New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-23

! left They were so ANXIOUS 10 get !" ''i'
"hftcr that We got another message
| from IIaddock stating that Namsl' mean
| ing Ismay. was on the Carpathia.
Mr. Franklin explained how the company
| sent word to the olympic to get the names
| of the survivors and to stand by and relay
them from the Carpathia.
Believed Titanic Unsuitable.
It want to say" he continued, that dur
ing the entire day on Monday, after our
first messages concerning the Titanic. we
considered tho Titanic absolutely unsnk-
able We never dreamed of such thing
and that there had been loss of life never
entered our minds until we got Haddock's
awful message at $50 that evening"
One by one Mr. Franklin read kilograms
that had been sent through the air from
shore to racing ships and from them back
to the anxious ones on land. All hope that
some other vessel besides the Carpatha
had picked UP some Of the Titanic's sur
vlyors was dlssipated when the Olympic
flashed word that neither the Baltic nor
the Tunisian had any OF the Titanic's pas
| sengers aboard.
Senator Smith sought 10 discover who
had been tampering with the wireless
operators or had been responsible for the
failure OF the wireless 10 get the news 10
shore earlier. He repeatedly asked the
witness whether he had not had a confer
ence Monday morning with Mr.. Marconi
or Mr.. Sammis. chief engineer for the
Marconi company.
NO, most emphatically." said the wit
ness. in no way did l attempt or cause
10 be attempted any censorship of the
wireless"
When you went aboard the Carpathia
when she locked Thursday night" asked
Senator Smith. did you see either Mr..
Marconi, Mr.. sammis or tho wireless OPP
crators?"
NO did not. went direct to the cap
| tains room and asked 10 he shown to Mr..
| Ismays room. He took me there. I talked
: with no one else
Senator Smith inquired whether the wit
ness was familiar with the workings Of the
wireless on the ships Of the line and if he
| knew what were the safety precautions on
| the same ships.
NO" he said we are really only agents
for the line in America"
do YOU know of any chart or document
showing the equipment or safety appliances
on the Titanic?"
| Il know of none"
Asked about insurance, Mr.. Franklin
/ said the company always carried insurance
| on ships lie said the cost Of the Titanic
was a little more than n,5O0Oo0 including
all equipment Its tonnage capacity was
| g. 22S gross. the largest ever built.
Senator Smith said he thought the data
! regarding stability ~ the ship In loaded
and damaged conditions should he fur
| nished the committee and Mr. Franklin
| said he would try 10 get the figures
! How many passengers would the Titanic
accommodate as you would operate it,"
asked the Senator
! About 800 80 first cabin, as you would
| load, 500 second class; 1,2oN third class. It
| depends entirely on how YOU load her"
What is the difference in cost in vari-
| Gus clasees?'
! All rates vary There Is a minimum
charge for each shin" said Franklin The
| lowest rate that the Titanic would carry
| a first class passenger was $135. That In
mum was 500, third class. so.
Senator Smith asked the witness what
| efforts were made n get the names Of the
| third class passengers.
! we made every effort TO get them"
! said Mr.. Franklin.
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