The Washington times., 1928-11-19
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NEW YORK, Nov. 19. The
mystery surrounding the radio
grams sent from the liner
Vestris before she flashed an
SOS a week ago today is ex-
pected to be cleared when
United States Attorney Charles
TT. Tnttle's investigation of the
disaster is resumed this after
noon before United States
G b m missioner Francis A.
O'Neill.
TuttIe announced last night that
by this afternoon ne would have ~
his dispoxaA additional and hitherto
unpubIislae radiograns from the
liner. Because OF this new infOrs
nation. the date OF the resumption
OF the hearing was advanced from
tomorrow to this afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Call To Owners
The new evidence, Tuttle indl
Gated, may determined whether
Capt. William J. Carey, who went
down with his ship, communicated
directly with the ships offices IN
New York before authorizing the
sending of an SOS Tnttle has
been searching for radio messa ges
which might show that the owners
instructed Captain Carey to wait
for the Voltaire. sister ship OF tIIe
Nestris, instead OF sending out a
call for help a week ago yesterday
when the Vestris was in a serious
condition.
Tuttle believes the owners laight
have done this to save salvage fees,
which would not have been neces-
sary with the. Voltaire doing. the
rescue work. The company has de-
MED this charge, but the possibility
remains that Captain Carey may
have delayed on his own initiative.
Denies Message
David Cook. yice-president Of
sanderson and Son, American agents
for Lamport and Holt. declared in
a statement issued last night that
officials of the line here received no
message from Captain Carey until
after they had asked him what his
trouble was. He asserted that Tuttt
was wasting his time" in attempt
ing to uncover such a message. The
statement read in part as follows:
",The first we knew OF any trouble
on the Vestris was about lO15 Mon"
day morning when a representative
Of a radio station informed us that
the ship was sending out an ~
s." 1 then instructed the RADIO
Marine Corporation to send q wire
less 10 Capt. Carey asking him what
his trouble was, and his reply was
the first communication we had
from him,
''Tuttle Is wasting his time try
ing to unearth some message be-
tween Capt. Carey and me before
the $ o 5 was sent out. -
Has Messages
Tuttle announced last night that
all radio messages picked up by,
the Voltaire while the Vestris was
in distress are in his hands. He
added that all messages concerning
The Vestris which had been inter
cepted by commercial radio sta
tions at Tuckerton, n. j., and at
Chatham, Mass, and by all naval
radio stations along the coast would
be available for presentation at the
investigation this afternoon.
Charles Verchere, third radio oper-
ator of the Vestris, testified last
week that a preliminary distress
message owe may need assistance }
was sent from the Vestris to all
slvipS shortly before the sos was
flashed. Whether the ship gave PRIOR
notice to the line is expected to
be revealed at the inquiry today.
Capt. Henry MeConkey, marine
superintendent of British Steamship
Lines in New York, will participate
in the inquiry today at the suggss'
ton OF the British government.
Commissioner O'Neill, acting on
Tuttle's reconim endation, will name
"a nautical expert to represent the
United States.
John Smith, representing the
British wireless service (Marconl
company, was to testify today.
Other witnesses who may appear are
Arthur J. Costigan, who has been
searching the files Of his company
the Radiomarine Corporation capt
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