Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-25


sunk. according to wireless dispatch re-
ceved from siasconset tonight. The dis
pitch reads:
Republic gone down. No one aboard.
All crew SAT on revenue cutter Gresham. -
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-The drama OF
the sea. which for more than twenty
-four hours has held the attention Of the
world and which has not been without
tragic features. ran through It's last
sensational scenes with the coming of
Sundays dawn and tonight Is nearing a
fortunate. II not happy. ending The
ramming of the White Star liner Re-
public early Saturday morning by the
Italian liner Florida off Nantucket,
Mass. has been followed by n series of
events constituting one of the most re-
markable mishaps on record.
No less than seven ocean liners, the
Baltic, New York. Furnessis. Lorraine
and Lucania and the two crippled ships,
Florida and Republic are figuring In
the stirring story. The 442 passengers
and some members of the crew OF the
Republic have undergone two transfers
on the open sea, first to the crippled
Floriad on Saturday and again early to-
day to the more commodIous Baltic,
which is bringing also the 900 and more
passengers from the disabled Florida.
With this great human cargo of res
cued persons besides It's own list OF $50
passengers, the Battle is expected to ar
rive off Sandy Hook about IL o'clock
tonight The Republic. which at one
time was believed to be sinking. has been
kept afloat and with a volunteer crew
is llmping back TO New York towed by
the revenue cutter Gresham and steered
by the Anchor liner Furnessia. The
Florida. It's bow bent from the terrific
impact with the Republic, is also slowly
steering. but under It's own steam for this
port. conveyed by the American liner
New York.
Some KILLED In Collision.
BntIi an early hour today Is was he-
lieved the crashing of the two big ships
had not resulted In deaf .or injury to
a single passenger, or member of the
crew. Shortly after midnight, however,
the wireless telegraph that mysterious
force, which had, apprised the world Of
the Republics distress and quickly
brought other ships to Its aid, flashed
the news that two passengers on the Re-
public had been killed and two others
injured. Late in the day another wire
less message told Of four deaths on board
the Florida, either of members of the
crew or of steerage passengers. The
identity Of these was not made clear.
The message from Captain Ransom of
the Baltic TO the White Star company
in this city gave the names OF the dead
passengers as Mrs Eugene Lynch of
Boston and w. ]. Mooney, a banker. of
Langdon. n. u. The injured are Mrs.
NJ. NJ Murphy, wife of the financial
agent of the Union Life Insurance com
pany of Grand Forks. N. D.. and Eugene
Lynch of Boston.
How the unfortunate passengers of the
Republic were killed or the nature of the
injuries to Mrs Murphy and Mr. Lynch
IL not known by officials of the white Star
Line company who have communicated
with relatives Of the dead and injured.
Mr.. Mooney and his wife were bound,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy. on a pleasure
trip from the west for the Mediterranean
and occupied staterooms on the port side
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynch occupied an adjoin-
ing s,ateroom. The company cannot under
stLnd how the passengers were killed OF
injured IN that part of the Republic, which,
It is understood. was struck amidships.
Anxious friends and relatives besieged
the White Star offices with inquiries as
to passengers on the Republic. other thar
the brief wireless messages from Captain
Ransom OF the Baltic. which were made
public. no news was received.
Good News and Bad.
Tie feeling OF elation among the steam
ship officials early today when Captain
RArsom wired that the Republic was In
good floating condition and there was ar
excellent chance to save It gave way to
hat had
been loss cf life In the nishap. The bodie:
OF the dead and the injured passengers ara
on the steamship Baltic. The steamer
Putnam has been chartered by the com
pany and win go alongside the Baltic When
a. reaches quarantine Monday morning. al
e is not expected up the bay tonight. The
PutIam will carry. officials of the company
and those who may desire to go down thC
bay TO meet returning passengers from
the Republic.
Details Of the collision came fitfully by
wireless today from nany receiving sta.
tons along the New England coast line
The story. though in brief but potent mes
sages. told how the passengers Of the Re
public ana Florida 50, Mt many anxious snt
uncomfortable hours following the wrecl
and not until o'clock this morning. wher
uey have a feeling OF security.
After the transfer OF the passengers from
the Republic TO the Ficrida which had M
accommodations for the 400 and more add
tioIs 10 it's already heavy list. Captain
Voltolin of tho Italian ship gave orders Il
sttnd by until further help arrived. Al
examination OF the Florida showed tina
Its eut-wattr ard bow had been erumpleS
as II Il had crashed into stone wall an'
It's two forward compartments were fille'
with water. The Florida. however showed
no signs of sinking, though u was slightly
down by the head. II was deemed best
therefore, at late hour to transfer no
only the Republics passengers. but al
these On board the Florida as well Cap
tain voltolin believed his progress to NeN
York would be slow and there were In
6fsanttnrad ON aaoonA Pare1