The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-02-04

by q tidal wave and badly DAM =
aged while going to China. He
saved "a lives by boldly APP =
preaching he burning ship Ma
dura on October IS, 1900. He was
was then captain of the Celtic.
For this act of bravery he re-
ceived a diploma by the Liver
pool Shipwreck and Humane So
ciety. During the Boer war his
vessel carried soldiers from Aus
tralia to South Africa. At the =
battle OF Manila he was ready
to assist Dewey Il the occasion
had arisen.
He has many medals for meri-
t0rtouS ndu in times OF dam
ger.
New York, Feb. Here is Captain
Sealby's account OF the last dramatic
hours on the Republic:
Williams and I had been together on
the bridge for a long time. We realized
that the ship was gradually going down
and at about s o'clock we could feel that
she was going pretty fast.
Finally there came a rumbling n
cracking sound in the after part OF the
ship and we saw that her stern was set
Ting. Turning to Williams / said, Well,
old man. what do you think about it?'
He answered, i Cont think it's going to
be a very long race from now on. My
notion is we'd better sprint for It. When
you are ready, let her co.
Into the Water.
"A few seconds later we became aware
that she was going down very fast and,
! told Williams to burn blue light n
get ready to get away. I fired my re-
volver to let the men in the boats near
us know that we were about to go into the
water. We'd better take to che forward,
| rigging T said IN Williams and we ran
from the bridge to the saloon deck burns
Ing blue light as we went. AS we ran
forward we could feel that she was going,
down and the incline became so steep
that when we got to the fore rigging we
slipped back SO that we could hardly keep.
our footing.
Il finally got into the rigging as far as
the mast headlights. / tried to burn more
blue light, but it was wet and so fired the
last cartridge in my revolver. The water
had now caught up to me. coming up
under my great coat and / partly loated,
and partly swan away. The last I saw
OF Williams he had crossed the port rail
and was hanging OF the side.
well. then came the final act. With
q tremendous roaring and rushing OF the
water the ship went down. I was caught
in the whirlpool and churned about pretty
badly for some time. but finally came to-
the surface again and began to catch at
LII siSotL 10 oWlkAiii5 Oil uboaSf AAAS
last l got hold of a hatch cover and
chung to it, sprawling out upon 1t spread
eagle fashion. It was cold. I remember
that very distinctly. I also remember that
1t seemed a very long time before the
searchlights Of the Gresham and Seneca
found me. They flashed all about, played
and hickered over the spot where the Re-
public had gone down, but it seemed as
II they were trying to keep me in the
dark.
Picked Up at Last.
II had picked a towel out Of the sea
while floating and kept waving that. ]
shouted occasionally, but kept pretty
quiet on the whole, for was somewhat
exhausted and wanted to save my
strength as much as possible. That was
about all, except that the Gresham's men
finally saw me and picked me up In one
OF their boats.
II thought Williams had gone to the
bottom, and of course 1t is unnecessary
for me to say that I was mighty glad
when I found him comfortably tucked
away in a warm spot on the Gresham
They found him before they did me. TIC
be sure we got wet. but If there is any
praise due to anybody It should go to the
passengers of the Republic. who showed
remarkable fortitude all the way through
Sailors are expected to keep their heads
ind always be prepared for a ducking
It's different with passengers-some pas.
sengers 1 mean"
Companions Story.
Lieutenant r. ]. Williams, second Off
Ger of the Republic, said:
The Republic settled stern first" saic
he, and the sensation that accompanied
thai movement, when the nose of the YES
sci shot up into the air was the mos
horrible feature of our whole experience
The roar that accompanied the thrush o.
the waters is something that cannot b,
4 Ioeory},al II uroS cirort1- Io1 fny1inp ~ II
sounded as though the sides OF the vesse
were being crushed in.
II am not so sure that she didn't breal
In two as she sank. although 1t appear
almost incredible that that could hav'
happened.
The vessel was almost perpendicular
it seemed to me, when the bow began t.
go down. The way the water was churn
ing up around us was awful. / hat
climbed up the inclined deck toward tn
bow by holding on to the port rail unit
I was past The foremost when [ saw tina
the final plunge was coming.
az don't know why / did it, but / clam
bered over the rail and slid down along
side the ship and then fell about 30 feet
l should say, into the water. / kney
there was going to be n big whirlpool
and / thought l might get out OF the zon
of 1t.
II suppose I went under about 20 feet
/ thought a lot OF things. / remembe
thinking of the marinalade and the ray
eggs that Captain Sealby and l had cate
on the bridge of the Republic just a shor
while before. Funny what things a felioN
Will think about in a case like that.
When I did come mp l began swim
ming as hard as 1 could and then clilnbe
on to a hatch.
I'm proud to have been with Capital
sealby. He was cool all that time w
We're on the bridge together. He eve
joked once or twice about our situation
and said that we were the entire crew
After we had eaten our last meal on til
old Republic Captain Sealby had a fe'
cigars and we lit them and tried to /
coutented under the circumstances"
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