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New-York tribune., 1909-01-26
FROM BRIDGES OF BALTIC AND FLORIDA
CAPTAINS Ransom And RUSPINI TELL OF WORK
OF RESCUE IND THE FATAL CRASH.

This is how the Republic finally got to
her. She used our whistle and steered US
by the Marconi. AS fast as our Marconi
operator got message he rushed with 1t TO
me- have all the copies. For instance.
some of them read: You are now on our port
bow. Can you see us2 Republic Another
message reads: You are now very close
Can you see our rockets? Republic An
other: You are too close TO us for safety,
Republic
The first message of all that we received
Saturday morning told US that the Republic
was in dangerous position in latitude 40.
longitude 30.
I'VE went there and she was not there.
Then we had to grope. and We went to
1927 and G9:5O. We secuted; We were in
terfered with by the wireless of other ships
which complicated the situation.
"On Saturday evening the fog lightened
somewhat fortunately Then 1t became in
termittent. 1t became thick again Sunday
morning and made it very difficult for us.
Then came messages giving US different
steering directions, and in between we
caught flashes of other messages. There
was one I received that made me very
anxious. 1t read: 'Siasconsett says hear
from Republic. says to Baltic to hurry. Sink
ing fast
Il think received this about p m.
Saturday just before we found her. Then
1 got alongside of the Republic 1 asked
Captain Sealby to come aboard of my ship.
but he would not leave. l tried TO get him
to come. but he stayed by until the last
Captain Ruspini of the Florida told of the
crash follows:
I'VE were blowing our whistle constantly.
I heard blasts in the fog from another
steamship. but they were not so frequent
and this made it hard. Finally. the Republic
loomed up before us and rammed her.
We drew back rebounded. and then cruised
around in the fog for two hours Then we
saw a small boat, with an officer OF the Re
public. who csked us to aid his vessel
New-York tribune., 1909-01-26
GEN. BkAYTON IVES. AT OAR, HELPED IN RESCUE
BANKER MADE SEVERAL TRIPS BETWEEN FLORIDA
IND BALTIC-TELLS STORY or REPUBLIC CRASH:

Here I found men and women in all stages OF
undress
The officers were calling orders in quick
sharp tones and. while the excitement was IN
tense there panic or actual disorder OF
riot Indeed, from the moment of the crash
until the passengers were safe upon the Baltic
the behavior of the passengers and crew was
admira BILE. The women were especially heroic
and deserve the greatest commendation.
HOPE BUOYED BY WIRELESS
mo one knew exactly what had happened,
EXCEPT that the Republic had been hit. ana
mighty hard hit. by powerful force, pre-
sumabIy another liner. 1t pitch dark, OF
course. and the heavy fog which enveiopeo
everything made the situation still more trying.
Nothing was to be seen of land or rock or sister
ship In a brief time however. the onncers
were in full command OF the situation and De-
gan to assure the passengers that there was no
immediate danger. As fast a man or woman
came on deck. however. life preserVer was
strapped around his or her waist.
THE officers allowed no one VINO nad once
come on deck TO return TO his or her stateroom.
Continued hfth page
New-York tribune., 1909-01-26

tiAAN's RESTAURANT, PARK ROW BLDG
Long famous .or Cuisine aid service AGsic.--AoVI
New-York tribune., 1909-01-26

Captain j. B Ransom Of the Baltic de-
scribed the work of mis- ship follows:
we got notice at o'clock on Saturday
morning that the Republic had been In col
lision and assistance was wanted. and We
turned and went back and began 10 search
This search began at IL O'Clock and con-
tinued till 8 p, m.
she was found finally by the Marconi.
The first thing We did was 10 take off the
Republics crew. as she seemed to be in
sinking condition. Then went alongside
the Florida and began 10 transfer passen-
gers
First We transferred the Republics
passengers and then transferred the Flori-
da's using the crews of all three ships. We
used only the Republics boats. We have
seven or eight of the Republics boats on
board the Baltic now. The transfer was
made from & p. m. TO a. m.
"Au this time we were transferring pas
sengers The weather was threatening and
very misty, but there were no accidents
For the number you will have to see the
purser. but the total was about 1,6lh We
left the captain of the Republic, its chief Of
hcer the Jcatswain the chief steward and
boat crew on board the Republic
"AlI the passengers behaved splendidly.
Only one person fell into the water and she
was an italian woman She fell like bag
of potatoes Lifebuoys dropped all around
and on her.
After we had finished with the rassen-
gers we returned and went back to the Re-
public. finding her all right at that time.
The officers and the steward all went back
on the Republic,
we could not find the Republic for many
hours. but there was an American whale
back steamer named the City of Everett and
her conduct was grand. She stayed by the
Republic all night, and she blew for US until
we found her. After we had sent back the
officers and crew to the Republic the Fur
nessia came up.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-26

