The evening world., 1909-01-23
BIC WHITE STAR LINER REPUBLIC
HIT IN FOG AND ABANDONED At SEA

been unable to locate the drifting helpless Republic The Florida is
ppod feeling her way through the fog got into range the Republics
fog bells and informed the condition the latter vessel by word
of mouth sped through the mist through megaphoneS.
Immediately after The collision which happened believed about
daylight wireless messages projected from the Republic These
messages consisted the letters &C. @ d." which the wireless code
motifs all ships in the wireless that ship is danger
GOT THE "CALL FOR HELP"
As this signal recorded all business suspended every wireless
office reaches After time there M and then response to an
answering signal the distress and location the vessel danger
sent out
This the pursued by the commander of the Republic He
announced to all within the relh his wireless electrical arm that his
ship filling with water and helpless latitude 1910 longitude 49,
message reached the Baltic and La Lorraine at sea and was received
in the wireless Offices at Charown MvyYar Boston, Newport
Woods Hole, siasconset and Vineyard Haven.
MANY BOATS TO RESCUE.
The cutter Acrsnet started out from Woods Hole the
cutter Gresham started from Boston, the torpedo boat Gushing
started from Newport and the Mohawk and Seneca picked
the message somewhere along the and headed the general
direction of latitude 49, longitude TO- south Of Nantucket nghthp
The fog was thicker up there than the fog that soheed down
this city like blanket and the vessels bound for the Republic were
Obliged to proceed with caution because that section the Atlantic is
cky pnked with ships Iii right in the line of travel between New
York and all European ports
ENGINE ROOM FLOODED.
Capt Sealby, commander OF the Republic notified the White Sta;
offices this city of the collision brief wireless message He said
his vessel had been ramd by unknown ship tint no lives had been
lost that the engine Hooded but that the ship could keep aloat
until assistance reached her.
Other wireless messages received during the morning were not 50
assuring The captain the French liner Lorraine for instance sent
to his agents the following wireless despatch:
to of
southwest of Nantucket Heavy fog Cannot go her right away as
we have to take bearings
At about the time this message reached the French line offices
Capt Ransom the Baltic, sent wireless stating that he was on his
way the Of the Republic The Baltic seamng westward in the
fog had reached point liz miles Of Sandy Hook and off the
easy end of Long Island the news of the collision reached her
commander.
The vessel was instantly sent around wide curve and headed
back toward Nantucket The Baltic and Republic had passed close to
each other and exchanged messages only few hours before
The cutter Asn after two hours search through the
fog of Nantucket located the Republic and ran alongside.
LITTLE CUTTER ALONGSIDE
So known up that hour the little revenue cutter was
the only ship within reaching distance Of the disabled liner
believed by mariners that the collision occurred as the Re-
public about to turn Nantucket Lgh although beacon was
some distance away The position which the Republic reported herself
BE- of latitude 4o7 and longitude 10 slightly the north of the
regular steamer lane but the place where outward bound vessels
change their little north in order make the great circle
route for the Mediterranean
Besides her passenger list of All the Republic carried of $50
She had no ondc passengers The Storage passengers numbered
N Italians and 40 Portuguese From the fact that the engine of
the liner flooded plain that the force of the collision
strongly felt in the steerage and there undoubtedly thrilling panic
in that part Of the ship
SA WE'D BY WIRELESS
The wreck of the Republic the most marvellous story of the
years. BY the of the modern nventon wireless biography
she enabled notify the shore and other ships OF her dangerous
souls is
The last great disaster in this vicinity the sinking the French
liner La Bougogne of the coast Nova Scotia July 1893 That
before the days Of the wireless and only little ten years
La Bo,rgogne went dowr with loss OF $50 lives.
Nothing known of that accident for two days Then the sur