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TOAST TO TITANIC
JUST BEFORE CRASH
Continued From Page Three.)

the position Of the ship. if he Is on the
Job, would tell the captain at once" said
Bride
Was your object in dismIssing the
somewhat tardy inquiry OF the Frankfurt
due TO your desire 10 hang on TO GER
tsnty, the Carpathia?" inquired Scna-
tor Smith.
Eyes"
But under the circumstances could
YOU not with propriety send a detailed
message to the Frankfurt" Senator
Smith insisted.
81 didn', think we could under the cir
cumstanccs"
Would you still make the same reply
II you were told that the Frankfurt was
twenty miles nearer 10 you than the Car
psthia %
. Bride replied that the Carpathla was
ithen on It's way with it's lfeboats ready.
Mr.. Marconi again testified TO tho dis
tress signals and said that the Frankfurt
was equipped with Marcon wireless. He
said that the receipt OF the signal &c
O. D." by the Frankfurt's operator
should have been all that was necessary
10 send the Frankfurt to the immediate
rescue.
why did you not send the messages
TO the Frankfurt as we'll as 10 the Car
pathia?" asked Senator Smith OF Bride.
"He would not have understood" D."
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DENIES SENDING
THE FALSE REPORT

LONDON, April 20.-Captain Haddoek
Of the White Star line steamer Olympic,
York. denied that the Olympic sent out
q wireless report that the Allan liner
Virginian was towing the Titanic and
thnt ali Of the latter'S passengers wero
safe,
This passengers OF the Olympic, which
10 O sister ship OF the Inflated Titanic,
subscribed $1,000 to the relief OF the sur
vivors,
"The story that sent the report about
the Vlrginien towing the Titanic" said
Haddock "is n flagrant invention,
from tho Carpathia dispatched the news
by wirelesR 20 New York, informing the
White Star officials Of the number OF
persons saved and OF the laundering OF
the Titanic. That was on Monday Ter
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Isnay to Remain,

Mr. Ismay Intended TO return to
England forthwith. but nj our re-
quest has remained here. as have the
other officers and members OF the
crew.
II was found necessary 10 take the
testimony OF the captain OF the Car
pathia Immediately that no might
not be further inconvenienced In his
departure with his ship after his most
creditable conduct, worthy Of the
highest praise, We felt that Ii
would not be an evidence Of our ap-
probation TO detain him and hlE ship
and passengers after having brought
tho survivors OF the Titanic volun-
tarly to this port, We examined the
second officer because he was In COM
nand during the hours Immediately
preceding the collision and we
thought II Wise 10 take his testimony
immo modiateJy.
Mr., Bride, the wireless operator on
the Titanic who survived, had been
injured and was unable TO be oop-
vsnientIy moved from New York. As
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CITY. FILES ANSWER
IN CANAL DAM CASE

In an answer filed yesterday hv The
city's legal department 10 the suit of
John l. Lawson. enioininG the city from
building n dam in the surplus canal the
claim is made THAI the work being con-
structed is not dam al all but d.
vertjng gate. The eity's answer. which
was filed by c. s Narian. corporation
ney, asks thar the complaint be dis
missed; Chat no Injunction against the
work be issued and that complainant he
taxed with the cost OF action.
Lawson. on behalf of himself and other
taxpayers, filed suit last week asking
that the city he enioiped from COM
pleting the dam, work on which was
authorized by the commission on Feb
ruary H.
The citys answer states that the canal.
which Is ithirty-hve feet wide Is only
from one and q half 10 two feet deep
ard to prevent damage to land along the
canal a diverting gate, such as Ia now
being built. is necessary.
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WEST VIRGINIA IS
FOR COL. ROOSEVELT
Continued from Page one.)

the race, Wilson will secure none of
the Nebraska delegation, while Har
state, due to the fact that Harmon
carried Omaha and this congressional
district. So far Wilson has carried
but one county, Platte, over Clark.
Clark will have fourteen votes out of
the sixteen, and William j. Bryan
is now pledged to work for Clark IS
nomination. 1t is believed Roosevelt
has carried every district, and that
sixteen progressive delegates have
been selected.
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HYMN FOR SURVIVORS OF
THE TITANIC
By Hall Caiine

