The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-22
H. III. Mcclure Announces Their De-
parture and Confirms Report Of
the Broken EnEagement.
INTERVIEW WITH MARC0NI
WHO WAS FOUND IN HIS ROOM IN A
STATE OF DETECTION.
Says He Has No Hope of n RecOncilin-
tion-He VIII Sail for Europe on
the Philadelphia To-Day.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-Mrs. II. b. Hol-
man. the mother of Josephine Bowen
Holman to whom Signor Marconi, the
electrician, was engaged to be married,
male the announcement. through another
person. this morning that her daughter had
asked Signor Marconi to release her from
the engagement and that he had complied
with her request.
This afternoon it was announced by III.
ii. Mcclure that both Mrs. III. B. Holman
and her daughter are already upon the
ocean on their way TO Europe Mr.. Nc
Clure is a personal friend of both Mrs.
Holman and Mr.. Marconi. Until Mr.. Nc
Clure's announcement il was generally
supposed that Mrs. Holman and her daugh-
ter were al their home, No. POI West Sew
enty-second street 1t has been ascer-
tanned that they sailed on last Saturday.
presumably on the steamship Etruria, al
though Mr.. Mcclure declined to tell the
exact time of their departure. Yes it is
true that Mrs. Holman and her daughter
are now on their way to Europe. where
they expect TO spend several months" said
Mr. Mcclure. II must refuse to discuss the
reason for breaking off the engagement.
however. as | consider IL purely personal
matter and see no reason for making il
public. IL is sufficient TO say that the step
was taken at Miss Holmans request
Signor Marconi was found in his apart
ments in the Hoffman House. He con-
firmed the news. The wireless telegraphy
promoter was evidently much broken up,
and was in a state of deepest detection.
He was sitting at a table opening letters
and kilograms. In answer TO a question for
a confirmation or a denial OF the alleged
breaking Of the engagement, Signor Mar
conf said:
Yes, I say it is true and furthermore
I am very sorry to have to say IT
Was the engagement broken of at Miss
Holman's request2"
Yes: at Miss Josephine's request"
Mr.. MarcOni. was the breaking off of
the engagement owing. in any way. to the
delay in the completion of your expert
ments?
Il can only say that II was at Miss
Josephine's request. Any further expIana-
tion must come from her"
Mr.. Marconis eyes were moist as he an
swered his interviewer's questions, and his
whole air betokened that the man had re-
ceived severe blow
Was the engagement broken off by let
ter or verbally
IL cannot answer that question" said
SignOr Marconi.
will you assign any reason for the
breaking of the engagement"
mo; / cannot do so. Anything of that
kind must come from Miss Holman"
WAS the decision reached hastily?"
mo; she requested IL, and 1 took a couple
OF days to consider. and then complied with
her request"
Have you any hopes OF a reconciliation
Mr.. Marconi?" asked the interviewer.
StgnOr MarcOni hesitated before answer
Ing. His eyes wandered around the room
and AZ length he answered, sadly: 81 fear
the decision is final"
In answer 10 further questions SignOr
Marconi said he was hardly I'm a position
10 get married al the present time ~
have 10 travel about much,' he said
"and then my experiments have been de-
layed great deal because OF the winds at
Cape Cod and other reasons IL it was
not for this my experiments would be much
further advanced" Signor MarcOni an
nounced that he intended TO sail Tomorrow
on the Philadelphia. to be gone about six
weeks.
''Wnl you hold any correspondence with
Miss Holman while you away?" he was
asked.
NO: 1 don't think so"
And have you any hope that at a later
date. when your experiments are further
advanced, the engagement might be re-
newed?'
SignOr Marconi answered very SLOWLY
and dejectedly, II fear not"