The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-26
CAPTAIN sealby Of the Lost Republic
and Jack Binn, the Wireless
Operator, Met by En-
thuslasts.
e,,,. seaIby, second Mate Williams
and Operator BInn Shift the
Bravery to Each other
Rcoountine Details.

yEW YORK. Jan. 26.-Captaln J.t
sealbv of the lost liner Republic, and
slack" Binns. the wireless operator,
we're met by the six hundred sailors
NJ the Republic and the Baltic this
morning and carried ashore from the
revenue cutter Mammalian on thel
shoulders of the wildly enthusiastici
crew. Buglers sounded the calls
sh;ns shrieked a welcome and bells
canged. Both men tried to escape
the crowd but were hoisted to thel
shoulders of admirers before they
could set foot on land and carriedi
from the piers to the street Sealbyi
and Binn freed themselves and went
TO the company Offices, where the cap
tain talked to the newspaper men
about the sinking ship. In apprecia-
ton of the possibility of complications
Of a court inquiry the officer would
not say word appropose to the col
sion but would speak only of the last
moment before the ship went down.
From 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon until
Sunday night but two mon remained
on the rapidly sinking Republic-Cap-
tain Sealby and Second Officer Will
]ams. Captain SeaIby said: About
o'clock the ship listed badly. VIII
Iians and myself were ON the bridge
said to Williams: Let's take to the
rigging, but the Republic sank rap
idly and we ran forward. The Incline
was so steep we found ourselves slip
ming back. The last saw of Williams
he had caught the port rail and was
hanging over the side. l climbed one
hundred feet into the rigging and at
tempted to light the blue light as
final signal of distress. They would
not burn and fired the last shot IN
my revolver to attract the boat stand
ing by. The water caught me in a
whirlpool and turned me about in the
sea. managed to hold onto the de-
bris. Finding towel on the water
attracted the searchlight playing on
the ship"
The captain continued Il grasped
the floating hatch and lay on 1t spread
eagle style until the life boat from
the Gresham found me. / found VIII
liams in that boat. He dropped forty
feet from the rail of the Republic into
the water and was reached first by
the life boat"
Williams said. when Sealby
found him in the life boat the captain
hugged him and exclaimed. Game to
the last. Williams, we'll she went down
with colors flying
Sealby paid tribute the conduct oi
the passengers and crew Of the yes
sell
Binn said little. remarking. Il die
my work. OF course / was in danger
but think Of Sealby and Williams. The
credit belongs to Sealby and the crew
! will report to the wireless compan,
and likely will be assigned to some
other ship. That's all know now"
May Raise the Republic.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2C.-'The bodies
ot three men, members OF the crew oi
lne Florida, who were crushed stC
Death when the Republic was hit
were prepared for burial today. 1t is
learned today that before the crew Of
.ne Republic deserted her, they made
isst the caskets containing the bodie:
" MRS. Lynch and w. j. Mooney, with
w uaoys, in the second class dining room
he Arhuckle Wrecking Company ma,
W gwen chance to attempt to rails,
'se Republic. If they succeed, par
u the cargo may be saved