[Extract of P. V. book Marconi office, steamship Baltic, Apr. 14, 1912.] SUNDAY, April 14, 1912.
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| 10.45 p.m.
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| 11.10 p.m.
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Jamming bad, but hear Titanic very faint, calling Olympic - latter strong; freaky. Hear Caronia calling. He tells me Titanic requires immediate assistance, gives position. 41.46 N, 50.14 W. - I advise bridge and call Titanic but unable to gain his attention. He appears to be tuned to Olympic and cuts me out. |
| 11.35 p.m.
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Titanic tells Olympic, "We are getting the women off in small boats." Tells Titanic, "Baltic coming to assistance." Caronia, I don't appear to reach him
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| 11.45 p.m.
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Titanic says, "Engine room getting flooded."
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| MONDAY, April 15, 1912.
Message from bridge gives our position 243 miles east of Titanic.
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| 12.10 a.m.
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| 1.05 a.m.
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| 2.10 a.m.
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Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm calls C.Q. I tell him standby on phones and not call.
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| 3.05 a.m.
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Eastport. Me. (station on Bay of Fundy) asks Frankfurt re C.Q.D. calls (he was jambing me at 11.05 p.m.). |
| 5.05 a.m.
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Signals Carpathia, Unable to work owing to persistent jamming by Californian, who is talking all the time. |
| 5.30 a.m.
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Californian persists in talking to steamship Birma such remarks as "Do you see a four-master salmon, pink smoke-stack, steamer around," etc. Impossible for us to work.
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| 5.45 a.m.
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| 6.55 a.m.
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Signals Carpathia but can do nothing for jambing by Californian and Birma, who are carrying on long, irrelevant conversations.
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| 7.10 a.m.
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In communication with Carpathia exchange traffic re passengers and get instructions to proceed Liverpool. We turn round at 7.15 a. m. We have come west 134 miles.
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| 9.10 a.m.
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| 9.20 a.m.
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Two from Virginian.
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| 10.15 a.m.
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Signals from Virginian and Antillian.
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| 10.30 a.m.
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Californian still monopolizing the air with his remarks. Carrying on conversations with every station. Carpathia is trying to send me a message but communication is out of the question of owing to Californian.
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| 11.00 a.m.
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Still impossible to work Carpathia owing to Californian and Prinz Adalbert. |
| Noon
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By on phones trying for Carpathia.
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| 12.50 p.m.
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| 1.00 p.m.
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Balfour off.
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| GILBERT W. BALFOUR.
Officer in charge, Marconi Telegraphs, Steamship Baltic.
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