The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-02-09
MANNING, c. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY g. 1910
SAVED The CREW
From Steamship Kentucky Which Sank OF
Coast by Aid Of
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH

| WlhELEN lEALUlNH IL
Vessel Sprang a Leak After Being
Bugeted by Storms-Ses-ly Fifty
Men Transferred TO the Mallory
Liner Alamo, whose !Assistaeoe
was Secured h, Wireless.
The News and Courier on Friday
told a thrilling sea tale OF how forty
six men bad been rescued from a
sinking steamship at sea by the aid
OF the wireless telesraphy. The
steamship was the Kentucky. and
she was on be. way 70 Seattle from
Washington. The rescue was mad"
by the Mallory Liner Alamo a hun
d-ed miles or more OF the coast
The laundering vessel when the
Alamo reached hey at $3.50 O'CLOCK
Thursday afternoon was in latitude
3e.4e and longitude 16.43 according
20 q wireless message received from
the rescuins steamer as she came
alongside the Kentucky. Then Bit
by bi. out OF the air came the cleo
:..c flashes to the station ot the
United Wireless Company at Savan-
nah telling OF the rescue in small
boats OF Capt. Moore and his men.
First word Of the Kentuck's pi!sh:
.ucky was received st Savannah at
4 o'clock Thursday morning. The
sharp cali. IS. O. S." which has TAX
en- the place o: the famous &C. Q
D." as the snsistest call OF q ship
in distress, was received and imme-
diateiy the Savannah operator began
the call. The boahascne.t
OF the call reached the line: Alamo.
bound from New York to Galveston
The Alamo put OF full speed.
pointing her nose IN the direction
given by the Kentucky. aad as she
drew within range ot the laster's
position began to seo!
thick. black smoke from her tunnels
10 give heart to the crew Of the dis
abied vessel aad warning o; the sp-
nroach Of rescue.
In :he wireless room OF the Ken |
.ucky sa; Operator ". G. AcGinnis
away oa the cali 20: s'i
and receiving the assurance that help |
was coming as sast as the engines OF
a liner and two revenue cutters could |
drive them. It is eve!deat OF his
aeroism that Capt. Moore :hanke!
the operator for bis work and the
rescued crew cheered him.
He sat at his instrument until wa
.er rushing IN. drowned out Tho
dynamo that enabled him TO send out
ais signals. Then the wireless was
choked and the Kentucky's crew
could but wait until the vessel was
:ound. Just as the electricity failed
the 6rst sign OF smoke from the Ala
mos fres was seen.
The work Of transferring the crew
was attended with little danger.
Wireless reports are to the effect
that no one was injured. the boats
Of the Alamo and the Kentucky be-
ing used to transpor: the torty-si1
men.
The Alamo did not stand by until
The sea had claimed the Kentucky. |
5ut proceeded towards her own des-
:itution. It was evident that the |
Kentucky could rot stay above water
long. Capt Mcintosh Of :he NAL
lory liner. learned that the revenue
cutter YemacEaw. which was inter |
cepted at seq while In search OF a
derelict. was rushing towards the
kentucky and left to the Government
vessel the task Of seeing the end OF
the sinking steamer.
Que W hS VI lS IualiS lUc LioSoAA. <>Ao
in service on the Florida coast Sail
ing from New York she touched at
Newport News. leaving there Febru-
ary .. Almost Immediately she
found herself n rough seas. which
5uge.ed her sides and opened he:
seams Heavy weather was encoun
tered Of Cape Ha;,e-as and grave
fear were felt lest the steamer might
add he bones 10 the hundreds already
in the graveyard Of the Atlantic.
The Kea,ucy Thursday morning
Began leaking very badly. and Capt.
Moore saw it would be useless TO
attemp, 70 navigate his ship further.
Then the shorp call for aidbegan to
90 out in every direction.
The Kentucky was built at Bath.
Ne. thirteen years ago. She was
zoe feet over all. strangely enousht.
she was equipped with wireless not
more than two weeks ago and was
on her first voyage s.ter being equip
ped when the apparatus served TO
save the lives OF all on board. There
went down with the ship $500
worth Of new silrerware that had
just been placed aboard her.
avant Boiled.