The Washington times., 1912-04-20

vessel, refused to hasten to the scene
OF the wreck. Bride said that the
Frankfort was the first vessel to an
swer the c. y. ID. sent by Jack Phil
lips;
edged the Titanic's first Distress"
the operator on the Frankfort sent
message asking What's the mat
terg Phillips was indignant and
seizing the key he snapped out. You
stand by; Phillips gave the position
of the. Titanic and asked for the
Frankfort's position, but she refused
to give it. He tried several times to
get her position but she would not
answer Each time she answered
stand by, We heard nothing more
1t became apparent during today's
session that many OF the survivors of
the Titanic Will be called.
Mrs. J. J. Astor, Col Archibald Gra-
Gle. and the relatives OF all the prom
inent men who left their loved ones to
stay on the sinking ship probably will
be placed on the stand. ...'.
Members of the committee today ex-
pressed the determination to call
every man, woman or child" who can
tell anything about the disaster. J.
Bruce Ismay, Vice President p. A. S.
Franklin. and the members OF the IT.
tanic's crew already subpoenaed were
kept under surveillance by aides Of
Seargeant-at-arms Ransdell They will
undoubtedly be taken to Washington to
testify.
wireless to General Manager Franklin
in which he urged that the outward
bound Cedric be stopped to take himself
and the crew, Of the Titanic back to
3ages were picked up by the wireless on
a. government boat and relayed to
Washington at once. That is why the
Senate Investigating Committee was so
prompt Nyh
was down at the pier when the Car
pathia put In.
Two Hundred Needlessly Died.
Having definitely established the fact
:hat fully 20) of the 'Titanic's victims
could have been saved is the ifeboats
had lcen loaded uniformly and up to
capacity, the Senate subcommittee
which Is investigating the disaster .on-
tinued today to hear the story of the
survivors
The White Star line has agreed to
hold in this country fifteen selected
sailors, and all Of the officers who were
rescued. so they may tell their stories.
The others of the crew the company
returned te England on the I.aplani
this afternoon.
Senator Smith Of Michigan, who Is
cGpdu ting the investigator. said today
that J. Bruce Ismay had importuncd
him, for permission to sail on the lap
II told hlr, that under no circrrm-
stances could he 20 from this country
ut this tune" said Mr. smith, In
aer tna thSTe bat San be no mistake
served with another subpoena today to
compel him 20 remain in America until
| this investigation is ended.
I'VE had Information before the Car
| pathia arrived that the White Star line
planned to rush Ismay and the surviv-
ing officers and men of the Titanic out
gagged for them on the. Cedric, which
sailed Thursday, II possible. and on the
| Lapland today. Some of the crew may
"o on the Lapland. but we had Coy
crew Yesterday and he subpoenaed
twenty-five men who can tell thrill
ing story that will amaze the Ameri-
can people. And we will see that these
the senate Committee until we get ready
| to have, them CO.. ,,...a"y e..
The dazed survivors are slowly re-
covering at hotels here or have been
Despite the exposure which many of
| the women were subjected to 1t was. be-
lieved today all will recover.
The condition of the thirty-nine newly
| made widows, ranging from the beauti-
full Madeline Force Astor, to the less
| fortunate steerage women. Is most pit
liable, and universal sympathy is being
| EXPRESSED for all of them.
| I'm at St VincentS Hospital, where
| the steerage survivors are being cared
for, many of the immigrants had been
| released today by the immigration In:
spectors to friends who had identified
| themselves. The relief committee oil
| welI-known New York women who have
been looking after the personal comfort
of these unfortunates saw that all were
supplied with needed clothing and suf-
| a 81. Ie ,,f,tt non hnNnn1n Qpl
supporting.
Caring For Survivors.
There was plenty of money for that
purpose, although every one or the
third-class survivors had lost every
thing they possessed. America, natur.
ally generous. is responding nobly lr
the present emergency, and the relief
fund Is constantly increasing.
In addition to the announcement that
they have changed the steamship lanes
so that hereafter there will be no dan,
ger of encountering ice fields. many ol
the steamship companies announced to-
day that they are preparing to insta
lifeboats and RATS so that in the future
there will be place in these for every
individual on board the ships.
To do this it will be necessary il
many instances to change the deck con
struction SO. that additional davits car
be installed. A number of the lines
because of the bitter criticism that haI
followed the knowledge that tendel
women were compelled to man the oari
in the boats, are considering the ad
: visibility Of installing the power typ'
of lifeboats. These would be equipped
with engines of the type familiar to al
operators of automobiles, and could, i
necessity arose, be operated by womeI
refugees.
Many Died Praying.
That many of the victims who re
mained on, the Titanic after the boat
had gone and there was no hope spen
the last few minutes in prayer SCENE,
certain today. Down in the bowels o
the skip. in the fire room and the en-
gIne room, the engineers who had don
; all they could to save the vessel kncl
( on the floor and died thus. Most o
+ them were drowned there before tin
ship sunk. according to the stories tol
by stokers who reached the shore
On deck most of the men continue,
quietly. calmly smoking and waiting