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20 DEVOTED TO EVERYTHING AND EVERY INTEREST CONNECTED OR _ ASSO- CIATED WITH MARINE MATTERS ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH. Published every Thursday by The Penton Publishing Co. CLEVELAND. MOSTON 2.2 scetecee ese 73-74 Journal Bldg. BUPFALO, .:.. Mages cucies 932 Ellicott Sq. CHICAGO: 62. ic iies ee. 1328 Monadnock Blk. CINCINNATI .....<¢. First National Bank Bldg. ITV ORK. occ eee. 1005 West Street Bldg. WITS BURG. «ces sae soc ce sees 510 Park Bldg. RA lias. eekc ses ees cclaes 302 Pioneer Bldg. Correspondence on Marine Engineering, Ship Building and Shipping Subjects Solicited. Subscription, U. S. and Mexico, $3.00 per 'annum. Canada, $4.00. Foreign, $4.50. Subscribers can have addresses changed at will. Change of advertising copy must reach this office on Thursday preceding date of publication. The Cleveland News Co. will supply the trade with the Marine Review through the regular channels of the American News Co. European Agents, The International News Company, Breams Building, Chancery Lane, London, E. C., England. Entered at the Post Office at Cleveland, Ohio, as Second Class Matter. 5 - January 28, 1909. THE TRIUMPH OF SCIENCE. 'We thave been conscious for several years of the fact that wireless mess ages can be transmitted from one side of the ocean to the other, but it re- mained for the disaster to the White Star liner Republic to bring the won- der of it acutely to mind. The Lloyd- Italiano liner Florida collided with tthe Republic 26 miles southeast of the Nantucket morning in a fog so dense that ob- lightship early Saturday jects were not visible at a hand's The wireless messages were instantly sen: into the air by the Republic, and these were picked up by the White Star liner Baltic 100 miles away and the length. impact being mortal, French liner Lorraine 200 miles away. The Anchor liner Furnesia also caught tthe call for help and put about to find Meanwhile, the Florida was taking off the passengers the stricken steamer. from the Repwhblic as-fast as she could. Her own condition, however, was se- rious, and when the Baltic, which 'had been groping for hours through the The Marine REVIEW fog, feeling her way, reached the scene of disaster, the passengers of the Re public and the Florida both were trans- ferred to the Baltic, numbering alto- gether 1,650 souls. The steamers lay about a mile apart, and the transfer was made jn small boats carrying 10 each. The work occupied the whole night The sea fortunately was fairly calm. The work, however, was of the most trying character, as the Republic was lost in an impenetrable fog when the were only a boat's length away. In fact, the Lorraine searched all night long for the Republic, but while she was able to pick up the Re- public's submarine 'bell, she was unable to locate the Republic, though the cap- tain of the Lorraine continually urged the Republic with her wireless to make all the noise she could in order that the Lorraine might follow it. The Lo:- rescuers raine finally abandoned her search when the Baltic sent her a wireless that all the passengers had been trans- ferred. The Lorraine then started to convoy. the Florida into port, while the revenue cutters Gresham, Seneca and the Furfiesia attempted to haul the Republic into shoal water, the revenue cutters towing and the Furnesia steer- ing. This process continued until the | gunwales of the Republic were Sak when it was seen that there was no | hope of saving her. Lines were cast} off, but Capt. Sealby did not leave th Republic He picked up floating on a hatch bar 20) wntil she sank. was minutes later. popular and the most elegantly ap-i pointed White Star liner in the service; from Boston. She was put into thef winter Mediterranean trade about twe# years ago and had just left Bostor | on Saturday morning for the Medit i he erranean. Only six lives were los altogether. These were the occupant: j of the staterooms which were pena in by the bow of the Florida. Th fact that so terrible a disaster shoul 4 have been accompanied with so littl jf Hi or, who has vastly less financial in- loss of life is one of the most sign: triumphs of science in the annals. c ye history. an wopen gulfs. ti Py i AH t ds American. IN) PROTECTION FOR SHIPPING oy THE ALASKA COAST. The United States senate has passeq a bill recommending the appropria. tion of $140,000 for additional lights and aids navigation along the Alaska It is hoped by every one who is seriously interested in the safety of American shipping that when this bill comes up for considération cA the house of representatives it will be recommended for passage and the ap. Te to coast. propriation will not be reduced, should be increased. The Sound, Puget Columbia river and San commerce between the Francisco and Alaska is not merely the Pacific It is a national commerce in of local importance to 'coast. 'which the products of the whole na- tion and the people of nearly every state participate. It amounts to over $40,000,000 annually. The output of "gold alone from Alaska was $18,525,- 000 in 1998. From Puget Sound over 400 vessels a year clear for Alaska Thousands of passengers make the trip each year. Yet this coast is declared to be the least protected and. ports. _ poorest lighted waterway under the «| jurisdiction of the United States. a The American coastline from Seattle i' ito the Copper river is over 800 miles (in length and consists of a series of yotraits, natural. tide riven canals and Some attempts to provide | i} this immense coast line with suitable i Fm 34 lights and buoys have already been nade; $140,000 additional is an inade- 'di f a(t (ym if AN quate sum to continue the work and is The Republic was built in 1904 by} Harland & Wolff and was the most if 'the least that should be proided. Some of the Alaskan waterways are The Ca- is Wunder Canadian jurisdiction. Mnadian shipping in this territory only a fraction of the American com- Den cnce. yet the Canadian waters are vastly better protected and provided with than ~ the navigator can tell at \ to navigation A i ponce by the increased number of lights Hand buoys that he is in Canadian wa- From a standpoint of national ride should nake haste to do as well-as our neigh- aids alone we Americans erest in the Alaskan commerce than lave We.