General Brayton Ives, president of the Metro
politan Trust Company. looked none the worse
for wear in spite OF his thrilling experience on
the Republic. he stood on the saloon d2ck Of
the White Star liner Baltic yesterday morning.
as she steamed slowly up from Quarantine. The
fnancier had lost his personal baggage and
had pulled in of the rescue boats
until his ached
"I was sleeping soundly." said General Ives
when the collision occurred at $50 O'Clock on
Saturday morning The noise of the impact
awoIa me, but at first l did not realize what
had happened It seemed like one of the shocks
from blasting which New Workers ac-
customed TO- This followed by boring
cutting sound, ike a. gigantic buzz saw in
operation.
Thoroughly awakened by this time 1 jumped
up and attempted t. turn on the electric light
hut found that il failed to york ! soon learned
that the whole ship in inky darkness, the
dvnamos having been flooded. Lighting candle
which / fortunately had with me- l dressed as
rapidlv as possible and made my way on deck
New-York tribune., 1909-01-26
HOW THE FLORIDA RAMMED THE REPUBLIC
NO CHANCE TO AVERT COLLISION WHEN STEM of'
ITALIAN LOOIED UP OUT OF DENSE FOG

have long considered too explosive to take care
Of great situations proved itself. for once.
at least TO be the equal Of that in tha
makeup OF the Anglo-Saxon navisators- Give
me the Anglo-Saxon sailormen." has often been
the cry Of the tourists. but many OF the pas
ssrgars on the Florida and the Republic owed
,beir uvas 70 the good work Of the Italians. who
steadfastIv hung by the ship they had raTnmed
,nti, all the passengers on the disabled vessel
were saved.
The fog in which the collision occurred had
hung heavy for some fifteen hours before the
vessels came together. and the men who were
directing the movements of the two steamers
were weary and worn from loss Of sleep and
exposure. but the mind prevailed over the flesh.
and this it has been said. is the keynote Of ths
great salvage of human life
Every one on the Republic had turned in soon
after midnight. they had on the Florida An
occasional passenger took a brief turn around
the deck. but was driven in by the chill. pene-
trating fog and by the time the fatal crash
came every one was IN bed. resting If not asleep.
They had grown accustomed 70 the hoarse blasts
of the big sirens above them and the rapid
rasping blowing of the whistles.
REPUBLIC MOVING SLOWLY
Captain seaIby of the Republic had his ves@
sci under mere steerage way and was straininx
his ears to catch a feeble blast he had heard
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New-York tribune., 1909-01-26

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New-York tribune., 1909-01-26
RAINEs sEEKs 1NFoRMATIoN

senator Rasnes said that he was waiting Tor
Information and read the Dill providing Tor
direct nomination before entering upon com
psign OF education lie believes that under ne
Present time honored system OF caucus and con-
een,icn IL Is In the power of tie majority .! the
New-York tribune., 1909-01-26
Continued on eighth page.

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New-York tribune., 1909-01-26

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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-06

can De no tariff reform through the
Republican party" says the Phila
delphia Record (Dem.), and the
charlotte Observer (Dem.) notes
that those who expected real reform
from Mr.. Taft have had rude
awakening" The New York Times
even thinks he has destroyed his
chances of denomination. We read:
theodore Roosevelts good fortune
mas not deserted him. The stars in
their courses seem to fight for him
II he still cherishes an ambition to
return to the White House, the path
mas been opened to him by President
iaft, and no thoroughfare could be
more inviting or easier to travel.
Mr.. Roosevelt has nothing to say
upon the tariff, for he has said pre-
;cious little about It, 1t will be re.
membered that he was once a mem
Der of the Golden Club. If upon his
return to this country he chooses to
declare his dissent from the opinion
That the Payne Bill is the best tar
III bill ever passed, and to insist that
1t is not a fulfillment of pledges
made, all the influence and the
political skill possessed by Mr.. Taft
and his friends would be exercised
In vain to stay the overwhelming
demand for Mr.. Rooseyelt's renomina-
ton"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-06
THE LADY AND THE DAME.
tBy Ella Wheeler wilcox.)
\ fhn,, hoct tho o,,% u -, 4,

