Show HELP HELPIN IN TUE WRECK Submarine System Adopted by the Ocean Liners During Past Few Pew Years Almost Valuable Valuable Valuable Val Val- as Wireless in Peril FORTUNE GOES DOWN JN WITH THE REPUBLIC Collision of Two Gre Great t Liners Will Cost the White Star Company Two Millions of Collars When All Is Paid A QUESTION OF SALVAGE I TT 11 1199 9 4 4 U c 4 New York lan 22 f us as ns as the time wireless tele- tele f 4 graph In f finding the damaged 1 f Republic on f was the the- thes f s of or submarine signals 1 f f adopted the past t two tuo bears jears cars ii b bj the time thet t 4 ocean liners It ns the time fil first t f 4 limo the thc c have been u u-ed u ed 4 4 in an nn accident amid mid and Ion long after the 44 4 4 of tho the Republic had 1111 4 f c ceased ceasel d to work worl the time and anil 44 4 4 the tho Baltic felt their way ay along 44 4 4 following Jn the drift thrift n ng ug and help help- 44 4 4 less Ices Republic until they found 44 4 4 her hel f 4 T T r T T T T T T T T T TT T Even aster after find finding Ins tho the disabled seamer the tho Lucania and the Baltic BatUe w. w wre J re four tour hours getting setting to her Tile Tue would Woul som be to port rii Q t 1 in J Ji i t Jb o id S I drifted on an oc ocean nn of at haze ChangIng Changing Chang- Chang Ing her course COUlBO every the bells Indicated and at nt the tho same time keepIng keepIng keep- keep Ing InS in touch wi h each other to avoid an nn accident nt the two iwo ste steamers mers continued continued continued con con- until the liner loomed out of the In guiding the liners to td her the toe signals sig al sir minIs nals of or tho the c Were ere re more ef effective effective et- et within the tho radius radios of their operation op op- oration than the tho wireless would have been had It continued In operation Time Tho sound Bound of or the bell gives an idea of its direction whereas herens the tho wireless does not indicate direction Wreck r ck Cot COMM T io 10 o Millions Million Just how much m money ncy the loss Joss of or orthe the liner Republic will cost the time White Star company will not riot be bo known until i ithe the passengers foot up the tho list of ot I Jewels clothes and ond cash they loft left be behind behind behind be- be hind when rescued b by the Baltic Two million dollars however ho Is a rough I but the most approximate figure fig that can be obtained I At the White Star Stor offices s tonight It 11 was as declared that tho the Republics hull furnishings and machinery were worth that her cargo cars showed on the tte books at that It included also worth of ot foodstuffs de designed designed designed de- de signed for the time consumption of the American battleship fleet now finishIng finishing finishing finish finish- ing Its Ite cruise around the world and that the belongings of the passengers could not be estimated But Dut a question of ot salvage also arises to be determined by the admiralty courts when the steamship has been and made worthy sea again Though the Republic sank while whilo being towed to harbor maritime officers to tonight tonight to- to nl night ht state that tho time United States revenue cutter and anti the Anchor line steamer might have a claim still for bringing her as far toward towar safety as they thoy did It develops that she had imad been abandoned b by her captain and crew crow when these two yes yes- vels took her in tow and though the officers and men afterward returned aboard her the courts it was said might still eUn decide that the men of ot these boats were vero entitled to salvage Had hind she been completely abandoned and had the ships succeeded ed In towing her In safety to port It Is estimated the salvage e duo due would have been In the neighborhood of ot 1 enough to make each member of the men pretty ne nearly Independent Independent Independent dent for It Is Improbable that the crew of or the United States naval boat would ha have ve been allowed to make claim for tor their share of the salvage |