Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-23
TOday's Telegraphic News
Ocean Steamer Rammed.

Ocean Steamer Rammed.
New York, JAP. 23.-The Waits
Sar line steamer Republic, which sailed
yesterday, va, rsmmed by an unknown
craft, when 26 miles south of Nantucket.
Her engine room is full of wster, but II
Is laid that there is no danger OF her
sinking. The Bltic, OF the same line,
was lis miles tasi of the eDtraoce oil
Ambrose channel, aud has returned to
the aid of the Republic.
The B 'ltic, while coming iu, wss COM
municated with by thsRepublie by wire
less, aud tina! chip, together With the
revenue cutler Acushnet ara Fastening
to the sceue. The B ,ltic reported to the
New York Office of the White Star line
that the passengers on the Republic
were not 10 danger.
The Republic was on her regular Med.
ilerTa1esu cruise, her first stop being the
AzOieI. She has 250 first-clsss aud 2ll
steersge passengers on board, 40 of the
later being Portuguese.
The Republic is 615 feet long, and Of
l5, 400 tons. In the summer she ia on
the regular B1ston-LiverpoOl run.
The White Star line Office has received
Wireless from O6pt. SeslbY, Of the Re-
public, which states that the revenue
cutter has arrived, aud is standing by,
and that there is no danger Of loss OF
life. The accident occurred about
O'clock this morning during dense fog.
A wireless has been received by the
White S.ar line from Captain Taller,
of the French liner Lorraine, inbound
from HaVre, Inst she bad teen in COM
uunicatlOn with the Republic, aud will
soon reach the scene of the accident,
where she will stand by.
No news hss az yet been received Of
the chip which rammed the White Star
liner. She is believed TO be a much
smaller craft, aud it ia thought possible
that she may have gone down with all
bands.
New York, Jan. 23.--The Maritime
Exchange al 1880 received a message
by wireless that the steamer Baltic and
the revenue cutter Acushnet have
reached the Republic, aud have taken
of sll the first class passengers, 240. The
Republic started TO sink at ten O'Clock.
1t is not yet known whether any lives
will be loat among the steersge passen-
gers,
A. 9 o'clock a message to the Mari
time Exchange from the Republic resd:
"In distress, add sinking of Nan
tucket."
New York, Jan. 23.-The Maritime
Exchange received message from New
port, r. l., at one o'clock this afternoon
saying that the steamer Florids, of the
Italian line, bound from Genoa to New
York, had taken Of all the passengers
and crew of the steamer Republic and
Was en- route to New York with them.
New York, Jan. 29.-The Maritime
Exchange received early this afternoon
message from Captain Ssalby, of the
Republic, stating that the vessel is not
10 danger, aud that the passengers are
all safe.
Far and near the Maritime call for aid
was sounded to all points Of thecompass.
The Italian steamship Florida, Captain
VoltOlln, commanding, was the nearest
to the stricken steamer. Sac Fastened
to her aid, aud, according TO a wireless
message received late this afternoon,
stood by until ell the passengers and q
uajority OF the crew had been removed
from the taily water-logged liner.
The maritime exchange received 9
message timed II so, this afternoon,
ssyirg that the Republic is still sfOat,
but it was expected she would sink with.
| in the next two houYs.