United States Senate Inquiry

Day 15

Affidavit of James A. Hosey

TAUNTON, MASS., May 6, 1912.

While engaged in my routine at Taunton, Mass., as a telegrapher, on Monday morning, April 15, 1912, I received a flash message over the land wires, between the hours of 8 and 11, stating Titanic sunk. A little later, probably 5 or 10 minutes, I received a "kill" on this flash, which read, to the best of my memory: "Kill flash Titanic sunk. Montreal says the wireless operator at Cape Race made a mistake in reading wireless signals."

JAMES A. HOSEY.
TAUNTON, MASS., May 6, 1912.


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSSETTS, BRISTOL, ss:

Then personally appeared the above James A. Hosey and made oath before me that the above statement was true.

FRANK B. FOX,
Notary Public.