LONDON, Abr1 20.-Han Game, the famous Eng
hsh nopeIse has en the foo,0ng hymn for the
babers of the International ews Service in Eurobe and
America under the title ymn For SURVIVORS of the t.
1t sung the of God. Our Help in Ages
Past
Lord of the everlasting hills
God of the boundless sea,
Help through all the shocks of fate
To keep trust in thee
When natures unrelenting
Sweeps like withes away
Maker of man. be thou strength
And eternal stay.
When blind insensate, heartess force
Puts out passing breath
Make us to see thy guiding light
. In darkness and in death
Beneath the roll Of soundless waves
Our best and bravest lie
Give to feel their spirits live
Immortal in the sky.
We thy children, frai and small
Formed of the lowly sod
Comfort our bruised and bleeding souls,
Father and Lord and God.
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Publicity Bill Passes,

WASHINGTON, April 20.--The house
today passed the Henry bill requiring
publication before conventions or primary
elections OF the sums contributed TO the
campaigns OF presidential and vice presi-
dentlal candidates and the sums eX-
pended.
The measure received no opposition on
its final vote. II carries penalty OF
$4,000 or three years Imprisonment
Statements credited 10 Director Nc
Kinley OF the TAFT national bureau that
much money has been spent In the cam
palgn for Colonel Rooscyelts nomination
were read TO the house today by Repre-
sentative Henry OF Texas during consid
Grafton of the bill.
Are Mr.. McI<inley's charges true?'
demanded Representative Henry, II
they are the American people ought TO
know II, and II the charges OF Mr.. Roose-
velt's managers are true that large sums
have been used In Mr., Tatt's campaign.
then the American people ought TO know
that"
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THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL H. 1912

his testimony and that of the wire
less operator OF the Carpsthia were
so intimately related. VIC concluded
60 take the testimony or both forth
with and in order that we might be-
yond peradvcDturc have the state
mont OF Mr.. Ismay formally on rec
ord. We decided TO take his testimony
Immediately, All were notified of the
fact that we had not finished with
them and they were requested To
t,
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the wreck and had picked up as many
Of the passengers as VIC could.
Cottam repeated his testimony Of yes
terday and said he had been without
sleep throughout Sunday. Monday. Tues
day and until late "Wednesday afternoon.
Senator Smith sought 10 have the wilt
ness designate the exact hour when he
was relieved by Operator Bride, who had
been taken aboard the Carpa thia from the
Titanic.
Il don't know, sir said Cottam in ex-
tenuatlon. Il was up con tlnuousy and |
lost track Of the hours and DAYS. | had
from eight TO ten hours sleep from the
time we left the wreck until we arrived
In New York,
Did Bride 40 any sending In that
timee" Senator Smith asked.
Yes sir. He sent the list OF the third
class passengers 10 the cruiser Chester" "
ANY other message?'
Several. ! don't remember what they
were The records are on the Carpa
thia.''
Cottam, after rehearsing again the final
messages exchanged between tho Titanic
and Carpath;a. was excused. He is to be
recalled,
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our boat in the bow sighted her mast
lights. ,r
7.We had the second officer, Mr..
Lightoller, on board. lie had an off
cer's whistle. and whistled for the
boat In the distance to come up and
take us off 1t took about an hour
and half for the boats to draw near
Two boats came up, The first took
half and the other took the a'ssi, Fes!,
Guilty about this time in balancing the
boat, as the men would lean too Far,
but we were all taken aboard the
already crowded boat, and tn soeut
half or three.quarters Of an hour later
we were picked up by the Carpaehia.
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West Virginia for 7. R.

BY International News Service.
WHEELING. w Va, April 90.
With but few OF the counties in the
Roosevelt carried West Virginia to-
day by vote of to l.
In today's voting Taft won the en-
tire delegation Of fifteen from Wetzel
county and five of the sixteen from
Randolph. Roosevelt won eleven from
Randolph, thirteen from Tucker, four
teen from Tyler, four from Pleasant
sixteen from Wayne and seven from
Writ
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Frankfurt First to Reply.

