New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-01-24

.zccorstnz TO the wireless operator OF the gov
s<rnunent station at Newport the waves from the
Hepublic's artenns could be heard distinctly up
10 11:30 a. m. The vibrations then became
vreaker and weaker and within fifteen minutes
reased The failure of the Republics equipment
10 work further gave rise TO the runior mat she
had sunk
The first message from the Republic was SUI
x6cient TO have brought prompt aid had her
,rarsnbernslia gone out OF commission after the
e,,.ssaze was sent The news was flashed py
k,s,6 wires and by wireless to every available
mort along the coast and within twenty minutes
after the first message was picked UP at IN
Y>ort the revenue cutter Gresham was sent HUM
4 ,,ba-lestovn with definite information concern
ssne the position of the Republic. The loe' now
ever made il difficult for relief boats 10 mans
fest time TO the disabled slfner- The cutter
Ac,,sbret which left Woods Hole Mass, be-
fore the plight of the Republic became Kno"h'
was informed by wireless of the Republics po-
sition.
a. 11.5o g m some twenty minutes after
the REPUBLICS wireless equipment became help
5 less the Acushnet reported TO Newport tnat sue
was standing by and that the Repaohc pas
seneers had been safely transferred To eLo
Florida Wireless messages were sent out !"
the new dereiict destroyer Seneca, which was
believed TO be cruising along the Long Island
she had net reached the Republic up to late
hour last night
The siasconset station took up the news OF
VIE Republics plight snd sent many messages
with her high powered sending instrument, anu
mt vas received by the French liner La Lorraine
unbound from Havre, when the FrencnInan was
xho,,t seyenty-eight miles to the eastward. The
n<orTzine net only reported 80 her office by way
of siasconset that the Republic had been IN
N,,& he SIKH announced
suculd proceed as fast as he could with safety
sshrourh the fog and render assistance to the
iieisableE White Star liner.
Although the messages were sent out as pre-
Nx~autjors and warnings TO all vessels incoming
land outgoing able to receive chem, the news
tx,es taken ,p by the shippers call for help
land they lost time in getting to the Republic
Ses quickly they could with safety
The incoming Cunarder Lucania, from Liver
knool rot the Siasconset message. and replied
kmlrnosf III the words Of the Frenchman Captain
5rs-r Of the Iucauia managed TO get message
I<o Vernon H Brown at the local Office of the
sx-unard Line at $3.50 D. m He said: thick
Lfor: am going south 20 find the Republic
i IRE big White Star liner Baltic, which two
5eears arc was aground of Sandy HOOK Win
IAndrew Carnegie and many other passengers Oh
hoard was es miles west Of the Republic when
ts,er ouerator received the wireless message from
renuhlic's condition from Siasconset with or
,s firm, the line to return 10 the aid Of the Re
spublic.
1 csptain Ransom Immediately put the big YES
e1 zhcs1t ard started the latitude and lonsl-
sude announced by Captain Sealhy as his posi-
.sion The Baltic not pushed. as Fessel
s,f her tonnage could not be driven through the
sEoe with any degree OF safety al much liioie
Hhan quarter speed.
4 1-fcyf fhickect
I%fsnket that has encountered the Atlantic coast
Fin rnany years and although Captain Ransom
twas sure OF getting to the Republic he ap-
preached the sinking vessel slowly ana eau
tiously He sent out wireless reports up 10
n m that he had not found her, but expected
70 get alongside soon Meanwhile messages
were received on the Baltic announcing the con-
dition of the Republic. giving assurances that
she would keep af1oat for at least four or five
hours
Captain Ransom also received messages an
-,o,ncins the positions Of the Cunsrder and the
FrenchEnan, and knew that they, too, were try
ing 70 find the Republic The Lucania ana La
Lorraine which were in communication with
each other knew that each wes looking for the
Republic and that the Baltic wts coming east
ward for the same spot
The commanders of the three big liners, all
looking for the Republic, and knowing that the
Florida was also near by, had to feel their way
carefully for five big steamers naan9uvring in
the same locality in an almost Opaque fog,
formed a situation dangerous perhaps as
comes 10 the lot of a transatlantic captain
Notwithstanding the fact that the Lorraine
and the Lucania made great ehorts 70 nno Ins
Republic they were not able TO locate her ana
II remained for the Baltic, sister or her own
feet. 10 save the passengers and crew OF me
Republic and the Florida the latter FeSeei
being unable 70 take care of them.