Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-04-20

ator transmitting an ice report to the
Baltic, and copied it. ! thought 1t
was the same message which | had
refused, but as it was not official, !
did not copy It in my book, although
sent a copy to the headquarters on
the bridge Whether the captain re-
ceived it or not | do not know, 1t
told of three great bergs in certain
latitude and longitude which l do
not remember"
At o'clock on Sunday night he
went to the bedroom adjoining the
wireless station, said Bride, and the
collision did not awaken him At
midnight he arose to relieve Phillips
s. Sent Distress Signals.
Phillips was sending bunch Of
messages to Cape Race" said Bride
HE told me the ship was badly in
jured and would probably have to go
back to the builders. Captain Smith
then came to the door of the wireless
room and said: You had better get
assistance
Phillips asked him If he wanted
the distress call sent and Captain
Smith replied Yes, Immediately.
Phillips put on his head piece and
sent the C. Q. D. call several times,
signing the Titanic's call MIG. Y
several times after each distress
signal"
Inventor MarcOni Present.
Marconi the wireless inventor, who
was present at the investigation, ex-
planned that c. Q. means "all stations
and d means danger" or distress,
adding that the international wireless
conference has decided to substitute
IS. o. S" for the distress call.
Bride testified that the German lin
er Frankfort was the first to answer
the distress call. He said: Twenty
minutes after she acknowledged the
first distress call, the Frankforts s
operator sent message asking:
What's the matter?' Phillips was in
dignant and seizing the key snapped
out. You damned fool Frankfort then
asked will we stand by?'
Phillips gave the Titanic's position
and asked for the Frankfort's posi-
tion. She refused to give it. Phillips
tried several times to get her posi-
tion, but she would not answer. Each
time she answered stand by We
hard nothing more of her.
Talked TO Operator.
phillips and myself then expressed
our opinion of the Frankfort oper-
ator," declared Bride. "The opinion
was uncomplimentary, based on our
belief that the Frankfort man was
derelict in his duty. We then realized
the danger in which the Titanic
stood"
The witness continued that when
the Frankfort refused to give her
position Phillips evidently despaired
of getting aid from that source, as he
wirelessed the Frankfort: You're a
damned fool; stand by and keep out"
meaning that the Frankfort was not
to interrupt the Titanic'g communca-
ton with the Carpathia.
Chairman Smith then asked; "Why
did you not tell the Frankfort that
the Titanic was sinking and that the
passengers were in danger?"
Danger Signal Told All.
Because C. O. D.. is sufficient
answered Bride, 1T is the danger
signal Another message would have
been too long. C. Q. D. is the whole
thing in nutshell"
The Frankfort operator made us
angry because he did not respond
when we give him enough information
with C. Q. D.
1T appeared that the Carpathia was
the best chance when we told the
Frankfort to keep out. We did not
know the Frankfort's rosltion. and
we did know the Carpathla's"
lSmay Tried to Dodge.
New York, April 2O.-Determlned
that j, Bruce Ismay, "the saved from
the Titanic" managing director of the
White Star line, shall not escape from
the country before the senate investi.
CATION into the disaster is concluded
Sergeant-at-Arms Ransdelrs men ara
today keeping Ismay under close sur.