Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-04-21
NARRATIVE most THRILLING
MEN AT THE KEYS WORKED
LONG HOURS AND RECEIVED
BU1 A MEAGER PAY.
Three BOATS HEARD SIGNAL
Ten Minutes Before Ship Sank, Ev-
erybods Was Given Word To Look
out for Personal safety.

NEW YORK, April 20.-With dra.
matte suddenness, the senate investi-
eating committee Of the Titanic dis.
aster came to an end today so far as
the New York hearing was concerned.
1t viii be resumed later in Washing
ton Monday when j. Bruce lsmay and
L. "A. 5. Franklin, the chief officer
of the White Star line, and more than
score of officers and crew of tho
sunken vessel will appear before tho
committte. Incident to the sudden
close Of the hearing was the story OF
Harold S. Bride, the second and only
surviving wireless operator of the IL
tanic. His tale was one Of suffering
and death. lie told of the final plunge
OF the vessel to its ocean burial. It's
captains end also was revealed. Hs
leaped from the bridge when the
waters were closing over his ship.
In connection with the transfer of
the hearing to Washington, it was in
timated that the power Of the senate
on federal territory would be undis-
puted in getting at the real facts and
no question Of state rights could arise
to interfere.
Brides Narrative Thrilling.
A' At the hearing This morning Wire
less Operator Bride, crippled as a re-
suit of his experiences, and seated in
an invalid's chair, told his story OF
the last moments of the Titanic. His
narrative, drawn from him piecemeal
by Senator Smith Of Michigan. chair
man of the committee, held enthrall-
ed the committee and the audience.
When his ordeal was ended he was
almost on the verge OF collapse.
After the hearing was resumed in
the afternoon, announcement of the
change of base was made. Herbert
j. Pittman, the third officer of the
Titanic. had been called to the witness
chair. Senator Smith directed one
question to him. relating to the where
abouts of the ships log The witness
said he did not know. Promptly Mr..
Smith announced the committees de-
cision to resume the inquiry at Wash
ington Monday. Later he issued
statement giving in detail his reasons
for the sudden concluding in his
plans The statement says the Off
GERS of the Titanic already examined
were given an opportunity to present
their testimony that they might not be
further inconvenienced, but after
with our assistants we
to exercise our authority
and formally subpoena these officers.
together with about twenty men OF
the ships crew, and take the further
testimony at least for the time being,
at Washington, where the entire sub
could be present"
Stories Bad to Hear.
Seated In an invalid's chair Bride
was wheeled to the end Of the table
lie was hollow checked and wan. and
had just come from a physicians care.
His hands never We're quiet and he
locked and intcrlocked his fingers In
1essantly.
Like Cottam, who is 20 years old,
Bride is merely a boy Neither had
any telegraphic experience previous
o taking up wireless telegraphy. and
10Th told tales of ong hours at low
wages and days and nights spent with
,ut sleep.
Had Had Little Sleep.
This ineXperience and the mental
condition Of the young operators were
he two points on which Senator
'mith bore persistently He had put
'ottam through gruelling eXaml-