Wednesday, April 22, 2015
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Titanic’s distress signals ‘irst heard by local man’
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LAST WEEK marked the 113th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, which killed more than 1,500 passengers and crew. But did you know a man based near Blackwood was the first to pick up distress signals from the stricken ship? It was at Gelligroes Mill in
Pontllanfraith where ama- teur radio enthusiast Artie Moore picked up the first SOS from the ship over 3,000 miles away in the Atlantic. The wireless experimenter received calls for help after the Titanic hit an iceberg in 1912, but, after racing to in- form local police, no-one in the area believed him. The mill was home to the Moore family and Arthur (Artie) – who lived between 1887 and 1949 – was a keen wireless experimenter, us- ing his homemade, crude radio equipment to receive calls on that fateful night.
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The mill’s curator, David Constable, said although he doesn’t hold a commemora- tion every year he still re- members the Moore family on the anniversary of the tragedy. He said: “Arthur’s hand- made radio equipment was the very beginning of long- distance communications and the internet of its day.” On that fateful night Mr Moore received a faint Morse code transmission that said: “Require immedi- ate assistance. Come at once we have struck an iceberg. “Sinking, we are putting
the women off in the boats.” The final signal he received was “Come quickly as possi-
5 News in brief
Appeal for help THE RSPCA is asking for information after the body of a dead dog with “extreme injuries” was found in Caer- philly. The charity was called by
a member of the public fol- lowing the discovery at the bottom of Bowls Lane on Thursday, April 16. RSPCA inspector Selina Chan said: “We are appeal- ing for information to see if anybody knows anything about this dog. “It looks like it may have
been eaten by another ani- mal, but we don’t knowwhat has happened. We have no suspects at present. “The dog has no micro-
chip so we can’t identify the owner.” Anyone who may have in-
formation should contact inspector Chan on 0300 123 8018.
Mark Uphill from Blackwood and District Amateur Radio Society with a display of some of Artie Moore’s equipment.
ble old man our engine room is filling up to the boilers.” It was only two days later
when it was announced in the national press people re- alised he had been right. The receiving of these
signals is believed to be the only land-based reception in the UK, possibly the world, as they were relayed to New- foundland by other ships. On the 110th anniversary
the mill held a commemora- tive exhibition that featured
a display of Arthur’s sur- viving equipment that the Moore family presented to The Blackwood and District Amateur Radio Society. Mr Constable said he next plans to mark the catastro- phe on the 115th anniversary.
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