Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-26

IOTnlof president Oh mduudtIdu 4ruSt
Company, was a director In both, but
did not know Of others.
Senator Smith asked IL J. p. Nor
gan was interested In both, or II J.
Bruce Ismay or his associates In Eng
land we're directors In the cable or
wireless companies, but the witness
did not know.
The same question was put regard
ing G. C. B~urlingarne, New York, coun-
sci for lsmay. Mr.. Franklin was asked
II he thought 1t prudent that wireless
operators upon which such big respon-
gihility rested should nave no official
relationship TO the steamship COM
panies. He replied hat they were
actually under the direction Of the
captain. He was asked II he approved
the selling OF news by the wireless
operators. His reply was that the GUS
torn might be bad, but he could not see
how It could be eliminated. Il was
merely human nature, he said, for
the wireless men TO take money after
giving newspapers a story they were
requested to give
Senator Smith asked II 1t was not a
mistake to have a man on board ship
as an employee who was moi under the
direction of the steamship company.
Before this disaster that question
would have made no impression on me.
I do think, in view Of the messages
sent from Sea Gate to the Carpathia
telling the operator 20 keep quiet, that
! some rules should be formulated to
cover that point"
Senator Smith deived further into
the fact already brought u that some
ships have only one wireless operator;
that, ven IL he has a large amount OF
discretion, he might not catch mes
sages OF distress. owing to absence
from his post. Mr.. Franklin replied
that the point was worthy of consid-
Grafton and hat no doubt some plau
would now be evolved to provide bet
ter wireless service on steamers.
Suppose the surviving operator OF
| the Titanic had been under the contro
| Of your company and that instead Of
| failing to respond to the call OF this
| Californian tin thirty minutes hat
| passed. as was the case, couldn't you
remedy ouch a condition."
"of course It IL unfortunate that any
navigation signal should be disre'
garded." :
Before leaving the witness stand. Mr.,
Franklin was asked II, for himself OF
any of the White Star officials, he had
, any criticism to make of the conduct
of the investigation. or II due courtesy
had not been extended to them all.
"I certainly have been treated courte.
ously, and I can speak for my asso-
| cfatas. too"
Mr.. Franklin then summed 1t all ur
in q word by saying that the White
Star people had no criticism whatso-
ever to make, that they realized the i'm.
portant duty resting ON the committee
The criticism of the British newspapers
| prompted Senator Smith to ask these
questions.
Again Senator Smith called for Louis
Klein, tho witness who disappeared
yesterday. but the sergeant-at-armf
announced that Klein hadn't beer
found. Klein said a few days ago hi
was OF the Titanic crew. and that soms
were intoxicated, the night OF the dis.
J aster.
| Second wireless Operator Ernest Gill
Of the steamer California, told a star
! ting story. GiIl swore that he saw
the rocket OF distress from the bridge
Of the Titanic on that Sunday nigh
and that the California was only ter
miles away at that mour. The signal;
were disregarded.
GIL said that ne spoke to some Of tn,
crew and asked them to go to the cap
! tain to protest against this course. Gil
declared that he saw the lights OF
very big ship shortly before he sighte'
her distress signals. He was strucl
by the bigness OF the vessel, which h
saw at about 6;55 o'clock. He caiie,
his mate, the other wireless operator
to view her. He went to bed bu
couldn't sleep, then came on deck t
smoke q cigarette. This time he say
In the Morse code.
Many others on board saw them also
said Gin, and the officers on the bridg
must have seen them. too. but paid n
attention to them. He was question:,
In detail, but the committee failed h
shake his story. He said that he ha,
not yet been discharged from the Cali
i fornia, but would be for his testimony
The resffveness in England over tn'
Senate investigation was made plaineI
to the committee today Just beforI
noon adjournment, when a cablegran
was received from q London new
agency to the effect that there wers
loud complaints in England because o.
alleged lack of courtesy and considera.
ton 70 British witnesses detained here
This agency asked Senator Smith for
statement, but the senator said. aftel
reading the cablegram for the record
that he would let the estimony oil
vice-President Franklin, OF the White
| Star line, answer that.
There is much interest in the report
! here today that J. Bruce Ismay. man
aging director OF the international
Mercantile Marine. win be put on the
stand today. The Senate COMMITTEES
investigating the sea horror is maxi
ing eveay effort to expedite the ex-
animation of British witnesses. In
| view Of the fact that thirty-five sea-
men were quizzed last night It is not
believed that the examination of Mr..
Ismay will be deferred.
From the statements made by him in
Boston. Fireman Gill win testify that
he reppsted seeing the rockets 10 Of
hcersyy but that no attention q paid
to hin. Il is expectdd ssaE Ne Win bs
p vksuakae wesusss.