Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-23

sage, holding II high in my hand: had
only read 10 the second line. which said
that the Titanic had sunk when there
was not a reporter left They were 20
anxious TO get TO the telephones.
After that We got another message
from Haddock stating that 'Yanlsi,' mean
ing Ismay. was on the Csrpathia-"
Mr.. Franklin then explained how the
company wired the Olympic TO get the
names Of the survivors and to stand by
and relay them from the Csrpathia.
Il want to say that during the entire
day on Monday after our first messages
concerning the Titanic We considered the
Titanic absolutely unsuitable. We never
dreamed Of such thing and that there
had been loss Of life never entered our
minds until we got Haddock's awful mes
sage at $50 that evening"
Denie. CensorinK wireless.
One by one Mr.. Franklin read the teis-
grams that had been hurled through the
air from shore to racing ships and from
them back to the anxious ones on shore
All hope that some other vessel besides
the Carpathia had picked up some Of the
Titanic's survivors was dissipated when
the Olympic flashed word that neither
the Baltic nor the Tunisan had any OF
the Titsnic's people aboard.
Senator Smith al this juncture sough,
to discover who had been ''tampering
with the wireless operators or had been
responsible for the failure of the wire
less to get the news TO shore earlier.
Mr. Smith repeatedly asked the witness
whether he had not had a conference
Monday morning with Mr.. Marconi OF
Mr.. Sammis chief engineer for the Mar.
conf company.
No, most emphatically," said the wit
ness. In no way did attempt or cause
TO be attempted any censorship of thr
wireless
When you went aboard the Carpathia
when it locked Thursday night" sug
gested Senator Smith. ''did you see either
Mr.. Marcoua. Mr. Sammis or the wireless
operators7'
mo, / did not. went direct to tn:
Captains room and asked TO be shown r.
Mr.. Ismays room. He took me there
talked with no one else"
Ismsy Wanted Cedric Held.
did you receive at any time from any.
one request that the Cedric be held al
New York until the arrival Of the Car
pathia7'
Yes. sir"
What time was II reeeived?'
AT 5:ls." said the witness. who said
the telegram asked that the Cedric b.
held because the sender considered II
most desirable that the members Of thu
crew be sent back on the Cedric, and de
elaring his intention OF sailing on thai
ship himself. The sender also asked thai
clothing and shoes be brought TO tn,
dock for him when the carpathIa got In
BY whom was that slgnedg' asked
Senator Smith.
"Yamsi."
DO you know who Yamh is?''
Yes. sir, II Is cipher for Mr.. Tsmay'i
signature. ] sent in reply the following
"'Yamsi. carpsthia: Have arranged
forward crew Iapland. sailing Saturday
at Plymouth. We all consider most un'
wise to delay Cedric considering eircum
stances. Franklin"
No Order to Break Records.
Mr.. Franklin read rule loi Of the Whit
Star line. which instructed captains t.
disregard speed and distance in guarding
against danger. and TO remember Away
that the safety OF the lives and property
lnstrusted to their care was paramount.
! None Of the commanders that have
ever had communication with ever goi
the idea from me that our compan,
wanted records broken" said Franklin.
The captain OF the carpathia," sait
the witness In answer 10 n question b,
Senator Bourne. testified that when thu
titanic struck the Ice It was Just exactly
in the position II should have been &C
cording TO the charts"
| Asked what the speed OF the Titanii
was at the time OF the collision Mr.
Franklin responded:
Il don't know"
Wasn't II twenty-one knots an hour
81 have absolutely no means Of know
Ing"
No One IL Responsible.
Has anything been done with tn
equipment Of other ships as a result o
the Disaster" asked Senator Bourne.
Most emphatically.' answered Mr.
Franklin. ''on last Friday Mr.. Isma!
authorized that all our vessels b