The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-26

NS" iolh, jail So.-6 ltn Jne sur
viyors from the steamships Republic
and Florida quartered i'm hotels
throughout the city or with friends or
relatives, with the Florida in port and
the Republic under forty-odd fathoms
of water south OF Nantucket, Satur-
days disaster has practically passed
into history. Although many little do
tails and interesting points yet remain
to be cleared technical instructions,
OF salvage and of responsibility are
the principal problems which remain
unsettled. The wreck. barring a few
minor criticisms, will be recorded as
one Of the most picturesque and at the
same time admirably handled in his
tory.
Captain Sealby and forty-one officers
OF the Republic. who arrived last night
on the derelict destroyer Seneca, are
vet to be heard from but statement
from Captain Sealby is expected to.
day.
1t has been noted with interest that
]. B. Binns, familiarly known as
Jack" the Republics wireless oper-
ator, who has been declared the silent
hero of the wreck, has maintained
dignif1ed silence in keeping with the
reputation he has earned. He was
on the Seneca with the Republics crew
last night but refused To be seen. To-
day, however. he will be pressed for a
full statement of his experiences. anil
one New York paper this morning
prints what purports to be an account
by him of his vigil at his instruments.
There appears to bo little chance
for saving the Republic as she lies at
the bottom of the Atlantic at depth
variously estimated at from thirty to
forty-flve fathoms in one OF the rough
est stretches of water between Hat
teras and Cape Race. Wreckers say
that an effort to float her would be
foolhardy and in the opinion of l. J..
Merritt, president Of the Merritt &
Chapman Wrecking company, no such
attempt will ever be made,
Vessels have been raised from a
depth of eighty fathoms, he said, but
only when they lay in sheltered posi-
tions and not In the open sea.
CAS- yet, we have not the exact loca-
ton of the Republic" Mr.. Merritt said,
"but understand she Is about thirty
fathoms under, ten miles south of Nan
tucket That place Is absolutely un-
protected and while we might work on
her for month without mishap. the
f1rst storm would ruin every bit OF
work accomplished"
One more death will probably be
added to the six who perished in the
disaster, for little hope Is held out
.. -
wife was killed in their stateroom. At
the Long Island College hospital.
whittier he was hurried Immediately,
the Baltic docked. Later he died.
An appeal in behalf Of the crew OF
the Republic. at least for those mem
bers who are In need and who lost all
their belongings when the vessel sank,
has been issued by the Rev, George
Mcpherson Hunter. secretary OF the
American Seamans Friend society.
The appeal says In part:
"They have no clothes except those
they now wear. until they ge< back to
Liverpool After the excitement at
tending the rescue and the splendid
achievements Of wireless telegraphy.
we should not forget that the sailors
get scant pay. and when they have
lost their clothing, they will not be
able to buy the necessities because OF
their means. The probabilities are
that the men will return to their
homes on the White Star liner Baltic
on Saturday and whatever Is done.
should be done promptly"
James B. Connolly, the writer OF
Sea Tales, who had some friction with
the stewards of the Republic. who de-
clared that he showed anxiety during
the period of excitement and attempt
ed to get In a boat ahead OF women
and children. will abandon his propos-
ed trip to meet the returning battle
ships of the Atlantic fleet, which he
was 10 Join at Gibraltar with special
permission from the president He
said last night that while II might be
possible for him to make the trip
across on the Mauretania. reaching
Gibraltar in time, he had decided not
to make the attempt. Accordingly he
will not chronicle the race OF the bat
tleships on their homeward voyage
The unpleaeantness between Connol-
ly and some members OF the Repub-
lies crew seems to have sifted down
to general misunderstanding on both
Sides
Captain Sealby and his officers and
most of the crew OF the wrecked
steamship Republic were given re-
markable demonstration today when
they landed at the pier of the White
Star Line from the revenue cutter
Gresham. A great throng Of officers
and seamen from the steamships OF
the White Star Line In dock. together
with three or four hundred spectators,
were on the dock when Captain Sealby
and his shipwrecked crew stopped
down the gangplank. Oficers and
seamen alike made a rush for Captain
Sealbv and lifted him to their shoul-
ders. carrying him the whole length of
the dock to the street. while the crowd
yelled itself hoarse and stewards on
the steamships blew their trumpets.
Behind the captain. the crowd carried
aloft the brave Binns, the wireless
telegraph operator. Captain Sealby
was carried from the street TO the Of
fice OF the steamship company on the
second floor of the pier, where, only