Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-21
BODY OF MRS. BRUGUIERE
Is FOUND, FAMILY HEARS
rrawlers on Scene Search in Vain
for Other Victims Of
Disaster.
UNABLE TO SAVE MOTHER
Louis Bruguiere, Son Of Missing
American Woman, Tells Of Fruit
less Struggle in
the Sea.

LONDON, August Il,
1888 p.m.-The British gov
ernment today authorized
the statement that the
steamship Arabic was not
being conveyed when she
was torpedoed by a German
submarine.
An amended list Of pas
sengers lost on the Arabic
gives q total of sixteen,
which, with the forty menu
bers of the crew who were
lost, places the number of
dead at fifty.six.
Only Two Americans Lost.
QUEENSTOWN, August Fl,
via London, 1850 a.m.-After
checking up all lists of Americans
on the White Star steamer
Arabic, torpedoed Thursday
morning by a German submarine
off Fastnet, the United States
consulate reports that the only
Americans missing are Mrs. Jo-
sephine L. Bruguiere and DR.. Ed
mund T. Woods.
Body Reported Found.
The body of Mrs. Josephine
Bruguiere, one of the two Ameri-
cans lost with the Arabic, has
been found, the White Star line
announced today.
This was based on converse
ton with Mrs. Marion Bruguiere,
the dead womans daughter-in-
law. who was quoted as saying
she had received a cable message
to that effect.
Young Mrs. Bruguiere also was
quoted by representative of the
line as having said that the body
OF her mother-in-law's French
maid, Margaret Boudet, had been
recovered, too. Mile. Boudet,
one of the two maids who sailed
with Mrs. Bruguiere, had hereto
fore been listed among the surviv-
ors.
Confirmed by Vice Consul.
Vice Consul Thompson's dispatches
from Queenstown this morning con-
drmed the White Star lines statement
that it has been definitely determined
that only two Americans were lost az
the result Of the sinking OF the Arabic.
This was the first Official agreement
on American losses, a message from
the Liverpool consul yesterday having
increased the list Of missing Ameri-
cans.
The only two American passengers
now unaccounted for are Mrs. Jose
pAine Sathsr Bruguiere Of San Fran
cisco and New York and DR.. Edmund
r. Wood OF GAINESVILLE, Wis Nothing 9
rev was received 10 tht8 dfIcIuOOu
from Am mpassadoY Page.
Travlers Search for Bodies.
QUEENSTOWN. August 2l.-Trawlera
ere searching for bodies of Arabic VIC
f.ma. but the conditions of wind and
eide make II unlikely that they will
meet with immediate success. Sailors
eapect the bodies Of those who perished
will be washed upon the Welsh coast
The only German on board the ship
VAS Father Waldner, an Alsa tian
priest. who was travelling under a Brit
1sh government permit. He came to
England as q refugee priest from Bel
GUM, and was on his way to Mexico
TO work as a missionary.
A statement made here by Louis Bru.
guiere. a passenger or the Arabic. in.
dicates there Is no doubt that his moth
or. Mrs. Josephine l. Bruguiere, ar
American. was drowned. Mr.. Bruguiers
said his mother disappeared after be
ing in the water for about twenty min.
Etes,
Prepared for Attack.
Zellab covington of Los Angeles, tho
playwright. who was a passenger on the
Arabic, I'm describing the scenes aboard
the steamer after the torpedo struck
highly praised the manner in which
Capt. Finch had prepared for a torpedo
attack, and the skillful way in which
he navigated his ship from the momen,
he saw the projectiIe. Mr.. covingtor
and his wife had just breakfasted wher
4 steward told him that a vessel nearb,
had met with an accident.
Immediately afterward," he said
''there was an awful explosion. and i'm
mediately guessed the cause. We goi
life belts and walked to the boat deck
where we jumped into q boat ano
reached the water safely"
Mr.. Covington said one Of the strik'
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