Bride then said the North German
LLOYD steamer Frankfurt was the first
10 answer the Titanic's distress signal
Have you heard that the Frankfurt
was the nearest ship to the Titanlc?"
yes. sir. Mr. Phillips told me that "
How did ne know"
"By the strength OF the signals" said
the witness, who added that the Car
pathla answered shortly afterwards
The witness said that twenty minutes
later the Frankfurt operator interrupted
TO ask What was the natter"
What did you reply?'' the senator in
quired.
Mr. Phillips said ne a fool and
told him 20 keep out, There was no fur
ther effort 20 get the Frankfurt's posi-
ton"
Time and again Senator Smith asked
in varying forms why the Titanic did
not explain In detail its condition TO the
Frankfurt.
ANY operator receiving g. Q. D. and
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YOUNG THAYER GIVES
ACCOUNT OF ESCAPE
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CONTINUED from Page one)
tv men. When I got on this ! was
facing the ship. The stern then seemed
To rise in the air and stopped at about
an angle of go degrees. 1t seemed 10
hold there for a time, and then with
a Kissing sound it shot right down out
of sight. with people jumping from the
stern. The stern either pivoted around
toward our boat or we were sucked TO-
ward il and as we only had one oar
we could not keep away. There dld
not seem to be very much suction and
most of Us managed 10 stay on the Dot
tom of our boat We were then in the
midst of fairly large wreckagc, with
people swimming all around us, The
sea was very calm and we kept the
boat pretty steady, but every now and
then wave would wash over us.
Sang and Prayed,
"The assistant wireless operator was
next to me, holding on to me and
kneeling in the water. We all sang
a hymn and said the Lord s Prayer
aud thon waited for dawn to come.
AS often as we saw the other boats
we'd yell Ship, ahoy.' but they could
not distinguish our cries from any of
the others, so we all gave it up, think
ing 1t useless.
fsToward dawn the wind sprang up,
roughine the water and making it
difficult to keep the boat balanced.
The wireless man raised our hopes
great deal by telling us the Carpathia
would be up In about three hours.
About $3.50 or d O'Clock some men in
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Operator Bride Called.

Senator Smith then called what he
evidently expected to be one of the most
important witnesses. Harold s. Bride,
the sole surviving wireless operator Of
the Titanic. Crippled as a result OF his
experiences, he was wheeled In an inva-
lids chair TO the table where the COM
mittee sat.
Contrary to the usual procedure"
said Mr.. Smith. 81 must place you under
oath"
The witness. hand upIifted. listened
while the senator repeated the oath. Then
he bowed in assent Bride said he was a
native Of London. was % years old and
had learned his profession In British
What practical experience have YOU
had?"
II have crossed to the, states three
Bride remembered receiving and send
Ing messages regarding the speed OF the
Titanic on Its trial tests, After leav
trip he could not remember receiving or
sending any messages for Ismay. Sena-
tor Smith asked particularly about mes
sages on Sunday.
There was so much business Sunday"
lie was asked II Captain Smith: re-
cetved or sent any messages Sunday.
mo, sir was the reply.
Did YOU or anyone send any message
declaring, that the. Titanic was being
NO, sir:' said the witness with en-
phasis.
How do you know he did not?'
Because / see the messages Mr.. Phil :
lips takes when they are made up.
Were those for Sunday made up7"-
mo, they never were
After testifying he made no permane Mt
record of the iceberg warnings Bride in
sisted he gave the memora ndum OF the
warning to the officer on watch. The
name OF the officer he could not tell.
81 know the officers by sight but not
by name" he said. HE did not inform
Bride said he saw Phillips In the op-
Grating room.
"He told me he thought the boat had
been Injured In some way and he ex-
pected It would have TO go back 10 the
builders" said Bride
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&c. Q. D." Call Sent,

Immediately the captain came In and
said we had better send out a call for
assistance" testified Bride. Phillips
asked II he wanted to send a distress
call. The captain said he did. l could
read what Phillips sent-C. Q. D."
How soon did he get q reply?"
.As far as I know, Immediately,
could not hear what he received. how
ever"
The witness told of having intercepted
q message from the Californian intend
ed for the Baltic. which told the pres
ence of three huge icebergs near the
former vessel
II gave I've :, the message ness 70 the captain
was seeking the Baltic and I merely
noted that II was an Ice report and told
the captain" he said.
In an effort to determine whether the
| signal &c. @. D." might not have been
misunderstood by passing ship, Sena-
| tor Smith called on Mr.. Marconi,
"The &C. @. D." said Mr. Marcon.
'fs an International signal which meant
that all stations should cease sending ex-
| cept the one using the call The ID was
added to indicate danger. The call how
| ever. now has been superseded by the
| universal call q O. & -
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Tornado in Kansas.

