The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-25

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morning. In such CT unpicturesque.
unspectacular manner did the White
Star liner Baltic brings with her the
survivors or one OF the biggest wrecks
and biggest life saving achievements
In the history Of Atlantic navigation.
Some Have Nervous Shocks. -
She had on board the passengers Of
the lost steamship Republic. barring
orly two. who were dead. and two who
were injured, and air the passengers
" the disabled steamship Florida ex-
cept four In the Storage, who died la
the collision OF the TWO boats Saturday
morning.
Replying 10 questions from a news
PAPER tug. Capt Ransom shouted out
this:
"All those on board from the two
steamers are doing as we'll as could be
expected Some are suffering from
the Gervous shock, but the great mat
ioHty ore normal. even the earthquake
refugees from Italy, who were In tho
Storage OF the Florida"
With his voice roaring strangely
through a speaking trumpet. Capt.
Ransom went on 10 supply the chap
tiers. missing until then, In the nara
tive OF the disaster.
Il am told" came the believing
notes TO the listeners on the little tug
below. that there was absolutely no
panic OF the Republic following the
COLLISION and very little on the Flor
ida
~fhe Florida came out OF the fog
without any warning and smashed In
to the Republic abaft OF midships on
the port side just forward OF the after
hatch The shock was terrific State
rooms "a and 2S were stove In by the
bow OF the Florida, which withdrew
from the great hole she had cut al
most instantly. and vanished In the
fog aft. leaving one OF her anchors In
the wreckage OF the demolished state
rooms.
The wireless room on the Repub-
lie was smashed, but the mechanism
remained intact, and. perched In the
ruins. the operator. Binns. sent the
signals that subsequently brought aid
from all directions. The water poured
side in cataract. but the firemen
stuck TO their posts until the water
was up to their waists, banking the
fires In order 10 prevent any explosion
OF the boilers. The crew behaved he
roically. every man OF them, and yeu
boys can't speak too highly Of them
or OF the passengers, either.
Il nhalf an hour the Florida. sum-
moned by the distress blasts of the
Republic. came picking her way back
through the fog. badly damaged her
self Captain Sealby OF the Republic
had his own boats lowered. and in
these and those of the Florida all the
passengers Of the liner were put
aboard the Florida Among the
wounded who were put on the Italian
ship was Eugene Lynch. whose wife
had been killed Mr.. Lynch's leg was
broken in three places and he was
otherwise injured. | fear he Is fatally
wounded.
Transfer Takes 12 Hours.
The transfer OF the passengers OF
both boats from the Florida, which
took 10 hours" went on Captain Ran
bOu. SpCdhluS NuuS calmly Vi Wuut
seafaring men will always regard as
one Of the biggest things that ever
OH the high seas.
This began at $40 o'clock Satur-
day night and ended at o'clock yes
terday morning, while the searchlights
OF the Baltic illumined the rough sea
between the three boats. Two OF the
Republics passengers tumbled into
sea while being transferred To boat.
but were promptly rescued. Most OF
the passengers kept their heads. even
those in the steerage."
Tattersall the wireless operator on
the Baltic. after being on duty 90
hours. WAS now sending the first Off
cial account OF the disaster via the
Sea Gate wireless station, to the of
fees Of the White Star line In terse
snappy sentences the operator sum.
med up the tale. These are illuminat-
ing extracts from the Tattersall mes.
sage:
The Republic was struck amidships
on the port side. penetrating 10 the en-.
CINE room. rhe ship was Immediately
into darkness. A Marconi dis
patch was sent out from the Repub-
lie asking for assistance. The Baltic
was the first vessel TO make for the
scene OF the accident
After searching for i2 hours In
a dense fog. the I.ucania. the Lorraina