COTTAM RECALLED
When the committee resumed the investigation on April 20th, Cottam was recalled to the stand.
Senator Smith asked the witness if he had received any messages from the time the Carpathia left the scene of the
"No, sir," answered Cottam. "I reported the entire matter myself to the steamship Baltic at 10.30 o'clock Monday morning. I told her we had been to the wreck and had picked up as many of the passengers as we could."
Cottam denied that he had sent any message that all passengers had been saved, or anything on which such a report could be based.
Cottam said he was at work Monday and until Wednesday. He repeated his testimony of the previous day and said he had been without sleep throughout Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and until late Wednesday afternoon when he had been relieved by Bride.
"Did you or Bride send any message declaring that the Titanic was being towed into Halifax?"
"No, sir," said the witness, with emphasis.