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


lidlng vessels close together.
The Marc0n cabin was smashed
In. bun fortunately the operator and
apparatus escaped injury.
In the stoke hole the fremen re-
NAMED AT their posts and clamly pro
ceeded 10 draw the fires, thus avoid
Ing explosions. seeing the engine room
was almost Immediately filled with
wHter
The bodies OF Mrs. Lynch and Mr..
Mooney were on board the Republic In
c '.,sh Is. and have pro'esAiK gone down
Il can send no more Il have been
constantly at the key without sleep for
80 hourf
(Signed) "TATTERSALL."
Westerner Lauds Crew.
While Capt. hanson, his voice trail
lng on into a husky whisper. was still
trying 10 detail more particulars, two
figures appeared alongside him at the
rail, a MIN andcA woman, the only
living souls except hanson then visible
o. all the great company crowded to-
gether ON the big ship. a
I'm Fl. J. Hover" hailed one or the
newcomers. in big. strong voice that
needed no trumpet 10 carry IL acros )
the rolled water. Il came from Spo-
kane, and this Is my wife here with
me. want tO>pv-rfrs first or the pas
sengers OF the Republic TO yell my
story, and 10 make IL SlaiR/ 10 you
newspaper men what splendid lot Of
n'en the crew were and how well they
behaved
"Ntell you right now, boys. It's lots
easie2 TO be brave when you have
some daylight around you. But most
Of US went below and CROPPED around
until We got some clothes on, and
then We waited foC what was TO hap
pen.
Nobody seemed 10 know at first
that anyone had been killed or in
jured. That came out later, when the
excitement had quieted bit. In half
an hour Or SO the Florida came up TO
us and We were transferred TO her In
small boats. The sea was smooth
then. and II was an easy job com
pared TO what happened that night
when We were re-transferred from the
Florida 10 the Baltic. | don't want 10
go through that again.
I'm told that on the Florida there
was more fright than on our ship. The
italian immigrants, fresh from the
horrors of the earthquake, /knelt on
the decks Of their ship barefooted and
half dressed. praying aloud
My wife and | were starting on a
10000 mile automobile tour OF Eu-
rope. Asia and Africa. and We are
not going 10 let this change our
plans. Well sail on the next ship We
can get as soon as We replace the bag
gage we lost. Like everybody else,
We lost everything except a few per-
sonal belongings wish you'd tele-
graph to Spokane that we're all
right"
AS the tug swung away from the
great bulk OF the Baltic TO run for
in a weary heap against the rail,
called out. as by an afterthought:
The reason the Republics wireless
failed before adequate aid hnally
reached her was because the engine
room gradually flooded and the dy-
namos went dead. All the baggage
was lost | believe, except few hand
bags"
SO 1t was that in these simple.
straightaway words shouted over the
side OF a sleeping vessel by figures
looming CHASTITY gray In the thick
mist. came the first authentic stories
Of the big disaster.
Wireless Saves Passengers.
Details OF the collision at sea In the
dense fog have come by wireless from
many receiving stations along the New
England coast line. The story, m BRIEF
but potent messages, told how the pas
sengers OF the Republic and the Flor
ida spent many anxious and uncomfort-
able hours following the wreck and not
until al! were safe and sound on the
Baltic. did they have feeling OF Sc.
curity
After the transfer of the passengers
from the Republic TO the Florida.
which had not accommodations for
the 400 and more additions TO her al
ready heavy list. Capt. Voltelin, OF the
Italian ship. gave orders 10 stand by
until further help arrived An exam
ination If the Florida showed that
her Cut-water and bow had crumpled
rs II she had crashed into stone
wall, and her two forward compart-
ments were filed with water. She,
however, showed no signs of sinking
though she was slightly down by the
head.
IL was deemed best, therefore. AT a
late hour, To transfer not only the Re-
publc's passengers, bur all those on
board the Florida as well. Capt. Vol.
tolin believed his progress to New