| Show PASSENGERS LANDED IN j NEW YORK AFTER HARD HA WITH I CHEERS GREET RESCUED ONES Only Six Lives Lost j in Sea Fog Fog- T Tragedy g dy Which Which for foi a Time e i Threatened to Be Worst of or It Its Kind in iii Ma Many y Years i. i SIDE N THROWN ON FORMER ACCOUNT Stories of Valiant Heroism Related Re- Re Related Related Re Re- by Survivors While Ugly Rumors of Cowardice Creep Into Other Versions Version PLEASURE CRAFT IS LOST New York Jan 25 More More than 1500 men and anti women who had looked death in the face out at sea for endless hours were safely landed in New v York early this afternoon when the White Star liner Baltic Baltic Bal Bal- f 7 tic was vas docked She was the rescue ship of or the J of ot the Mediterranean pleasure I liner Republic and the Italian n Lloyd d r J. J hh ea lQ oi ca J et n. n t tuck ck t tf Jas u doy Satui day mo morning If Not p ft Jives lu a. a claimed by this thia S sea a tog trashy y n c. c tourist passengers upon the record d or of the Republic alIc and four our were ere who wh bunked In Jn tho- tho bow of oC the tho Florida The Eal Baltic Uc came Into port with flags ilaga ji 1 lying flying nUt and aud a returned trooper from a. a victorious war var never received receded a I I rou rousing welcome The Tho Star I pier was as crowded with relative and fi lends friends of the sur survivors Ivors of 01 the Republic Re Republic Re- Re R I public all and they cheered from Crom the the Baltic's bow pointed her gangplanks g were vero down dont anu those snatched from death b by tho the alii of ot the w wireless Ireless were actually in their I II arms I After the Baltic came the Florida th the Italian steamer which rammed l the proud She limped In into o port down at her bows smash Ml back sack almost to the bridge her stern stevn aloft ilott from Hooded flooded compartments for for- forward ward ard and a n tugboat acting as auxiliary aux aux- Hary rudder her and She brought own crew a astory story of or the wreck that differed from rout rom 1 that hat which ilch hod come by v. v wireless Ireless of ot the he White Star steamers There was c another mother horrid story that no one Upon the ho Italian boat would discuss One f I version had It that hat th the quartermaster I upon the Florida had disobeyed orders order fat f- f at it the critical moment and caused tee tae disaster A A. second version had It that the he quartermaster set seeing ln the Inevitable ble lO crash had deserted his post at a moment Tho The sequel to either elthor r of or t these versions was tho the same me The Thet t 1 Florida's captain struck down tho the derelict officer with a marlin spike of 0 Iron ron rendering him unconscious Denials Entered i Denials ls to both versions were en entered en- en ered tonight ht It will take the verdict of or r a sea sla Jury to determine the facts fact As s an exhibit e the Republic pointed out outa a 0 L miserable Italian lad in I Ti who had a n place In tho the Baltic's hospital The man was wag a quartermaster but In broken n E lIs ho tiC 11 denied tiny any responsibility for or the wreck Then came the United Sta States ea dere- dere st 1st or Seneca SEnCca with t th the last last- of ot and with as the thC crew Tew of the Republic thrilling a n story of rescue as os was everold ever told old of a ship commander r. r The Continued on 00 Page age ie Sr fD rn PASSENGERS LANDED IN NEW YORK AFTER HARD BATTLE WITH ELEM ELEMENTS Continued d front from J Ince One Olle United States revenue cutter Gresham however was wa given cn the tho credit for the rescue of ot Captain John Isaac Isanc of or the Republic and hi his second out olli- eel Richard Williams William who left th the doomed loomed liner as she plunged e 1 stern Colt foremost most Into the sea That she ohe he picked pickert them up from the tIle whirlpool formed orme h by the sinking sinking- liner Is one of ot the miracles of oC this sea ea tragedy The Tho Republic with all her tons sank at SUi Sunday night In water so deep that there Is absolutely absolute no hope of raising her though h sh uhe Is Js worth with her cargo nearly a quarter ter tOI of a million According to nil all accounts there was vas less excitement than might have been expected 1 amon among tho the throng of oC lightly hUv clad mon women and children aboard the tho Republic aroused from their slumbers b by the crash and shock of the collision lon On every hand wore were officers om- om cers celS and anti crew cool and collected to a 3 man The rhe boat crews crows took their places while white the chief officers darted down Into th the chips chip's hold to a ascertain the damage Meantime the stewards made a thorough h search of ot the cabins beho below d decks cl s finding tho the Republics Republic's two dead passengers an and 1 the several se who lio were Injured Tin mine lk Hl In ono stateroom they came caine upon a woman passenger stunned from ablow a n blow from a piece pIcco of or wreckage A Afew Afew Afew few Indies Inches from s she sho ho was lying I was wa tho the hu lingo huge c anchor of ut the tue Florida which ha torn away when the vC vessels parted AS Aa e tho the Republic con- con U settle slowly silently to tho the Iho 1 Fl