Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-26

from the steamers Republic ana Flor
ida anchored three miles east Of Che
Ambrose channel early toda. an A.
ISOLATED Press tux ran alongside and
succeeded IN opening communication
with "A j. Hoover. Of spokane. Wash
n OF the Republics passengers. Mr.
Hoover ana wife planned an extend
90 automobile trip ABROAD. and were
outward-bonnd On the Republic when
she WAS rammed by the Florida sat
urdaA morning
Through The m~ogaphone Mr.. Hoover
described the transfer Of the passen-
gers from the Republic. and later
from tho Florida 10 the Baltic.
Pieced ont into q continuous story.
the acoount % The collision, as related
20 the reporters by Mr. Hoover. was
as follows
'"Thc shock came when al Of the
passengers Of tho Republic and most
of her Grew were asleep. Mrs HooN-
en- and l. IKE most Of the Republics
passengers. were awakened BY being
violently thrown out OF the side ~
our hunks. The shock was terrific.
From the deek above came cries and
shouting Of orders.
II turned on the electric light and,
hastily throwing an overgarment over
ny. Mrs Hoover and / made our way,
bare headed and bare-footed to the
music room on the promenade deck.
while tho alarm gongs were sounding
All over the ship and the stewards
were going from stateroom 10 state
room Arousing the passengers. By |
the time we got to the music room I
the place was fun Of mon and women.
with nothing over them but the
.lothcs in which they had been asleep.
frantic with fear and shivering
with cold. Tho women huddiad TO.
gethcr. some Weeping and a few hys
Most of tho men rushed out
IN deck to ascertain the trouble.
There they found the crew OF the tie
taking the tarpaulins from the
ifeboats and standing bA ready 10
swing out the davits. There was no
iign OF any other ship anywhere. The
log horn OF the Republic was letting
,ut SHIN blasts. but there MAS no an
.Wering whistle. Finally the second
'fficsr Informed US that there was no
of the vessel going under. At
or a little $50 heard an answering |,
histle. and the Florida came w out
4 the fog After an exchange Of
ucationa and answers between the
captains. we were told that wp +
'crc 20 be transferred 20 the Florida. 4,
women and children were first, Of
curse. The Florida could scarcely be- :
cen, although less than a cable length +
way The Florida's boat had also
ocn nut over The side ana assisted IN Il
ne transfer. 4
when II came 90 the turn Of Cap \
An Scaiby and the officers and men o
Z the Republic to abandon the ship b
refused p
we STAYED aboard the Florida an u
as saturday, packed Ike sardines a
/ 7 o'clock word came that the bat
G would tax us off once more we ~
ltd to go through tho experience of n
ding from the ship to the lifrboats =
or more than eight hours tho little i,
hurried from one shin 10 The i
her uutil 1000 people had heen +,
ken over to the Baltic. The crow Of -
Ic Florida remained on board. as did n
ne of passengers Eugene Lynch. =,
hose wife had been Killed IN the y
ash between the two ships, and WHO
mself was badly injured ana could
u be removed" =
The derclict destroyer seneca.
,oard Of which are captain sealbs
id his volunteer crew. who stood D.,
e white star liner Republic til she
arrived Ia the harbor at o ~
'leck
with Gaptafn gcaIbV ar. second
Williams, who refused to leave
captain when the latter ordered
q volunteer crew TO the cutter rires- 81
m. and Jack Rims, the Republics do
felrss operator, who stayed heroic AN
IS pt his post when the collision dt
me. and summoned aid from far Sa
ID near through his electrical signals In
"A int the air.