The Cairo bulletin., 1909-01-25

New York, Jan 24-News of the
sinking of the Republic came tonight
through a wireless dispatch received
from Siaconset The dispatch reads;
Republic gone down. No one
aboard All crew safe on Rayenue
cutter Gresham
An hour later another wireless
message was received stating that
ths revenue cutter Gresham with the
republics crew on board was pro
ceeding to Gay Head.
The Republic sank at $50 off No
Mans Land an island south OF
Malthas Vineyard Island, Off the
Massachusetts coast. This informa-
tion was received here tonight by
wireless from Captain Fisher of the
steamer City of Memphis
Boat Crews Gallant Work.
Gallant work of boats crew
from the revenue cutter Gresham in
taking off Captain Sealby and DE-
tall OF the crew of the Repu blic who
remained on board that vessel al
most to the last moment. is spoken
of particularly in the wireless dis
patches tonight.
The Republic hal been towed al
short distance by the Gresham, the
,lelelict destroyer Seneca, which had
arrived at the scene late in the, as
sistng in the work Of towing, Sud
denly the Republic was seen to be
settling and rapid work on the part
of the boat crew OF tho Gresham
was necessary to get the Republics
crew away from the vessel.
Both the Gresham and Seneca
proceeded toward Gay Head after the
Republic went down
Fortunate EEnding.
The drama of sea waich for more
than q hours has held the attention
Of the world and which has not been
without tragic features. ran through
its last sensational scenes with the
coming of Sundays dawn and to-
might came to a fortunate, If not hap !
py ending The ramming of the |
White Star Liner Republic early |
Saturday by The Italian Liner Flor. |
ida OFF Nantucket, Mass, has been |
followed by a series of events con |
stituting one of the most remark /
able ocean mIshaps on record.
No less than seven liners-the
Baltic. New York. Funessiz. la Lo- |
raine aud Lucania and the two Grip /
Piled shps. Florida and Republic
are figuring I'm the stirring story |
The 4I2 passengers and some Of the .
members OF the crew Of the Republic I
have undergone two transfers on the
open sea. the first to the crippled /
Florida on SATURDAY morning and
again early today to the Faltic which
is bringing also the go and more
passengers from tch disabled Flor
ida.
Baltic Takes N Passengers.
With this great human cargo Of
rescued persons besides her own
list OF 930 passengers. the Baltic
viii arrive of Saniy Hook about II
O'Clock tonight.
The Florida. her bow rent from
The terrific impact with tire Repub-
lie is also slowly steering. but un-
der her own steam. for this pori.
conveyed by the American Liner
New York.
Shortly after Midnight the wire
less telegraph which had apprissd
the world Of theRopublic's distress
and quickly brought ether ships to
her aid. today flashed the news that
two passengers on the Republic had :
Deen killed and two others injured
Four Deaths Reported.
Late in the day another wireless I
told Of four deaths on
boarl the Florida. either members N
n the crew or steerage passengers /.
The identity OI these was not made
clear
A message from Captain Ransom
0f the Baltic gave the names of the
dead passengers as Mrs Eugene
Lynch. Of Boston. and W J Mooney.
q banker Of LangdOn. North Dakota.
The injured are Mrs. NJ N. Murphy. ]