Absolutely no censorship was exercised, he said. The wire-
less continued working all the way in, the Marconi operator
being constantly at the key.
Guglielmo Marconi, the wireless inventor, was the next
witness.
Marconi said he was chairman of the British Marconi Company.
Under instructions of the company, he said, operators
must take their orders from the captain of the ship on which
they are employed.
"Do the regulations prescribe whether one or two operators
should be aboard the ocean vessels?"
"Yes, on ships like the late Titanic and Olympic two are
carried," said Marconi. "The Carpathia, a smaller boat,
carries one. The Carpathia's wireless apparatus is a short-
distance equipment."
TITANIC WELL EQUIPPED
"Do you consider that the Titanic was equipped with the
latest improved wireless apparatus?"
"Yes; I should say that it had the very best."
"Did you hear the captain of the Carpathia say, in his testimony,
that they caught this distress message from the Titanic
almost providentally?" asked Senator Smith.
"Yes, I did. It was absolutely providential."
"Is there any signal for the operator if he is not at his post?'{'}
"I think there is none," said Marconi.
"Ought it not be incumbent upon ships to have an operator
always at the key?"
"Yes; but ship-owners don't like to carry two operators
when they can get along with one.
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