The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-05
WIRELESS CALL FOR AID SAVES
MEN FROM WArERv GRAVE
IN THE ATLANTIC.
KENTUCKY GOES Down
Vessel That Starts From New York
Around the Horn to Go Into Passen.
ger Service on the Pacific Coast
SPRINGS Leak and Sinks-Stean,er
Alamo Responds to Cry for Aid.

New York Feb. i.-Thanks again to
the wireless and the international dis
tress signal "S. q. s." Captain Moore
and his crew of 46 men arc safe on
board the Mallory liner Alamo bound
for Kew West tonight, while their
vessel. the steamer Kentucky, IL at
the bottom Of the sea off cane Hat
icras
II is another case Of another dis
aster aycrted by wireless and told to
the world by the same medium.
The kentucky. n wooden vessel of
900 gross tons and a05 feet long. was
bound from New York to the PACIFIC
In carry passengers between Tacoma
and Alaskan ports for the Alaska Pa
cific Steamship company.
First news of the Kentucky's dis
trcss was received mt the United Wire
less company station nj cape IIatteras
at 1880 o'clock this morning There
the operator heard the rs. O. S."
quickly followed by the message:
I'VE are sinking. Our latitude Is
1910; longitude 1890
Almost simultaneously the operator
heard the steamship Alamo respond to
the Kentucky's call for help, inform
Ing Captain Moore that the Alamo was
making all speed to the sinking ves-
sol's assistance.
Thereafter no message was received
from the Kentucky indicating that wa
ter had intcrfered with the power,
putting her wireless apparatus out OF
commission.
Messages Flashed.
The navy department al Washing
ton In tho meantime flashed wireless
messages along the Atlantic coast. dis
patching the battleship Louisiana and
two revenue cutters to the scene. but
at s o'clock word came from the Al
amo that she had arrived first and
had taken off all hanfs In safety
This Is the message as received In
New York by tho unHed Wireless
company from It's Cape Hatteras sta
tinr:
Latitude 32.iG; longitude 1928
Steamship Alamo has just taken Cap
tain Moore and crew Of 40 men from
sinking steamship Kentucky. Water
had already reached fireroom and
steamer will sink before midnight
The Alamo Is proceeding To- Key
West"
Bad luck was the Kentucky's lot al
most Immediately after she left New
York. for her $4,000 mile journey. on
January 20. Good luck was her loi
when the wireless instruments were
the last thing installed before she
started. One hundred and fifty miles
off Sandy Hook the vessel began leak.
ing badly, but by working the pumps
valiantly CAPTAIN Moore was able tc
reach Newport News with l6 inches oi
in the vessels hold. Repairs were
made. and the ship received certif.
!catc from I.loyds ana the United
states inspector at the port saying
that she was sound and seaworthy.
A Premonition.
Notwiths standing this assurance. 4
A. McLarney, formerly night operator
at the Waldorf-Astoria In New York
who had shipped with the vessel wher
she left this port, refused to continu,
on the voyage, because his parents a
Monticello, n. ", had a premonitlor
that something would happen. The,
bomb2rded him With messages to thi
effect, and in Difference to thei
wishes, he obtained n substitute op
orator, w, ID. McGinnis. who sent on
the call which saved the lives or hi
shipmates today