Florida l ria c n I p. p If t hi to fo tinie- tinie the tho hero of or the wireless wa wan vas Hashing flashing his signal I al for tor Immediate The rhe blow from fron the Iho Florida hind had wrecked but hUt fortunately hl his operating ope room thu the machinery hn had not mit b been en Before had an nn offer of doll doll- nile nsf assistance upon uron the tho wa way the tho megaphone mega mega- phone handled by b- Captain had arranged for 01 the transfer of tho the passengers pas pas- er to tho the Florl Florida The transfer took tool nearly two hours and was without without without with with- out incident or accident The rIle news non's that thal a n big ship and a a. staunch one was on tho the way was sent tn to the Florida by me megaphone but It was wa nut not at once communicated to theLI the tho passengers LI The formal announce announce- went came in tho the afternoon when the tue Florida W was S' S wallowing around like a groggy grogg tILing thing and nearly everybody was wail nervous 4 A Frenchman among tho the passengers had become convinced that the Florida was as going to sink and anh he began to say his prayer prayers well interspersed with will walls Fortunately be ho spoke his native na nit- wals tive tivo t 0 language and few understood hut but It was after one of or his outbursts that the word was passed sed around Tho The Baltic Is 18 coming comInS and ond with Ith that o ent the faintest heart tool took hold How the big Baltic finally located the tho two crippled liners Is a story in II Iselt Itself She Site too had a a. wireless wheless hero hero hero- two of them in fact and anti for hours houn they stuck to workshop and tallied talked to linac over tho the rolling ocean talked to him In tact net act until tho Republics Republic's Republics Republic's Re Re- Rf- Rf publics public's accumulators wore Vore practically cally caily cly bare of ot current Republic in dangerous orous condition latitude 40 long Ions 70 was tho the first wireless word to reach tho Baltic Tho The message sent Rent Operator Jack Tatter Tatter- Tater Tater- saIl sl on the run to the tho bridge whore he handed it to Captain Eran Branson Ei on There was a 8 great groat pile pie of ot messages on Captain Captin table when th the Baltic landed this afternoon and here arc some Bomo samples sample You aro are aro getting close chose steer to port Can you see our rockets And then at ot tUG the top of the tho pile the danger signal that tat meant happiness I for every everyone ono one You are uro too close for E safety tet- tet That mC message had nad hardly flashed out when the tha the ei lifted somewhat and tho the lights of ot the Baltic loomed up a n short distance away It I was 7 o'clock last lost Saturday evening Tho The boats of ot the Republic were al already already al- al rend ready over the side eide and and the tho work ork of transfer began hegan Again tho order camo caine Women and children of the Republic first tnt then the women of ot the thu Florida An tn nant nII luculent Incident An unpleasant incident h of or the Baltic s strip trip up UJ the tho ba bay was an nn attack atack made upon James B. B Connolly Connoly writer of ot sea sel tales tale and friend of or President Roosevelt b by several Ren-ral stewards stoward of ot tho the sunken Republic Republic Re Re- public who charged him with cowardice ef durin during th Uw thu transfer er of or passengers last Int Saturday night It I came camo just after a 0 number of or reporters had boarded tho the Baltic from the tho United States revenue cutter CLutter cuter ladson Hudson Connol Connolly was giving an Interview Inter hw criticising tho the officers and crew of ot the Republic for tOI delo delay and the tho unnecessary loa loss 1088 of baggage c. c lie He- Ie was telling a reporter that some of or the Republics Republic's crew acted like cowards when hen a passing pausing steward heard hourd him V hats hat's that you ou sa say demanded the Englishman You were the tho only coward I saw and aud I dont don't care who l knows now It A passenger whoso whose name was as not learned in IH the tho scuffle that followed wed cried Ill In back up the steward in that Ono lne Ino of ot the tue bristled up with the statement Dont you daro dare tol talk about cowards You ran around with wih a a. life uto pr preserver erver like JIe a a cra crazy man mon You tried to got ot et to the boat boats ahead of ot tho the women anti and then thon trIG tried 4 to excuse yourself ourel as helping your our wife wie and atul l a child Several attempted to strike the writer wrier who backed bucked up by hI his hil brother who had bad boarded tho the steamer tellmer at al Quarantine invited them thel to come on The captains of the three ships which have been principals of ot the tragedy will wUI receive medals from a 0 fund raised by the thc passengers upon tho the Dalte Baltic The Thes of ot pounds was ral raised od s sum a 21 on Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day lay night and nod Is hi in hi il the hands hona of ot a 0 committee composed of Robert II I. I Ingersoll of New York Charles Ware of ff don JOD l L Thai all and J J. J K E. of oC London Lon Len |
