The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-15
BALTIC ARRIVING N NFW YORK

CAPTAIN RANSOM AND PILOT ON THE
BRIDGE OF THE BALTIC.
TO a watery grave hundreds of human
beings and giving to history another
tragedy of the sea.
Among those whose conduct stands
out as worthy of the highest praise
are Captain William /. Sealby of the
Republic, who stood by the doomed
vessel until the waves closed above
her; Captain Ruspini of the Florida,
who stood by after the collision and
took off the passengers of the Repub-
lie in spite of the injury his own ship
had sustained; Captain Ransom of the
White Star liner Baltic, who FASTENED
to the relief of the Republic as soon
as the signals told him of her distress,
and Jack BinnS. who stuck to his post
as wireless operator on the Republic,
regardless of his personal peril, and by
his skill and courage summoned the
rescuers to the vicinity of the ship
Captain Ruspini transferred the pas
sengers of the Republic to the Baltic
on the arrival of the latter vessel and,
with the Florida's bow stove in and
several dead sailors lying in the ruins
of that part of the vessel, headed his
ship for New York and brought her
safely into port without assistance.
There was great excitement in the
shipping district of New York when
the Baltic with the rescued passengers
nf ca
up the North river to her dock Cap
tain Ransom stood on the bridge with
his pilot at his side. Hundreds and
thousands of people who had been in
suspense regarding the safety of rela-
tiyes and friends were awaiting their
arrival on the Baltic, and the scenes
as those who had been imperiled
'eached home were affecting.
One of the pathetic incidents Of the
wreck occurred when the Florida drew
into port and was boarded by news
paper men. Their first inquiries were
for Eugene Lynch of Boston, whose
wife was killed when the Florida
stove a hole in the side of the Re-
public. Mr. Lynch himself was al
most crushed in the accident. He was
transferred to the Florida and was not
put on board the Baltic when that YES
sci took away most of the Republics
passengers and crew. When the re-
porters inquired of the Florida's sur
geon about Mr.. Lynch he said:
"You may talk few words with
him, but for PHYS sake don't tell him
that his wife is dead. He knows moth
ing about it. And. look here" he add
ed as he piloted the visitors down
through the crews mess quarters to-
ward the hospital, IF he says any
thing about a bag full Of money which
he had on the Republic tell him it's
all right and safe, won't you?"
But when the little group got to the
hospital it was not possible to COM
municate with Mr.. Lynch. He lay
stretched out on a narrow cot, white
and grooming. and every time he tried
to speak his stomach revolted. "Molto
male" said the Italian doctor who had
had charge of Mr.. Lynch since the Bal
tic had steamed away. He has leg
and thigh broken and is also suffer
ing from injuries to the head, and his
heart, too, is in Il bad way"
Mr.. Lynch was taken from the ship
to hospital. where he died.
The Republic now lies on the bottom
of the ocean in about forty-five fathoms
of water off the Nantucket shoals, and
1t is believed that no efforts will ever
be made to raise her.