Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-05
Forty-Seven People Taken in
Safety From Steamer Ken
lucky Off Stormy Coast of
Cape HatteraS,
CALL FOR ASSISTANCE
BRINGS PROMPT RESPONSE
Watedogged, Tossing Helpless
in Rough Sea, Ready 10 Sink
When Rescue COmesi No
Passengers Nor Cargo Aboard



New York. Feb. 4.--Thanks to the
wireless and the international sigma
Sos Capt Moore and his crew OF
forty-siX men are safe on board the
Mallory liner Alamo bound for Key
West oniGh' While their vessel, the
Kentucky. Is at the bottom of the sea
off Canc Hatteras.
1t is tn0ther case Of "a disaster
avGled BY wireless and told TO the
world by the same medium. The Ken
lucky. "A wooden vessel of 996 gross
tonnage and 203 feet long was bound
from New York to the Pacific TO carry
passengers between Tacoma and
Alaskan ports for the Alaskan Pacific
steamship company.
First news of the Kentuckys dis
tress W3s received at the United Wire
less company's station at Cape Hat
teras a, ll.30 this morning. There
the operator heard the SOS" quickly
followed by this message
We are sinking our latitude is
32.l0; longitude 1880
Almost simultaneously the operator
heard the steamship Alamo respond
to the call for help. informing Capt
Moore that the Alamo was making all
speed to the sinking vessels assistance
thereafter no message was received
from the Kentucky indicating that
water had interfered with the power
putting her wireless apparatus out of
commission.
The navy department. at Washing
ton in the meantime flashed wirIlcss
messages along the Atlantic coast dis
patching the battleship Louisiana and
two revenue cutters to the scene but
at : o'clock this evening word came
from the Alamo that she had arrived
hrst and had taken oil hi hanGs N
safety. 7 hIs is the message as receive
in New YORK by the United Wireless
company from its Cape Hatteras sta
ton
Latitude 32.4G. longitude 76.2S.
Steamship Alamo has Just taken Capt
Moore and crew Of forty-six men from
sinking steamer Kentucky. Water had
already reached fire room and steam
er will sink before midnight. The
Alamo is now proceeding to Key
West
Bad luck was the Kentucky's lot al-
most Immediately after she left New
York for her $4,000 mile voyage on
Jan. %. Good luck was her lot that
the wireless instruments were the last
things installed before She departed.
on hundred and fifty miles OFF
Sandy Hook the vessel began leaking
badly, but by working the pumps va
liantly. Captain Moore was able TO
reach Newport News with sixteen IN
ches OF water in vessels hold. Re-
pairs were made and the ship re-
reived certificate from Lloyds and
the United states Inspector at the port
saying that she was sound and sea-
worthy. -
Notwithstanding this assurance T.
A. McLarney, formerly the night OPP
orator at the Waldorf Astoria III New
York who had shipped with the yes
sci when she left this port, cluseu ~
continue in the voyage because ms
parents at Monticello, ~ y, had q
premonition that something wonln
happen. They bombarded him with
messages to this effect and In defer
ence to their wishes be obtained a sub
stitute operator w. D. McGinnls VINO
sent ont the call which saved the lives
of his shipmates today
The Kentucky was insured Tor S'V-
600.