(By Ella Wheeler Wilcox.)
so, thou hast the art, good dame
thou swearest,
To keep Times perishing touch a
bay
From the roseate splendor of thu
cheek so tender,
And the silver threads from the
gold away,
And the tell-tale years that have
hurried by US
Shall tip-toe back, and, with kind
good will,
They shall take the traces from of
our faces.
If we shall trust to thy magic
skill. 5I
Thou speakest fairly, but II I listen
And buy thy secret, and prove It's
truth,
Hast thou the potion and magic
lotion
To give me also the heart Of
youth? ~
With the cheek of rose and the eye
of beauty,
And the lustrous locks of life's
lost prime,
Wilt thou bring thronging each hope
and longing E
That made the glory of that dead
time?
When the sap in the trees sets
young buds bursting,
And the song of the birds fills the
air like spray,
Will rivers Of feeling come once
more stealing
lErpD, tho hoo,fff,,I h{1lc of <t,n
away?
Wilt thou demolish the tower of rea-
son
And fling forever down into the
dust
The caution Time brought me, the
lessons life taught me,
And put in their places the old
sweet trust?
II Times footprint from my brow is
driven,
Canst thou, too, take with thy
subtle powers
The burden of thinking, and let me
go drinking
The careless pleasures of youths
bright hours?
II silver threads from my tresses
vanish,
If a glow once more in my pale
cheek CLEANS
Wilt thou slay duty and give back
the beauty lGl
OF days untroubled by aught but
dreams?
When the soft, fair arms of the sir
en- Summer
Encircle the earth in their languor-
GUS fold
VIII vast, deep oceans of sweet emo
tons
surged through my veins as they
surged of old?
Canst thou bring back from day
long vanished
The leaping pulse and the bound,
less aim?
will pay thee double for all thy
trouble
If thou wilt restore all these, good
dame.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-06
PEARY,s aLuhpER.

Springfield, Massachusetts,, Republi
can: 1t is to be feared that the
latest revelation of Peary's attitude
toward rival explorers will not add
to his popularity. The public likes a
maganimous hero; in refusing to al
low Harry Whitney to take the small
est article of Cooks on board the
Roosevelt. the great explorer show
ed petty meanness and spitefulness
which can only be excused on the
ground of temporary insanity from
ambition and from the strain of his
long journey. 1t can hardly fail to
strengthen DR.. Cooks case by reveal
ing once more the bitter animus
which has been behind all the attacks
upon him. The world is still ready
to listen to any charges Peary may
have to bring, but they will have to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-06
"He nraises Aldr,ch

ne praises AluTlCu as a StaC6S
man and names him for leader of n
nancial legislation. and speaks
good word for Cannon and Payne
He argues for the Tariff Bill, admit
ting that he got his figures fr5ii
Aldrich and Payne, men who stan,
elbow to elbow with Rockefeller an,
Morgan. He attacks Governor John
son. of Minnesota, for arraigning tht
West against the East, and ther
makes speech in the West il
which he places himself squarely ii
line with the interests of the Eas
and tries to justify a tariff that was
made exclusively in behalf of the
Eastern interests and in which the
interests Of the West were ignored.
Shades of Theodore Roosevelt
May the ghosts of the wild animals
he has killed in Africa ever haunt
him for having foisted onto the coun
try this man Taft"
The st. Paul Pioneer Press (Rep.
another organ of the "progressives,
says sarcastically of the speech that
from the standpatters' standpoint
it is gen." but "the consumer finds
no note of comfort in it." Further:
These Western Republicans have
made up their minds that they are
going to be ruled by New England
and for New England. They are not
as deeply concerned as President
Taft declares himself to be about
party solidarity. They have grown
tired of paying tribute to the already
overprotected manufacturers of New
England, and they are irrevocably
committed to a revision of the tariff
that will mean something, instead OF
the makeshift measure foisted upon
the country by the late special ses-
sion of Senator Aldrich and Speaker
Cannon. If the President gets close
enough to the real people on his
Western trip to ascertain their views
and opinions he will find they have
'enlisted for war, not to make a
noise, and that there will be no
surrender until the Congress has
been aroused to enact legislation de.
manded and sorely needed for the
benefits Of the whole people instead
of for the further larding of the
trust-fed special interests"
So much for the Republican OBJ
jectors. The, Independent and Dem
ocratic press believe that this speech
has been like oil, instead of water,
on the flames of tariff rebellion. "In-
stead of softening the antagonism
between the two factions of his par
ty," thinks the Indianapolis News
(Dem.), "he has very clearly inten-
sified it." Unless modified by later
utterances, this defense of the tariff
"can only serve to weaken the Re-
publicans in the Congressional strug-
gle in the critical West next year."
believes the Washington Times Qnd. J
and the New York Evening Post
Qnd.) remarks that "predictions of
Democratic House next year will
be made more confidently than be-
fore" The speech Clocks like blum
der" adds The Post, and the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer agrees that if the
trip continues as it has begun, ,"it
Will go odwn in history beside An
drew Johnson's Swing around the
circle as one of the most foolish
things ever perpetrated by we'll
meaning President"
He has given the Democrats their
opportunity, exclaims the ST. Louis
Post-Dispatch Qnd.), and SO say
many of the Democratic papers. "It
needs no further proof that there
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-10-06

