Titanic’s Telegram To Ship’s Operator Could Prove Historical Lie
- 8 years ago
A telegram sent from the Titanic to Philip A. S. Franklin, an executive at the ship’s operating company, could mean that Franklin lied about having no knowledge about the accident during a Congressional hearing about it; the telegram is currently being auctioned off.
A document that has recently been put up for auction offers insights into one of the most famous shipping disasters in history.
Heritage Auctions is selling an artifact from the R.M.S. Titanic described as “Distress Telegram Sent to the White Star Line.”
The telegram was sent via Western Union on April 15, 1912 from the ship and was addressed to Philip A. S. Franklin, an executive with the ship’s operator, White Star Line.
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A document that has recently been put up for auction offers insights into one of the most famous shipping disasters in history.
Heritage Auctions is selling an artifact from the R.M.S. Titanic described as “Distress Telegram Sent to the White Star Line.”
The telegram was sent via Western Union on April 15, 1912 from the ship and was addressed to Philip A. S. Franklin, an executive with the ship’s operator, White Star Line.
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