The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-04-29

tlon regarding the Titanic disaster from his operators, Marconi read . on April 18th, 18th, 17th and 18th. They were to the Camperdown. N. S., Cape Race, N. s., and Siasconsett, Mass. stations. Some were signed Franklin, others "Marconi Company" and all urged rush answers to the requests contained for information regarding the Titanic, Carpathia and Olympic. One asked for names of Titanic survivors on the Carpathia-
 Particular inquiry as to whether John Jacob Astor was on the Car pathia was made in a message on the 1ath. On the same date the Marconi offices ordered the four Massachu- setts stations to handle nothing but the Carpathia's calls and sent fn- structions to all other stations not to interfere.
 Was that a .silcence' message?" plained Marconi, that was an agree ment made with the government to expedite news from the CarDat-lis
 On April 18th, one of the messages to a tug ordered the transfer to the Carpathia of Jack Binns, wireless hero of the Republic disaster, on khe ground that the Carpathia's operators were exhausted. Other messages the same day pleaded for information whether Major Butt, Isidor Straus, Charles M. Hays. Benjamin Guggen- helm or J. J. Astor were safe.
 Marconi said that his inability to get information from the Carpathia was because the operators were busy all the time transmitting messages from the Titanfc's survivors to friends and relatives ashore.
 T don't believe the captain sup pressed news despatches," said Mar conf.
 "I have spoken to Operator Bride since he arrived here" said Marconi | 'sHe told me that he transmitted sev- eral hundred messages that day and was busy all the time.''
 Marconi said that 1t appeared strange to one not >well acQuatuted with the facts that facts concerning the sinking of the Titanic did not be- come public until late Monday, when Captain Paddock made the announce ment, but said he would explain that.
 The Carpathia reached the posi- tion of the Titanic early in the morning and picked up survivors" Marconi said. Her installation was not strong enough to reach shore sta tions. The Olympic heard of the ac- cident and by reason of her more powerful installation was able to send the news to Cape Race station. So far as I know the Olympic did not send this news until the afternoon"
 Smith insisted on knowing on what information the message saying the Titanic was safe and was being tow ed to Halifax was based. Marconf knew nothing of this he said.
 Smith said he wanted copies of an- swers received by Marconf Company or constituent companies in answer to messages already received or sent by Isrnay or any other officers of the International Marine Company, bear ing on the disaster.
 Crie 1F hA HF4~ Company said all service messages would be collected from the stations and submitted to the committee. He added, however, that the company would have to consider the legality and propriety of making public pri- included messages between 1smay and the White Star Line.
 On behalf of the White Star Line. it was stated that the Marconf and all other companies could make pub lie any of it's telegrams. F. M- Sam Marconi Company, was then called to the stand. Before Sammis was exa- mined, Senator Smith made public cablegram he received, today, from Captain Hatterf, of the liner Frank fort now at Bremen. He reported that the first knowledge he had of the Titanic's collision was at 10:10 p. n1.. New York time. The Frankfort, af- ter 20 minutes, headed toward the sinking vessel. The position given was reached at 9:4e a. m., New York time.
 Sanmis said he did not wish to shift responsibility for the message to the wireless operators on the Car pathia but insisted that the plan of having the operators hold their stor- ies "for four figures" originated with Expert Davidson, in charge of the Seagate wireless station and not with himself.
 .'This telegram has been the object of scorn and comment by my neigh bors,' he said. 'T knew the boys, Cotton and Bride, were exhausted and thought it would cheer them up to give them this news. There was no injunction to secrecy"
 The wireless which Davidson is al- leged to have sent was as follows:
 "Seagate to Carpathia: Say old man. Marconi Company planning, take care of you. Keep your mouth closed sold story in four figures. Do your best to clear"
 Sammis said he went to the Car- pathia a couple of hours after she docked and found Bride there Later he accompanied Marconi to the Cum ard dock. At the Strand Hotel, he said, he met a representative of the purchaser of Cottam's story. Sam1nis declared the withholding of press messages was proper as the rule was ship messages first