The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-25
SURVIVORS
Of WRECK
LANDED
Captain aud Passengers
of iii Fated Repub-
lie Tell of Wild
Scenes
SUCCOR BROUGHT BY
WIRELESS WAVES


NEW YORK, Jan. 25.--Carry-
ing 1851 survivors Of the coIlis-
ion between the liner Republic and
the italian steamer Florida, tho
Baltic and Florida docked today
shortly before 4 o'clock. They
were landed In less than thirty
minutes.
OF the survivors 1891 were
passengers and 300 were members
of the Republics crew. Il develops
that four steerage passengeruI
aboard the Florida, in addition 20 |
the six passengers of the Repub-
lie who perished, also lost their
lives as the result Of the collision.
Tell Of Wild Scenes.
AS the passengers of the Re-
public alighted from the Baltfo|
stories of the wild scenes immedl-
ately following the collision were
received at first hand.
The remains of w. X. Mooney,
the banker of Langdon, N. D., and
Mrs. Eugene Lynch of Boston, who
were killed, were mangled beyond
recognition. Both bodies were
sealed In. casks and dropped into
the sea from the Republic. DR..
Marsh, surgeon OF the Republic,
reported that Mrs. M. M. Murphy,
wife OF the financial agent of the
Union Life Insurance company Of
Grand Forks, N. D., was serf0uslyA
injured and Eugene Lynch Was
painfully bruised.
Writer Attacked.
1t also developed that J. b. Con-
molly, the author and magazine
writer, was attacked by a NUM-
ber of the crew of the Republic2|
aboard the. Baltic this morning.
while she was steaming up the bay
to her dock. Officers interfered
and Connolly was led to his state
room. 1t is alleged that the trou-
BILE grew out of an argument be-
tween Connolly and the crew over
accounts of the collision sent In ]
wireless dispatches to New YORK
newspapers.
1t is said these messages se-
verely criticised the conduct Of the
Republics crew during the trouble
and the men thought Connolly was
instrumental in having them sent.
Second Steward Spencer of the
Republic accused Connolly OF
pushing children and women aside
in trying to reach the hf0boate.
Captain Tells Story.
An authentic account Of what
really happened when the steamer
Florida crashed into the liner Re-
public of the White Star line on
Nantucket, Mass, early Saturday
morning, causing the deth of ten
and eventually sinking the Repub-
lie, was given today by Captain
Ransom OF the liner Baltic, which
larrived In Ambrose channel early
today with a large number of the
passengers of the ill-fater steam
er.
Rapidly. Fills With Water.
"The crash came without warn
ing" said the captain. "Tne
Florida Suddenly appeared out OF
the fog before any of the crew
of the Republic knew II was near
and ran into the big White Star
liner. Staterooms 48 and "a
were stove In by the blow and tho
steamer began to fill with water,
The Florida quickly backed away
and disappeared in the fOgs but
left one of her anchors In tho
wreck of the staterooms.
Flashes Message for Aid.
"It was some time before the
identity of the ship was known
The mechanism In the wireless op&
Grating room of the Republic Wa1
badly crippled by the impact. but
! Operator Binns, surrounded ~
wreckage, remained at his p'o11
and flashed messages calling 10
laid. .j
I'm the meantime all the p&1
sengers had been aroused a.
considerable excitement prevaile(
but there was not what you migh<l
call a panic among them.
Water poured through the side
of the ship at rapid rate. The
brave fremen remained be7oV
working like trojans TO prevtlr
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