Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-18
KING RECENTLY ON ANGLIA
Censored Report States Rome
Has Been BOmbarded by Aero
planes and That Submarines
Have Sunk Four Italian
Steamers.


and attendants, bound from France for
Dover, struck a mine in mid-channel to-
day and sank in a very short time.
Nearly 100 men, most Of them seriously
wounded and therefore in their cots lost
their lives.
The collier Lusitania which was near
by at the time of the accident. immedi-
ately went to the assistance of the
Anglia, and her boats had just been
lowered when she also struck a mine
saved.
u patrol vessel succeeded in rescuing
500 of the Anglia's passengers and crew
including some nurses. A number OF
bodies We're recovered
London. Nov. 1.-THE British hospital
ship Anglia was sunk by a mine in the
English channel to-day. Three hun
dred men We're saved out Of total of
SS5. The following official communica-
tion concerning the disaster was made
public:
THE war office reports that the hos
pital ship Anglia struck mine in the
channel to-day and sank. The total
number on board was l3 officers and 373
men of other ranks. of whom about 800
We're saved by u patrol vessel.
| Another ship proceeding to the rescue
was also sunk by another mine
| Another official communication says:
| king George was shocked to hear
that the Anglia which so recently con-
veyed him across the channel had been
sunk. His Majesty is grieved at the
loss incurred but trusts that the sur
vivors have not unduly suffered from
their terrible exposure"
The loss of the ship is believed to have
been due to mines which broke from
their moorings in the recent storm
London, Nov. IS. 4l0 a. m.-The sink
ing of the Anglia, although the first
case in the war of a hospital ship meet
ing disaster while carrying wounded, has
caused great anxiety in the public mind.
as 1t had been supposed that the Eng
lsh channel was entirely free OF danger
| from mines.
The newspapers indulge in much spec
ulation. some Of them offering the ex-
PLANTATION that they must have been
German mines.
The Anglia had 200 cot cases aboard
When the rescuing vessels reached her
she was badly down by the head and
her propelers were racing. Her stern
was so high above the sea that one OF
the rescuing vessels was able to pass
under her and 40 men dropped aboard.
The crew of the Lusitania gave vivid
: narratives of the disaster, according
to which, after a terrific explosion
, the bows of the Anglia seemed to
melt away until the sea Tapped her
rails. She surged forward, however
in vain attempt to reach shore.
Soon many boats came to the res
cue. including those sent by the Lusi-
3 taria. Those watching the scene saw
r the soldiers coping up from below
4 assembling on deck and calmly wait
Ing the order to pass into the boats.
A rescuing vessel ran right under
the sinking steamers stern, and i'm
mediately the crew set out to worl
:, under greatest difficulties to transfer
the wounded.
. London, Nov. 1.-THE steamer Lusi
8 tania of London has been sunk. He
e crew was landed. The Lusitania. O
s 1884 tons, was in the Irondon- Asbol
= trade.
London, Nov. 1.-THE British steame
Treneglos, Of 1886 tons, has been sunk.
Rome, Nov. 1.-THE Stefan New
. agency has sent out the following dc
: spatch
This morning at eight o'clock an Aus
:. trian aeroplane appeared over the cit
;. and dropped five bombs. Only one e,
- ploded, slightly wounding five person
No material damage was done"
>. The text of the above despatch migf
- indicate that it has suffered at II
u hands of the censor, the name Of the cit
being eliminated, or that, IL a raid wa
: made on Rome, merely the briefest d.
Il tails have been permitted to be cabled.
London, Nov. IS. 2:24 a. m.-The Morr
ing Post correspondent at Rome say
he learns that during the last few day
four Italian steamers have been sun
by submarines. but that the newspaper
s. have not yet been permitted to publis
!" the news.