RMS Titanic - telegram from Marconi to Carpathia

RMS Titanic - one of the rarest and finest Titanic related telegrams known, described by the late Ken Schultz as an exceptional piece of history'. A handwritten marconigram sent to the Carpathia by Guglielmo Marconi on 18 April 1912 at 3.15am: Wire your news dispatches immediately to MSC or to Navy boats if this impossible ask Captain give reason why no news allowed to be transmitted Guglielmo Marconi'. Marconi gave lengthy evidence to the US Senate enquiry, denying that he attempted to communicate with the Carpathia, but later admitting when he was recalled by the enquiry that he sent one telegram, this one. The marconigram is framed and glazed

Admitted Allowed Attempted Carpathia Denying Described Dispatches Enquiry Evidence Exceptional Finest Glazed Guglielmo Handwritten Immediately Impossible Includes Lengthy Marconi Marconigram Provenance Rarest Reason Recalled Related Schultz Senate Telegram Telegrams Transmitted

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