Bride remembered receiving and sending messages relative to the speed of the Titanic on its trial tests. After leaving Southampton on the Titanic’s fatal trip he could not remember receiving or sending any messages for Ismay. Senator Smith asked particularly about messages on Sunday.
“I don’t remember, sir,” said Bride. “There was so much business Sunday.”
He was asked if Captain Smith received or sent any messages Sunday.
“No, sir,” was the reply.
“Because I see the messages Mr. Phillips takes when they are made up.”
“Were those for Sunday made up?”
“No, they never were.”
After testifying he made no permanent record of the iceberg warnings, Bride insisted he gave the memorandum of the warning to the officer on the watch. The name of the officer he could not tell.
“I know the officers by sight but not by name,” he said. He did not inform Captain Smith.