Show III ILL I VF VESSEL FI AT OCEANS BOTTOM Wireless Operator of Steamer Kentucky Tells Story of Disaster Savannah Ga Ca Feb B W F McGinnis wireless operator of the steamer Kentucky today told the story of the wrecking of or his vessel and nd the rescue of ot the captain and the crew by the Mallory liner Uner Alamo sending the th story to tn the thA sta ata tion of oe the United Wireless company at Savannah McGinnis said At midnight February 3 a leak Teak was reported and by 2 a m February 4 everybody was on deck as the water was slowly overcoming the pumps At 30 a m the captain called me and stated the condition of the ship and at the same time telling me rue he did not think there was any danger though the sea was rough but to see if It I could get any anyone one In case we needed them I was heard from Charleston and we expected to reach rench there without aid aidI I started calling and shortly afterward Chief Engineer Grand told me the water was slowly slow I creeping up on the dynamo which would not give current much ranch lon longer longer longer ger I picked up the Alamo which an answered anSwered my S O 0 S 5 signal The Alamo was vas about 90 miles away I gave my position as nearly as Caplain Cap Captain Captain tain lain Moore could reckon It The Alamo towards us Meanwhile Captain Moore kept watching for the sun to get a time sight to give them our correct position position position tion The electrician Robert Lacey came up about S A and anti said the water was up to the wheels of the dynamo which would not hold its power much longer After Atter son Ono a 0 time we decided the only way to do was to put ut all hands at work to keep the dynamo running regardless of anything I else ua as 1 the ship was settling fast Mr Lacey wrapped the whole thing dynamo and turbine engine in canvas which I gave her eight Inches before It would burn bum the armature out We Wo kept In con constant constant constant stant communication with the Alamo and ana made about two miles toward her Everyone on board was In a serious mood We gave up hope of reaching Charleston and waited wafted for the Alamo About 1130 a m just Juat before the captain got his noon position the electrician re reported reported reported ported the water was up to the last Inch men and the dynamo might stop any aDY minute Our principal object was to keep the dy dynamo dynamo dynamo namo running until we could get our noon position to the tte other ship After a hard fight we managed to keep the dynamo running right up to the moment we sighted the Alamo At p m all the boats were lowered and by S 3 p m the tha Alamo was alongside Today the revenue cutter re rO reported reported ported that after cruising around last night and today she was unable to find any trace of the Kentucky and that the vessel must have gone down |