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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-10
Edward Matthias Improvine

Edward Matthias of Harrison avenue
In Robertsdale is improving at the
Presbyterian hospital in Chicago Mr..
Matthias was injured at the Standard
OH company, from which a serious case
OF blood poisoning was the result, and.
1t is said, his removal to the hospital
was just in time to save his life.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-25
SEES UTT[E HOPE
Of SAVING SUNKEN
LINER REPUBLIC
Head Of the Merritt Chapman Com
pany Declares Difficulties Are Too
Great to Be Overcome in the
Open Sea-Loss $2,500,000.


Inc sNhNe" 'roRmshir Repuh''c, with
her cargo saG baggage of passengers
which nIll aggregate yaIue ~ Si,r .
Mn .o,,,. a,..., ... 49,.
Atlantic sla is ,o,o, lose
An attempt raise tho Republic is
an 'mFra"'l3ah'H project aid Nr, Ner.
r't. Read of tho wrcCklns firm o. Mrr-
rift. Chapman & Company to-day.
ma y Is unlikely that such attempt
VIII he nado.
The main obstacle 10 the way ~ rails.
ing the vessel i9 her location Reports
received hy tho various wrerking Grms
is that tn" Republic S resting on an
even keel IN thirty ,athom, Of water
ten miles south az Nantucket Island
She Is In tho omen sea,
The depth Of water could no easily
overcome said MIR Merritt Put az
yet no man las discovered a method by
which a s,lnken vessel can he raised at
sea II she were IN a good location
in a body Of sheltered water. for in
starce-ve could tackle the lob with
some assurance Of success. We have
raised A boat In eighty fatnnms ~
water but In This case everything is
against US.
n,.
w tho saving OF hoats was So easy
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-25

thirty fathoms-ls0 teet--which cover
the Republic IS not a serious !mpedi.
ment.
II the Republic we're In a sheltered
harhor the first work Of the divers
ordinarily would be TO cover her with
a canvas Jacket from bow 70 stern
deck and all That method Is more
commonly adopted n the case Of small.
er vessels. TIE Republic is 81 feet
long and 1855 tonnage.
Would House Her Up"
divers would probably be ordered 10
house Ter up" 4 foundation OF heavy
tImbers would be placed beneath her
keel and upon this a water.tIght house
would ne built until It reached the sur.
face Of the water. A vessel when com.
7etel" boxed up in that manner can
De pumped ont 50 as 10 give ner con.
sldc-a Ole displacement, Even thai would
no. cause her to rise 10 the surface. The
lfting Is the hardes, part OF the task,
Huge pontoons are built so as 10 COM
p,etely surround the location OF the YES
sell
From these steel cables are passed be.
meath the boat and fastened 10 the pom.
toons on the other side, The cables are
then gradually frightened, The displ ce.
ment OF the pOntoOns Is so great that
they cannot he forced beneath the sur.
face OF the water. and consequently the
vessel has to rise. once on the surface
Of the water tine vessel Is towed to the
nearest land and beached There she
IL thoroughly pumped out. patched UP
, and finally taken 10 the drydoCks.
In doing this work the water must be
comparatively smooth at all times A
heavy sea would tear the timbers away
, as II they we're paper and the work
would have to be done over from the
starting point
! From this It can be seen what task
would be the raising Of the Republic
I She is In sea that is not protected
| from storms and in addition to this there
I Is a continual land roll.
Derricks Of No Use
"DerIcks did you suerest?" and Mr.
! Merritt laughed.
/ "Derricks," ne explained, ARE very
useful in raising small vessels. but they
would be mere flea bite on hugs
boat like the Republic As a rule der
rioks are Of no use when 1t comes L
| raising weight exceeding 100 tons. O
| course II enough derrlcks could Se got
ten into place they might assist In thu
raising, but that would be impractical
| bic.
! AS FAR as can see at present tn,
| only way 20 save the Republic would
he 10 house her zip and then lift her by
| pontoons and cable. You can see tbs
| imposs!hlllty OF that"
MIR Merritt explained that 1t would
view to attempt the floating OF the Re
public. but the expense would be Sc
enormous and the outlay such a risl
that, from a business point Of view, |!
would be absolutely foolhardy.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-25
SOCIAL WHIRL"
With Conee-Insomnin and Collapse.

