Evening star., 1909-01-25
WRECK SURVIVORS
: LAND IN NEW YORK.;
REPUBLIC IS SUNK
IN Whistles Blow for Baltic as
She Passes Through Harbor.
GLAD GREETINGS AT DOCK
Capt. Sealby and Grew Stick to Ship
to the Last.
THROW THEMSELVES INTO SEA
Master of Liner Picked UP on Wood
en- Grating When His Vessel
Goes to the Bottom.
GLAD GREETINGS AT DOCK
Capt. Sealby and Grew Stick to Ship
to the Last
THROW THEMSELVES INTO SEA

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK. January 25.-The White
Star liner Baltic having on board 1850
survivors from the steamships Republic
and Florida. which were in collision early
Saturday morning off Nantucket. reached
her pier at the North river at 1O5.p. m.
today and Immediately began to land her
passengers.
The Baltic had anchored off the Am
brose channel lightship, which she
reached at 1:l3 o'clock this morning. The
fog held her there until 9:15 o'clock
when there came a rift in the mist. and
she was able to proceed. She reached
quarantine at 1890 o'clock. and after in
spection passed on to her pier.
\ great crowd gathered at the pier to
meet the Baltic. In it were hundreds of
friends and relatives of those who had
sailed on the Republic A special police
force was on hand to preserve order.
Great Reception for Baltic.
From the time she left her anchorage
and swept into the Ambrose channel the
Baltic was the big ship of the bay. The
fos-bound fleet that had anchored with
her gave her a ringing salute she
started to move
Wireless messages from her pilots had
told ali the neighboring shippers the
story of the collision and of the rescue
Passing up the bay there was a continu-
Gus reception of the great White Star
liner. Whistles blew, flags were lowered
and raised again as she came up from
quarantine.
Entering the North river, the passengers
on the ferryboats saw her and cheered
and waved handkercliefs. When the
liner got to her pier a small squad of
tugs was alongside her and swung her
into her slip.
The steamboat General Putnam, char
tered by the White Star line, had met
the Baltic at quarantine. Several friends
and relatives of the Republic survivors
had been taken down on her, and there
were glad and fearful greetings when
they went on board.
Florida Nearing Port.
While the Baltic at anchor during
the morning hours off the lightship the
Florida was picking her way along the
coast. She came into the view of the
Sandy Hook observer at IL 90 o'clock.
AS she crept on at an eight-knot rate in
was seen that she was low in the bow
and high astern. The Furnesia of the
Anchor line which had been at the scene
OF the collision. was accompanying her.
The General Putnam carried party of
officers OF the company and friends Of
the passengers from the sunken Repub-
lie. Among those on board were NJ JEFF
fries. manager of the passenger depart
ment of the White Star line: J. II.
Thomas. manager of the operating de-
pariment: &. V G. Mitchell and r. III.
Farley. officials; Deputy Surveyor of the
Port Matllea NJ Coneys and several Gus
tom-kouse officers
Friends of The Republics passengers
included Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Cockroft,
who are going to meet Mr.. Cockrofts s
father: Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Peacock. to
meet Mrs. Mooney. whose husband was
killed I'm the collision. Dr. p. j. Finni-
gan of Cambridge whose wife is the
sister of Mrs Lynch. who was killed;
J A. B Cowles, To meet his brother and
family and James A Glover. TO meet
his daughter.
Message From Mrs. Armistead.
The Baltic has been in continual COM
munication with the Marconi station. The
first message sent by a passenger was
from Mrs. II. II. Armistead of this city
and was received al I'D O'Clock yester-
day morning. 1t reported all their party
safe on board the Baltic. With Mrs
Armistead was her daughter, Mrs. John
T. Davis. daushter-in-law of Henry Gas
saway Davis
The Baltic passed Sandy Hook at 800
o'clock. II was plain TO the observers
on shore that her Hfeboats had done
heavy work The crew had not taken
time TO put them back in their proper
places and they were left without their
canvas covering She reached quarantine
al 100 O'Clock
The New York. which had been convoy
ing the Florida. passed in at Sandy Hook
al go o'clock. Apparently she had left
the Florida we'll able TO take care of her
self
Italians in Panic.
MEN YORK. January 25.-S ,ories
told by the Republics passengers show
that the transfer of passengers from
the Florida To the Baltic in the dark
hours of Saturday night came perious-
ly near resulting in riot of the 500
Italian steerage passengers on the Flor
ida who believed that their vessel was
In imminent danger Of sinking
Only the efforts of the officers. aided by
several of the Republics passengers. qui-
eted the frightened men, who sought to
he the first 20 board the lifeboats
The officers of the Baltic report the
deaths OF Mrs. Eugene Lynch of Boston
and w j. Mooney of Iansdon y. D.. to-
gether with four negro sailors whose
names are not known The bodies OF
Mrs Lynch and Mr.. Mooney were placed
in Theoretically sealed caskets. which
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