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operator was kept pretty busy receiv-
ing these messages and sending them
to the bridge. and that on the bridge
we were kept busy, not merely re-
spending to them by wireless rep 8.
but changing the course of our ship.
in response to the directions or in
structions which they gave. AS a
matter of fact. it may literally be
said that my ship. the Baltic, was
steered some of the time by Captain
Sealby on the Republic. For example.
read these messages from Captain
Sealby:
Here Captain Ransom selected from
a pile Of a hundred or more kilograms
written on the thin paper blanks of the
Marconi Company the following de-
spatches. apologizing for their some
what bedraggled appearance, which he
explained was due to the fog and rain
that enveloped the Baltic's bridge.
where they had been received and
read. The Editors.
You getting louder. Keep steering east
southeast Listen for our ships bell.
SEALBY,
Steer southeast now.
SEALBY.
But it was not only these direct
instructions that helped me. which
were received, of course. after we
were near enough to the Republic so
that she could hear our whistle and
the bombs we we're firing. Some Of
Captain Sealby's kilograms helped
rue by inference. For example. quite
early in the day received this wire
less:
Have picked up Nantucket by submarine bell
bearing north-northeast. Sounding thirty-fve
fathoms. SEALBY,
Now this gave me very important and
useful information. knew that the
Nantucket lightship's bell could be
heard by the submarine telephone not
over seventeen miles, and that there
fore the Republic must be within a
radius of seventeen miles from the
lightship. Consequently. when l could
not hear the submarine bell myself l,
knew that was outside of the Repub
lies position. In the second place,
l knew the Republic was in thirty five
fathoms of water. So we kept sound
ing continually. and as soon as we
struck forty fathoms we changed our
course to strike thirty-fve fathoms.
for knew there was no use of our
being in forty fathoms when they
were in thirty-fve: and so it was
when we got near enough to the Re-
public for them to hear our whistle
When l received a message from
Captain Sealby saying, eve heard
your whistle, but it has gone out of
range now," we Immediately changed
our course to get within range again.
Here are some of the messages re-
ceived during the day that indicate
the kind of wireless conversation that
was continually going on:
Lucania says please listen for his four blasts.
Republic says we can hear bomb to the ives
of US. Is it you?
LaLorraine says he hears Republics BELL and il
steering straight towards him.
LaLorraine says tell Captain Ransom we are
blowing whistle, not horn. Please make az
much noise as possible.
Have not heard from Lucania. but she is still
around. Am in touch with Lorraine.
sEALBY.
LaLorraine snd Baltic ask Republic if he hears
BELL bomb. or whistle. He replies he hear
steamers whistle. and thinks we both must b.
close to him. BALTIC OPERATOR.
Republic operator says. We are sinking rapid
| ly.' We are keeping everything clear and stand
ing by for Republics signals.
BALTIC OPERATOR.
Captain Baltic: Am cruising round trying t.
locate you. CAPTAIN LUCANIA.
Captain Baltic: There is bomb bearing north
west from me. Keep firing. SEALBY,
Siasconset says hear from Republic: says tt
Baltic to hurry; They are sinking fast.
| BALTIC OPERATOR.
Tell Captain Ransom steer northeast at once
SEALBY.
Furnessia (which had turned round to rende
assistance-THE EDITORS) now thirty fv,
miles west of Nantucket. Will take three hour
to get back. SIASCONSET.
Captain Ransom: Can we be of any assistance
If not will proceed to New York. as we hav,
hardly enough coal to reach port.
You are very close now. Right a-beam Com.
carefully. You are our port side. Have jus
seen your rocket. You are very close to US.
SEALBY.
/ k.,lr
from scores of others. may seen
somewhat matter of-fact to you. bu
can assure you they meant goo,
deal to us on the bridge of the Baltic
and they indicat how we had to fee
our way. After Twelve hours scare
j zigzaging and circling in the fog
changing our course as each new bi
of information came by wireless. W