The evening world., 1909-01-26
LOG Of WIRELESS
OPERATOR TELLS
Of SEA TRAGEDY
Man at Siasconset Kept Rec
ord of Messages Sent by
and to Republic.
A DRAMA IN FLASHES.
Held in Calls From Stricken
Ship and From the Crop
ing Rescuers.
A DRAMA IN FLASHES.

No more dramatic tale OF the sea and
disaster was ever told than that con-
tanned In the official log hook OF Mar
conf Operator A. II. Ginmnn. stationed
az Siasconset, the land directing station
OF the wireless for the zone In which
the White Star liner Republic foundered.
Gilman, who departed for Europe yes
terday from Boston, kept an accurate
log Of every message received and sen,
out on the day and night following the
faint cry for help from out OF the foggy
sea. To him. as much as any other, Is
due the rescue OF the 1000 souls. His
alertness and haste In calling the Baltic
and other vessels which We're outside
the range OF the Republic brought the
timely aid, The log begins at ten min
utes before the fris, dim flash &C. @
d. which, in the language OF the wire
less meant "All ships hasten to aid
distressed boat" This Is his record:
No Answer to Routine Call.
"s.9o-Called Como answer. eco Is an
hourly call of routine).
"6,4o-Hear Nike calling COD MKC
means the Repubic). sent back IS
(Siasconset. He said he had been run
down and was sinking rapidly. Send
help quickly he repeated three times,
giving his position as lis miles east OF
Ambrose Light; latitude, iolI, longi-
tude, TO-
Il got busy AT once, raised operator
at Woods Hole told her to rush
Revenue cutter; she did It, Then | be-
gan to call COD, getting LC LA
Lorraine). told him of disaster, said he
would speed to rescue then got BE
(Baltic), he is doing the same.
"s04 received MISC Captains mes
sage from Nike Republic) saying he
was rammed by unknown ship and was
sinking twenty-five miles south OF Nan
tucket No lives lost and not in danger,
$50 A. NJ, Tried to get Nike; cam
not raise her. Probably out OF biz"
Ginmans remark here indicated that
possibly the Republic had foundered by
this time.
"s,s A. M-No message from Be.
Cant raise Nike.
$50 A, M-Hear Nike answer Be,
but REG (Revenue cutter Gresham)
using strong current browns everybody.
'Sb A. M.-Had Nike; tell MKC
that Be and LC are rushing to her
aid.
BInns answered Good. Tell them to
hurry
Waiting for Rockets.
'Sl2 A, NIL LA Lorralne) says
our boilers are nearly bursting.
'e.l6 A. M Nike reports passengers
O, X: on board steamship Florida,
stations are tanning thick"
Jammlng, In the telegraphers yer
nacular, means the diffusion OF several
strong currents which prevents a clear
message BY anybody.
"e,43 A. NIL calls Nike gets no an
swer.
"9.4I A. M.-MKc finally hears LII;
LII asks what depth OF water and how
fog and hard TO navigate. Nike says
TO listen for rockets.
"9.5s A. M.-BC calling Nike.
"l0.l2 A. M,-Cant make out TANNED
messages.
,.lo..s A; M.,Trying to raise Nike, BE
LII, but failed.
1850 a. M;-Nayy won't keep out.
'll.@ A. M.-Teli revenue cutters &c
cut out and lay by.
'll.l9 A. M.-BC gives 'Bynow' Cmean,
ing waltz and calls Nike.
III ~ A. M,--BC portsmouth anC
RCD talking and tanning us right ant
left.
'll32 A. M.-Have found the LA Lu.
cania.)
siIences the Navy.
"n.49 A. M.-Navy insists on tanning
give them BY again Cmeanins keey
quieO.
"n.6-MKC reports bad condition. set
thing in water. LA starts for Nike.
'll.@-BC reports MkC, but canno
find her.
"26-BC. Ii and La scouting FOL
signs OF Nike. Florida has no wireless
REG kicking up about getting lnforma
ton.
"2aO-DC asks CO all stations tt
keep out, for Gods sake
nc talks to LA. She says: Republic
public's passengers aboard Florida; an
searching for both ships, assistanc,
needed TO take passengers off Florida
which Is disabled and probably vii
sink
Baltic HAS a Chance"
"3,&-Bc again tells ca to keep quiet
He Is nearing Nike.
S5e-BC asks CO to stand by again
Be talks to LA and LII, All are search
ing for KC and Florida,
"i.l5-BC and Nike are now talking.
"4.D-BC trying to locate Nike; Nike
hears BC's bomb to the eastward anC
tells Be to steer to the westward, jam
ming all around. It is terrible. Be hal
chance to find MKC
4.n-RCG and RCU and RCE (Sene
ca all tanning and won't let Binns tall
) 10 Be. LA and Be trying TO get Nike
but no answer.
'I.0-RCG call. me and asks has Re
public wireless and what call? | don
answer as II would only Increase Jam
Be- and LC are more important thar
revenue cutters and way should b.
made as clear as possible.
500 Nike wireless out OF biz
"il0-BC tells Nike she hears her bell
"5.l2-MKC tells BE to steer east
southeast.
5.ls-BC and LII talking
"S30--MSG is going 10 BC's captain.
"60S-BC says 10 NKC think | car
find YOU Think LA and IL have gon,
on. Give me plenty Of calling when
rocket, look for It,
you Are Near Me"
S0s-MKC says sa wrockels. i hear
your bells. You are near me
"6lt-BC says TO Ia, FlDridas bow
has gone, she Is sinking needs help, She
IL blowing four blast,
AFRO 1. nearing Nike. fog s.
thick cant see lights 10 feet away
"6A-Bh ,ustruCts Ii 20 sta1d by
Florida
'7o-Fl ,Furue'siaJ calls me Tel
him 90 stand by
- III Monde whore tho NJ q, Har,