The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-27
TWO AMERICANS
LOST WHEN ARABIC
WAS TORPEOOEO
British Liner Sent to Bottom by
Submarine.
10 u. S. CITIZENS RESCUED
Germans Fired Missile at Steamer
Without Warning as She Was
Seeking to Aid Another Which
Had Been Hit


night saying that IA passengers of the
Arabic, which was torpedoed on Thurs
day by a German submarine, were
missing. and that it was feared they
were lost
Ambassador Page has sent a cable
gram to the state department at Wash
ington, saying that eight Americans
are among the missing They are:
Mrs. Josephine /. Brugiere of New
York
Dr. Edmund F. Wood of GAINESVILLE,
Wis.
Torpedoed While at Rescue.
All the information that is coming
TO London and which was allowed 10
become public confirms the fragmen-
tary stories that the Arabic was tor
pedoed without warning. AS matter
OF fact she was sunk by a German sub
marine when proceeding to the aid of
Wilson liner which shortly before
had been assailed by German under
sea boat. This vessel had been shelled
by the submarine and was slowly sink
ing when the Arabic hove in view.
The testimony of officers, crew and
passengers is unanimous that no sub
marine was seen. The torpedo was
sighted just before it struck the ship.
Heroism Saves Arabic's Many.
the heroism displayed by the en-
glne-room staff is solely responsible
Tor the large number of persons saved.
Captain Finch of the Arabic whistled
down to the engine room, ordered full
speed aStern to check the way of the
ship, and in less than three minutes
she came to standstilL This three |
minutes spelled death to the engineers |
who stuck to their post, but it made |
possible the launching of the lifeboats |
ana the saving of such a large percent |
age of the human beings ON board.
Survivors Drift Five Hours.
The lifeboats, most Of them. were
not picked up for five hours. Captain
FINCH was the last man to leave the
boat. He jumped as the vessel, which
went down stern foremost, capsized.
Wreckage kept him afoat until he was
picked up by a boat. He said at
that if he had only a few
minutes more time not a life would
have been lost. :. -,~...
The survivors, some of whom were
IN their night clothes, suffered severe
~ before they reached Queenstown.
There was little panic among the pas
Sengers. A number of them were TAX
ns advantage of the beautiful weather
to have breakfast on deck.
Captain Finch Tells Story.
The first official statement from an
officer of the boat came from Captain
Finch.
We were forty-seven miles south of
ialleyhead at $50 in the morning" he
said, when | perceived the steamer
0unsley in difficulty Going toward
Ter | observed a torpedo coming for
ny ship. but could not discern a sub
marine. The torpedo struck 100 feet
rom the stern, making terrible havoc
If the hull. The vessel began to set. {
lie Immediately and sank In about {
light minutes.
My order from the bridge about
'etting the boats launched was I
obeyed Two boats capsized
We mad taken every precaution while l
n the danger zone. There were plenty I
I life belts on deck and the boats were q
eady for immediate launching. The
Ulcers and crew behaved excellentlv 5
nd did everything possible in the cir. I
getting people into the v
oats and picking up those in the sea Q
was the last TO leave. taking the
lunge into the sea as the ship was t
DING down. After being in the water d
ONE time | got aboard a raft tn S
'hich also assisted two men and o
'omen." U
Captain Finch paid special tribute IN
ne heroic conduct of several engineers D
nd nremen who remained at their d
osts to the last and sacrificed their
yes 10 execute orders from tho o
ridge. thus inSuring the safety of the V
assengers. Among those lost was the q
aptain's nephew e
Fifty in Berths When Hit q
Most of the passengers were on >
eek or at breakfast when we were ID
.ruck.' said Joseph G.. De Lorrimer u
Iontreal lawyer and son-in-law of
'rmer Canadian minister of marine ,
Possibly fifty of the passengers ERE =
i'll in their berths. =
1T was about nine o'clock. or ~,
e after. when several OF US sishtad {
hat we thought was a submarine
lite distance to starboard an &
a steamer we later found
II was the Dunsley of London White
e were watching we caughf the
int sound Of an explosion and tool
for granted that the Dunsley had II
zen torpedoed. hi
Our course was taking us over in ST
e direction OF the Dunsley. We rre- bs
lred for an attack at once. The crew III
n about distributing life preservers OF
Id swinging out the boats. ST
Il adjusted my life preserver and al
n below TO get a suitcase full of pr