Evening journal., 1912-04-25
WIRELESS OPERATORS
HELD BACK STORIES
OF TITANIC HORROR
FOR THE HIGH DOLLAR
This fhe Story as Unfoded Today Before Senate In
vesfigafing Committee by Msrcon-SaYs Bride
COT $500 for His Story and That Gotham Col
Iecied Another Fancy Figure.
WIZARD DENIES HE SENT MESSAGE
ASKING MEN TO HOLD TALE FOR MONEY

ally protested Tho operator was
assigned to the Cunard liner Maure-
tania, but was held here and unabis
10 sail with her
Another bunch of trouble for Chair
man Smith is complaints Of his col-
leagues that he rs monopolizing tho
hearing Some Of the senators resent
his program of running the hearings,
asking practically all of the ques-
tons Senator Burton of Ohio Ia
"hucking over the traces breaking
into the quizsing. asking his own ques-
tions and then leaving the room. Sen.
ator Bourne. OF Oregon. has also in
dicated restiyeness by breaking into
Smiths CONGRATULATIONS. other
senators now attend the hearing only
brief time during the sessions
As oil upon the troubled waters,
Senator Smith today promised TO hear
all the Titanic seamen first. before
putting any passengers ON the stand.
He also promised TO hurry up pro-
ceedlngs.
When the hearing resumed today.
a smaller crowd iammed the corri-
dors OF the Senate Building. The great
crowd has grudgingly abandoned eff
! forts to crowd into the small room
/ But great part has crowded into the
halls for glimpse Of j. Bruce Is
may and star actors in the ocean
tragedy
Marconi on the Stand.
William Marconi, the wireless in
ventor. was the first witness today.
coming over from New York at Sem
ator Smiths request He admitted a
message was sent from the New York
Marconi Offices to Operator Cottam on
the Carpathia, ordering him to hold
news story of the disaster at four
hgures.'
4 "But the message was not sent un-
til the Carpathia was of Sandy Hook.
practically In New York Harbor,' said
Marconi.
He denied personal knowledge Of
= the message. saying Chief Engineer
r Sammis. OF the New York office, wa
responsible
Marconi said an interview with Cot
tam and not wireless message was
= meant to be held for a big money
|, bonus.
Senator Smith. in opening tho hear
ing said he understood depositiona
would be taken today from officers
ana crew OF tno steamer MOUNT itm'
! pie. which is said TO have been five
. miles from the crippled and sinking
Titanic.
Freak kilograms offering sugges'
s tions were showered ON Senator Smith
a today. Richard S. Oakley, of Spokane
. wired suggestion for a spool buoy
% to End eunken vessels
rconi said he is always consult.
y ed regarding wireless equipment OF
an ships. but did not manage these
q details Godfrey c Isaacs, of London
= Is business manager.
- IL have no official connection With
= tho British government except ad'
visory in connection with wireless
work said the inventor. THE British
\ post office department has charge Of
the wireless"
"A Marconi said he has a special con-
n tract of 2S years with the British gov
ernment providing for erection of go"
a ernment wireless stations.
"The Cape Race station he said
h has radius of 400 miles by day and
~ over 900 miles by night
- "Wth a ship like the Titanic or
!. Olympic, how far away could crpe
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