The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-21

Chairman Alexander. of thu Housa
Merchant AGnrire Committee, NAV ns
sist at the \ Washington hearings,
which will DO before tho complete
body of n dozen Senator'S. A week.
and possibly ten days. will DO required
TO complete tao testimony Mt Wash
inGton. Senator Smith said.
Complete disappearance OF nil roo.
ords OF the Titanic is ono OF this
chief mysteries confronting tho com
m'ttee. Not book log" or soran of
paper OF tho leviathan's pitably brief
RECORDS was saved. Even the tradl-
tionul-almost Hucred-nurlno ouston,
or tosninE the log book Into Il no.
boat or sinking vessel was unob.
served.
Meagre as are tho facts so far dis-
closed ut the two days hearinre or
, .he committee at the Waldorf, senator
smith tonight declared smp,o tu.,t
iication for remedial Legislation, H..
congress- is already given. Sue, aub.
Jects arc:
i',lc saving apparatus aboard vessels,
licensing OF wireless operators.
.ohtEol OF amateur, public and pri-
vat, wireless plants
LiniilnS speed and routes OF ycssela
ton ih'pect
foreign laws OF
f,aderal reports-in,mcdlate- ma.
rinc disustcrs. III"
smiths Statement.
senator smith dictated tho following
NJ the close OF to-duy's henrInr.
ne object OF the committee in co,,
Ing 10 New York coinc;dc,, wiz ~,
arflVai or the Carpathia was pro,nntnl
ny us desire TO avail itself n. urst
u" M information from the actual mar.
nciPhhts In the sad affair. We w.r.
directed to the Cnrputhia u,,pn .l.r ~
''.nl ana "cTa received cOurten,slv
was round necessary to taxa tba
testimony of the CAPTAIN OF the Cfn.-
pathta Immediately. that he miph, ,n,
DC tnrther aforementioned in the d.
parturc or his ship, and after hi. ,,os,
credltabie conduct, worthy OF the bi..h
est praise, wc felt Il would not I'm y,
evidence OF our appreciation to detafn
MN ana the ship and passengers after
ne had brought the sGrvivors OF tin,
Titanic voluntarily 10 this port.
we examined the second officer he
cause he was in command duriu:. tho
hours immediately preceding tho coli
ilsion' ana We though, II wise 10 take
his testimony immediately.
IN order that we might beyond nrc-
adventure have the statement az Mr.
Ismay formally on record, we thought
II best TO take his teIimony lmmcd-
lately.
"All were notified OF the faS that
wn were not through with them. and
wc requested them to remain. After
"a conference with my associates. ,vo
concluded that II was necessary 10
exercise our authority, formally sub
poenuinE these officers. together win
the men OF tho crew and conduct tho
further hearing. at least. for tho time
being. at Washington. where tho en-
TIRE subcommittee could also he pres
cnt.
I'm summon!ng tho passengers, many
or whom We're distressed romo quit, III
and others injured. wc had though 10
Grafton for their physical and mental
condition Many of than have already
been subpoenaci. but the return has
not ben made. and am unable 10
give tho list"
Witnesses Summoned.
Later he issued Il statement. saying.
we havn concluded to subpoena j.
Bruce Isinay. +. ~ s. Franklin, Harold
Bride. tho operator OF tho Titanic: n.
7. Gotham. operator Of the Carpathia;
G. II. LiEhtoiler. second officer OF til,
Titanic; IT j Pitman. third officer J.
q. BoNhnll fourth 2Iicer, and II. G.
Lowe. nth officer of the Titanic
We have also suhpoenacd Mr.. Per
kirs. Il. y. Archer. w H. Taylor. W,
Bryce, s II,nnlg, +. .. Evans r. Jones.
Frederick Ray. G. Grove, c. Andrews
j. Wiggcry. H. Etchern, !. w Roe.
John Collins, A j. Bright. G. Simmons.
Frank csmar. q. Moore. a. Cunning
ham. a, o. Liver. r Flct,, G. Is. IIoag,
a. Crawford. w. Burke. L, Whclton,
T. Clcnch, j. Hardy and Albert Iainss.
of the THAMES crew"
J. Bruce Ismay declined to accede 10
n renucst 70 allow his men to relate TO
the press their stories Of the ust dra-
matte moments before the Titanic sank,
on the ground that they had not yet
given their evidence.