Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-29
MARCONIRERPPEARS
BEFORE TITANIC
Investigating
COMMITTEE
Inventor Of Wireless Anxious
to DisprOve Charge That
Messages From Rescue Ship
Were Delayed or Suppressed
OPERATORS WORKED TO
CAPACITY HE DECLARES

(ny Evening tlsrald a. r. Leased wirel
Washington, April Endcayorlng
further TO repudlate any iEsimatlons
that he had sought TO suppress or de-
lay news OF the sinking Of the Titanic.
Guglielmo Marconi, inventor Of wire
less telegraphy. appeared today Tor a
third time before the senate commit
tee OF inquiry.
Mr. Marconi had discovered after
leaving Washington last week that he
had sent message to the operator
Of the steamer Carpathia. urging him
10 send news OF the disaster 20 the
wireless station at slasconHett, Mass,
or two vessels OF The United states
navy He read copies IT these mes
sages and declared that when he was
examined before he had forgotten
about that nlessage
Mr.. MarcOni also produced copies OF
many ether MESSAGES which passed
between the Marconi office and the
Cafpathia In an endeavor 20 get defi-
mite information. Mr. MarcOni was
excused by the committee IN order
that he might sail until tomorrow fos
England
Mr.. Marconl read several additional
messages asking for news OF indi-
yiduals. among them Mr. and Mrs. Isl
dor Straus, Col John Jacob Astor,
Charles N. Hays, benjamin Guggen-
helm and Mai Archibald Butt
! tfltfft4r sraf uraaf
TO these messages sent by high Of
iicials Of the Marconl company"
II have no explanation to give OK
cept that the operators, believe.
we're busy on To Carpathia all the
time sending messages from the sur
vivors on board 10 their families and
relatives and friends ashore"
Mr.. Marconi said he dfi not believe
the captain OF The Carpashla had any
disposition TO prevent the sending OF
news.
+. NJ. Sammis, chief engineer OF
the American Marconl company, also
testified. explaining what had actua-
ted him IN sending messages 70 opera
tors Bride aud Cottam on the Carpa-
thla to hold their stories for -four
figures"
! AAt Mhu iuuNt AIIHAkGHiNNl Win
n newspaper for them 10 sell their
personal stories and had sent the mes
sagos 70 the "boys' Informing them OF
that fact
III. as matter of fact the wireless
operators on tine Carpathla we're
busy--so busy they could not answer
messages from the managers OF the
lcOmpany which employed them, IS
there not some means. OF checking up
the exact amount of tho hnslness they
actually transmitted during those
days?" the senator asked
Yes" Mr.. Marc0ni answered; lit
would take time. We would have TO
check np with The Cafpalhla"
The senator suggested that air.
Marconi find out Just how mncn busi-
ness Was done by the operators and
whom Il was transacted with. He
said II passengers on the Carpe,hia
were sending as many messages az
had been claimed ne thought It
strange that the public did not get
the news from relatives OF the sur
yivors.
Chief Engineers sammis inter-
lrupted 10 explain that he had handled
all the messages from the family OF
q. a. Hays of the Grand trunk, and OF
the AstOrs and that Information dia
cQme that neither AR. Hays nor Mr.
Astor vas on board.
I'VE can show that during those
days personal messages were coming
from the Cnrnaihia al the rate OF forty
TO fifty an hour" said MI Sammis.
THE captain OF the Carpath'a would
not handle any other business but
that OF getting the news OF the sur
vlvora 10 relatives. Theat were not
made public 20 any extent"
Mr.. Marconi said Operator Bride
told him on landing that from 400 10
500 messages bad been sent from the
Carpathia and acknowledged oy the
shore stations.
How can We ascertain how many
messages we're sent by Mr. ismay or
others from the CarpathiaY"
only by getting the records OF the
ships themselves" answered Mr.
Marconl "Thero is prohibition
against she publication Of these rec
ords Ia the English law"
Senator Smith said the committee
desired an messages passing between
the ship and g. Druce lsmny and tho
officials az the white star line.