Existing comment:
Marconi Room:
Titanic's radio room was staffed with two operators who worked for the Marconi Company, John (Jack) Phillips, 25, and Harold Bride, 21. The pair installed and tested the equipment before sea trials and maintained continuous coverage once the ship was underway. Passengers delivered personal messages, paid for by the word, to an office which then sent them to the radio room via pneumatic tube for transmission. Incoming messages were typed out on a form and returned to the office for delivery to passengers. Messages concerning navigation were delivered directly to the bridge which was on the same deck as the radio room. During the first 36 hours of the voyage, the two men sent 250 passenger telegrams. |