Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-30
Wireless Inventor Produces
Messages to Show That
He Tried to Obtain Infor-
nation of Disaster.
SAMMIS EXPLAINS
-FOUR FIGURES" WIRE
Engineer Declares He Did
Not Attempt to Suppress
News, but Referred to OPP
orators Personal Stories.

Washington, D. c.. April 29.-En-
deavoring further to repudiate any in
timations that he had sought in any
way to suppress ordinary news of the
sinking of the Titanic, Gugliel,) Mar
conf, inventor Of wireless telegraphy,
appeared today for third time before
the senate committee of inquiry into
the disaster. ..L.
Mr.. Marconi had discovered after
leaving Washington last week that he
had sent message to the operator of
the steamship Carpathia urging him to
send news Of the disaster to the wire
less station at Siasconset, Mass, or
to vessels of the United States navy.
He read copies of these messages and
declared that when he was examined
by the committee before he had for
gotten about that message. Mr.. Mar
conf also produced copies of many
other messages which passed between
the Marconi office and the Carpathia
In an endeavor to get definite informa-
tion Of the wreck and the survivors.
Mr.. Marconi read several additional
messages asking for news Of indi-
viduals, among them Mr.. and Mrs.
Isidore Straus, Coll John Jacob Astor,
Charles M. Hays, BENJAMIN Guggen-
heimS and Major Archibald Butt.
sWhy did you not get any reply to
these messages, sent by high officials
OF the Marconi company"
ri have no explanation to give ex-
cept that the operators, believe, were
busy on the Carpathia, all the time
sending messages from the survivors
on board to their families and relatives
and friends ashore"
Mr.. Marconi said he did not believe
that the captain Of the Carpathia had
any disposition to prevent the sending
OF news.
F. M. Sammis, chief engineer of the
American Marconi Co., also testified,
explaining what had actuated Lin in
sending messages to operators Bride
and Cottam on the Carpathia to hold
their stories for -four figures" He
said he had made an arrangement with
q newspaper for them to sell their per-
sonal stories and had sent the mes
sages to the ''boys" informing them
Of that fact.
kilograms Introduced.
Guglielno Marconi, head of the Mar
conf company, was recalled to the wit
ness SLdIlu Wu0u Iu0 ScuSdIlOudl III
quiry into the Titanic disaster was re-
sumed today.
Senator Smith said that the, COM
mittee desired all messages passing be-
tween the Carpathia and ]. Bruce Is
may, managing director Of the Interna-
tional Merchantile Marine and officers
of the White Star line.
p. A. S. Franklin held hurried con-
sultation with Mr.. Ismay asd then
addressed the committee.
II want to say in behalf of Mr.. Is
may, for the International Mercantile
Marine, for the White Star line, and for
myself personally" he said, that we
absolve all telegraph, wireless and
cable companies from Withholding from
the committee any message sent or
received in connection with the dis
aster.' .4> >.s
Senator Smith then read cablegram
from the commander Of the steamship
Frankfurt. it follows:
First advice from Titanic about
collision 10:40 evening, New York time
39.47 N; 52.21 West. Frankfurt took
position to Titanic after 80 minutes.
Maximum speed Is miles. Total dis
tance 14O miles. Arrived 9:20 morn
ing, New York time.
(Signed) Hatterf, commander Frank
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