New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-27


some attempt TO prevent you from coming
here 10 testify. 10 YOU know Of any sucn
attempts?"
NO" said Captain Lord. II don't think
there was anything OF that kind When
was served with the subpoena ] asked the
assistant general manager for permission.
I couldn't get the general manager But !
was permitted to come
40 you know whether your wireless op-
orator was on duty Sunday night after you
sent the warning message
( 81 think not. went by hIs room about
II: 40, and there was no light. II would
Indicate he had gone 20 bed
Captain Lord said that II the operator
had been on duty he would have caught the
Titanics signal. An operator on du'y III
the day he said. OF more service tnan
10 remain on duty az night, because there
were so many one-operator ships thar one
got more information IN the day than az
night. when the other operators were asieep'
But your passengers are asleep at night
suggested Senator Smith. Wouldn't II be
! better to have your operator awake "h"n
other eyes are closed
1T probably would.
The captain was asked by Senator smith
whether he had seen any distress signals.
and he said no.
Not the Titanic, He Says.
When I came upon the bridge az l0:S'
Sunday night" Captain Lord SAID, inc
officer there said he thought he saw a
! light. II was peculiar night and we had
been having trouble with the stars, mis-
taking them for lights. Finally a ship did
come up and asked the operator II he had
heard anything and he said he had had tho
Titanic and given tho ice message Then
this ship camo up and lay within four or
seven miles Of Us. She lay there nearly
all night but We could not hea. from her.
II was not the Titenlc. | am sure about
that.
About o'clock told the operator 10 call
this ship again. She sent up several rock
cts. bu, she would not answer. told him
10 ask her who she was. | heard him CALI
Ing her when ! went 10 bed, but she did
not answer ! have faint recollection
Of hearing the cabin boy about o'clock
SAYING something about the snip Sill
standing by. Soon after that she steamed
away. This boat sent UP several white
rockets. bu: they we're not distress sig
nails"
Captain Lord said that az the Caliror-
mans position nineteen and half mics
away from the Titanic. II would have been
impossible TO see either tho Morse signals
or the distress signals. lie said he did not
sight the Amerika but told OF passing the
Frankfurt in the ice, the latter going east
She entered the ice lane from which the
Californian had Just emerged.
The first news that reached me % the
disa ster," said the officer, was shortly
after 8 O'Clock Monday morning. when the
Frankfurt reported that the Titanic had
sunk after hitting an iceberg.
At 4:i0 that morning the NirS!nian sent
word Of III. collision. Captain Lord said
following II by second message asking
that word OF the extent Of the damage be
sent her Captain Lord was then excused
No Distress Signal, Says Operator.
Cyrn Evans. wireless operator OF the
Californian testified that he turned I'm at
II % o'clock SUNDAY night. and never heard
any distress signal from the Titanic.
in the evening the Titanic called me up
and we exchanged signals said Evans
IL said, Here's 4. message for you about
Ice and he said he had heard mo send II
~ the other ships
What time was IL YOU sent the ice mes
sage to the Titanic:''
"Eive.thlrty-nve. New York time" >aid
Evans
Exams read the message a. follows:
April Il. 5:3j 2. m.--Californian 10 cap
tain Titanic: 4c:3 ~, 1919 W: passed three
large b.rgs i've miles 20 southwark OF US;
regards"
when did you next communicate with
the Titanic
''Nine-hyt. New York time. that same
evening" Evans said The captain SAID
We were going TO stop on account Of lee.
He told me to advise the Titanic. | did.
and said:
Say. old man, Ne are surrounded hy
With Cape Race and that | had damned
him.
After that heard him sending private
messages 10 Cape Race"
WHAT were they?"
81 don't know. didn't take them said
Evans
Evans said he vas awakened at 80
o clock In the morning by the chief officer,
who said he had seen rockets and wanted
TO get some information.
Hears Of the Titanic's Fate.
Il made ready and called. and the Franz
furt answered with the news OF the sink
ing OF the Titanic. The Nirginian called
before / left the key and furnished more
information"
Evans said the Frankfurt operator had
not told him of the receipt OF n &c. q. II. -
from the Titanic, nor OF a rebuff by the IT,
tancs wireless operator.
Did any one tell you about Captain
Lord having been informed three times that
night about h ship sending up rockets?'
asked Senator Smith.
Il think Gibson. the apprentice. told me
that the captain was being called and told
about the rockets said Evans.
The men on the ship talked about 1t
among themselves generally. did they?"
There was a lot OF talk while we were
on our way to the scene OF the wreck. |
heard the men say rockets had been sent
up in the night ana tlat the captain had
been reused"
The witness said the apprentice got cut
the Morse signals and tried to get In COM
nlunication with the distressed vessel. No
effort was made TO use rockets on the Cali
fornian. Senator Burton asked Evans IL II
was generally believed among the men that
the rockets were from the Titanic. lie said
that GIL expected to get 500 for the rocket
story from some newspaper when he got
ashore
Franklin Denies Holdine Witness.
Senator smith. when u. \. s. Franklin
vice-presidcnt OF the White Star Line took
the stand to-day. a. the first witness OF the
inquiry proper, read telegram iron,