Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-02
Senator Believes White
Star Officials Had News
of Disaster Ten Hours
Before ItBecameP Public
PROBE HEARINGS ARE
TO BE POSTPONED
COMMITTEE to Prepare Full Re.
port of Its Investigation and
Submit II to Senators-Di.
rector of Line "CoIIapses.
bROCE ISMAY. anaai,.,..' Ny ait,..'.. Z.
OF the international Merssn.a,r arrss,.or s,a

~ ieMaf. managing director
'ne International Mercantile Ma
ny sailed for his home In Ems
% .ouay on the White Star ,in.r
saal'a.c' Mr.. Ismay said that he was
"e,n OUT and that there was nothing r.
aou 10 his testimony regarding the n
,ahlc disaster that he gave befora m.
senate Investigating committee. Early
reports said that he was suffering From
nervous collapse and that he wou1d
be unable to sail
ihe managing director OF the White
star line boarded the Adriatfc few
minutes before she sailed at y 2so'cloc<
ana went at once to his. stateroonl At
iirst he declined to say anything bur
later he had the following to say
nave given all the testimony possi-
ble in the Titanic case at washington.
have given them all the Information
at my command. There is certainty
nothing more to say. have no ul-feel-
Ing against the American public, and
tl%pk the Senate investigation was thor
ough. aln feeling very tired and wish
to retire.
Before leaving his hotel with Vice.
President l.. A. $, Franklin, OF the In
ternational Mercantile Marine. Mr.. Ismay
conferred with ]. +. Morgan. jr., to-
gether with several directors Of the com
pany.
Chairman William Alden Smith, of tho
Senate committee Investigating the probe
Into the wreck of the 1'itnuic, Is In this
city today trying TO get some trace Of
the message said to have been delivered
to the White Star line announcing the
sinking of the ship ten .tours before the
company admits it knew anything
about 1t.
Senator Smith does not espect any
further open sessions of the r-puittee,
which has adjourned until tororrow.
He hopes to be ready by the flSt Of
next week to report to the Senate Fith
the practical Recommendations OF Xhe
committee.
Senator Smith says he is satisfied ihs
his own mind that the White Star line
got authentic news OF the disaster COM
plete enough at least to give a good idea
of what happened. a long time before
the officials admitted the ship had gone
down.
L. J. Dunn, of New York. who was
held In Washington because he declined
10 tell the name of the telegraph operator
who told him the Western Union had de-
liyered II message to the steamship CON-
pany telling of the sinking of the ship
twelve hours before the news was given
out, has been released. Senator Smith
has heard the operators story In con-
fidence and hopes to get the whole story
for the committee from other sources.
Senator Smith said he was satisfied
with the results of the investigatfon and
with the conduct of Mr.. Ismay. He will
take up the trail of the mysterious mes
sage today with the Wetsern Union,
which is said to have delivered t. and
has been assured that every facility VIII
be afforded him to complete his work.
No effort Will be made to subpoena Mr.
Ismay or other officials of the white
Star Company in the suit brought for
damages by the widow Of George Robins.
the valet of John Jncob Astor. Judge
Holt in the Federal Court has appoint
ed Frank l.. Polk. of 80 Nassau street.
referee in the suit Rumors of compro-
mise In the case are not confirmed
Another story of how the Titanic dis
aster broke mp family was revealed to-
day by advertisements in newspaper
for Information of the whereabouts Of
George and Annie Smart, children of J.
Montgomery Smart, one of the Titanic
victims.