1t seems difficult for some OF us to
be good all Of the time, but 1t pays,
after all.
Even a model school teacher, on
vacation. may drop into excuses in
the way OF overeating, late hours
and black coffee 10 add to the irrita-
ton OF the nervous system.
II am teacher In the Univer-
sity," writes a lady In Salt Lake
City, and hold responsible and
trying position. For months before
my collapse | rose completely devil
talized, but braced up on cup OF
coffee.
The Summer vacation I spent in
the East, where | participated In a
whirl OF social affairs. There was
scarcely an evening when I did not
drink strong coffee and afterward
spend hours awake.
Finally the breakdown came.
and | have spent hundreds OF dollars
and almost two years OF suffering
trying to mend II.
Every doctor | had insisted on my
giving up coffee. tried Postum
not prepared. at first. as It ought 10
be, and | did not care for 1t. Since
getting /, right have found II won
derfully beneficial.
The benefits derived from Postum
the past year have been gradual but
sure. The effect on my stomach was
immediate. II vas the only thing
except the white OF egg that did not
distress me.
There is no doubt that coffee IL
injurious TO many even In small
quantities To one who will make
the trial there Is no doubt that Pos
tum Is decidedly beneficial and a de-
licious drink II made according to
directions on package
Name given nv Postum Co, Battle
Creek. Mich. Read The Road 10
MELVILLE In pkgs There's Rea.
son
Ever read the shove letter. 4
new one appears from time to time
They arc genuine, true, and full OF
human interest,
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-25
SA US FLORIDA
WAS GOING AT
FULL SPEED.

J. E. Mccarthy gave this interview to
All Evening World reporter on the tug
Dalzeliine:
AT 5.35 o'clock Saturday morning
We saw the Florida close 10. Before
anything could Re done she struck into
our port side amidsh ps. From what We
could MAKE out she was going ful
speed.
"A terrible scene followed Women
ran screaming from the stateroons,
crying for their husbands 10 come and
save them.
Outside everything was darkness
The noise Of kissing steam from the
l., oxen bo,lers % our boat rose above
the walls Of the women. Nobody knew
what had happened. Eight stateroomi
on the top deck were carried away
killing Nj Mooney and Mrs Lynch
Before the Florida backed of they car.
red the bodies aft. Very few 81 the
passengers knew that any one had been
Lilled "
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-25
Evening Worlds Tug Gets
Capt. RQnson}S Story at Sea

As the Baltic halted of Ambrose Lsfsp the tug Dazel
line under charter by The Evening World which had been
waiting for her off the Hook all night raced up alongside From
the deck of the dancing tug reporter for this paper called up
through megaphone.
4 moment later DIM figure appeared at The rail.
what do you want sailed out the figure, in hoarse weary
voice e" am Capt Ransom Of the Baltic Please be brief gentlemen
for out and have the task Of docking my ship and get
ting all these people ashore and cared for.
Then replying questions from the tug, Capt Ransom shouted out
this A those board from the two steamers doing we'll as
could he expected Some are suffering from the nervous shock but
the great majority normal the earthquake refugees from Italy,
who were in the Steerage of the Florida.
The Florida following in under convoy of the American liner
New York. She is travelling under her own steam.
THE condition OF the Republic favorable for salvage She had
percepbe list when parted from her. although she well down
by the stern Cat this time neither the Captain the reporter had any
way knowing that the Republic had down of Nantucket Island
last night after gallant effort by her to save her
With his voice roaring strangely through speaking trumpet Capt
Ransom went supply the chapters missing until then in the
tive Of the disaster.
a told the believing notes to the listeners the little
tug below chat there absolutely no panic on the Republic following
the collision and very little on the Florida.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-25