HOISJNGTON, Kan. April co.
Fifteen persons were injured, four prob
ably fatally, at Bison, a town of 400,
twentyfour miles west. when a tornado
struck the place at 2;3Q o clock this
afternoon. Most of the houses in the
southeast part of the town were blown
down, large elevator was destroyed
and number Of freight cars were
hurled over quarter of mile, The
path of the storm was 800 yards wide.
Those believed TO be fatally hurt are;
r. Kottal. farmer, and his five
yearold daughter Mary; John Peltz and
Phillip Sherman. also farmers.
The storm came from the. southwest
after moderately cool, windy day.
marked by showers of rain and hail
All telephone wires are down and de-
tails are meageT.
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lease Of the two men and that Orozco
refused TO comply,
In sending its communication TO
Orozco through I.eteber the state de.
partment denies the insulting assertion
by Madero that the United States Is
without right 20 communicate with any
official in Mexico except himself,
Plan Not Abandoned.
JIMENEZ, April 20-Thst General
Huerta has not abandoned his plan. of
sending at least portion Of the fed
raj army north. is indicatd by the
presence Of 1900 troops seven miles
south Of Conejos, who are acting as
escort 10 track repair crew. The
rebel front remains at Escalon.
Orozco's Reply.
CHIHUAHUA April 20.-General
Orozco today telegraphed two thou"
sand words of polite Spanish, explain
! Ing TO the state department al Wash
! ineton various matters touched on in
| the letter of warning sent OUT recently
| bv Huntington Wilson. acting secre-
I tarY of state,
The note states that the rebels have
a perfectly organized government in
| Cbibua hua and that its actions are
| governed DN tGc ldNs VI hHe Stdtc, o OIL
TO the selling OF mail not bearing
| Mexican stamps, The tone of the COM
munication is Submissive. and includes
a request for recognition as beliger-
! ents.
Culiacan Looted.
TUCSON. Ariz.. Aprii 2o.-A rcnort
reached here today that the rebels who
onterod CulIacau about ten days ago have
begun looting the city. The people. the
report stated. wore facing famine.
More Rough Riders.
TUCSON, AriZ., April 20.-FollowIna
the call for recruits to the United Staten
army, q troop of volunteer oavalry Ia
being organized here By former soldiers
and sailors.
Colonel Roosovele'S Rough Rldsrs.
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One Killed at Waldron.

ANTHONY. Kan, April 20.-A tor
nado that followed path two miles
long in the vicinity of WaldroD,. ten
miles southwest OF here. at 4 o clock
this afternoon, brought death to one
person. injured eight others, did dam.
AGE through loss OF farm buildings and
livestock estimated AT $1,000.
~ Broyle. farmer, was killed when
the storm destroyed his home in which
he and his family were sheltered. Mrs.
Brovle was injured seriously about the
head and shoulders. Il son suffered a
fractured lee and two small children
Of the family were injured slightly.
The house and outbuildings on the
farm of man named Borden were
carried away by the tornado.
Borden. his wife and two children,
Wore injured, but none seriously
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Two Women Fatally Hurt.

WICHITA, Kan. April 20.-Two
iured by tornado which visited King
man county. fifty miles west of here,
late today, The tornado started near
Nashville. and travelled north. being
last reported near Kipgman. Property
loss will be heavy. Mrs. Richard Marx
was found unconscious near her ruined
home near Icnda. Telegraph and tele-
phone wires are down and reports from
possible victims are unobtainablc.
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TORNADOES IN
OKLAHOMA AND
KANSAS FATAL
Fifty Houses Blown Down at
Perry in First Named State
and Two Women Killed;
Many Injured.
NO ESTIMATE OF
LOSS ON PROPERTY
-Four Fatally Hurt at Bison,
Kan; One Killed and Eight
Injured at Waldron; 9th
ers Near Wichita.
BY International News Service.

BY International News Service.
~ KLAHOMA CITY, Okla, April go.
Several distinct tornadoes
formed within radius OF TWEEN
ty miles west Of Oklahoma City
about 1870 o'clock this afternoon, ca
vorted around for few moments and
then raced away TO the northeast, leav-
ing trail of death and destruction
Two people are known TO be dead, many
are injured and the property loss can
not be estimated.
In the town of Hennessey, Okla.
about fifty houses were blown down
and two people, Mrs. Mary Holmes, a
widow, and an unknown woman were
killed Between twenty-five and fifty
houses were blown down in Perry, Okla,
and il is known that many were injured,
although no deaths were reported. Sew
eral houses were blown down ut Hay
ward, but no deaths or injuries were re-
ported.
There is no way of estimating what
the damage in the country amounts to.
Telegraph and telephone service is bad
ly impaired and it is difficult TO reach
the affected communities. Rescue par,
ties in automobiles and other vehicles
are searching the storm swept area to-
night.
Hennessey. is reported TO have blown
away. hut this cannot be verified. Three
funnel shaped clouds were seen To form
north of the town Of Yukon, fourteen
miles west of Oklahoma City. These
are known to have merged and to have
passed from the southwest to the north
east at terrific speed The Riverside
school north of Yukon was wrecked.
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Final Appeal Sent.

