The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-01-28
LINER REPUBLIC
GOES TO BOTTOM
HER CREW SAVED BY REVENUE
CUTTER GRESHAM. - ~. 4
THRILLING IRAMA OF THE SEA
Passengers Of Lost Steamer and Flor
ida, That Rammed Her, Brought
Ashore Owe Their Lives aali
to Wireless.

New York, Jan. 25.-The White
Star liner Republic, rammed early
Saturday morning by the Italian linerI
Florida. off Nantucket, Mass, sank at
$3.50 Sunday night At llfo'clock' to.
day the rescue ship Baltic arrived in
this port bringing the 1900 and more
passengers from both the vessels con
cerned in the most remarkable drama
of the sea the world has known for
many years. ts
Aboard the Baltic anchored in Am
brose channel, Captain Ransom said:
"All aboard are well as could ne ex-
pected. Many are suffering from a.
nervous shock. The crash came with
out warming. The Florida suddenly
doomed up out of the fog, striking the
Republic unbeknown to anyone.
Staterooms 48 to 20 were stove lin by
the bow of theyFlorida. The wireless
room on the Republic was smashed
but the mechanism was not damaged
The operator stuck to his post, send"
ing out messages to bring aid. Water
poured through the Republics siue
and our firemen by clinging to their
places prevented the explosion Of the
boilers. Half an hour afterwards the
Florida was summoned by signals and
picked its way back to the Republic
Captain Sealby and mate, of the
Republic, declared they would desert
their ship until the last minute.
Standing on the bridge the water arose
to their ankles. The Republic then
suddenly carreened and went down.
Sealby and his mate were shortly
afterw ard dragged from the water
and aboard the Gresham"
Mrs. Murphy, one of the injured
passengers on the Republic, as the
wife of M. J. Murphy, financial agent
of the Union Life Insurance Com.
pany of Grand Forks. -. ?.
Ships Welcomed in Port.
The Florida, with her bows smashed
limped into New York harbor this
afternoon, deserted by all save her
officers and crew. her bow was low
to the water The Baltic locked at
12:40. She carried 1851 passengers,
and 800 of the crew. wrecked of the
steamer Republic. All crafts in the
harbor gave the steamer a noisy vel.
come when she steamed in. The pas
died in groups on the Baltic in all
sengers OF the wrecked ship were hud-
manner of grotesque costumes. Ali
were exhausted When the Republic
sank, the body of Mrs. Eugene Lynch,
of Boston, and w. ]. Mooney, OF
Langdon. N. D., sank with her. -Four
steerage passengers were also killed
in the collision. '.-
Some of Those Aboard.
The following people from the mid
die west~were. aboard the Republic
and are now being cared for on the
Baltic: fE faEt. ....r -. IT,. ra
Bohn, Ida. st. Paul.
Breokmire, Mrs. j. H., st. Louis.
Brookmire, Mrs. c. F.. st. Louis.
CuppIes, Samuel, st. Louis.
Deyaraux, w. p, Minneapolis.
Devaraux, Mrs. W. p, Minneapoli
Fishchbain, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L., Min.
neapolis. .ss .r = ..4.
ngersoll, Anna j., Minneapolis.
Mermor, Mathilda, St Louis.
Mermor, Alice, ST. Louis.
Miller, Mrs. A. NJ, North DAKOTA.
Mooney, Mr.. and Mrs. w. j., N. ID.
Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. p, Grand
Forks, N. d. ~# - 81
Philips, l.. G.. WATERFOWL 8. d.
Scudder, rs. VIM. H.. st. Louis.
Cupples, Gladys. st. Louis.
Scudder, Maude, St. Louis.
Scudder, Martha c., St. Louis.
Severance. Mrs. c. A., ST. Paul.
Smith, j. Walker. Grand Falls, N. ID.
Titus, Seymour s. Grand Forks. ND.
Titus. Mrs. S. s., Grand Forks.
Yam Loo, Mrs. Katherine, st. Paul.
Wagers, DR.. A. G., st. Louis.
White, A. A, st. Paul.
Winship. Mr.. and Mrs. G. b., Grand
Forks, N. ID. t" ~r