The San Francisco call., 1909-01-25

night AND VIII not come up 20 the city
for several hours.
NEW YORK. Jan. 24-The palatial
oceanic ship Republic. of the White Star
line. which was in collision with the
Italian liner Florida early Saturday
morning of Nantucket Mass. went
down al 7:3o o'clock tonight. The pas
sengers, taken of many hours before,
are ora the Baltic, which was off Sandy
Hook at late hour making this port.
Republic Taken in Tow
The Republic was in tow of the
revenue cutter Gresham and the dere-
lict destroyer Seneca, proceeding to New
York when she sank on board were
Captain Sealby with volunteer detail
of the crew. They had towed only a
short distance when the Republic be-
gan 10 settle rapidly. Seeing no hope
of saving the vessel. Captain sealby
gave the order to abandon it. and the
crew was taken off by the Gresham.
which cast loose from the crippled liner
and stood by until it sank.
The Gresham and the Seneca then
headed for the Massachusetts coast and
wiz land Captain seaIby and his brave
crew al Gay Head, Mass, or Newport,
Rhode Island.
The point where the Republic went
down is described in brief wireless
messages received here tonight as of
10 Mans Land, small island south Of
AIarthas Vineyard.
The Italian liner Florida, which
crashed into the Republic in the dense
fog OFF Nantucket. Mass, early satur-
day morning and gave it the death
blow. is slowly steaming toward New
York conveyed by the American liner
New York.
Six Persons Perish
il Is definitely known now that six
persons lost their lives when the col
lision occurred. These were Mrs. F.
Lynch Of Boston. ". J. Mooney of
Langdon. n. D.. and four others. Two
others IT. Lynch husband of Mrs
Lynch. and N. j. Murphy were injured
how the passengers of the Republic
were killed. or the nature of the injur-
ies 10 Murphy and Lynch. is
not known by the officials Of the White
star line. who have communicated with
relatives OF the dead and injured.
Moody ana his wife were bound with
1Ir and Mrs. Murphy on a pleasure
trip from the west to the Mediter-
ranean and occupied staterooms on
The port side. Mr. and Mrs Lynch oc-
cupied an adjoining stateroom The
company can not understand how the
passengers We're killed or injured in
that part OF the Republic, which it is
understood. was struck amidships.
Not less than seven ocean liners, the
Baltic. New York, Furnessia, La Lor-
raine and Lucania and the two crippled
ships-Florida and Repubnc-igured in
the stirring story The 442 passengers
and some members Of the crew OF the
Republic have undergone two transfers
on the open. sea, first to the crippled
Florida Saturday morning and again
carly today to the more -commodious
Baltic. which is bringing also the 900
passengers from the disabled Florida.
After the transfer Of the passengers
from the Republic to the Florida.
which had no accommodations for the
800 and more additions to ats already
heavy list. Captain VoltoIon Of the
Italian ship gave orders to stand by
until further help arrived. An exami-
Hation Of the Florida showed that its
cutwater and how had been crumpled
as Il 1t had crashed into stone wall
and its forward compartments were
filed with water
Mooney a Rich Broker
GRAND FORKS. y. D.. Jan. 2s.-W.
J. Mooney who was killed in the col
lision Of the steamers Republic and
FLORIDA. was 60 years old and was one
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