"5:04, No. 25 is replying to Frankfort, 'Holding bare headway; stern very low.'
"5:10, No. 26 is calling No. 25, 'Are you throwing off cars?'
"5:14, Petoskey is calling Manitowoc, 'We are receiving S.O.S. What is wrong?' Petoskey has not previously been in communication with shore stations or ships.
"5:17, No. 25 is signalling No. 26, 'Are throwing off cars; have cleared eight; work very difficult. We are sinking.'
"5:20, No. 25 is calling the Richardson, 'Watch for small boats. Position doubtful because of snow and changes of course; probably due west N. Fox, twenty to thirty miles.'
"5:24, No. 26 is calling No. 25, 'Are you abandoning ship?'
"5:27, No. 25 is replying to No. 26, 'Second boat just getting safely away with passengers; first boat was smashed. Six passengers in second boat, two injured of crew, cabin maid, boy and two men.'
"5:30, Manitowoc and Frankfort are calling No. 25, 'Are you abandoning ship?'
"5:34, No. 25 is replying to Manitowoc, 'Still trying to clear cars; everything is loose below . . .'
"5:40, Frankfort is calling Manitowoc, 'Do you get anything now?'
"5:45, Manitowoc is calling the Richardson, 'Do you get anything? Signals have stopped here.'
"5:48, The Richardson is calling Petoskey, 'We get nothing now. Do you?'
"6:30, Petoskey is calling Manitowoc, 'Signals after becoming indistinct, failed entirely about 5:45,
