The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-25
Passengers and Crews OF the
Republic and Florida.
Brought in by the Baltic and
the Gresham.
SIX LIVES WERE LOST
As the Result OF the Collision
Last Saturday.
One Vessel Went Down and
Other Is Disabled.

New York. Jan 25.-The White Star
liner Baltic. bearing 1850 passengers
from the steamships Republic and
Florida, which were in collision on sat
urday. was anchored off the Ambrose
channel Ightship at the entrance TO
New York harbor early today, waiting
for the fog to lift to make her way into
port With the captain and crew of the
steamship Republic, who remained
with the stricken vessel until she sank
last night safe on the revenue cutter
Gresham anchored off Vineyard Haven
Mass. the last chapter OF the sea
drama of Saturday which cost SIX lives
was thus drawing to a close.
There was heavy fog down the bay
this morning and all vessels grouped
their way with canton For this rea-
son it seemed probable that the Baltic
would be late in coming TO her pier
Whether the crew Of the Republic
would be transferred TO the derelict de-
Etroyer Seneca or whether they Woulu
land near Vineyard Haven, was not
known although it was thought that
they would come to New York on the
Seneca The six dead and two injured
is apparently the sum total Of casual
ties. but the Republic having sunk VIII
either be a total loss or very heavily
damaged 1t is doubtful when the
Florida in her crippled condition with
her progress fmpeded by the fog viii
be able to reach port
Sinking of the Republic
The paIatiaI ocean steamship Repub-
lie, Of the White Star line. which was
IN collision with the Italian liner
Florida early Saturday morning on
Nantucket. Mass. went down at half
past s O'Clock last night No one was
lost Her passengers were taken of
many hours before
The Republic was in tow OF the rev
enue cutter Gresham and the Derelict
Seneca. proceeding to New York when
she sank. On board her was Captain
SeaIby with q volunteer detail of fifty
Of her crew She had been t0Wed DuC
a short distance when she began 20
settle rapidly. Seeing no hope of saw
ing the ship, Captain SeaIby gave the
order to abandon the ship. and the
crew was taken of BY the Gresham.
which cast loose from the crippled
liner and stood by until she sank be-
meath the waves.
The Gresham and the Seneca then
headed for the Massachusetts coast
The point where the Republic went
down is described in brief wireless
messages received here as OF No
Mans Land, a small island south Of
Martha's Vineyard island, Of the Mas
sachusetts coast
The italian liner Florida. which
crashed into the Republic in the dense
fog off Nantucket. Mass, early Satur-
day morning and gave her a death
York. conveyed by the American liner
New York Her passengers also are
on the Baltic. having been transferred
along with those of the Republic. The
Baltic, which was called by wireless
telegraph to the aid Of the Republic
transferred from the Florida not only
that steamers 900 and more passen-
gers. but the 442 passengers and part
CT the crew of the Republic
Great Is the Wireless.
For So hours the suspense of the pub
lie was unaIlayed. for almost every hour
since the first flash has brought con-
ffcting reports from many points. all
giving a different phase TO the shifting
scenes and tending to confuse the situ-
alton. That there was loss of life at
tending the collision was not known
until an early hour Sunday morning
Then the wireless. which has had its
first great trial and proved its utility
brought the news that Mrs. Eugene
Lynch. of Boston. and w J. Mooney
a banker. of Langdon. n. D.. had been
killed and Mrs. NJ. NJ Murphy wife of
the financial agent Of the Union Central
Life Insurance company. OF Grand Fork
and Eugene Lynch. Of Boston injured
In addition to these casua Itfes among
the passengers on the Republic, it was
reported four mem bers of the F7Iorida's
crew had met death The bodies of the
dead and the injured persons were
transferred to the Baltic.
Where She sank.
Gayhead Mass. Jan 5.-The reva1,,a
cutter Gresham which was assisting in
towing the steamer Republic. with the
derelict destroyer Seneca. when the
White Star liner made her final plunge
TO the bottom of Nantucket Iightsbf0
last evening arrived in Moushs RfgF,r
today and anchored. Taking into ac-
count the prOba Bile distance which rfa
Republic was towed and the speed of
the Gresham running into C.avhead II
a. E.a1F TrazfI H-a- rFrra~ l.
In about 80 fathoms of water. 10 or %
miles a little west Of the NantucYSat
ughtship and about 40 miles dfrectIv
south of Nantucket island
Arrives at Quarantine
New York Jan 25-The Baltic
reached the quarantine station at
1929 a m.
The fog having lifted. the Baltic
started at $40 a m from her
anchorage on the Ambrose channel
lightshlp 10 come up the bay TO the
quarantine station on Staten Island.
AT that hour the steamer New York.
which conveyed the Florida from
Nantucket. was outside Sandy Hook
bar but the Florida was not then in
view
The shock Was Terrific.
Pieced out into a continuous story
the account of the collision as reIataf5
TO the reporters by Mr. Hover was as
follows
The shock came when all of the
passengers Of the Republic and most
OF her crew were asleep Mrs Hover
and like most Of the Republics mas
seugers were awakened by being
violently thrown out Of the side of o11r
hunks. The shock was terrific Oy,+-I
side, in the passageway I could hear
the sound Of running feet. From the
deck above came cries and the shout
ing Of orders
II turned on the electric light and.
hastily throwing an overgarment over