Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-26
GRAPHIC STORY OF SINKING
or REPUBLIC

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eide of the Gresham and a crew IN.
der the command ~ Gunner car
Johnnson started or The boat re-
turned IN three quarters of an hour
with both tho captain ana the second
officer on board rhey had been
picked ~ .linRing to wrookaRc
Neither had on life preseryers
When the Republic began to sink
Captain sealbr climbed The foremost
nrsl reached the masthead light az
his boat went down. The second Of
fleer jumped from the rail to the son
'ffho Republic was struck on the
mort side q little more Than t%wo-thirds
II the way aft. \ large hole was
torn In her side which was cloarly
visible bat as sometimes happens IN
such eases, she had a big list 60 star
board
Captain seaibs stated tina on the
dcek Of the Republic when she went
down. rested two cnskets containing
The bodies of those persons who had
been killed in the collision
According "a Officers " the Ores.
ham. Captain seaIby and the men OF
the Republic praised the conduct of
ihr Republics passengers during tie
nours Immediately following the acct
dent. when II was known that the YES
sch might go down at any time While
preparations were being made 10
abandon the Republic. onc woman
hpguiled the time OF waiting FOR the
boats by sitting down on the deck oi
the Republic t. play solitaire An-
other passenger, a man. came w 60
The fitst officer and n%ppolngized foi
speaking 20 him on such an occasion
whom he knew he was worry busy. hul
Aatd that his wife had been Injured
And asked that she 10 taken in ono
Of the first boats, The man was alsp
injured but made no mention ~ tho
fact captain aealby said that room
WAS made for the people IN the first
boat that lnft the ship
Mhcn the Republics crew, az ilin
command Of Captain Sealhy icft tht4
steamer. he said that ne would signal
before the final plunge of hia ship
In order that the towing lines might
be cut and the possibility of the Ores
hum being drawn undor. avoided
Tnosr on tho Gresham were watching
for the signal when at length II
flashed out. the connecting hawsor was
severed with an axe At the same m
slant The Greshsm's life boat WAS low
erred and Gunner Johanson with foui
of the Grcsham's men aud -four from
the Republic pulled swiftly toward
ftEa a444lslxr .... utk. 4 1890
by accident upon Second officer WI
iiams as he was swimming Although
he was hhmpered by his heavy over
coat he managed to keen afloat a
Few moments later. steering toward p.
a faint cry which came out OF the :
darkness, the boat ran up to a floating
grating top Ia which Captain soalhs.
exhausted was %ellnRlng
The boats crew then worked back ,
Ia the Gresham by signals ,
After being furnished with warm. +,
dry clothlng Captain Senlbs ana Sec. ,
md officer Williams raridl, recover y
"a from the exposure. "
There are two versions Of what han 4,
nei'-d on the bridge of the Florida y
The Republic doomed up Ia front
u her through the morning fog Lit Z,
Ile could De learned from Captain
According To others who had
on board thu Florida ana wereI,.
Into port hy the Battle. how. I,
ANef something went wrong Win the :,
steering wheel when the eol. 7
iAien wa imminent one story had Il
hat a a-pariermastcr had the Whecl =
the commander Yelled for ii 90
50 IA lH mad NgAglA.4V4 I .4 a.. 4.NN ~
iott instead and the liners crashed q
nio each other. LEY
Another version d thar IA, man h
'ropped his wheel ln "a panic Whtn y
imprnaed Both versions p
gree that the commander fOled the x
.nartormhster with am iron stike FOL =
owing what he mast have considered
he reoreancS y
Nhtn the Florida reached hcr deck "
{ was learned ii was three. and not
OUT of her crew Who had been Killed So
ihen the steamors couidcd ia
They were sleeping Boa their fore. D.
asile quarters ami mot instant death. ~
No Of them being badly mangicd and g.,
o tangled iu the wrrrkaEr that IL was Nj
81 unth auer the steamer got into w
~ berth that tho bodies could b., in
The mon KILLED were Pas. q,
uale LaNaiin catoeor Martus,rn and lpr
nAmico Three others we're r.,
sdly injured H.,
Eugene Lsnch ono of the Repub. lal
passengers Who WAS hndi, lriur-l s,
q, was an the Florida when she su
anne im -.
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