The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-28
Only Meagre Part Of Titanic's Dread Secret
Has Been Wrested from the Ocean Depths
By Investigation.
one GOOD POINT FOR that MAN ISMAY
Steamer Mount Temple Barricaded by Mountain
of zee When She Tried to Go to the
Titanic's Assistance

United Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, April T.-Havins
wrested but meager part of the tt
tanic's dread secrets from the ocean
depths in eight days constant in
quiry, the senate investigating COM
mittee adjourned tonight until Mon
day.
Ten days or two weeks additional of
continued sessions, Senator Smith
said tonight, may not finish the In
quiry Even after that an occasional
witness may have to be called before
the official report is prepared.
Today's hearing was replete with
dramatic and important testimony,
closing with the simple diffident
stories of the seamen-stories that
gained N their dramatic interest.
They told of music, gay dinner par
ties, happiness and laughter on that
peaceful Sabbath night aboard the
Titanic Then they shifted. with
hushed voices, to the tale Of death
and suffering in the frozen, midnight
sea-
Little incidents Of the l-st moments
ssssasse a Major Archibald Butt, Isidor
Straus. Captain Smith, John Jacob
Astor and other notables in the Ii
tanic's death list blazed their tale
deep into the hearts of their hearers.
The sailors stories followed the
wireless record of the Titanic's
death, from Captain J;mes H. Moore
of the Steamer Mount Temple. The
last words of the Titanic, flashed
through space to many ships, were
recited in detail from the wireless log
! Captain Moore also tcld how, only
40 miles away, he approached to
! within ID miles, only to find himself
4 barricaded behind mountains of ice
Passengers Testify This Week.
Tonight Senator Smith refused tc
release the thirty-fve officers and
! crew Of the Titanic held as witnesse:
1 He ordered them to remain here al
were bitterly disappointed. all having
4 testified Seven of the seamen con
I cluded the session this afternoon
Vice President Franklin of the White
Star line left for New York this after
noon, but will return Monday. j
Bruce Ismay will remain. Mex
week some OF the Titanic's passen
gers will be heard for the first tim
!, Some have been waiting here 70
days.
Tonight Senator Smith was tele
graphed that Harold Bride. the secon
wireless operator on the Titanic wi
be here to testify Monday. He gay
a brief recital to the committee /
New York week ago, He is bein
, brought from a hospital cot in Ne'
: York, with broken ankle, and hi
other foot frozen, mementoes of hi
narrow escape. Chief Engineer San
mis- of the Morconi offices in Ne1
: York, and William Marconi. th
wireless wizard will accompan
Bride. Manager Bottomly, of the Ma
oni company. was asked to come her
Monday. but begged off until later.
From Sammis, Senator Smith pr
I poses TO get details of the allege
= money exacted for the story Of th
Titanic tragedy from Operators Bird
s and Cottam, the latter of the rescr
ship Carpathia.
Next week Senator Smith also plar
i to unraveI the mystery regarding til
d alleged denial to a grief-crazed publ
d of the news of the Titanic sinkin
$ He hinted at future intimations in h
l. examination of Vice President Fran
IS lin. when he asked If any of the stear
e ship company's officers or agents hs
d applied fer additional insurance u
r on the Titanic few hours before IL
s, terrible news of its loss was release
It Franklin aenied any insurance W;
n sought
Next weeks inquiry also promis
e the truth of the allegation that Ca
tain Smith attended millionaire
j. dinner party just before the Titar
Ie rammed It's ocean victor.
is Many New Laws To Follow.
n Senator Smith stated tonight he h
,s practically abandoned the thought
i bringing Mrs. John Jacob Astor he
III to testify Vast results have alrea
: been accomplished, with the tras
story yet incompletely reveal