l., 6. Phelps, a wealthy ranchman OF
Zee Bar-Tee. Wyoming, was on his
frst trip abroad with his wife and his
half.grow son, Eugene.
THE most terrifying moment to me"
he said, was when the men were sep
arated from the women to begin the
transferring from the Republic to the
Florida. There We were, half-clothed.
staggering about on the wet and slip
perry deck, with the winds bowling
about us and the rain drenchIng us,
while the ship lurched and We didn't
know what minute she would begin to
sink.
They began to man the boats and
we heard the cry, Women first" The
officers walked among us, separating
the women from tho men, and there
were some sights that brought tears to
my eyes But everybody was brave
and the best order was observed
But II was a sQieamish moment. nv
wife had to leave me--of course. | want
Nd her to go-but didn't know IL
would ever see her again. | had no cor
tainty that would She kissed mo
yood.by and she kissed our hoy, and
Ghen they led her away 10 the lie
boats She was crying hut she kept up
her courage until We found her on the
, Florida, and then she nearly collapsed
with the Joy NJ seeing us again
The meetings ~ families which had
been separated during the irlusfcr we're
AZ pathetic ms the ptrinIs. for those
poor people fel' that tn" terrihl. strain
was over and that they had been saved
almost ny Wiracl" from terrible
death"
Mr.. Phelps raid tho grca'os rart of
the credit Tor the saving of tho li"e-
Of tho Republics passengers should 20
10 the Italian crew NJ the Florida
''she may be third class ship and
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-25
Captain and Grew of Republic
Neglected Duties and .
Caused Discomfort,
HE TOOK OAR IN BOAT.
Young Hero Of Sixteen Was at
Stroke, So tIe Did Work
Himself.

Gen Rrarton Ives, me ~ the Repuh.
lies passengers was met at the White
Star line pier by his sister, Mrs !, II,
Latham. his son.in.laW. Walter May
nard, and his hrotherln-law Charles
Holt. He was III and exhausted. Gen.
Ives is nearly seyent, years old and has
been III for nearly a year, He was
coIone! OF New York regiment al the
battle Of Five Forks. and IL said to
have had three horses shot under him
In that engagement, He obtained the
brevet rank OF General at the close Of
the Civil war.
III health forced him to give over the
re. organization Of the Williamsburg
Trust Company, OF which he WAS made
president after It's suspension, a year
ago, and he vas also obliged 20 with
draw from other institutions. Gen. Ives
spoke with much bitterness Of hi, treat.
ment on the Republic after the collision.
He said:
Says Officers Neglected Passengers,
From the time go on, on deck
saw no officer OF the ship for hours
There were stewards around smoking
black pipes in the faces OF the women
passengers, but not one officer 10 direct
them, 10 encourage the women and chill.
dren to give information or to quell
panic. The passengers behaved admir-
ably and this was fortunate.
Twenty years ago the captain was
, supposed to he around the ship protect
Ing his passengers, heartening them and
/ looking out for their safety and conf
/ fort. wonder II there is not such a
rule on some Of the other ships. won.
der II such state Of affairs as We were
subjected to would have been possible
on German ship. for instance.
Il saw many persons put on life pre-.
servers. ] saw no reason why should
put IN any. Overlooking the CASH In
the Republics side. found only three
men at work. trying to patch 1t up.
The captain WAS not directing them.
sent my valet back TO get some OF my
clothes. He came hack without them
saying that orders had been issued tina,
no one was to be allowed TO return 10
the staterooms.
II own a yacht ard know enough
about sea-faring matters to know pretty
well when such an emergency Is being
handled properly. say that the han.
Cling OF the Republic after the wreck
vas conspicuously inefficient and con
spcuous by its absence,
Says Passengers Were Booty"
Many OF the passengers took ,c
drinking after the collision. did moi
sec any who were drunk. but there
were many in state OF booziness
Some OF them were members OF tn,
crew and some were passengers. W,
sat around In the dark on the uppel
deck until daylight
The hrst and only time ! saw tn,
captain WAS when he appeared on tn,
bridge and said that It was considered
necessary to move us to The other ship
the Florida. She was lying a quartz,
OF a mile away. He said that all the
women and children would be taker
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-25

