The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-02-05
Crew Was Removed q Few
Hours Before the Vessel (
Sank
BA1TlED FOR MORE THAN
4 DAY WITH RAGING SEAS
Seams We're Parting and the thrush.
ing Waters Were Constantly Gain.
ing on the Pumps-Rcscue Was I.
Thrilling One.

New York, Feb 5.-Safe and sound
on board the Mallory liner Alamo, the
captain and crew of forty-six men of
the ill-fated steamer Kentucky are
speeding today for Key West. The
Kentucky lies on the sea bottom off
Cape Hatteras, wrecked before she
was fairly under way on her pro-
jected voyage to the Pacific. No wire
less messages were received today
from the Alamo giving further details
Of the thrilling rescue of the Ken
tucky's crew which is thanking the
wireless IS. o. S." the marine call
for help. The Kentucky struggled for
more than a day in the waves off Cape
Hatteras, her seams parting and the
inrushing waters fast gaining ON the
pumps. The rescue of the crew was
effected few hours before the Ken
lucky sank.
The first news of the Kentucky's
distress was received at the United
Wireless cOmpany's station at Cape
Hatteras at 1880 o'clock yesterday
morning. There the operator heard
the signal IS. o. S." quickly followed
by this message: I'VE are sinking;
our latitude is 32.1; longitude, 1870"
Almost simultaneously the operator
heard the steamship Alamo respond
to the Kentucky's call for help, in
forming Captain Moore that the Alamo
was making all speed possible to the
sinking vessels assistance. Thereafter
no message was received from the
Kentucky. indicating that the water
had interfered with the power, putting
her wireless apparatus out of COM
mission.
The navy department at Washington
sages along the Atlantic coast dis
patching the battlesliip Louisiana and
two revenue cutters to the scene, but
at O'Clock last night word came
from the Alamo that she had arrived
first and had taken off all hands in
safety. This is the message as re-
ceived in New York by the United
Wireless company from it's Cape Hat
teras station:
Latitude 1896. longitude 1928.
Steamship Alamo has just taken Cap
tain Aioore's crew of forty-six men
from the sinking steamship Kentucky.
Water <had already reached the fire
room and the steamer will sink before
midnight. The Alamo is now proceed
ing 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
January %. Good luck was her lot
when the wireless instruments were
the last things installed before she
departed. One hundred and fifty miles
off Sandy Hook the vessel began leak
ing badly. but by working the pumps
valiantly Captain Moore was able to
reach Newport News with sixteen
inches of water in the vessels hold.
There repairs we're made and the
ship officers received assurance from
the Lloyds and the United States in
spectors. at the port that she was
sound and seaworthy. Notwithstand-
ing this. assurance. T. A. McLarney,
formerly the night operator at the
Waldorf Astoria in New York, who
had shipped with the. vessel when she
left this port. refused to continue ON
the voyage, because his parents at
Monticello, N. H.; had a premonition
that something would happen. They
bombarded him with messages to this
effect, and i'll difference to their wishes
he obtained substitute operator, w.
D. McGinnis, who sent out the call
which saved the lives of his ship
mates.