Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-10
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last boat had left he went to the poop
deck, where here were many men but
no women. When the Titanic found
| ered the witness said he was sucked
down about two fathoms and was
| later picked up in an unconscious
icondition He remembered having
swan about for some 20 minutes be-
fore being rescued and saw. he said.
at least 1000 other men swimming or
floating on the surface buoyed up by
life preseryers. He saw no women in
the water.
The attorney for the Seamen's and
Firemen's Union asked Dillon and 9TH
er members of the Titanics crew
whether the opening of the bulkhead
doors had not caused the after part Of
the ship to sink after the forward part
had broken off. The witness could not
say.
Further evidence, today. consisted
chiefly of the reiterated experiences of
strikers
The escape of Sir Cosmo and Lady
Dun gordon from the Titanic in life
boat No. !, which was less than half
, flied. was inquired into searchingly
this afternoon.
Charles Hendrickson, fireman of
the Titanic and one of the crew in the
boat in question, ON being asked why
| be did not return 10 the scene of the
disaster te try 70 rescue some of those
/ in The water, said that he suggested
Mr.. Franklin then had information as
10 the actual loss of life and knew
then the survivors We're only about
600" qaeried Senator Smith
Taken at it's face value it would
seem So. but / viii explain later how
the White Star people explained it To
i me. the next day"
At 315 i. NJ, Mr.. Farrell said he
sent out an item received from the
Laifan Bureau To the effect that the
news had been received at Halifax
that Tho Titanic was being towed 10
Halifax
"l'iat would seem to conflict with
your 1901 dispatch" suggested Senator
Smith Yes. IL would
Mr. Farrell expressed the opinion
that the reassuring dispatches pub
lished. Monday, did not have the effect
Of holstering International marine
stock. He based this on the fact that
the stock huctnated very little that
day.
Mr.. Farrell told of going to the
| White Star Line offices, Tuesday, to
see what the financial loss would be
and to ascertain chow ii happened re-
ports came all day. Monday, from TIL,
White Star Offices that proved subse-
liquently to he false"
Mr.. Farrell said he tried to see Mr.
Franklin but was met by an assistant
II asked him if he had received the
news OF The sinking, yesterday" be-
gan Mr.. Farrell. Gle said not until
about o'clock, Monday evening.
replied our reporters had been getting
news from the White Star Line offices
ali day Monday to the opposite effect
He replied:
That wasn't Official We received
that from press dispatches and on,
place and another and gave IL out.
You say he told YOU the ofilcia
news OF the disaster reached then
about or G.2028 Yes"
Il ask particularly, for at Isl tina
night message was sent. it appears
from the White Star Line to Rep
Hughes. showing the passengers wer,
all saved.
Statements regarding the Titanic dlsas
ter read into the record of the Senat
investigating committee, today, include,
telegram from Vice President Frank
lin of the White Star Line This state
that poll of the entire staff of tn
| passenger department failed to disclos
any knowledge regarding the Telegram
To Representatives Hughes of West Viz
einia, supposed to have been filed at 7.9
i. VI. the day following the disaste,
saying the passengers were safe,
7 cannot conceive" telegraphed MI
Franklin, how anybody in this oftie
could have sent that telegram at tina
time, a they were well aware the wors
had happened to the Titanic"
James A. Hosey a telegraph operate
at Taunton, Mass, sent an affidavit say
, ing that between and II o'clock o.
Monday morning, the morning of the ae
eident. he received n flash message stat
ing Titanic sunk" A little later, prob
ably five or 10 minutes. he added, Il re
ceived a Kill on this flash which rea,
kili fash Titanic sunk Montreal say
the wireless operator at Cape Rae
| made a mistake In reading wireless sig
! nails
A, II WeilSman, the saloon barber ol
the Titanic. In an AFFIDAVIT, insisted tina
) Bruce lsmay was justified in Leaving
me Titanic when he did. because Their
were no more women in the vicinit
when he WAS ordered into the boat b
the officer in charge"