Major John Ely tells the following;
We were struck like a thunderboIt.
The big Republic seemed almost to lay
on It's back. rushed around to the
side which had been rammed and heard
the water rushing into the engIneroom.
There were cries for help, sounds OF
rushing water, the hiss Of escaping
steam and the confused commands OF
officers and men. Everything was in
darkness, cold and misty.
"Pecring through the gloom could
jus, see the great bow Of big liner
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-25
CRASH CAME WITHOUT WARNING.

"The Florida Of the fog without any warning and smashed
into the Republic aba of mss the port side just forward Of the
after hatch The shock terrific Statetooms "a and % stove
by the bow OF the Florida which withdrew from the great hole she
had cut almost instantly and vanished in the fog aft leaving Of her
anchors the wretkage of the demolished staterooms
"The onslaught and the withdrawal Of the other ship took place
quickly that the Republic had chance to identify the steam.
ship that had dealt The blow.
The wireless the Republic smashed but the mechanism
remained and pech in the ruins the operator Bnns sent the
signals that subsequently brought aid from all directions The water
into the Republics side but the
fremen stuck their until the water their waists banking
the fires explosion Of the boilers The
behaved heroca them boys highly
OF them or Of the passengers either
In half hour the Florida summoned by blasts OF the
Republic back through fog badly
self Seaby Republic
these and those OF the Florida all the the liner
the Florida This took hours placid Among
Italian ship Lynch
had been killed Mr. Lynchs leg broken three
otherwise injured considered unsafe transfer him
he left Of the Foridas
wounded
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-25
BROKERS CLOSE
ON ACCOUNT Of s:
SLOW BUSINESS.
Sidney c. Love & Co., With
Offices Here and In Chi. !
cago, Retire,

CHICAGO. Jan. 2s,--The retirement
from business Of Sidney c. Love & Co.
one Of the largest brokerage houses I'M
the country. with Offices in Chicago.
New York and other cities. was an
nounced to-day.
IN making The statement F. C.. Al
drich. partner In the firm ascribed
tho withdrawal from business 10 recent
>tagnant business conditions and the
fact that tho partnership agreement
terminated next April Mr.. Love 10 In
New York
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-25
"BinnS and His Wireless
Saved OurLiues, Major Says

backing away from us ] knew then
that an accident had taken place. !
rushed to the wireless room and tried
to talk to Binns. He was greatly en-
cited and waved me away with his
hand. A few minutes later ! learned
that he was sending out the calls which
brought the flock Of American liners TO
our aid. Bnns stuck by his post and
was one OF the fifty men who went with
the captain when he called for volun-
teers.
"Binns and his Marcont wireless has
saved our lives, Long live Binns and
long live Marconi"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-25
LINER NEW YORK
SPED TO WRECK
AT WIRELESS CALL
Summoned From Air, Ameri-
can Vessel Arrived in Time
to Aid Florida.


