The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-25
PASSENGER DESCRIBES THE
THRILLING SCENES ON
THE REPUBLIC
Men Women Scany Clad Rush From State Rooms Impact
Discipline of Crew Perfect and Panic Averted-Taner of 1000
People to Baltic Nearly Results in Riot of 500 Italians

New York, Jan. 25.-The dramatic
sea story of the wrecking of the White
Star liner Republic by the steamer
Florida of the Lloyd-Italian line. in
which six lives were lost and four
people injured. came TO d close today
when the big steamship Baltic. of the
White Star line. came Into port bear
ing on board moro than 1000 passen-
gers of the sunken Republic and the
crippled Florida Stories told by the
Republics passengers show that the
transfer of passengers from the Flor
Ida to the Baltic In the dark hours of
Sunday night came perilously near re-
shifting In riot Of the 500 italian
steerage passengers on the Florida
who believed that their vessel was in
imminent danger of sinking Only the
efforts of the officers aided by several
Of the Republics passengers quieted
the frightened men, who sought to be
the first to board the life bonts.
The officers Of the Baltic report the
deaths Of Mrs Eugene Lynch OF Bos-
ton and w J. Mooney Of Langion, n.
D. together with four negro sailors
whose names dle ubt huOWuu lf9
bodies OF Mrs, Lynch and Mr. Mooney
were placed In sealed caskets which
sank with the steamer Republic of
Nantucket o
II developed late this afternoon
from further information of the col
llsion. that Serafno Remolo, quar-
termaster on the Florida, was order
ed BY the commander of the Florida,
when the collision threatened, 1t Is
said. to pu. the wheel to starboard. In
stead he put the wheel to port and the
Florida rammed the Republic.
According to the same account, the
captain OF the Florida picked UP an
iron spike and dealt Remolo a blow
over the head at the moment OF the
impact The Quartermaster. badly
hurt, is said to maintain that he was
asleep In his bunk at tho time OF the
accident
New York, Jan, 25-As the steam
er Baltic, carrying the passengers
from the steamers Republic and Flor
ida. anchored three miles east OF the
Ambrose channel early today, an AS
ISOLATED Press tug ran alongside and
succeeded In opening communication
with H. ]. Hover. of Spokane, Wash
ington. one OF the Republics passen-
gers. MI Hover and wife planned
an extended automobile trip abroad
and were outward bound on the Re-
public when she was rammed by the
Florida Saturday morning
Through the megaphone Mr.. Hover
described the transfer Of the passen-
gers from the Republic, aud later from
the Florida TO the Baltic The trans
fer OF scantllly dressed and frighten-
ed men and women from the vessels
lasted twelve hours. beginning at .
O'Clock on Saturday night and end
Ing at O'Clock yesterday morning.
During the night, the searchlights OF
the Baltic Illuminated the sea- max
Ing weird picture as boatlond after
boatload were safely gotten on board
the Baltic, two Of the Republics pas
sengers tumbling Into the sea/while
oeing placed In a boat but were
promptly rescued.
MT. Hover said that the injury TO
the Republic was abaft midships OF
the port side Just forward Of the cen
ter hatch,
State rooms "a and 2S weA stove
IN by the bow of the Florida, which
~bndrew from the gap almost
instantly and vanished In the mist
astern, leaving one of her anchors in
the wreckage OF the demolishe ed
stateroom of the Republic. The Inn
pact and withdrawal were so swift
that no one aboard the Republic had
q chance TO identify the steamship
In half an hour however, summoned
oy the distress blasts OF the Republic
the Florida picked her way through
the murk and came alongside. Can
tain Sealby had his own boats lower
ed, and In these. and those of the
Florida. all the passengers OF tn,
wounded liner were put aboard the
FLORIDA MS operation took two
hours IN placid sea. Among the
wounded who were put on the Italian
liner, was Eugene Lynch, whose wife
mad been killed in their stateroom or
the Republic. Mr. Lynch's leg wa,
broken In three places and he wa,
otherwise injured. AS 1t was consid
cred unsafe TO transfer him to the Bal
Tic. he was left in charge of the Flor
idas surgeon.
Mr. Hover said there was very IN
tie panic aboard the Republic I'll
though many came on deck In thei
night clothes, and that the disciplin
ot the crew was perfect. The coils
Ion. he said, occurred between thrc
and four o'clock on Saturday mornins
when everyone was in bed. A erea
many passengers were thrown fror
their hunks by the. crash. and man
rushed wildly on deck In their bar
feet. With the return OF the Floriu;
the transfer Of passengers began. Ca
rylng out the rigid rule OF the sea. th
women were placed In the boats tirs
and In two hours all were safely O
board the Florida That ship We
terribly crowded, however. and at N
conference between the captains OF Nh
Florida and the Baltic. II was decide
mat another transfer OF passengc,
was necessary
Accordingly this second hazardol
undertaking was begun. While n
sea had been smooth during the tran
Ter OF passengers from the Republ