New-York tribune., 1909-01-25
SEARCH FOR REPUBLIC
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Baltic. and at 1852 a. m the French operator
| was directed by the captain to send this mes
| sage to the Republic toward which the French
steamer was proceeding at full speed: Please
tell us the depth Of water. Our captain wants
| 70 direct his steering accordingly" No reply
was received to this message. and 1t is believed
that it was received just before the Republic $
storage batteries became exhausted.
"Nov about thirty miles off, was the mes
sage of cheer sent to the Republic from La
| Lorraine at II a. m, and twenty-five minutes
! later another one said Now twenty miles on
It was 12:45 D. m. when Captain Tournier be-
came aware, through hearing what he thousht
was the Republics submarine bell, that he was
! close to the disabled steamer, so he ordered
| this message sent: Tell your captain we can
hear his bell and are steering straight toward
YOU; also he might make as much noise as pos
stbe. to direct your steering, because fog is
/ thick" No reply was received to this, and
! Captain Tournier said yesterday that he might
have mistaken the submarine bell on NantucKet
Iightship for that the Republic.
LONG WAIT FOR MESSAGE.
Nothing more was sent OF received by wireless
until $40 D. m, when this message came from
the Baltic to La Lorraine THE Republic says
to steer for the Florida. She is proceeding 70
New York with passengers, and she must nave
some one to stand by. She Is blowing four
blasts
At656 q. m Captain Tournier had this mes
saee sent to Siasconset: French Line, Pier A.
/ North River The Republics passengers nave
left bv the Florida. The Baltic remains we
have been asked by the Republic to follow the
Florida We will arrive at Sandy Hook by day
! light"
At 1872 o. M the Baltic's message to La Lor-
raine was: The Baltic alongside. Both ships
clear here; see lights. Signed, Ransom" That
was the last message that passed between the
ships The French boat arrived off the bar and
! took on a pilot at a. yesterday. Proceed
| ine IN the bay she reached Quarantine at 1l:4O
q m and docked at / o'clock yesterday after
| noon.
The wireless operators. Monrouzeau and Bour.
had strenuous time all the way across the Al
| lantic and for seventy-two hours before the
! ship arrived here they had practically no sleep.
! While the French liner was on her way TO the
RaR,blic the covers were taken off all her six
| teen lifeboats and they were made ready TO
lower. with provisions. water and life preservers
! in place.
KEEP NEWS FROM STEERAGE.
| Hardly had the Republics call OF distress been
| flashed from Siasconset when nearly every cabin
| passenger aboard the French liner knew about
! It, The captain decided that II La Lorraine
| were to be turned from her course to New York
with the loss of time that would result it was
! only right that the passengers should know H.
So when messages came they were sent belo"
! and posted.
| The steeraga was not Informed, for II was
| crowded with Italians of evident exctable tenn
| perarnent and II felt 10 tell that vessel
! was in distress might bring about a panicky
| condition
The news that greeted the passengers on the
| bulletin boards that a steamship was In dis-
tress because OF the same fog through "hicn
! they were cropping did not add TO their enjoy
ment When. however. the bulletin was posted
that La Lorraine was TO go to the aid or the
Republic the grumbling at the delay vanished
in a twinkling Every one became keenly alert
and seemed to take a pride in the part he was
playing In being aboard rescuing craft
When the bulletin posted that told OF La
Lorraine catching the sound OF the submarine
bell Of the Republic many eyes peered from the
promenade deck into the gray Businesses Of the
blanket Of fog
EXCITEMENT AMONG PASSENGERS
Each and every OF seemed 10 take II
as a personal command. that word to steer for
the Florida" said Louis Cassier. ono or the
passengers. "and chests went out in pride
to the fullest limit or expansion. Inc stnohlhs
room deserted the dining saloon forgotten;
no one stayed in his cabin; the books in the
library were put aside. and the whole lot OF us
either stood about reading the bulletin, or stood
outside. the watch for that Florida Florida,
Florida that was the only word you could
hear"
When La Lorraine no longer on the hunt
for the Republic. she sticking as closely as
fog and darkness would permit to the order Of
command to follow the Florida. All this she
was doing. despite the fact that the Florida at
time in her line of vision
when the request came to follow the Flor
ida said Captain Tournier, 1.-The fog was still
very thick about The way to obey the
command was OF course, to steer for New
York I steered so. and nothing. In half
an hour heard the regulation blasts that
used by steamers of the Lioyd-Italian line. We
knew the Florida. L steered in
the direction OF the sound The series of blasts
came second time and third time. Then
didn't hear them any more. We kept on in
the direction of New York.
VICTIMS OF THE CRASH.