'"e steamer Ne" YORK. OF inc Amer
lean line, locked at noon to-day after
her part In the work of helping the
po,uh,,c o,d ,ho r,or,a, altar ,,.,r
'o'''s'o"' rue Ne" 'oFN "iu very ''.'e
crippled vessels un,u esrIred that Al,
danger was past
She remained with the Republic up to
the time that the Florida, with Its bow
smashed headed toward New York and
she then conveyed the Florida thirty
miles toward Sandy HOOK When the
Italian snip was within one hundred
and ninety miles or SANDY HOOK and
demonstrated That IN spite OF Hooded
forward compartments IL couid make
the rest OF 'ne trip win satety' the
Nc" 10TH 'e'' 'he r'or'oa' "h'eh was
'hen making seven KNOTS an hour'
Inc olheers ana ere" OF '''e Ne" YORK
were re'icent as 10 tne part they played
N .ne ''aseus' lhes saw 'o'n'hs hero'c
:" 'he'' a.''o"' VI a"y'h,hs 'nal seemed
"or'"' VI spe''"' h'e"''o"' INC TACT
'"a' ',eE were so 'a' ''o'' '"e scene APP
pa'e"''s ''ouo'eu 'ne''' n'os' Inc re-
s't' was openly e"p'e sseu o! APP,
''ooe''' A''. ms o'"''l' '.'a' '''es 'ou'o
"o, We u ,"o'e a'''''""'e " "o
S''''"e" Ne'se''
Cot Call Eron Air
The hrst news OF the disaster that
,sacbsd tb. Nov, yort CANA ,ror Gan.
", 80" ', wv r.,,.,. a.. ~ $50.
erai Manager FRANKLIN OF the lnterna-
.'G,a a,oon,r 49,, ,,om ~" s,osa "U "e
,,on
''o'I
The Republic and the Florida are In
collision" the wireless said. The Bal
ito l.. STANDING hv %, vou no 10 a.
10 N'' ' ''' e'
sistance?
The message rea ched them at . o'clock
On SATURDAY niyh, as soon a. ,hay
=" "'e"'' as e'o" &c ''e'
came WITHIN the wireless radius OF
~. no,,, r.,t,o,od =; villa. .,s, a,
.'e po','' '"e"N''''eu' $50 ''I''e' cost VI
Inc Ambrose Blghtship, and soon came
in the range Of the Battles instrument
,.h,oh ,.n, .h,. \, ,,-,ro,.
"''le'' eoh' 'h's y! N"e'ess'
| Passengers have been removed from
tho Renuhlic IN tina Florida The Flor.
49,,
'ua Is no" SINKING ana we are re-
moving them to the Baltic. Have taker
all hut c,,,a,r and ho,,s crsn, tror
49, ~ r|A'" a' w" ~"
me fepupilc' stand py 10 heip tha'
vessel.
/ AZ IL o'clock came another wireless.
Come with all speed, Florida sink
ing,' the message appealed. AN tht
passengers have been removed, but
stand BY to help Florida"
$1,000 by All Ni9nt.
The submarine belIs kopt ringing an,
the scrsechIng ~ Tho uSistias rontIn
ned tTronp" Pho ,iyhi ~, ~. haar,
M on.uar y.b,s.i,r 49, r, ~, ny ,,.
af,sr n,id,trb, NJ; ~, NV, sToe."' ,ouu'
49, 80, ,, mu,4'l'smt ne N're,tss 'hsttu
I'm wa. Nerp.ns tnt.l dPpristn OF IN
u,oNellem'S OF tn' baItl'' ana they KEEP
we Mew .oIh h0se turned TOWARD
ane POM iiV'h winch tAe baitic an
Nouncen i'se'i ,.
A'out 80 the tos ltted fnomentar!l
ana theN rca'n"i the Raltis, and wer
instructed 20 stand ny until morning
mere IL no immediate danger" cam
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-25
ACTRESS UNDER THE KNIFE

M,ss Marietta Ully. the German act.
ress, who mas oeen paying ~ the lrv.
lag Place Ineatre IN 'BacCsrat, fell
suddenly III las; night and was taken
Ing for appendicitis "Baccsrat" will
be replaced BY the German version OF
The Blue Mouse"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-25
Gives Credit for Rescue
TO CreW of the Florida

no ocean greyhound or floating palace.
but size has men TO run her-men In the
truest sense OF the word" he said.
They were as heroic and as brave RS
any men could be and they rsked their
lives and stood terrible test OF en-
durance 10 save us.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-25
TOOK TWELV We HOURS.

