Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-22
FIFTY BODIES OF
WRECK VICTIMS
PICKED Up BY
CABLE SHIP
RadiOgraph Reports That
Most Of Them Will Have to
Be Buried at Sea Owing to
Lack of EmbaImers.
SENATORS PROBE DEEP
FOR FACTS OF DISASTER

Cny Evening Herald 4. y. Leased wireD
Washington. April 29.--vice Prcs-
ident Franklin Of the International
Mercantile Marine company told the
senate investigating committee today
how he had asked 20 have the earlier
reports Of the Titanic disaster held
up 20 avoid unnecessary alarm. tie
denied any knowledge of the message
addressed 90 Representative Hughes
Of West Nirisina about the ships be-
ing towed 60 Halifax and gave other
| details. senator William Alden smith
OF Michigan presided,
After denying that officials Of the
White star line had any knowledge Of
q misleading telegram 90 Mr.. Hughes
1 IL was acknowledged by MIR. Franklin
that ho had issued reassurlnR stnie-
ments when ne had no facts on which
10 base them.
The witness read from a great sheaf
OF wireless kilograms received Mon
| day morning. None OF them con-
taiued any Information Of value, but
Il was on this data that the line is-
1 sued It's statements In an effort, said
MIR Franklin, Go regEsure inquirofs
Later when the news came, ne said,
he sent immediately for the reporters
| and began reading 10 thom the long
| Marconigram from the Carpathia.
giving the grewsome news in consid-
erablo detail
II began 10 read Titanic went
down this morning at 2:20. and then
1 looked up." said Mr. FRANKLIN
There wasn't q reporter In the room.
i They were all racing foE telephones
10 get the news 0ut to the world"
sit by bit Mr.. Franklin contributed
90 the light the senate committee Is
seeking TO throw on the catastrophe
that sank the Titanic, sent almost
i600 persons 10 their death and
plunged the world into mourning,
| MIR. Franklin denied thet the White
star company had any intention a
spirit away from the country any 'rl'
tanic officers or crew or that ths
plans To return the survivors ~ tn.
crew were prompted by any desire q
suppress the facts. He said tha
nothing that the officers or creA
could tell would affect what might
be told by surviving passengers
The inquiry Is conducted IN the
luxurious caucus room Of the senate
regarded as perhaps the hnndsomca
executive hearing room ia the world
In rs center sat the suhcommittee
J with Senator william Alden Smith
of Michigan presiding. JnmBee
} about the long table which the com
mittee occupied were witnesses ant
spectators.
Among them were senators ans
} representatives and their wives. Bar
! on Won Henges- M uller, the Austrian
; ambassador. and other representative.
OF diplomatic ana officisi circles
ana many women, mostly drawn IRON
the national gathering OF the Daugh
: ters of the American Revolution.
Many OF the Titanic'e SURVIVING
! passengers vii be called 20 give evi
; dence before the committee. IL 1
+ expected that among the notable wit
neases VIII be Mrs. John Jacob AatnT
Mrs, J. B. Thayer ana Colonel Areht
bald Oracle.
After Senator Smith had cautione'
the crowd against demonstrations. !
| s. Boxhal. third officer of the Iitnni
and one OF the four officers 20 sur
vivc the disaster, was called as IN
| first witness.
When Third officer fioxhaif enter
ed the room. Senator smith asked hin
90 step aside and called =. a,
Franklin, vice president Of the Inter
national Mercantile Marine company
He began 10 question Mr. Franklin a
10 the companies comprising the cor
pOratlon. is connections and lts CAP
ltaiigutiou.