Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-25
Ramming Of Liner Republic One
of Most Remarkable Maritime
MiShaps in Annals of Trans
atlantic Traffic.
WIRELESS KEEPS WORLD
IN TOUCH WITH VESSELS
Passengers From III Fated
Ships Bound For New York
After Two Transfers on Open
Sea.



lBy Morning journal special LEASED wirel
New York, Jan. 24.--The palatial
ocean steamship Republic. OF the
White star line. which was In collis-
ion with the Italian liner Florida ear
ly Saturday morning. off Nantucket.
Mass. went down at half past
O'Clock tonight. No one was lost. Her
passengers taken off many hours be-
fore, are on the steamship Baltic.
which was Off Sandy Hook at late
hour. making for this port
The Republic was In tow OF the
revenue cutter Gresham and the dere-
lict destroyer Seneca, proceeding to
New York when she sank, On board
her was Captain Sealby. with vol
unteer detail of his crew They had
towcd but a short distance when she
began TO settle rapidly Seeing no
hope of saving the ship, Captain Seal
by gave the order to abandon the ship.
and the crew was taken off by the
Gresham which cast loose from the
crippled liner and stood by until she
sank beneath the waves.
The Gresham and Seneca then head
ed for the Massachusetts coast. and
will land Captain sealby and his brave
grew at Gayhead, Mass, or Newport,
X. I Az 70 the exact point of land
Ing wireless messages differ.
The point whore the Republic went
down Is described In brief wireless
messages received here tonight as off
No Mans Land. small island south
or Martha's Vineyard island, off the
Massachusetts, coast. The Italian
liner Florida, which crashed into the
Republic in the dense fog Off Nam
tueket early Saturday morning and
gave her her death blow, Is slowly
steaming toward New York convoy
ed by the American liner New York
Her passengers are on the Baltic, hav-
ing been transferred along with those
OF the Republic
The Baltic, which was called by
wireless to the aid of the Republic
yesterday and transferred from the
Florida not only that steamers 500
and more passengers, but the 442 pas
sengers and part of the crew of the
Republic, was nearing New York late
tonight. She was In wireless com
with the Fire Island sta
tion at II o'clock tonight. but did not
define her position The weather was
very thick and she could not be sight
ed from the observation station on
Fire Island II was considered un-
likely that the Baltic would come up
the bay tonight. but would await day
light before proceeding to her pier.
This in brief. is the situation late
tonight in the stirring story OF the
sea. following the first wireless flash
on the collision of the two big ships
For thirty-sx hours the suspense of
The public was unallayed for almost
every hour since the first flash of the
mishap came from the Republics
wireless operator. has brought con-
flicting reports from many points, all
giving a different phase TO the shifting
scenes and tending to confuse the sit
lation.
New York Jan. 24-The drama OF
he sea, which for more than twenty
our hours has held the attention of
he world and which has not been
Without tragic features, ran through
Is last sensational scenes with the
'oming of Sundays dawn and tonight
s nearing a fortunate, II not happy,
'nding. The ramming Of the White
star liner Republic early Saturday
morning by the italian liner Florida,
'ff Nantucket, Mass, has been follow
ID by a series OF events constit ting
me of the most remarkable ocean
nishaps on record
Not less than six ocean liners
the Baltic, New York. Furnes-
ia. La Lorraine and the Lucania,
md the crippled ship Florida
are figuring in the stirring story.
'he Az passengers and some mem
'crs Of the crew OF the Republic have
Undergone two transfers on the opan
ga, first to the crippled Florida on
'aturday morning. and again early to-
lay to the more commodious Baltic.
which Is bringing also the 800 and
more passengers from the disabled
florida
with this great human cargo OF
escued persons beside her own list o.
'03 passengers. the Baltic will arrive
NJ Sandy Hook at about II o'clock
onlght The Florida. her bow bent
rom the terrific impact with the Re-
public. Is slowly steering. under her
'wn steam. for this port. conveyed by
he American liner New York.
untll an early hour today 1t was he
icved no one was killed or injured.
'ut shortly after midnight the wire
ess telegraph. that mysterious force