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[ SIX DEATHS. (Received January 25th, 10 p.m.) NEW YORK, January 23. The steamer Florida, with 800 Italian emigrants, when Hearing th© end of her voyage, crashed into the Republic's side abreast of the engineroom. Two of the Republic's and four of the Florida's passengers wero killed. In response to the Republic's ethergrams numerous liners, including the White Star ship Baltic, arrived on the scene. The Republic's passengers were already aboard the Florida, but were transferred to the Baltic, together with the emigrants. The Florida, badly damaged, was taken to port under her own steam.
Captain Ramsom, of the Baltic, went in search of the Republic, and found her in apparently good towing condition. Captain Selby and his crew had stood by the vessel in open boa to, determined not to abandon her so long as she was afloat. Captain Selby and fifty men boarded the Repu.blic after the Baltic's arrival, and made preparations for towing her, but she foundered. Nobody was aboard at the time.
Captain Selby's courage and coolness throughout are highly praised. Ho personally directed the sending of othergrams, equally with the work of transferring tho passengers and caring for the ship's crow.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13332, 26 January 1909, Page 7
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