The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-25
raE SHIPS CREW BRAVE
..malned on the Republic Until the
Last Moment-Rescued by the
Gresham-victims Of
the Collision.

Mediterranean liner, in the fog-bound
waters OF the Atlantic off Nantucket
early Saturday morning. Despite val
liant efforts on tle part of half a dozen
otber vessels to save her, the Republic
sank at half past s o'clock Sunday
nipht off No Mans Land, near Mar.
thas Vineyard, while the Gresham.
revenue cutter, and the Seneca. dere-
ct destroyer, were towing her to New
York and the Frunessia of the Anchor
line was steering her aft.
Captain Sealby and his crew, WHO
had returned to their ship when she
was taken in tow, remained aboard nu.
III the last moment, when they were
carried off in small boats and trans
ierred to the Gresham.
Gallant Rescue Of Crew.
The gallant work of boats crew
from the Gresham in taking off Cap
tain Sealby and detail of the crew
| Is spoken Of particularly in wireless
dispatches received here Sunday night.
The Republic had been towed a
short distance by the Gresham, the
Seneca. which had arrived at the scene
late in the day, also assisting in the
work Of towing. Suddenly the Repub-
lie, which was already low in the wa
ter was seen to be settling still more.
and rapid work on the part of the boat
crew Of the Gresham was necessary to
| get the Republics crew away from the
vessel
Both the Gresham and the Seneca
proceeded toward Gay Head after the
Republic went down.
Meantime the Baltic, carrying the
passengers of both tle Republic and
the Florida, numbering more than
1000, was making all speed to this
port At II o'clock Sunday night, ac.
cording to wireless, she was fifty
miles east of Sandy Hook and it is
expected that she will reach her pier
tomorrow morning.
Two of those killed were passengers
On the Republic, as were the two in
lured The other victims were sea
men.
Victims Of Collision.
Tho dn,1 ,,-ara.
Mrs. Eugene Lynch. of Boston.
W. ]. Mooney, banker Of Langdon
ND.
Four men, members of crew of Re
public.
Tle Injured are:
Eugene Lynch of Boston.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. murphy, of Grand Forks
ND.
Baltic Passes Sandy Hook.
SANDY HOOK, Jan. 25.-The Balti
passed here at 9:45 on the way t,
quarantine. She will dock about 11:10
Captain of the Baltic Reports.
NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-The Balti
anchored at Ambrose Channel. Car
tam Ransom made the following state
meht; AN aboard the doing as wei
as could be expected. Many arc suffer
ing from nervous shocks. The Flor
va following us, is conveyed by tn
american liner New York. The cras
zane without warning, the Florid
r"pping out of the fog and striking tn
Aepablic before anyone knew of he
presence. The shock was terrific. Th
s'ate rooms 4S and % were stove in b
Me DOW OF the Florida. The Florida
sAcnor was left in tho wreckage an
,seiioilshed the stateroom. The wir,
,eSs room of the Republic was smashe
ou' the mechanism was not damaget
operator tor Binn stuck to the job of sen,
as messages that brought aid. Th
naler poured in the great rent OF th
- 'puoiics side but the firemen stuc
s,. i 'neir post and prevented an expl
.s s.ol Of the boilers. They did not leav
~ s mold until the water was up I
,s sslf waists. In half an hour the Flo
!, ~, summoned by the distress sigma
~. !, me Republic. came picking it's wa
pasn pOusn the fog. Captain Sealby of til
L rspupiic had life saving boats lowere