The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-23

of the Titanic disaster came to an
end today, so far as the New York
hearing was concerned. 1t will be
resumed. however, in Washington on
Monday, when j. Bruce Ismay and p.
A. 5. Franklin, chief officers of the
White Star line, and more than a
score of the officers and crew of tho
sunken vessel will appear before the
committee.
InciOent to the sudden close OF the
hearing here was the story of Harold
s. bIlde, the second and only sur
viving wireless operator of the Titan.
ic. his tale was one of suffering and
death. lie told of the final plunge
of the vessel to its ocean burial. Its
captains end also was revealed. He
lsaped from the bridge when the wa
tiers were closing over his ship.
In connection with the transfer Of
the hearing to Washington 1t was In
timated that the power of the senate
on federal territory would be undis-
puted in getting at the real facts, and
no question of state rights could rise
to interfere Throughout the hearing
also officers of the White Star line
had portrayed the dangers of sailors
boarding houses in New York as a
reason why those detained by the
committee should be allowed to sail
on the Lapland, which left today.
Throughout the hearing this fore.
nocn Wireless Operator Bride, Grip
pied as a result of his experience and
seated in an invalid's chair, told his
story of the last moments of the II.
tanic. His narrative, drawn from him
piecemeal by Senator Smith of Michi.
gan, chairman of the committee, held
enthral led the committee and the au.
dience. When his ordeal ended he
was almost on the verge of collapse.
After the hearing was resumed in
the afternoon announcement of the
change of base was made. Herbert
J. Pittman. the third officer OF the
Titanic, had been called to the wit
ness chair. Senator Smith directed
one question to him, relating to the
whereabouts of the ships log. The
witness said he did not know.
Promptly Mr. Smith announced the
committees decision to resume the |
inquiry in Washington on Monday. |
in detail his reasons for the sudden
change in plans. :.
Operators inexperienced Boys.
The committee devoted its entire
day to Gn Investigation of the con-
nection of the wireless with the dis
aster. II. 7. Gotham, operator on the
Carpathia was the first witness. Sen.
ator Smith sought to establish Ger.
tain testimony he had given on the J
stand yesterday and this soon was !
ended Then came the star" witness
of the day
Seated in an invalid's chair, Bride |
was wheeled to the end Of the table. |
He was hollow-cheeked and had just |
come from a physicians care. His !
hands were never quiet and he locked |
and interlocked his fingers inces. |
sanity.
Like Gotham, who is twenty-three
years old. Bride is merely a boy.
Neither had any telegraphic expert
ence previous to taking up wireless
telegraphy and both told tales of long
hours at low wages and days and
nights spent without sleep.
After | heard that part of the
ships company had gone down | gave
up hope for the rescue of Major Butt,
unless by accident, ! knew that he
would certainly remain on the ships
deck until every duty had been per
formed and every sacrifice made that
properly fell on one charged with re.
sponsibility for the rescue of others.
"He leaves the widest circle OF
friends whose memory of him is sweet
in every particular"
Tributes to Major Butt continued to
pour into the White House today.
Senator Tillman of South Carolina
said:
"He was one of God Almighty's
gentlemen"
New York, April 20.--Three warn.