The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-05-09
RECALL WITNESS in
TITANIC PROBE

WASHINGTON, d. c. Special
When the Senate committee convened
1t became known that Senator
burton, privately Questioning Fourth
OFFICER J. Il. BoXhall. OF the Titanic.
brought out Information which may
necSssitate the recall of the mariner
to the stand
The point upon which the senator
places much Importance f. a st.tr-
ment made 10y BoNhall q = before
the Titanic sank Captain smith told
ms Officers that Andrews. represcn-
tatlNe of the builders of the Titanic.
mad expressed the opinion Immediate
iy after the impact that the big liner
would sink i'm less than an hour.
This statement also bears out tes-
umonN given previously by one OF the
stewards. who accredited a similar
statement TO Andrews.
THAT was about the only impor-
tant thing that BoNhaIl said" declared
senator Burton. but he was particu-
larry emphatic in his statement con-
corning the ship. which SO many of
the crew Stld was within five miles
of the Titanic when she sank. have
questioned him about Il. and L said
10 him, 1t is strange about that phan-
tom ship He replied TO me, 1t was
not phantom ship, sir
A subpoena was issued for
Henry Stengel, of Newark, n. j.,
lie is expected TO testify rega~ding
the speed the Titanic made on her
only voyage.
Edward *. Dom, a salesman. Of
New York, was the first witness. He
told of telegram addressed to isle
frank on Monday.
Dom gave important information
concerning the report that the White
Star Line withheld information of the
wreck in order to reinsure the ship.
Dom declared that the mysterious
telegram came by wireless to isle
frank, n. Y" and that the wireless
people did not know who "Islefrank"
was, and so sent the message to the
Western Union Telegraph Company
for delivery. The telegram, the con-
tents of which Dom did not make
public, beyond saying that il referred
to the reinsurance of the Titanic
Dom said, was seen by the father Of
formants father, he said, is a vet
eran, employed by the Western
Union, and that a disclosure of his
name would cost him his position.
Dom reached this point Of his tes-
timony, when Senator Smith asked
for his informant's name. To all of
Senator Smiths requests for the name
witness replied that he was bound to
respect the confidence reposed in
him.
Dom said his informant is an i'm
porter of wall paper, and that he saw
him at o'clock last night in
the Pennsylvania depot in New
York city.
Witness. said his informant told him
he was willing to come to Washington
today and testify before the commit
He did not come here today" said
Dom.
4 have been unable to get him by
long distance telephone today. Here
is a telegram I received this morning
from him. 1t reads: I regret circum-
stances do not permit departure q"
(No Signature). Dom persisted in his
refusal and Smith excused him tenn
porarily.
United States Deputy Marshal II. H.
stand and told of the disappearance of
Louis Klein. q witness who left his
hotel here several days ago and has
J. Bruce Ismay then took the stand.
Chairman Smiths preliminary eXami-
nation Of lsmay related to the capitali-
zation and the property of the Inter
national Mercantile Marine Company.
of which Ismay had been managing
Mr.. Ismay told of the number Of
steamship companies owned or con-
troned by the company and their
rates.
Q. How many ships constitute this
A. About a million tons
~. - the investment IN SnlpS Dy
your company its principal and only in
vestment?
A. Yes. sir.
Q: ] understand your capitalization
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Is that amount represented in the
property?
A. Yes, sir.
Answering further questions Ismay
said that his company was not inter-
ested IN the Harland and Wolnf Com
pany, builders OF the Titanic, but that
company had built the whole feet Of
the White Star Line. The work
lad been done under the supervision OF {