Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-22
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exchanged positions with the Siberia;
at $50 a. m. she received two mes
| sages from the Siberia, and at 1:35
p. m the Persia sent two. The cap
/ tain of the Persia continues his nara
tive:
At 2 O'Clock in the afternoon (May
-, the Siberia was sighted and two
steamers passed each other at a very
short distance: They were then II
miles south of Cape Bojeador, or about
go miles north of the position in
which the Siberia was reported to be
distress. Another message from the
Siberia was expected by those on the
Persia at o'clock that evening MAY
-, but this was not received.
At ITO o'clock the following morn
ing MAY p the Persia received a
wireless message from the British
warship Yarmouth that the Siberia
was AL right" This message natur-
ally puzzled those on board the Persia,
for they could not understand why
such a message should have been con-
sidered necessary. Twenty minutes
later, at half-past one, the Persia re-
ceived a wireless from Nagasaki say
ing that the Siberia was in distress at
point 22.40. north and 121.1O east,
namely, Isl miles north of Manila.
The Persia's officers realized THAI
there had been some mistake, for the
Siberia had already been sighted far
south of that position, which was still
north of the Persia's position.
AT 10 minutes past 4 another wire
less call was received, this time from
the Korea, then lying in port at Hong
kong. The Korea said: Siberia in
great danger in lat. 2240 north and
long. 12110 east Information re-
ceived in regard the same from Ma
gasaki and Yokohama Mr.. Morton.
agent in Hongkong, desires you to hur-
ry up to Siberia in order to render
assistance. Nelson" Captain Hill of
the Persia replied: Il met the Siberia
at p. m. yesterday-looks like a mis- |
take. Left Manila on April so. / am
now off Guarim Point" Half an hour |
later a message was received from the |
Siberia herself, saying that she was
l25 miles north of Manila. "all o. K"
BY this time the Sib.-a hai entered |
what is known as a static storm. an
atmospheric condition frequently met
with in tropical countries, which rem
iers wireless communications difficult
ana sometimes impossible The Persia
was therefore unable 10 inform the
siberia of the unaccountable messages
she mad been receiving from different
quarters. The Persia, however, at
'nce transmitted the message she had
from 10 30
'ut got no reply, and therefore could
lot. tell whether it had been picked
Up or not.
The Persia continued to receive mes
ages from different sources, one from
he wireless station in Formosa. urg-
ng her to go TO the rescue, while 9TH
rs told her that the Siberia was safe.
At half past z the same morning. y
ne Persia reached the position where
ne siberia was described to be In dis
ress, and here sighted japanese ca
lie snip. which signaled that she had ,
cen nothing in the nature of a YES
ell in want of assistance. Half an
our later a message was picked I'D
rom the II. NJ. S. Yarmouth, which !
'as now in the immediate vicinity on ,
lie lookout for steamer in distress, re- ;
Nesting any information. Captain Hin !
epled that he had seen the Siberia :
he previous day. and added: Il ex- :
ect she is now in Manila Think +,
lere must be mistake somewhere" 4
About the time of the Persia's ar Q
val an important point in the mys- +
cry was cleared up when the Nippon I
usen kaisha, as the result of an in T
estigation announced that the Sibe- a