Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-30
COMMITTEE FINISHES ExAMlNA.
r,oN OF OFFICERS AND CREW
OF TITANIC.
NEW WIRELESS LAWS
SHOWN TO BE NEEDED
Operators Toll Of Calls and Replies OF
Ships in Vicinity Of Dsaster-Ship's
Lights Seen at Distance OF Five
MiIss-Marconi Admits Error in
Selling News.


needed reforms in the use of wireless
telegraphy at sea, the senate commit
tee investigating the Titanic disaster
entered on the final stage of its in
quiry.
It was made clear early in the hear
1 ing that the committee already had
made up its mind to advocate legisla :
ton preventing wireless operators on
shipboard from holding back details OF
disasters.
Mr. Marconi and Mr.. Sammis both
acknowledged that a mistake mad been
made in sending messages to BRIDE
and Gotham. on board the Carpathla,
! not to give out anything until they had
seen Marconi and Samnis ashore,
When the inquiry was resumed AFTER
luncheon Hugh Woolner, of London,
survivor Of the Titanic, was called to
the stand.
He was asked to recite his observa-
| lions on the trip from Southampton
until the accident, with especial refer
ence to the speed of the Titanic and
| its equipment.
| The speed increased daily" said the
witness. -'One day the record was 31+
miles and the next it had increased to
35S miles 1t was the last record
posted. I think
| Mr.. Woolner said he inspected the
lifeboats and the life apparatus. He
said he considered the work Of the
sailors slow.
Says Straus Refused to Go.
| From your own observation do you
believe all the women and children got
away"
Il do, all except Mrs. Strau. She re-
fused to leave Mr.. Straus, altho made
two appeals TO her.
The second time l went up to Mr..
IStraus and said: Surely no one Will
object to an old gentlemen like you
getting in the lifeboat,' and he replied.
I will not go before the other men. ~
| wooner said that as the last col
lapsible boat was being lowered he and
friend jumped for it.
It managed to catch hold OF the gun
vale. AS did so felt my legs in the
sea- Then was pulled into the boat"
Senator Smith asked the witness If
he saw any absence of discipline on the
part Of officers or crew after the ship
struck
"I saw no lack Of it." he said.
Have you any complaint with the
discipline Of the crew or conduct Of the
officers?" asked the senator.
Absolutely none" said Woolner.
Gets $1,000 for Story.
Harold Bride, the surviving operator
of the Titanic was recalled. He pre-
viously had testified In New York the
day after the Carpathia locked.
Bride was first asked how much he
received for selling the story Of his ex-
periences on the werck to New York
newspaper and he said $1,000.
When did You last see Captain
Smith?" asked Senator Smith
When he went overheard from the
bridge about three minutes before
left the ship myself" said Bride.
Did he have a live preserver on?"
Il don't know. I know he hadn't any
on when We were working in the cabin
just before the ship sunk" said Bride
Didn't you say before that you saw
the captain after you got in the
water?"
No" said Bride. The captain left
by way Of the bridge before Phillips
and l did After the captain told US
we could go we stayed on the boa,
while Phillips sent another GODS At
ter that / don't think he got an an
swer. If he did he didn't tell me-"
Tells Of Ice Warning.
What was the hour when the Cali
fornian tried to get you?" asked Sen
ator Smith.
About 3 o'clock
You did not answer him for about
half an hour because you were busy
with your accounts?"
1T was about twenty minutes
think I picked up the Californian
warning of ice being nearby while j,
was sending it to the steamer Baltic
AS near as l can recolIect, the message
was to the effect that the Californian
had just passed three large icebergs
giving the ships latitude and longi.
tude"
The witness said he took the mes
sage to the bridge and gave it to the
officer in charge. He did not remem.
Der who the officer was, but it was
not Captain Smith. No other warnings
Of ice were received, he said, that day
or night, SO far as he knew.
Senator Smith asked Bride about the
Frankfurt's answer to the Titanic's
; c. @. D.
He said Phillips took the answer.
Writes Replies in Log.
Mr. Phillips told me to write in the