A. e. PETERSON.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06
NEW YORK STOCK
AND BOND MARKET
rBv Associated Press.1

NEW YORK, JAN 5.-The professional view
of the weakness that developed in the stock
market today was that it largely due to
the sympathetic effect of the collapse in Con-
solidated Cas- which proceeded today only less
violently than yesterday.
The point of greatest weakness in Consoli-
dated Gas today, however, was while the gen
eral list was making a sturdy stand against
the reaction and was showing a degree Of
positive strength in some quarters the action
or the market warranted the implication that
the support was in the interest of facilitating
a process, Of liquidation and the pursuit of
the purpose had the later effect of weakening
the whole list. The unexpected adverse de-
cision in the Consolidated Gas suit yesterday
undoubtedly took interests committed to
the long side unawares and interfered with
the plan of conduct of their market sam
paign. The consensus of opinion has been
that the period of renewed ease in the money
market after the turn Of the year would ia
clntate revival of speculative activity and
conduce to still higher prices for stocks. The
Consolidated Gas decision undoubtedly has had
a bad effect on the speculative confidence en-
gendered by the assumption that governmental
activities were to move in future in favor of
the corporations. The refusal of the supreme
court to entertain the governments appeal tn
reopen the Standard Oils fine was industri-
ously cited to offset the effect Of the gas case
The disappointment in the gas suit has given
rise to talk regarding the outcome of other
suits in which a favorable outcome has been
assumed with effect in the stock market
rms is notably the case regarding the suit
Ihls was seen in the suggestion today that
congress might be looked to to annuI this
clause II 1t were upheld by the supreme court
The uneasiness over the subject of govern
ment aggression on corporations was shown
by the manner in which various incidents
bearing upon the subject were dwell 1Ipon
Ihe adoption by the United States senate of
a resolution calling for information of an
opinion by the attorney general sanctioning
the purchase of the Tennessee Coal and Iron
company by the United States Steel corpor-
alton was also dwelt upon. So was the TAX
ing of oral testimony in the governments suit
TO dissolve the Hartman railroad merger
me new phase taken by the Balkan question
had a disturbing effect on foreign markets
and was reflected to some extent here. Some
OF the liquidation was attributed to holders
OF Consolidated Gas, who were unwilling to
sell 1t and had to find sources to protect IL
American Smelling, almost alone of the gen
eral nst' showed any strength and an ad-
vance IN the price of copper was given some
responsibility for this
Bonds We're irregular. Total sales, par value.
s59l6,oo0. United States bonds were unchanged
on call.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06
California Dried Fruits

NEW YORK, Jan. 5-The market for evap-
grated apples shows no fresh features, with
fancy quoted at 8l5Q912c; choice, 71aGSc; prime,
61207c.
California prunes are somewhat unsettled in
spots, owing to pressure old crop fruit.
New crop fruit is quoted at 4hd7%c for Cali
fornia and at 61409c for Oregons, later rang
ing sos to POS. The market for Oregon prunes
is frmer
Apricots are unchanged with choice quoted al
91kQ9%c; extra choice at 912@1Oc and fancy
111aQ13c.
612@7c; extra choice, 7AQ8c, and fancy, 81.
Ole.
1t is reported that the raisin deal has been
completed on the coast, but the news seems
to have had little influence in the local spot
market. Choice to fancy seeded quoted al
61z071kc, loose Muscatel 5AG61ac, seedless al
412Q6c and London layers S1.50@1.60.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06
Listed Stocks
NEW YORK COTTON

