The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-01-23

NanTuCHei. from NllaiItalt"it navy .
yard, from Newport, and from La
BourEoyue. AS each of these hule-
tins was received it was read TO the
Republics passengers, and they felt
a sense of awe. such as might attend
the working of "a miracle, as they
realized that help had been summon
ed TO them i'm their extremity 10y the
flashes they had seen lighting up the
gloom of fog above and around them
The wireless reports from the yes
sells bound to the aid of the Republic
were also quite hearteniug 90 the Off
GERS of the White Star line i'm this
city. IL appears that Captain SealbE
utilized his wireless apparatus solely
for the purpose of sending out mes
sages for help uutH he was assured
that these messages had been heard
and needed.
There was a big sigh OF relief i'm the
White Star line offices when it be-
came known that the Republic was still
adoat, and that La lorraine and Baltic
were on their way TO take of her pas
seugers and crew should such a course
be found necessary. It was stated that
the Republic with her water-tgat
compartments, would be able 20 keep
afoat indefinitely. with her engine room
and boiler rooms flooded. But there
was always danger Of collision with an
other vessel. the Republic being no bet
ter as far as velocity and handling was
concerned than a c6ai barge
News of Mishap Read.
News Of the mishap to the Republic
/ had spread go the utterm0st corners Of
/ the United States before noon, thanks
/ TO the wireless at sea and the telegraph
/ on land. Millions Of people standing ut
bulletin boards in front of newspaper
/ offices throughout the country read
/ with GREATNESS attention OF the thrilling
/ drama at sea.
/ The steamship Republic was built at
! the Belfast Qrelaud) yards of Harlan
/ and Wolfe, limited. IN 1903. for the Do
/ miniOn Line. which al that time operat-
/ ed a passenger service between Boston
/ and Queenstown and Liverpool. The
vessel was originally named the Column
bus, but after the Boston service Of the
Dominion Line had been acquired by
I the White Star line the name was
/ changed 20 the Republic
Ships Dimensions.
She is $50 feet long and has draught
OF twenty-four feet Her tonnage is
! 1887 gross and 9.742 net tons. She usual
~ plies from Boston TO Mediterranean
ports, but during the winter makes
New York her American port
The Republic was to have touched az
the Azores, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples.
and Alexandria The steamship is an
enormous one and equipped wish twin
/ screws.
It was learned this afternoon that the
Insurance on the Republic aggregated
$1,00o0 600. One-haIf OF this risk, il was
announced, was taken by the compaus
itself and the OCher half was distributed
/ among various insurance companies In
Guiding Lloyds, but no single policy was
greater than $4,000.
Should the name OF the vessel that
rammed the Republic be discovered. the
White Star Company could sue foI
damages from her owners.
Chapter of Wrecks.
As long ago as 1854. the Arctic was
sunk in collision, and 10 persons were
lost The burning Of the Austria Ir
1855 caused the death Of 40 passengers
and In the Vile de Havre collision. III
1873. 2c6 were lost. The steamship AT
lantIc sailed in April, 1873, with 5s5 pas
sengers. and was never heard from
again. The Schiller was wrecked ia
mid ocean fn 1870 with So passengers.
{ The Cimbria, IN 1883. sank FIN collision
I in the North Sea and carried down -
! persons. The Utopia collision. iu 1892
4 and similar disasters TO the NictETis
I and Elbe, cost respectively S563-SfI auf
/ 55l human lives. A. recent calamity. bI
not on the ocean, was the burning %
several North German Lloyd steamship.
I on the North River in june, 1870, FEEef
nearly 200 persons lost their lives.