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Show SAILORS SAVED BY WIRELESS Steamer at Bottom of th Stt, But No Llvta Were Loat, a Dlttrtta Signal Brought Aid. New York -Thanks to the wireless and the liiternatbinal dlatresa signal, "H. O. 8," Captain Moore ami his crew of forty sli men are safe on board the Mullory liner Alamo bound for Key Weal, while their veaael, the steamer Ke, tucky, la nt the bottom uf th aea off Capo llatlcrua. It la another rase uf another dlaas ler averted by wlreleaa and told to lh world by Ihe aame medium. The Kentucky, a wooden veaael of 996 gross tonnage, and 2o:i feet long, waa bound from New York to the I'a clflo to carry pasaengera between Ta-coma Ta-coma and Alaskan porta for Ihe Alaaka Pacific Steamship company. First new of the Kenluckys' district dis-trict waa received at the Culled Wlreleaa enmpany'a alHllon at Cape Hutlerat at 11:110 o'clock Friday morning. There the oierator heard the "8. O. B" quickly followed by Ihe message: "We are sinking. Our latitude I :12.I0 lungliude, 76..10." Almost eltiullaneoilsly th operator heard the aleamshln Alamo respond 10 the Kentucky's call for help. In-running In-running Captain Moor that tn Alamo waa making all speed lo the sinking vessel's assistance. |