Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-06
WIRELESS SAVES FORTY-SIX
New international Signal Brings Aid
to Sinking Steamer Kentucky.
VESSEL DISABLED IN STORM
Crew Taken Off by Steamer Alamo,
which soon Reached wreck
Iu-Fated Ship Was En-
route TO Seattle.

NEW YORK, Feb. ~6.-Thanks again to
the wireless and the International distress
signal, IS. o. S." Captain Moore and his
crew OF forty-slx men are safe on board
the Mallory liner Alamo bound for Key
West tonight. while their vessel. the
steamer Kentucky, is at the bottom of
the sea off Cape E4atteras. 1t is another
case Of a disaster averted by wireless and
told to the world by the same medium.
The Kentucky. a wooden vessel of 800
gross tonnage and 203 feet long, was bound
from New York to the Pacific to carry
passengers between Tacoma and Alaskan
ports for the Alaska Pacific Steamship
company.
First news Of the Kentucky's distress
was received at the United Wireless CONF
pany's station at Cape Hatteras at 1880
o'clock this morning. There the opera
tor heard the IS. o. s." quickly followed
by this message:
eve are sinking. Our latitude Is s2i0,
longitude 1880"
Answer Comes Quickly.
Almost simultaneously the operator heard
the steamship Alamo respond to the Ken
tucky's call for help, informing Captain
Moore thai the Alamo WAS making all
a speed TO the sinking vessels assistance.
n Thereafter no message was received from
the Kentucky, Indicating that water had
interfered with the power, putting its
wireless apparatus out of commission.
The Navy department at Washington in
the meantime flashed wireless messages
along the Atlantic coast, dispatchlng the
battleship Louisiana and two revenue cut
ters to the scene, but after 5 o'clock this
evening word came from the Alamo that
- 80 -.
all hands In safety.
a This Is the message received in New York
by the United Wireless company from It's
Cape Hatteras station:
Latitude s2.46. longitude 1928. Steamship
Alamo has just taken Captain Moore and
crew of forty men from sinking steamship
Kentucky. Water had already reached fire
5 room and steamer will sink before
midnight. The Alamo is now proceeding
TO Key West"
Wireless Report Of Rescue.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Feb. 5.-One hundred
miles off the Carolina coast. the Kentucky.
its seams opened and sea pouring into ID,
awaits one of two fates. Either II will
plunge to the bottom of the sea from the
weight OF water that grows heavier as the
minutes pass, or it will be destroyed by
the revenue cutter Yamacraw that is rush
ing towards 1t, bent on sinking the steamer
and Kidding the seas Of a dangerous
menace.
First word OF the plight OF the Kentucky
was received here at 8 o'clock this morning
The sharp call " S o. s." which has taker
the place Of the famous &C. q. d." as the
inslstent call of a ship In distress wa
/, received and Immediately the local operator
was repeating the call. The bombardment
of the call reached the Mallory Liner
Alamo. New York to Galveston.
The Alamo put on full speed, pointing
it's nose In the direction given by the Ken.
lucky. and as It drew within range OF th'
latter's supposed position began TO send
thick black smoke from Its tunnels to give
heart TO the crew Of the dlsabled vesse
and warning Of the approach of the Alamo
Cheers for Operator.
In the wireless room OF the Kentucky
sat Operator w. G.. McGinnis, hammerlnl
a away on the call for aid, and receiving IN,
assurance that help was coming as fas