The subcommittee met at 10 o'clock a.m.
Present: Senators Smith (chairman), Burton, and Fletcher.
Edward J. Dunn –
Salesman.
Testimony
Charles H. Morgan –
Deputy United States Marshal.
Testimony
Mr. FRANKLIN.
Mr. Chairman, may I suggest that a copy of that testimony be sent to the president or other officers of the Western Union Telegraph Company?
Senator SMITH.
Which testimony?
Mr. FRANKLIN.
Mr. Dunn's.
Senator SMITH.
That it be sent -
Mr. FRANKLIN.
To the president or other officers of the Western Union Telegraph Company, informing them that this has been information given out by one of their employees, and asking them to produce the message.
Senator SMITH.
I have tried very hard to get the message, and I have tried to get the employees. Will you take the same course in this matter as you did yesterday?
Mr. FRANKLIN.
Absolutely.
Senator SMITH.
You will waive all questions of right?
Mr. FRANKLIN.
Absolutely; and every point connected with any telegrams or wireless messages or cables. I should like to have this sifted to the bottom if it can be.
Senator SMITH.
That has been my effort, and I have tried my best; and I am not going to slacken any.
Mr. FRANKLIN.
That is right, sir.
Senator SMITH.
Is Mr. Bishop in the room?
(There was no response.)
Senator SMITH.
Is Mrs. Bishop in the room?
(There was no response.)
Senator SMITH.
Is Col. Gracie here?
(There was no response.)
Senator SMITH.
Mr. Ismay, will you take the stand please?
J. Bruce Ismay –
Recalled.
Testimony - Biography
Senator SMITH.
I desire to make a statement to go upon the record. In my examination of Officer Lowe the other day I asked him with reference to his habits. He informed me that he was a teetotaler. I accepted his statement as final, and congratulated him at that time. There is not the slightest disposition on the part of the committee to cast any reflection upon Mr. Lowe's habits. I think the difficulty arose over the statement of one of the witnesses, who said that he was very intemperate, referring to his disposition rather than to his habits, and I am very glad to make that correction.
Mr. LOWE.
Thank you, sir.
Senator SMITH.
I think, under the circumstances, we will now take a recess until 2 o'clock.
(At 12:55 o'clock p.m. the committee took a recess until 2 o'clock p.m.)
AFTERNOON SESSION.
(The committee met, pursuant to the taking of recess, at 2:10 o'clock p.m., Senator William Alden Smith (chairman), presiding.)
Senator SMITH.
I will now ask Mr. Stengel to take the stand.
C. E. Henry Stengel –
First Class Passenger, SS Titanic.
Testimony - Biography
Senator SMITH.
Mr. Ismay, will you resume the stand? Senator Bourne desires to interrogate you.
J. Bruce Ismay –
Resumed.
Testimony
S. C. Neale –
Counsel for IMM.
Testimony
Archibald Gracie –
First Class Passenger, SS Titanic.
Testimony - Biography
Mrs. Helen W. Bishop –
First Class Passenger, SS Titanic.
Testimony - Biography
Dickinson H. Bishop –
First Class Passenger, SS Titanic.
Testimony - Biography
Senator SMITH.
Mr. Gracie wishes to make a further statement.
Archibald Gracie –
Continued.
Testimony
Senator SMITH.
In view of the statement of my colleagues on the subcommittee that a very important bill will be considered by the full Committee on Commerce tomorrow, we will suspend at this time and stand adjourned until Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
(Thereupon, at 4.20 o'clock p.m., April 30, 1912, the subcommittee adjourned until Friday, May 3, 1912, at 10 o'clock a.m.)