The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-04-25
'ISMAY MUST TELL
MORE OF DISASTER
Has Been Summoned 10 Appear
Before the Congressional
Committee in Wash
ington Monday.
NEAR NERVOUS COLLAPSE
Details Of Last Hours Of III
tanic Brought Out Slowly
BY Questions Put By
Inquirers.
NEAR NERVOUS COLLAPSE

Senate investigating committee now
dely1ng into the facts surrounding the
wreck OF the Titanic. He will probably
be summoned to testify In rebuttal be-
fore today's hearing is over, according
to Senator Smith. of Michigan. chair
man of the committee. who acknowl-
edged this morning that it was the in
tention Of the committee to ave the
White Star lines chief executive again
before It ffor the purpose Of clearing up
several points that now appea to be In
dispute between witnesses.
Near Nervous Collapse.
Although Mr.. Ismay urged the COM
mittee to permit him to go for the pres
ent, pleading that he was On the verge
Of a nervous collapse by reason Of his
experiences, his request was not grant
ed. There remain as witnesses four
officers n IL members Of the crew,
and they will be heard as quickly as
possible. The indications are that the
inquiry will lot be completed before
the middle of nex week.
There was rejoicing on board the Red
Star iner Lapland, which sails this
afternoon, when it was learned that
Senator Smith. who at adjournment
yesterday had announced his intention
les crew until the inquiry was ended,
had changed his policy after a confer
ence at midnight.
Mr.. Smith decided that it would be
ullldli W u majority OIL IuOSe WHOSE
anxiety to return to their families and
friends should be satisfied. Therefore
he exerted his authority to hold the
witnesses already arranged for n as
a result a deputy sergeant at arms of
the United States Senate was made
the committee convened. They were
present to a man. The first witness
vas Alfred Crawford, the bedroom
steward Of the Titanic, who resumed
time Of the collision at the point where
he left off yesterday.
J. Bruce Ismay and other officials of
the White Star line were subpoenaed
today by the Senate investigating COM
mittee to appear before it in Washing
ton Monday. The investigation in New
York will be concluded today.
Invalid Operator Appears.
u before the Senate committee in
v%estigating the Titanic disaster met
today, an invalid chair was wheeled
into the committee room. In it was
Harold Bride, the assistant wireless
operator on the Titanic, whose feet
were wrenched and badly injured when
he was crushed on the life raft that
picked him up from the wreckage. He
was sallow and hollow-cheeked and lay
propped up with pillows awaiting his
call to the witness chair.
Ismay Frightened.
Immediately behind Bride came J..
Bruce Ismay, president of the Inter
national Mercantile Marine, INC P. A.
S. Franklin, vice president Of the White
! Star Mr.. Ismay
before the inquiry that he had given
instructions to all the lines of Inter
national Mercantile Marine, which in
cludes he White Star, the American,
the Red Star. the Leyland, the Atlantic
Transport and the Dominion lines, to
! equip all teamers with sufficient life
boats and raft boats for every passen-
ger n every member of the crew,
without regard to government regula-
lions.
Senator Reed, of Missouri, took u
seat with Senators Smith and New
lands. The first witness was Thomas
Cottam, the wireless operator on the
Carpathia, who vas recalled to the
stand. Senator Smith sought to clear
up the messages that had passed be-
tween the Carpathia and the Titanic.
What was the last message sent to
the Titanic?" asked Senator Smith.
w sent 1t word to have its life
boats ready?" said the witness. "That
our lifeboats We're ready and that we
could"
No News Suppressed.
Senator Smith asked questions to
discover whether any official had
sought to keep back the news of the
disaster.
Did you send any message that all
the passengers had been saved or that
the Titanic was being towed to Hall
fax?"
mo, sir"
Nor ANYTHING like that?"
mo, sir"
Operator Bride remembered receiv-
ing and sending messages relative to
the speed of the Titanic on it's trial
tests. After leaving Southampton, on
the Titanic's initial trip, he could not
remember receiving or sending any
messages for Ismay. Senator Smith
asked particularly about messages on
Sunday.
Il don't remember, Sir" said Bride,
there was SO much business Sunday
He was asked if Captain Smith re
ceived or sent any messages Sunday.
mo, sir" was his reply.
How do you know he did not?"
Because ! see the messages Mr.
Phillips takes when they are made up
Were those for Sunday made up?'
NO; they never We're"
After testifying he made no perma-
nent record of the iceberg warnings
Bride insisted he gave the memorandum
of the warning to the officer on the
watch. The name of the officer he
could not tell.
Il knew the officer by sight, but not
by name" he said. He did not inform
Captain Smith.
In Bed When Alarm Came.
Bride said he was in bed when the
impact came. He was not alarmed a,
the collision and remained in bed abou
10 minutes. He saw Phillips in the
operating room.
He told me he thought the boat ha6
been injured in some way and he ex.
pected it would nave to go back to the
builders" said Bride.
The witness said, that according tt
program, he relieved Phillips. I'm.
mediately the captain came in and sait
we had better send out a call for as
sistance,t testified Bride.
Phillips asked if he wanted to send {
distress call. The captain said he die
and Phillips sent &C. @. d."
How soon did you set a reply?" h,
was asked.
Answer Immediately.
"As far as I TO- Immediately.