Special service to The Herald by Dick Bros.
6; Co., members New York Cotton exchange,
Bradbury building, Los Angeles.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-The cotton market was
dull today with a sagging tendency. Brokers
thought to represent Theodore Price were sell
ers and there some liquidation the
part of the SOUTH and this together with bear
hammering carried prices off about six points
from last nights closing. Operatives are in
clined to look for bearish ginning report
around II, 49, 900 to 12550,O00 bales, although
advices from the south claim that the large
figures will come as a result of a great many
Light bales, the presence Of which are be-
lIeved to indicate the tail end of the crop.
Gables from Liverpool were generally more en-
couraging based on a better demand in Man
chester. The cotton goods export markets
abroad appear to have been favorably influ-
enced by our fractional advance in the price
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06
Chicago Live Stock

CHICAGO, jan 5.-Cattle-Receipts about
5OO0 market steady; beeves, S55O@5 80; Texans,
So. 1904. so; westerns, S3.75a5.65; stockers and
feeders, 81. S0Q4s5; cows and heifers, $17565;
calves, $7.50Q9.5O.
Hogs-Receipts about $1,000; market SC low
er; light, S. 25Q590; mixed $5.5096.10; heavy,
SIS. 60Q6.20; rough, $5.60q5.75; good to choice
heavy, $5S5Q62 20; pigs, $685. IS; bulk Of sales,
S.. 70q6.O5.
Sheep-Receipts about $1,000; market strong;
natives, SO. 25d5.25 westerns $685. yearlIngs,
550Q6 70; lambs, natives, $450Q6.75; westerns,
ST. 1901 60.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06
BOSTON COPPER MARKET

Special service to The Herald by Dick Bros
& Co., Bradbury building, Los Angeles.
BOSTON, jan 5.-The market is acting
badly and the feeling is bearish. Even on the
break yesterday and today there seemed to be
no public interest and almost no new buying
orders appeared. 1t begins to look as if the
market was about 10 points too high and
would have a sharp break to encourage public
trading. The forty point break in Consolidated
Gas may uncover some weak spots and shake
the whole list. 1t is considered that the
situation is uncertain and experts strongly ad-
wise selling until they see a more genuine
market The local stocks acted very well but
sagged in sympathy with New York, and 1t
was noticeable that no fresh buying came in
on the decline. Traders were the principal
sellers today but will catch stop orders in a
few OOints more
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06

Oil cake ESQ
hafnr corn Low
Capitol flour is retailed at Sl.60 per q sack
and S5c per * sack.
The following quotations prevail at the Globe
mills:
FLOUR
Al -four ...........s6O OG1obe flour ........S6.2 20
Made of select California wheat:
Silver Star flour. SIS so xxx flour. IS 90
Eighth bbls. zoe Dbl. higher
Bakers flour (made Of eastern hard wheaD,
per bbl.
Globe -four .......$6 2OrEastern Graham. Sc 90
Bakers AL -four. {. sol Pastry flour ....... $50
Eastern Rye 800. 6 POI
Al flour is retalled at $165 per z sack and
S5c for y sack. Globe family, $40 per Il
sack and 9Oc per q sack.
MEAL AND CEREAL, GOODS Cper 100 lbs.)
Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-06
The Metal Market

NEW YORK Jan. 5.-The London tin market
was lower today with spot quoted at 3131 15s
and futures at e133 Is Cd. The local market
was weak at $28 75d29.5 so.
The London market for copper was I'M
changed to a little higher; spot advanced to
e63 1Ss Sd, while futures remained at e64
Us Cd.
The market was steady and showed an ad-
vance in tendency. Lake quoted at s14.500
IA 621k electrolytic S14.12149 S71s and casting
at S14014.25.
Lead declined to f13 IS Cd in London. The
local market steady at $4.171zG422
Spelter advanced in London, closing at e21
IS. The local market was steady but I'M
changed at S5.121z65.1715.
No change reported in the local iron
market.