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Show TIMMINS SUES STEAMER FLORIDA FOR SALVAGE New York, Jan. 30. Additional legal leg-al complications have been added to tho suits arising from the collision of the White Star liner Republic and tho Italian line steamer Florida, by tho filing of a libel agamet the Florida by Edward M. Timmins. owner own-er of the tug John M. Timmins. Timmins has started suit lor salvage sal-vage pending the settlement of whlcli United States Marshal Henkel has attached at-tached tho Florida's cargo. Timmins sets forth that his tug took the Florida Flor-ida in tow between the Ambrose lightship light-ship and Firo Island, and that he Is entitled to liberal salvage. Tho j "White Star line had previously brought suit against the owners of the Florida I for the loss of the Republic. j |