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Daily News from New York, New York • 188

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DAILY NEWS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1223 SHIP ONLY 35 MILES FROM VES 6 TRIS Q- If that exhausts your mes Sunday night, but the reason sages for Sunday, except for pri vate messages, well take Monday. Read the first entrv on Mondav. A. 9:10 a. m.

Monday, Nov. 12, vesina called Tuckerton, N. "We are heeling over and may need immediate assistance. Please tloned" by Capt Jessup, after Tattle repeated queries failed to elicit much helpful information. Capt.

Jessup's interest was heightened in this witness when he learned that Welland was in charge of the lifeboats. Welland stoutly defended the lifeboats and their equipment and swore they were all in good condition. Welland told Capt. Jessup that each lifeboat he saw had an officer in charge, contrary to passengers' stories. Log Shews Calls.

The radio lee- 0 the Vln.i MOTHER LINER, 180 MILES OFF, KEPT ON COURSE (Continued from page eot. i) been calling the Ve.tria for several hours succeeded in establishing contact, code messages ex" tbanged: "Anything to communicate! a led the Voltaire. "Nothing to communicate," said the Vestris. Ten a. m.

came, and a rush of pleas for help from the Vestris. Day was little more than half done when Capt. Carey's vessel rolled not explained. A second government inquiry will begin today at the customs house. The inquiry, which is expected to last three days, will be presided over by Dickerson N.

Hoover, While his widow sat in a wheelchair in an ante-room, too weak to stand, funeral services for Maj. Yoshio Inouye, Japanese military attache at Buenos Aires, were held yesterday at the National Casket company's chapel at 138 East 57th st. As there were no Buddhist priests available, the rites were performed by three Christian ministers. (Other picture on page 20.) Tbr bat a port nm Ship Off Azores SendsSOS A wireless call for immediate assistance was sent out early today by the Danish freighter Alexandra in distress off the Azores. The first SOS from her was received by the Marconi station at San Miguel in the Azores and was picked up here by the Kadiomarine corporation.

The Alexandra reported her position as off Fayal, but did not reveal what trouble had overtaken her. It is thought her plight was due to heavy weather. The vesselhas a crew of about 35 men. keep close watch for broadcast calL" At 9:58 Vestris sent SOS and said, "We are heeling over thirty-one degrees on starboard side. Send immediate assistance." showed that vessel msda sttcmnts Two.

minutes later Tuckerton the calL At 10:02 Tuck-i erton asked the Vestri' position. At 10:08 Vestris answered. At 10:15 that was broadcast with re-I quest for ships in that vicinity to stand At 11.10 Tuckerton had to communicate with the Vestris from Saturday on. rettino rwilio at 6:09 a. m.

Sunday, 5:19 p. m. Sunday, and 4:56 a. m. Monday.

I The Voltaire's calls were numerous Tbat'B wkat yon will My if ya read Paul Galileo and aia rlmr -1 ff of aporta wrlteFl. slowly to its side ana sanK. And a steamer with wireless equipment was only thirty-five miles away when the SOS crackled forth. his craft too siow to reach the scene in time, remained unexplained. Capt.

E. P. Jessup, jnewly-ap-pointed American technical adviser after the hearing that the Giorgio Ohlaen collected position reports of ships. Spoke Italian Ship. Ai 1 :29 the Vestris' signals faded out, then came in very faintly: "We are going to abandon ship in few minutes.

Getting lifeboats ready." At 1 30 the Vestris said: "We are abandoning ship now." Costigan's reading of the messages indicated that the steamer Ohlsen at 10:02 a. m. Monday, was thirty-five miles away, ana there was a record of a communication sent by the Vestris to the Giorgio Olsen at 11 a. m. asking the latter's bearings.

Herbert G. Welland, 23. third officer of the Vestris. was ques- Find Secret Messages. Such was the picture of the worst north Atlantic disaster in recent years, at the close of yesterday's session of the federal inquiry being conducted by U.

S. Attorney Charles II. Tuttle. It was a picture clarified by the introduction of many long-sought A Good Fur Coat I froat a atualafcte atom whoas cuaraatee 9 tf I 0 3 70a eaa relT on. 1 aal C-M Caranrf Cri UuBO Caat taw Ctoty Gaajrrrt 4yai 1 upm wMra mi wwwwy nuy aiBara Rlskty SL.

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T. Candy of the California explained last night that his ship was being buffeted by the storm which wrecked the Vestris when the tatter's distress call filtered into the radio room. "The Santa Barbara and the Japanese steamer; Ohio Maru, were both nearer the Vestris than the California." Candy said. The Ohio Maru was only sixty miles away. "Our ship was being damaged by the storm.

The wind was of hurricane force. Our ventilators were blown away, our foretops and rails on several decks were broken. "We thought that other vessels nearer the scene would be able to handle the situation." Radio logs from ships and land YVi i Sale Today! Solvea Many Christmas Gift Problems HOUBIGANT'S Face Powders stations for the first time were pieced together to make a connected story at yesterday's session before Commissioner rrancis A. O'NeilL Arthur J. Costigan.

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He was questioned by Tuttle. Q. Did you find messages regarding the Vestris on Sunday? A. Only this a weather report. 09 as they were, these messages brought with them further elements of mystery, to make more complicated Tuttle's search for the truth.

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