passengers
had begun list badly this ship took twelve hours
speaking calmly what will
the biggest that
$50 O'Clock Saturday night ended o'clock yesterday
while the searchights Baltic mned
Two the Republics mbled
while being promptly Mos
their heads those the
the from the bulk OF the Baltic
Ransom leaning heap the
by afterthought:
gradually
dynanos dead All the baggage lost believe
handbags"
So that in these simple srash,aWay words shouted the
sleeping vessel by figures looming CHASTITY the
helped the whole shifting
lofty Florida nc!ng
Republic the flank and then slipping with her crumped
fog that EMBODIED her blue blanket might en'od
anchor the cash like barbed caught
and wounded they had
their wireless splitting from
wooden the little devil flashes that drought The
sorely crippled Florida the coming OF ships relief
the ansht Job un,r the STARE OF the shifting ahhs
sslf.sacrlee, the courage the whole big
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-08-06
1DOGS Ut3l
I D2ITyiiNg PAY?

We ~ creamery men and prumu-
tiers of thoroughbred dairy cows.
note with pleasure the interest that
your circclcut and we'll informed
editor take. In the promotion OF the
dairy industry.
The dairy cuisines. does. without
a doubt. give q lnrgor Held m which
To work. and more ruon for im-
proycmout and development than
any other occupation boo which the
Utah people ongag, Will" W."
have been milking cows for over %
generation, In fact. our foralathrrs
brought them across an" plains 30
has been only for the last trw years
that scientific dniryinE Inns been
nut to use. ANY one can milk but
the first and most important thing
of all Is the value of the cow you
are feeding, and the care she Is re-
ceiying.
Nomattcr how blue the blood may
be that Is coursing through her veins,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-08-06
NO. 81
gu,vsIslty Of Ciah

ml process by the addition OF COW =
milk to the colts ration, but be- must
not br allowed all hc Wishes. Feed
. p's. three times day warm from
the con unless this seems to bu too
much Never feed more than this.
Tucymu-ih.uught to lead nicely
aud stand themselves property An
mmonu'rly foal isata great li.nd-
vantage. Educate him to vail, aud
uot freely 60 tine haltrraud to stand
-till when asked to dos It d. gen.
orally best Co woan the lonls early.
Then they will not worry for their
mothers whcu away from them.
This feed may be- decreased grad
uolly after the showing season. and
There viii br uo harm done by TAX
iu1 itnVuy. C,r.ots. sugar bcet- OF
rutabasa- are good food. tn subsu-
tuic. The grain niions should be-
oa,, and bran. aud the colt should
b. given % big yard To exercise ill.,
IG. u Saffron, Dugagc Co. lll.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-08-06
Prepare Your
Hogs for The Fair.

one of the important exhibits a
the fair will Ice the hog. This co"
try Is very favorably adapted to
that industry though II is not dcvol.
opcd. However to those who raise
hogs aud contemplate exhibiting
them at the fair should begin now
to get them into shape. The hog
must he fed regularly and not over
fed. Irregular aud over feeding
makes the pig grow Ia the middle
aud not NJ the ends. Pot belllod
pigs are not profitable hut great
many farmers raise them. This ab.
norma condition Is due to indigos-
. ton aud To gnS formation, aud can
! bo avoided 10y regular feeding small
quantities alta time aud often. Tho
hog should have wator rs we'll as
swirl. Many farmers are NJ the ~
lpinion that the hog should hnyo worry
little Wet food aud no wator, but
that Is poor philosophy.
\ good ration Of cracked barley
with separated milk, a cool shaded
pen little hog walloS will make
surprising amount Of hog flesh.
There Il nothing raised on The
small farm more profitable than
hogs.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1909-08-06
Mare Must Be Well Fed

The mares should be- fed a ration
of grain and plenty Of grass, for II
never pays 10 slight the mares that
4-,t-.,-.,---, WV -s,,,.
billion. A ration consisting OF
ground oats one part. ground corn
one part and bran two parts los
weight, with u double handful OF
oil meal, viii prove best This
ration promotes the flow of milk.
one can materially aid the fatton-