New-York tribune., 1912-04-21
'SAYS GERMAN STEAMSHIP
.DISRECARDED CALL FOR AID
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whose watch was up midnight and short time captain Si'n
came in and sd call for assistance wheeupon Phps pu
on the receiver and sent the u = u. ..
The Frankfurt acknowledged the assistance and philips
70 olive the nositon of the that of the Frankfurt TO
which he reply Immediately Thereafter the Sdrp
responded giving position and saying she was coming
repone from the Olympic Finally the Frankfurt rephea again
asking What mater This question nterfered WIN INC
uncaon with the Carpah and the operator told the
keep telling the operator that ship he was 0o
Bride was nsisteny questioned to why ne had not toa w
Frankfurt that the Titanic sinking, but ne declared that INC
signal indicated distress and was useless to engage ~
her explanations saying Frankfurt operator I'VE knew ne
were he would go to his captain
ASSURED &C D" SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT.
Can be that the regulations leave everything IN an
of OPERATOR there no other cali "
follow up asked Smith surprise He was assured oy
Bride by Mr. Marcon by General Uher that the Z ca
should have been asuen Apparently the Senator did not
stand that although by the Titanic operator the
m operator could hear messages passing between the Titanic
Capatha and that his keeping out meant merely ha' nc mus
interrupt with requests further information Finally Mr. om'
asked the question the Frankfurt operator could oVerhea d
Bride replied Every word, if he were listening
testified the when the ship sank, ms expe
having been much the same Second Officer Lghttoner ne
had entered which could not be launched later went over w
side capsized and had sunk and come up under " hhay
on its bottom he said his chief Philips he aieo Oh '
to the Carpaha buried later at sea- said Bride Dfae ~
he did not see J. Ismay after the collision
Gordon hakay yachman and attorney suggested 70 'e
,tor Smith that he seek of the Titanic which was Proodo
saved Mr. Mackay thought Mr. Ismsy could find it. and Mr. Smith
he would take the matter up :.
There delay in beginning the morning SESSION. dno
later this was due the desire the White Star people 70
send the the Tanc on the Lapand senator
this and had htteen OF twenty
the subpGnaed
s noon recess Senators Smith and Newlands held confer
.nce at which was decided should be held IN
Washington in the full subcommittee could atteno a we"
as other members Commerce who might so desire
After calling who not present "nen "e
session began administering the oath to Herbert
Pnn of the Titanic Senator Smith announced n inc
committee would adjourn Washington at 1880 ooock on
Monday morning lie then read hS OF oooS' WIZ "'' ~ ~
B,c. rsnav p A. franklin Harold Harold r Cottam,
1I II iohtor second officer H. Pman third officer J. g.
Boxhal fourth officer; fifth officer and the following
members of the Ttancs W. Perkins Archer W. r. Taylor
w Bce Bullet Penny C. Evans Jones' Frederick osn'sn
A. Cunningham A. Oliver Fleet o. A. Hoag' A.
ford Burke Wheeton F. Cench Frederick Kay w. ero ~
Andrews Gregory Hedges, W. Rowe John Collins and ~ j.
Brigham.
COURSE OF SENATE COMMITTEE EXPLAINED
Senator Smith, adjourned made statement eHpe
the o he committee He said: -, , AT,
Tho object of the New York coineidenta with
the arrival by the desire to avail ~ OF hs'
from the active participants TINS saa ah S
guided solely by this purpose-to obtain accurate M
p subjects and intended to their
homes Immediately upon arrival this port We concluded n "ua o
deprived their testimony for indefinite
od and their removal beyond jurisdiction authority might
picate possibly defeat We went directly the oapa
captain ana oees OF
ship ana were ga ,h s, lime We satisfied ourselves that their promise
accomplish trs result
England request mas
officers and members OF the crew
OF the
With his ship after credbe conduct worthy of the highest praise
We felt evidence appreciation dea'n him and
shin and had brought OF the Titanic
a,iv TO this port second officer because he COM
during Immediately preceding the collision and we thought 1t
wise Immediately Mr. Bride the wireless tegpher
on the Titanic survived injured and unable be
vennv moved AS his testimony and the testimony OF the
wireless Carpah intimately related we concluded to
beyond
have the formally record decided to
All nothd OF the tact that we mad
| ished dwIthth and requested to remain
concluded
and formally subpoena officers together with about
o the ships further testimony least for the being
Washington sub could be
PASSENGERS SUBPGNAED; RETURNS NOT YET MADE.
summong surviving Of whom distressed
and physical and mental condition Many them have
unable
10 give a is of those subpGnaed to the
acknowledge debt of gratitude the representatives of the
anred has been entirely their and that
future hearings