The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-23

The navy department at Washington
is greatly concerned over the loss Of
the vessel on account Of the fact that
1t carried 400 tons of provisions for the
Atlantic fleet. It Is also believed that
relief funds and food for the quake
sufferers in large quantities were
aboard and these will almost certainly
be lost
The Republic carried $50 first-class
and I'll steerage passengers. Imme-
diately after the accident the wireless
apparatus on the steamer flashed the
news of her plight In all directions.
and within snort time several yes-
sells, including the French line steamer
Lorraine, westward the Whita
Star liner Baltic and the revenue cut
ters Acushnet and Gresham, were IN
their way to offer every assistance "a
the disabled steamer.
The nearest land was Nantuczet,
about seventy miles due north, but with
his engine room full of water, the only
thing left for the captain to do was
to shed wireless waves broadcast over
the Atlantic, asking for assistance
The first came to the United Stat1s
government revenue and naval stations
at Nantucket lightship. Newport and
Highland Light The revenue cutters
Acushnet at Woods Hole and the
Gresham at Provincetown left within
very few minutes for the scene.
1t was believed here by mariners.
from the report of the captain. that
the Republic would probably be towed
back to New York for repairs by either
the Lorraine or the Baltic
The last ocean accident OF this ma
ture, in which an ocean liner was run
down by another vessel off the Amer
lean coast was some eleven years ago,
when the steamer Burgoyne was sunk
by the ship Cromatyshire off Nova
Scotia and went down within COM
paratively few minutes with some 500
of those on board.
No one from Newark or Essex county
was booked by agents of the White
Star Line in this city to sail ON the
steamer Republic. Tickets We're sold 10
the Rev. j. w. Norris. rector of st.
! Mary's Roman Catholic Church, at
Deal, and two friends, p Convery and
j. Z. McAlinden, of Perth Amboy. But
these names are not on the list of f1rst-
cabin passengers.
The first MESA ges indicated that the
damage was more serious than later
appeared. as all of the messages asked
that assistance be sent Immediately,
and one flashed 10 the Navy Yard here
said the steamer was sinking Later.
however. the captain of the Republic
sent a wireless message saying that the
engine-room was full of water, but that
the steamer could keep sf1oat and was
in no danger
Prominent People on Board.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.--Soine OF this
more prominent passengers on board
the Republic are: General Brayton
Ives, Professor John NJ. Coulter. Mr..
and Mrs. David S. Cowles, Alexander S.
Bell Count Responi. the Rev. J. w.
Ward, DR.. A G.. wagers. Captain T..
A. Ehrenfund. Samuel P. McGiverney.
James B. Connolly. the author; Mrs H.
H Armstead, mother of the well-knowH
mining engineer, and Alice Morse Earl.
the authoress.
The Republic was built at Belfast.
Ireland, in 1903 for the Dominion Line.
which at that time operated q passen
ger service between Boston and Queens
town and Liverpool The vessel was
originally named the Columbus, but
after the Boston service of the Domin-
ion Line had been acquired by the
White Star Line, the name was
changed to the Republic. She is $40
feet long. SIS feet beam and had q
draft of "a feet Her tonnage is 15,S{8
rross and T49 net