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September SOS, continued from p. 1 girl. Both traveling as Mr. and Master
Robinson. Kendall.” Scotland Yard
Desk Schedule His message was picked up by the was immediately notified, and they
Marconi station on Nantucket Island, dispatched detectives on a faster ship.
which then broadcast the position of the When Crippen and le Neve arrived in
Sat/1 W. Barbuck W. Barbuck stricken vessels and the need for imme- Quebec, detectives were waiting. Crip-
Sun/ 2 OPEN OPEN diate assistance. Hours went by. Binns pen was returned to England for trial,
Mon/3 D./V. Wray D./V. Wray remained at his station, still sending on found guilty and hanged. Le Neve was
weakened batteries until the wireless acquitted.
Tue/4 D. Kavula OPEN
room was awash. Finally, the Baltic The story of the Titanic is so well
P.Boghossian OPEN arrived. Rescue! Binns was hailed as a known that only a few, key wireless
Wed/5 R. Kinn M.Goesmann hero and received a ticker tape parade aspects are covered here. The two

Thur/6 M. Slagle F. Davis in lower Manhattan. Another hero Marconi operators, Jack Phillips and
was the wireless, a true technological Harold Bride, were hard-pressed that
H. Weldon J. Barrett
marvel of the fateful night of
Fri/7 G. Fazio OPEN twentieth century. Sunday, April
Sat/8 P. VanDooremaal C.McLaughlin Dr. Hawley 14, 1912. New
Sun/9 OPEN R. Kinn Harvey Crippen York was not
was the first crim- that far away
Mon/10 D./V. Wray D./V. Wray
inal to be caught and they had
Tue/11 M. Slagle OPEN through wireless. just come into

H. Weldon In 1909, he mur- range of the
Wed/12 S. Stenzel OPEN dered his second wireless at Cape
wife in England Race, New-
Thur/13 G. Wojciecowski F. Davis
and then fled foundland—so
J. Barrett with his young many messages
Fri/14 G. Fazio OPEN mistress, Ethel le to send to rela-
Sat/15 D. Langdon J. Kisosondi Neve. The lovers tives, business
sailed for Canada contacts and the
Sun/16 K. Nelson OPEN
on the White Star like. Only hours
Mon/17 D./V. Wray D./V. Wray liner Montrose. before, Phillips
Tue/18 D. Schoengold J. Geier Cri pp e n wa s and Bride had

Wed/19 J. McManus S. Stenzel aware that he was Drawing of RMS Titanic’s captain and succeeded in re-
a prime suspect radio operator, titled “The S.O.S” pairing the set.
Thur/20 G. Wojciecowski F. Davis
and shaved off his We can only
J. Barrett mustache, while le Neve traveled as his speculate what would have happened
Fri/21 G. Fazio OPEN “son,” in boy’s clothes, including a cap had they been unsuccessful; the great
Sat/22 R. Conductor OPEN to hide her hair. Unfortunately for them, ship could have gone down and no
Captain Henry Kendall noticed that the one would have known. The Marconi
Sun/23 D. Langdon M./L. Utah
boy’s hips swayed more like those of a instrument was the standard 1.5 kW
Mon/24 D./V. Wray D./V. Wray girl, the hair was softer and the trousers marine wireless. It had a normal nau-

Tue/25 D. Schoengold M. Pults didn’t fit properly. He immediately tical range of 250 miles, but at night
Wed/26 M. Goesmann OPEN became suspicious, having read ac- it was possible to make contact as far
counts of the murder in a local paper away as 2,000 miles. The Titanic had
Thur/27 G. Wojciecowski F. Davis
with photos of the couple. He sent a been repeatedly warned of ice, and
J. Barrett wireless message to White Star’s office just over two hours before she struck
Fri/28 OPEN OPEN in Liverpool: “Have strong suspicion the iceberg, the steamer Mesaba, had
Sat/29 K. Nelson OPEN that Crippen London Cellar Murderer advised her position and cautioned
and accomplice are among saloon pas- all ships, “Saw much heavy pack ice
Sun/30 Diane Langdon M./L. Utah
sengers. Mustache taken off, growing and great number large icebergs . . . .”
beard. Accomplice dressed as boy. Phillips had already passed a number
Changes? Call Kate at 515-5350 Voice manner and build undoubtedly a of ice warnings to the bridge, and this

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