The Washington times., 1912-04-22

counted for and requesting other ves-
sells to stand by. Other messages were
sent appealing for lists of names of
survivors and when the Carpathia
expected to reach New York:
At $3.50 ~ a M. April l6; Franklin said
ceived. 1t requested him Ito allay
Tumor that other survivors were on the
Virginian or Olympic" The message
said 1t believed all survivors were on
the Carpathia, and none on any other
vessel.
II emphaticaily said l did not know
of any censorship of the wireless of the
Carpathia or any other vessel" FRANK
lin asserted. almost angrily.
White Star line had tried to control tho
conduct of the Carpathia's wireless
operator, Franklin replied:
Most emphatically no.
Franklin insisted that the White Star
company tried, through every source at
its command, to get information re-
.garding the fate of the third-class pas
sengers and the crew. He had also been
unable to get definite news concerning
the fate Of Major Butt before the Car
pathia landed.
The Ismay Message.
Did you or any of your officers at
any time before the Carpathla arrived
at New York receive any message from
anyone asking that the Cedric be held
at New York until the Carpathia ar
rived?" asked Senator Smith.
Yes, SIR" said Franklin.
Then Franklin read the following
message he received from J. Bruce Is
Most desirable Titanic crew
aboard Carpathia be returned home
early possible. Propose hold Cedric
until they can board. propose to
clothes, including shoes.
"'Yamsi' is Ismay, isn't it?'' asked
Smith.
Yes sin" answered Franklin. II
sent the following reply:
Have arranged to forward crew
on Laplani, which sails Saturday.
We all consider 1t most unwise to
delay Cedric, considering circum-
"Ismay replied to this as follows:
Unless Impossible arrange for crew
to sail on Cedric. Most undesirable to
keep the crew In New York so long"
Send responsible ships officers and
fourteen White Star sailors and two
boats to take charge of thirteen IT,
tanic's lifeboats at quarantine"
Ismay Is Urgent.
This was received at 5:S5 a. m. April
IS. Another at a m. Thursday from
"Yamsi" again urged detention of the
Cedric.
Franklin read his reply, saying 1t was
inadmissable to detain the Cedric. He
also read a message from Ismay asking
him to meet him at Quarantine in
New York. At 4:45 p m. April Is, Frank
lin said, he sent message to lsmay
urgently appealing for an authentic
0tAA2IeT,
Senator Smiths questioning brought
out the admission from Franklin that
Ismay had never before used the sig
nature "Yamsi in sending messages.
"It was an address, not a signature
he said. "It was his code word abroad
and was never used in this country,
| understand.
! fortunate thing to hold the Cedric. We
knew what was being said, and we knew
| how the removal OF the crew of the Tt
tanic would be construed" Franklin
| continued.
Did ont Tell Ismay.
Franklin said he had not told Ismay
that the Senate investigation was or
dered until he saw the managing di'
rector on the Carpathia.
| Senator Perkins Of California askec
Franklin If the regulations for lifeboat:
were observed on the Titanic.
| I'VE observed every RUE OF tne BTU
| ish board of trade" said Franklin.
| He said not know just what thos'
| regulations were. Franklin said any
| Recommendation for investments II
new boats would be made by Ismay;
The witness denied any attempt ha'
| been made to have the Titanic make
record on her first trip.
| Nobody for one moment ever be
lieved an accident like this could hap
pen" he continued. we neveI
thought that the ship could go down
We considered the Titanic a tremeu
dous lifeboat in itself-unsinkable
Can't See Blame For Anyone.
81 do not see how you can blam'
anybody for the wreck" he added
I'VE had the best commander, the shiI
was constructed as only three othe
ships are-with a view to making
her as near unsuitable as possible.
+ Franklin said he had no direc
knowledge of life-saving devices oil
the Titanic. and that such natter
did not come within his Jurisdiction
He denied, however, that the com
pany had tried to economic on life
boats.
WAS this ship equipped with
searchlight?' ASKED st1ator Smith.
II do not think So" replied Frank
lin. "I never heard OF trans-Atlan
tic liner that was" r.
Franklin urgently asked the com
| mittee to hear the Titanic's crew i'm