The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-23
WHITE STAR MAN
Is CHILLED FOR
HOLDING UP NEWS
Vice-President Franklin Knew
Lifeboats Had Been Picked
Up Long In Advance
SAYS ISMAY PLANNED
TO HASTEN FROM U. S.
Charges That Some of Titanic's
Seamen Were Drunk Will
Be Investigated

WASHINGTON, April 22.-Over six
hours before the news was made pub
nc the white Star line knew 20 life.
Doats hlled with passengers OF the
ltanic. had been picked up by the
Ssrpathia. This was admitted today
Dy Vlee-President r. a. S. Franklin,
OF the International Mercantile Ma.
ilhe 20. the first witness before the
senate investigating committee.
Al noon last Monday, this was
known, Franklin said, but il was not
made public. because it was not au-
thentic"
Not until $50 last Monday, Frank.
lin said, was a sufficiently authentic
message received to announce the tt
tanic's loss.
Franklin declared the message at
noon was a relayed wireless from
Cape Race. saying the Carpathia had
picked up the THAMES boats, jammed
with passengers. This information,
he believed. was mere rumor.
franklin did not give it out because
ne said he could not believe the I'll.
tanic had sunk and therefore, await.
ed authentic information.
Al $40, the authentic message"
came with the news OF the Titanic dis
aster. Then. and not until then, was
the public informed
AT $40, Monday evening, | knew
that the Titanic had sunk at 2:20 that
morning" Franklin declared
, About 20 minutes to 2, Monday
morning, | was aroused by the tele-
phone ringing and reporter told me
that they had just heard that the Tt
tanic had sent out a call for assist.
ance. They said it came from the
Nirginian through Montreal
The press association repeated
what the reporter had told me.
asked IL they couldn't mold the news
until IL had been confirmed. They
said, no-that IL had gone out. got
cur Mr.. Ridgway and sent a Maroon.
igram to the captain OF the Olympic
as follows.
Can't you get into communication
with the Titanic?'
Il then told all our people to re-
port to the Office. / then received the
"9port that the Titanic had been
struck by an iceberg and was sinking
by the head. II was a press dispatch.
We worked out the position of the
Titanic on the chart as 1880 miles
from Halifax" added Franklin. I'VE
had no communication in that time
from any ship or any authentic direct
Information whatever"
did any OF these ships report their
exact location"
They did not. Here is another
message I sent:
MAKE every effort to reach the
Titanic and give her position and
time This was addressed to Capt.
Haddock, OF the Olympic.
AT a. m, We sent wireless to
the Olympic, saying
Make every endeavor to commun-
, icate with Titanic, and advise post.
ton Reply New York
"All during the morning We endeav.
cred to get information from Montreal
and the newspapers.
I'VE sent another message to the
Olympic at 6 a. m, asking her to as.
certain the damage TO the Titanic"
did you have any information by
that time from the Titanic?' Franklin
vas asked.
None absolutely none," he replied
cmphatically.
About / O'Clock we got a message
from Capt Haddock saying the Car
pathia was in attendance and had
picked up 20 Of the Titanic's boats
filed with passengers
I'VE gave the public this informa-
ton and added that these were mere
rumors except one message from Capt.
Haddock"
Franklin declared he never talked
to Marconi or any Of the operators oil
the Titanic or Carpathia.
Our whole effort" he said, was
10 get in touch with the Carpathia
and find out who was on board her.
We asked the Olympic TO stand by
her and relay the messages
Franklin said that about 3 p. m,
Monday, he sent a Marconigram 10
the Olympic to be relayed to the Car.
pathia, as follows
do utmost and ascertain immedi-
ately disposition Of Titanic's passen-
gers and where they will land
About 6:27 to $3.50 p. m, April
Is" he continued. "the following tele-
gram was handed TO be at 3 O'Clock
as received by Mr.. Toppin, assistant
to the operator:
"'carpathla reached Titanic's POSI-
ton about daybreak. Found boats
and wreckage only Of Titanic. About
675 souls saved. carpathIa returning
TO New York
1T was signed Haddock, captain OF
the Olympic.
Immediately when that telegram
vas received. was thunderstruck. IL
took us few moments to get togeth-
err. telephoned to some of the di.
rectors, including J. Pierpont Morgan.
Tr. Then / gave the news TO the re-
porters and Immediately there was
rot a reporter left in the room.
1--WE figured the Olympic could be
al the wreck at 9 O'Clock, that night,
hut she did not go there at all.
The first news that we got that
Mr. Ismay was saved on the Carpathia
was a message received shortly after
Can't. Haddock's relay of the Car
pathia's message was received.
1T never entered our minds that
there was such serious loss OF lie
until G:30. when we got Capt. Had
docks message
Franklin then read several mes
sages sent TO the Carpathia asking II
all lifeboats and lifecrafts had been
accounted for. and requesting other
vessels to stand by. Other messages
we're sent appealing for lists of names
OF survivors and asking when the Car.