Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-26
Heroic and Curious Incidents
of the Fatal Crash and Rescue
Happenings Told by Survivors of the Collision,
Illustrating the Dangers and Deeds of
Daring During Dreadful Period.

for the Baltics first passengers had given
all their clothes save those on their backs
to the shipwrecked
One woman in the Baltics first cabin
had no hat but wore a gown. Paris
CONNECTION. which was intended. perhaps
to shine at the Waldorf or the Audi
forum.
The immigrants from the Florida were
| huddled aft on the Baltic Many of the
women wore mems overcoats. many OF
them were wrapped in shaw1s or gunny
sacks
THE physicians on the Florida says
Miss Grace Perkins of Morristown. y. j..
did everything they could. as did the
| crew. ! know many of the passengers
of the Republic offered the Italians none.
| for beds and other things, as We then
thought We would have to stay on board
this ship all night. but they refused ali
| money consideration and gave TO each
| one the best they had
Maj. and Mrs. John Espy were among
| the last to leave the Republic. Mrs. Espy
being the last woman to enter lifeboat
on her way to the Florida.
Il wanted to stay aboard with my hus-
band, she said. but Capt. Sealby
thought it would be better ii 1 went with
! the other women. so I went.
we were nearly an hour making our
which was not more than 200 feet away.
| This was partly because of the danger
Gus sea and partly because of the crew,
OF which / was one. and none of whom
had ever pulled an oar in the sea be-
| fore
Miss Susanna Glover. sixteen years
old. who was in the crowd damned into
/ the tiny saloon Of the Florida, was cred
tied with having prevented small panic
I W ,o1, xl1 p.1A i.
being anxiously awaited. A Frenchman
suddenly jumped up and threw out his
arms.
Mon Dieu!" he cried. lin three hours
we shall go to the bottom of the sea"
hour and a half" Miss Glover cried in
an equally loud voice. and the fear which
had begun to appear on almost every
face was succeeded by smiles.
What made you think that the Bal
Glover was asked.
Nothing" was the reply but l just
thought 1t was necessary to say some
thing to quiet that crazy Frencnman
and I said the first thing that came into
my mind"
Mrs. Herbert l.. Griggs. who occupied
a stateroom on the saloon deck Of the
Republic between those in which Mrs.
Eugene Lynch and w. J. Mooney were
Il had gone to he'd about 8 O'clock. but
the continual sounding of the fog signals
kept me awake. Suddenly there was a
crash and the lights went out. The
ceiling dropped in, electric light wires
fell on me. with any number of pieces
Of partitions as well.
Il had turned on my side and when
the crash came I instinctively put my
hands over my eyes. l felt something
strike me and hold me against the back
mattress that had been driven in from
the next room.
Il pounded on the wall and heard a
steward say. There's woman in that
room l kept on pounding and shortly
they forced way into me and carried
me out through a cut in the next cabin
and thence into the alleyway and to the
saloon"
Stories Of the athletic prowess of a tall
young American woman whose friends
decilned to give her name were told on
the Baltic yesterday. The young woman
ana her mother were passengers on the
republic and when the transfer from the
Florida to the Baltic began they went
to the gangway to join the other women.
A big Italian showed the elder woman out
OF the way and took her place The young
woman turned and planted we'll directed
dow on his jaw. He went down and
cheer was raised
The Misses I. and G.. McCready had
what their fellow-voyagers considered a
thr1i!ing escape when the bow of the
FLORIDA crashed into the Republic. The
Misses McCready occupied stateroom No
bow o' 'u'
One of the sisters was flung from her
berth upon the sofa on the outer side
OF the room by the shock, and the other
was hurled on top of her Steel plates
just above them we're bent over. and the
heaVy anchor on the starbcard bow torn
away from its chain Just at that time.
was flung upon the steel plates which
acted az a perfect shield.
When the two young women were re-
leased from their imprisoning shelter
neither was injured.
Passengers told Of a sailor belonging
to the Republic who jumped overboa I'd
to save Mrs. Alice Morse Earl while they
When he had climbed back into the life
boat the sailor found he had lost his hat.
He Immediately dived again and brought
his headgear triumphantly back.
Another of the Republics seamen, Kir-
win by name. was resting on his oar when
a stout woman missed the g,lnwale of
the lifeboat In being assisted aboard, and
fell with most of her weight upon his
neck.
Did hurt you?' sweetly INQUIRED the
IL.
oh! my neck" groaned Kirwin. but
on seeing that 1t was a woman that had
fallen on him. he touched his cap.
"Nothin' to speak of, ma am" lie re-
piled.
Countess Pasolini, who was Miss Mil
dred Montague. daughter OF a wealthy
manufacturer Of Chattanooga, was a pas
senger On the Republic. returning to her
home in Rome, after a visit to her par
ents in the Tennessee city.
I'm the early hours Of the morning"
she said. Il was awakened by the ter
rtble crash. and within few minutes an
attendant raped on my stateroom door
and quietly informed me to dress quick
ly and come to the deck. Within ten
minutes ! was standing out on the prone
made deck with other passengers waiting
to be lowered in the ships boats, but it
seemed hours before the Florida came
alongside our ship to take off the pas
sengers. The manner in which the trans |
fer was made was most remarkable. The
first cabin passengers were calm and
there was little sign of a panic.
Everything possible was done by the
officers of the Florida for our comfort. |
and we also received the best treatment
ON the Baltic. While all the passen gers
lost their baggage, l. for one. am certain |
~ thankful that We escaped with our
lives
GAMBLING IN IRELAND,