The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-22
There Titanic Survivors
Will Relate Their
Stories.
MANY WITNESSES
READY TO TESTIFY
Ismay, Franklin and Thirty-seven
Members Of Lost Liners Crew
Arrive in Washington.
France Will Cooperate in
Making Sea Travel
Save.

Washington. April 2l.-The Federal
Investigation OF the sinking OF the IT.
,anic will he continued here tomorrow
al the Capitol.
J. Bruce Ismsy, managing dlr.ctor Of
the White Star Line. P. a. S. Franklin
vice president, nd thirty-seyen MEM
bers OF the lost liners crew arrived
here tonight to continue the testimony
before the Senate subcommittee. Of
which Senator william Alden Smith,
OF Michigan, is chairman.
Mr.. lsmay denied tonight that ne
had made any protest to the British
| ambassador MIR. Bryce. because of the
| holding OF members Of the Titanic S
crew as witnesses. and added that he
had come TO Washington to cooperate
with the investigating committee in
any way n could.
Franco VIII Cooperate.
Assurances OF the cooperation OF the
| French government with the United
| States further 10 safeguard human III /.
a. sea were to-day extended b. Ambas-
ssdor Jusscrand to Senator Smith.
Ambassador Jusserand told the Mich
igan senator that he Gale To express
his qualification at what had been ac-
| oonpl!shed by The investigation and to
make assurances OF the desire OF the
French Eoyernm ,nt 10 cooperate in i'm
proving conditions at sea The ambas-
sador asked for auy suggestions look
ing toward immediate protection OF
passengers.
Two suggestions were made BIZ Sen-
ator smith The first was that every
ship should not only be equipped with
.t-fra
have two operators. one constantly on
duty. ihe other suggestion was that
there should be additional life equip
ment on board ocean liners. includ ing
lifcboat accommodations for every
passenger
Major Arthur Peuchcm Of New Lon
don, Canada. has notified Senator
Smith that he Will be in Washington
tomorrow 10 put his story into the
record. Lewis NJ. Klein, a Hunsarian
member of the Titanic crew, has boon
subpocnacd at Cleveland, o. He Will
appear before the committee to verify
story he related in that city of his
experiences in the wreck.
One feature of the forthcoming hear
ing will be the inquiry into the wire
less communication as tho Titanic was
sinking. An effort Will be made to
ascertain the exact location OF tho
German steamer Frankfurt, which re-
sponded TO the Titanic's signal of dis
trcss. but didn't extend any aid. 1t
is desired 10 ascertain IL tho Frank
furt was actually nearer to the sink
inC ship than the Carpathla. Oper-
ator Bride estimated the frankfurt
to have been, Judging from the strength
OF tho electric spark in the wireless
communication. Whether the Frank
furt operator will be called as Wit
ness could not be learned tonight.
Secretary Meyer. OF the Navy De-
partmcnt. called to-day upon members
of the committee and gave assurances
that the wirclcss operator of the Chcs-
ter. WHO cndcavored to get details of
the disaster from the Carpathia on the
iatter's way to New York from the
wreck would be neld subject 10 the
committees orders.
VIII Publish Morse Laws.
Senator Nelson. chairman of the
Commerce Committee, expects to have
published tomorrow translation of
Norwegian navigation laws. which tho
complittcc will consider in framing its
recommendations to the senate.
"lf my such laws as the strict
Morse requirements had hecn in force
in Great Britain" said, senator Nelson
TODAY. there w uld nave been no
such disaster as that in which this
large number OF people went to their
graves. They provide that lfcboats
and other life saving apparatus shall
be sufficient TO take care OF every
passenger and member of the crew.
There the life saving apparatus is
based upon the number OF passengers.
while here ami in Great Britain 1t is
| based upon the tonnage
GrorEinns Among the Dcad
Atlanta, April 2l.--Churchss in this
city and throughout the state to-day
held memorial services over the vic
tins of the steamer Titanic Tho
~ In Of