The sun., 1909-01-24

New York. in need OF assistance La
Lorraine and Lucania Nsearchlng for
her. Handicapped by lack Of wireless
on Florida. Baltic nearing Republic.
which Is still ahoat and directing Battles
steering"
The last three words Of this message
proved that the Republic still could send
messages from her mast wires 10 guide
the steamers that were bearing down
in her direction.
A later message. sent from one OF the
searching ships at 7;5O and received at
the Cunard Line pier office, said that the
Luoania and Lorraine we're searching of
Nantucket for disabled steamer This
message was taken to refer to the Florida,
which, unequipped with the talking
wires as she is could we'll be an object
Of search by boats 10 close together as
chat comfortably with each other over
their wires.
About 7:tO there came also message
from Capt. Ransom of the Baltic 10 the
White Star offices which showed that the
hunt for the Florida and tho Republic
had been successful. The message said:
Have found Republic and Florida.
Am standing by
An hour later second message came
over the wireless TO Siasconset for rhe
White Star people. In this Cant. Ransom
reported that he was getting ready to
transfer the Republics passengers from
the Florida TO the Baltic. The Florida's
bow was crushed in, the message stated.
despatch was received at tho French
line offices at 9a5 o'clock from Capt.
Tournier Of La Lorraine and read as fol-
lows:
-WooDs HOLE, Mass.
Republic passengers have left by
Florida Baltic remains. We have been
asked by Republic TO follow Florida.
Will arrive at Sandy Hook daylight, Will
not telegraph Paris anything.
ToURNIER.-
AT 10 o'clock last night the White Star
company posted the following bulletin
In it's Off ce:
"The Florida is heading this way at
eight knots an hour. No. hold Is filed
with water She will probably arrive
in the harbor at or o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. She is being conveyed by a
steamer either the Lorraine or the Baltic"
A wirless message received later in
the evening said that the crew Of the
Rep ublic had been transferred to one
Of the ships standing by at Q o'clock and
that the Republic was sinking.
PRAISE FOR THE WIRELESS.
Wireless? Why. it is the greatest
safeguard against accident at sea that
the world could have"
Thus Mr.. Franklin, the vice. president
Of the International Mercantile Marine
Company. expressed his relief as he sat
in the Office of the White Star company
yesterday afternoon reading the yellow
strips Of paper that bore messages from
Siasconset,
1T might have been as bad as the
Bourgogne had it not been for the wire
less he added. Not only has it enabled
the Republic TO call aid to her within
five minutes after she was put in jeopardy
but the thousands of people on shore
who have friends on board of her can
know as much as anybody does know
about what is going on and how the pas
sengers are being rescued. This is the
most perfect test Of the value of wire
less since the invention was made"
John Bottomley. vice-president and
general mana ger of the Marconi Ameri-
can Wireless Company. spoke of the disci-
pline which had made possible all day
long the almost instantaneous trans
mission Of messages from the ships to
the shore.
The strctest rule Of the company is
that no matter what NAV be the press of
commercial traffic when the danger
signal c. ID sounds everything is dropped
and the operator receiving such a sign al
instantly tries to ascertain the position
Of the ship SO signalling. then TO give
word Of her plight TO other ships in the
zone. This was done almost automatic
cally this morning and we are pleased.
We are pleased also that Binns. the
operator on the Republic, kept his head
and stuck TO his job until the end"