Show LITTLE HOPE FOR TOR RAISING I REPUBLIC TO THE SURF SURFACE AOE NEW YORK YORI Jan Tan 26 With With the survivors Eur from the tho steamships Republic and Florida quartered in hotels throughout hout tho the city or with friends or relatives with the Florida in port and the R Republic pubic under thirty eight ht fathoms of wat water south of Nantucket Saturday Saturdays Saturday's a disaster has practically pa passed sen into history Although many little HUl details and in interesting in- in points are aro yet to bo be cleared technical 1 matters of sahn salvage o and of responsibility re ro are the pr principal problems which remain unsettled Tb The wreck barring barrins a 3 fe few minor criticisms will be ber r recorded corded n as one of the the- themo mo most t picturesque que and at tho the same time timo admirably bandied handled han han- died in history Captain and one forty officers of ot tho the Republic arrived ed last t night on the derelict destroyer Seneca Se J. J B. B Binns Binn familiarly known as Jack the tho Republics Republic's wireless operator who has been declared tho the silent hero bero of ot the wreck has maintained main main- tamed taine a dignified silence in keeping keepin with the reputation he be has baa earned lIe He was on the tho Seneca Sencca with the tho Republics Republic's crew last Jat night but refused to be bo seen One New York paper this morning prints what purports to be an nn account h hv Kr hire him of his vigil at his instruments Vessel Total Loss There Ther appears appear to bo little chance for saving t in the Republic She lie lies atthe atthe at the bottom of the Atlantic in one of th the tho roughest stretches stretcheR of of water between between be be- tween Hatteras and Capt Race Wreckers Wreck ers era rs say fay that an nn effort to float her would b bo be foolhardy In Iii tho the opinion of I I. I J. J Merritt president of the Merritt I Chapman Wrecking company no such uch att attempt will ill will ever er be made Vessels have hae b been n raised from a depth dC of eighty fathoms he said Raid but when hen the in sheltered only they thes lay positions positions tion and not in in the open sea fM i II As As yet vet T we e have havn not th the tho exact location Jo lo cation of f the Republic Mr r. r Merritt err tt said but I understand she is ii about bout thirty fathoms under ten miles south south- of Nantucket t. t That place is absolutely absolutely abo unprotected d. d While we might work on her for lor a n month without mishap mishap mis mil hap the first fint storm torm would ruin every ery bit of work accomplished Seventh Will Die I I One Dna more death wilt will probably be added to tho the six pix who ho perished in tho the I disaster Little hope is is held out for Eugene Lynch of Boston wife was killed in their stateroom At the theLong theLong Lou Long Island conc College e hospital whither ho was hurried immediately the Baltic docked decked it was said early Dearly tod today that his condition was critical An Au appeal in behalf of the tho crew of the Republic at lr least lt for those thoo members memo mem bers bars who nr ar are in need and who lost all their b belongings t when the w vessel sll sank ha has b been en issued by hy the R Rev Rov Geor George c McPherson McPherson Mc- Mc c Pherson Hunter secretary of If the American Seamans Seaman's Friend society The Tho appeal says fays in part Appeals for Crew Orew They Thoy have e no clothes except those they now wear until they get et b back k to Liverpool After the excitement attending attending at at- tending the rescue and the splendid g achievements achie of wireless s telegraphy phy we should not forget that the sailors get et scant pay and when n the they have ha lost their clothing they will win not b be able ablo to buy the necessities because of their means mean The probabilities are th that t the men will return to their homes on the White I Star liner Baltic on Saturday and whatever pr is is done should be done promptly |