The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1909-02-05
OPERATOR GINMAN STATIONED
AT siAscoNsETT SHARES
HONORS WITH RiNNS.
COMPLETE WIRELESS RECORD
Graphic Wreck story In Log Of Ram
med Liner Is One Of the Most
Thrilling Ever Related as Ef-
fects the Sea.

NeW fOrK.- JACK BlnnS, snip s
operator Of the wireless, stands
forth as a hero, and is given much
credit for saving hundreds of lives On
the ill-fated Republic, the White Star
liner, which was rammed by the
Florida, early Saturday morning.
Sharing honors with Binns is A. H.
Gilman, the Marconi operator station
ed at ~Siasconsett, OF Nantucket Island
who heard Binns' call for help, &c.
Q. d." and sent the call on to other
ships. But it was the cool work of OPP
orator Binns, stationed on the Repub-
lie, that brought relief. His log best
tells the great story of the wireless.
Its recital is one of the most thrilling
ever related as affects the sea.
The first Binns knew he was lying
amid splinters nea his instrument. In
a moment he had found his wire and
flashed out over the vast eXpanse of the
briny deep &c. @. D." which is a call
to all ships for aid. This call was sent
at 6:3S a. m. At GAO M S c 8 (Sias-
consett) answered G @ D., showing
that the call for aid had been heard.
Following are the wireless messages
which meant so much to those on
board the doomed ship as sent by
Binns and others, Binns' log telling
the story:
6:41-Tell him here, Republic ship
wrecked. Stand by for captains mes
sage" (Message comes.) Cabin wreck
ed, telephone gone"
6:42-Sent Captains message)
Republic rammed by unknown
Lat. 40.7, Lon, 70. No. danger to lives"
6:45-M S c says: Have wire
Woods Hole for tugs to send to your
aid. Will also tell B c (Baltic.)"
6:50-Standing by M S c Captains
message) working BIC. Can hear Be
OK but impossible to get our weak
spark.
Z a.. m.-"Hurry up assistance"
Working In Pitch Darkness.
Still pitch dark. Can't see lever.
s a. m.-Now getting light.
+ 8:2O-M s G calls us. Can't read our
answer through jamming. Boat settl-
ing fast.
(Jamming in the telegrapher's
%vernacular, means the diffusion of
several strong currents, which pre-
vents a clear message to anybody
S:30-B C now reads our spark.
Mighty cold. Tell him our condition
- -.zI.a lo-to rt,,o h;D, 49, rooi-
ton.
$3.50 (about)-Florida comes up.
Her bow is smashed. Is willing to take
our passengers. Transfer begins.
S.46-Answer o X, tell B G and L L
to hurry, please, old man" No sign
of anything to help us.
Saw Two Bodies Near His Room.
Two bodies outside my room. Killed
in their staterooms.
9:12-Hear l. L tell NJ S G. 1--WE are
rushing to NJ K G (Republic), our
boilers bursting"
9:15-Captain sends message say.
ing passengers all aboard Florida and
o K.
9:45-L l. (La Loraine) calls us
don't get our answer.
9:47-L L now gets our spark
Asks, What depth of water and what
course shall we take. Thick fog. Hard
to navigate. Have you got fog"
9:5O-Reply, Thick fog here. Listen
for our rockets. Florida about, but
can't see her. Now &c miles S. W.. OF
Nantucket lightship. Florida disabled,
has no wireless.
10 a. m.-Working to B G. Giving
him STEERING directions. Steward says
we will surely sink and to watch for
signal to leave boat.
11:30-Hear L A (Lucania) family
working M s G. He tells him Of oul
condition.
11:55-Get through to M s G again
Tell him we are in bad condition, tc
rush aid. Looks like we are going
down.