt Of the disaster
B. Smith said.
Persistent rumors In the commit
room are that documentary eivden
will refute Franklin's statement m
!, the White Star Line did not Gems
=. ~ news and had no authentic inform
~ tion regarding the Titanic's loss u
= IN $40 Monday. April IS.
=, Today. the committee resumed
- inquiry into the story Of the "phantt