Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-01-28

two others injured. Late in the day
another wireless message told Of four
deaths on hoard the Florida. either
members Of the crew or stceraga pas
Tho identity of these was
not made clear.
The message from Captain Ransom
Of the Haliic to tho White star COM
pany in tms city gave the names Of
the dead passengers as Mrs. Eugene
Lynch of Boston and W. ]. Mooney. a
banker of I.angdon y. y. The in
iurcd are Mrs. NJ. NJ. Murphy. wife IF
tho financial agent of the Union CEN
trial Life Insurance company of Grand
Forks. y. H., and Eugene Lynch of
Boston.
How these pasScE. 'crs of tho icpuh-
lie were Killed OF the nature of the
injuries to Mrs. Murphy and Mr.. Lynch
was not known by officials of the
White star Line who have communi-
Gated with relatives of the dead and
injured. Mr.. Mooney ana his wife
with Mr. ana Mrs. Murphy, were
hound on pleasure trip from the
West to the Mediterranean and occu-
pred statcrooms ON the top decl. on the
star5oard side. Mr. ANA Mrs. Lynch
occupied an adjoining statcroom, num-
be- %.
Anxious friends and relatives besicged
the White Star offices Will. inquiries as
To passengers Of the Republic. Other than
the brief wireless messages from Capt.
Ransom. of tho Baltic. which were made
public. no news was received. The feel
ing of relation among the steamship
officials carly to-day when CAPTAIN
Ransom wired that the Republic was in
good floating condition ana that there
was an excellent chance to save her gave
way to regret when the news came that
there had been loss OF life in tho mishap
The bodies OF the dead and injured
passengers are or the steamship Baltic
The steamer General Putnam has been
charted by the company and will go
alongside the Baltic when she reaches
Quarantine Monday morning as she Is
not expected m the bay tonight. The
General Putnam will carry officials Of
the company and those who may desire
to go down the bay to meet returning
passengers from the Republic.
DETAILS CAME BY WIRELESS.
Details of the collision at sea in the
dense fog came ntfully by wireless to-day
from many receiving stations along the
To,. rn,iord coost limo .rbo story
though in brief but potent messages told
how the passengers of the Republic and
the Florida spent many anxious and UNI
comfortable hours following the wreck
and not until eight O'Clock this morn
ing when all were safe and sound on
the Baltic did they have q feeling Of
security
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shortly before midnight the retransfer
o. the passengers from the Florida to the
Baltic began. Fortunately the sea was
smooth and as placid as lake and the
ships boats working in the hlmy fare
OF night lights made their way back and
forth between the steamships in the fog.
Meanwhile the Republic drifted away in
the murk and was lost to the sight OF
those on board the Baltic and Florida.
Captain Sealby and 4 boats crew irfted
alongside the Republic in gig and were
keeping watch over the disabled liner
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view Of the Baltic. All night long the
transfer of passengers to the Baltic was
in progress There was little alarm
among the passengers as they were taken
IN boats TO the Baltic. Early to-day the
transfer including the FlorIda's storage
rasseneers. was completed ana Captain
Ransom of the Baltic sent wireless
message to New York that he was gong
IN search of the Republic. As the morn
ing advanced the fog lifted ana the dis
ahled steamship was Dickod m. The
pored line. seemed to be floating moro
easily and Captain Scalby and his boat
crew who had remained olonrs,de al,
ujeht went aboard. The wireless onera-
Tor who had stuck to his shin until or
dered off by the captain. obtained some
new storage tanks and also went aboard