The evening world., 1912-04-22

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lie to do so.
communication and. 80 far as you
know. h only attempt from o%ficers.
crew or passengers TO communicate
with you after they left Southampton?
4. Yes.
Senator Smith then showed Nj. Frank
In the telegram received by Congress
man Hughes OF West Virginia from the
White star line dated New York, April
IL. and addressed to J. A. Hughes.
Huntington. W. Va. as follows:
Titanic proceeding to Halifax.
Passenger probably land ON
Wednesday. Al safe.
"Tx2 WE1TD OTA1 LINE"
4 will ask YOU" continued the scna-
tor. whether you know about the send
ing of that telegram. by whom 1t was
authorized and from whom II was sent7'
II do not. SIR" said Franklin. As IL
was mentioned at the Waldorf Satur.
day. We have had the entire passenger
stan examined and we canno md out.
We appreciate the fac. that on that
Monday there were many junior clerks
and there was great confusion. II 10
possible that someone who had NO ab.
solutss informasion might have sent IL.
! wish you would have the telegraph
COMPANY turA over all the white Star
messages 70 you, % that We oan So
jast Whist happened"
Asked when he first know that the IT,
tsnlc had sunk. Franklin said he first
knew II a, 6.e' o'clock p. NJ. Monday.
Mr.. Franklin produced q thick package
OF kilograms he had received In relation
10 the disaster.
about twenty minutes Of two on Mon.
day morning." aid he. II was called
by a reporter for some pager who In.
formed me that tho Titanic had met
with an accident and was sinking. I
asked him where he got The Informal
ton. lie told me that It had come By
wireless from the steamship virginiau.
which had been appealed TO by the IT,
tanic for aid"
Mr.. Franklin said he called I'D the
White Star dock but they had no In.
formation and he then appealed to the
Associated Press. and q dispatch from
Cape Race was read to him.
ASKED AoeoclATeo pREoS TO
WITHHOLD oGsPATcH.
Il asked the Associated Press said
Ne. Franklin. mot to send out the
despatch until We had more detailed
Information In order to avoid causing
unnecessary alarm. I was told that the
story had been sent"
How did you ascertain the locations
Of tho olympic. Baltic and othersv'
asked the Senator.
I'VE worked them out on our charts.
We had no direct communication from
any Of the ships. Our irst endeAvor to
communicate with our big ships was a
message sent April Is (Monday) at !
O'Clock A. n. This message read o. fol
lows: 'Haddock. Olympic-Make every
sndsavor 10 communicate Titanic and
advise position n time. Reply Within
the hour That was the frst message
We followed It with others rapidly.
MONDAY morning we were endeavor
Ing TO get information from Montrea
and Cape Race. AT 10.2 A. M. we 60
word from the Olympic announcing tina
at . A. NJ. she had been unable to rails
the Titanic; was no miles south Of her
but would maintain the effort 70 ret u
communication with her.
Between noon n ! o'clock on tn
18th the following message was receive,
from the olympic:
"'Partstan reports Carpathia In
attendance. Picked up twenty boats
with passengers and Baltic return
Ing. Position not given.
PADDOCK. Olympic
ASKS ABOUT THE REAssuRlN'
euLlETiNe.
The r~eassuring statements sent out b
J the line In the early hours OF the Ill,
sster next were made the subject Z
inquiry.
"Tsll the committss on what you
based those statsmsats." directed
: senator Smith.
I'VE based them on reports ana
rumors received 81 Cape Race By
t~naividusis ana By the newspapers.
They were Yumors, aAa VI could
not place u Anger on anything
suthsntto."
: Q. Had you heard from the Carp
this by that time7 A. No. sir.
Franklin declared this message W,
then sent TO the olympic:
"Haddock. Olympic: Rumored he
Titanic sunk. Cannot confirm hel
Expect Virginian alongside.
FRANKLIN"
AT go p. N. We wired Haddock
/. endeavor T. all means to ascerta
: the whereabouts OF Mr.. Ismay and
advise us az soon as possible" CO
t!nued Franklin. I'VE followed Il
despatch with another to Haddock.
which We urged. DO your utmost
ascertain condition OF Titanic; ADV
US fully disposition Ttanic's passengs
ana where they win be landed
), WHEN THE NEWS WAS At LAi
II RECEIVED.
AT go or $50 Monday evening""
II Franklil continued. - message v
" received telling the fatefui news u
h the Carpathla reached the Titanic a
I. found nothing but boat and wreckai
y that the Titanic had f~oundercd at :
IA. N. in Hld north. LJN west; Il
d the Carpathia picked UP all the DO,
l. and had on board G5 Titanic survive
.. passengers and crew, This messt
was from Haddock also.