The witness said that before leaving
the cabin three minutes before the ship
@ D. There was no response, Bride
saying the spark WAS then weak that
IL probably did not carry.
When Bride and Phillips stepped out on
the boat deck he said, they found per-
sons rushing about In confusion. They
were seeking nfebelts.
The witness said he did not see j.
Bruce Ismay and that the last yhe saw
OF Captain Smith was when he was in
the act OF jumping from the bridge Just
as the ship went down.
The story Of the American survivors
OF the Titanic will be told at the Wash
lngton hearings OF the committee, Sub
poenas are being sent out and several
were served In the hotel where the com
mittee was holding its hearing
The delay In the opening OF the morn
ing session of the hearing, II developed
later in the day, was due to diplomatic
contest between Senator Smiths com
rnittee and the White Star line. The
steamship company was anxious to have
its men return 10 England OH the Lap
land
II want TO get every bit Of the testi-
be very disastrous should the British
government be given one story by the
ships men and the American government
another by the American survivors"
In line with Senator Smiths deterrni-
nation to let none who had a story TO
tell depart without testifying. about
twenty Scamen were kept unoeT Butru
by committee detectives.
Great Crowd Present,
Long before the hearing was resumed
in the afternoon crowds besleGed the
Waldorf Astoria rooms. but few who had
not been sought by the committee were
admitted. c. p. Nell. commissioner Of
labor OF the department OF commerce
and labor. and Representatives Levy and
Livingstone of New York. were among
the visitors Senators Smith and New
lands conferred after luncheon for more
than an hour and It was nearly o'clock
when they reached the committee room,
''1s Mr.. Bride the operator OF the IT,
tanic bere?" Senator Smith asked OF
Marconi. land Mr.. SamInis Of the Mar
conf company"
They told him that Mr. Bride had been
sent TO physician but could be brought
back later The senator said he wanted
to ask tho operator several additional
questions but could postpone them.
The second officer OF the Titanic. c, IL.
Lightoller was called by Senator
Smith. but was not present and the
third officer OF the Titanic. Herbert John
Pittman, took the stand.
"Do you know of your own knowledge
whether the Tltanic's ship log was pre-
served or taken from the Titanic" asked
Senator Smith,
"I do not -
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Orozco's Reply.
Culiacan Looted.

TUCSON. Ariz.. April 2o.-A rcnor
reached here today thnt the rebels VIII
entered Cullacan about ton days ago hay
begun looting the city. The people. tn
report stated were facing a famine.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-22
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
SELECT PALLBEARERs

In accordance with the general order
issued by Capt. J. ]. Knapp. department
commander, the Gen. Lawton Camp,
Spanish War Veterans. held a special
meeting in FIynn's Hall last night to Sc
lect honorary pallbearers for the funeral
ceremonies 10 be held over the bodies OF
the Maine dead tomorrow.
The pallbearers selected were Richard
L. Lamb. DIR. S. Clifford Cox. Oliver
Saers. j. Ligon King. Sheridan Ferree.
Thomas Green. James Corrigan. and
James B. Beat.
A feature Of the meeting was the at
tendance Of Osgood Smith and DIR. Har.
vey, both members OF the camp, who ac-
companied the bodies from Havana DR..
Harvey and Mr.. Smith told in a graphic
manner OF the ceremony OF the sinking of
the Maine hulk. and the tribute paid the
dead sailors by the Cubans, who lined
the streets and distributed flowers in the
path OF the cortege. There also was a
fitting service when the bodies were
transferred from the North Carolina to
the Birmingham at Newport News. the
speakers said.
Three new members were mustered in
at the meeting. They are Chaplain l.
Byard. of the United States navy; Mai.
Parker W. West. United States army.
and Lee II. Harris. Edward Keegan was
transferred from the Miles Camp.