The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-23


rally employed in the passenger deI,ale-
ment The office was very croN4k o4I
that Monday morning. and good smart.
of the juniors were answering teleerarne
to the best Of their ability by telephone
and otherwise It might be possible that
that telegram was sent by one Of those
juniors from something he had got from
the newspapers. but SO far as the White
Star Line or its officials were concerned
they did not authorize anything of that
kind
Only One Message.
I'VE we're very guarded in advising
everybody that the only authentic in
formation we were receiving about the
disaster was what we had got in one
message through Capt. Haddock of the
Olympic"
AT the time the telegram was sent
did you know the actual condition of the
Titanic," asked Mr.. Smith
Mr.. Franklin was uncertain at what
time this message to Represent ative
Hughes was sent II bore the mark Of
s'27 p. NJ. on Monday but Mr.. Frank lin
eugg ested that this was undoubtedly
the receiving not the sending time. He
again suggested to the committee that
the telegraph company he called upon to
give full information in regard to this
message
II was here that vice-President Frank
lin began to tell the history Of the White
Stars efforts TO learn the extent Of the
disaster after the first words of warn
ing and how the appalling extent ,of the
disaster became known to the officers
OF the company.
AT about two minutes of o'clock
on Monday morning, said the White Star
officer. Il was aroused by the telephone
bell in my home went to the telephone
and a reporter said they had Just heard
the Titanic was sinking and that she had
sent out a call for assistance. l asked
them how they had got this message
and they told me they had received It
. through the steamship Virginian and
from Montreal
Il Immediately called up our dock and
asked them if they had heard anything
at all They told me that several re-
porters had called them up and that the
reporters had been trying to give them
some information about tn" Titanic.
How lie Heard News.
-Have you anything authentic about
the TitaniC7' asked.
NO our man told me.
Il then called up the Associated Press
and they reported 10 me practically what
the reporter had told mo. ! then asked
them whether they couldn't hold the
matter and not give out such an alarm
ing report until they could see whether
it could be confirmed.
No: il has gone out they said
+ Il then called up Montreal on the long
distance telephone. got our repre-
sentative in Montreal on the telephone
and asked him i: he could not get the
Allan Line Office and find out IL this could
be confirmed and to call me on the tele-
phone Immediately.
Il then called up about four or five
Of our own people and told them OF the
information that had come to me.
wanted to get in touch with them and
have them stand by. got Mr.. Ridgway,
tho head Of our steamship department.
who lives in Brooklyn, and asked him
TO go out AT once and send a marconigram
to the CAPTAIN of the Olympic. | did not
want to alarm the captain of the Olympic.
so all asked in that telegram was:
1
! Can you get the position OF the iItanic'
Wire Us immcdiateiy her position
Il then asked all Of our important
people Immediately 10 report at the
office"
| When Mr.. Franklin arrived at the
White Star Office he found on his desk a
memorandum made up from reports
tina, had been received by newspaper
Offices. These reports represented the
flashes that had been caught from the
Titanic soon after she had struck the ice
berg.
What wireless ToiH.
Tbev told os ber having called for i'm.
mediate assistance and of having re-
norted .half an hour afterward that sb.
was sinkinr bv the head and TIN, women
we're being nut on in the boats. also ,ba,
rho Allan liner yirqinian tho O,vmnic
and the Ral,ic were all making toward
her.
Last signals from Titanic were heard
by Nirginian at 1925 A. NJ. he reported
them blurred and ending abruptly"
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