The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-02
Liner Tried to Escape When
Warned by Sub
marine
ONE AMERICAN
WAS KILLED
No Diplomatic Question Is
Raised-Vessel Is Shelled
Before Torpedo Is Fired

LONDON, Aug. Z.--IHe Ley idilu liz
Iberian, 1928 tons, has been sunk by
German submarine. Five members Of
the crew were killed, two killed aboard
rescue boat, and 81 were landed safely
One American, a muleteer named Mark
L. Wiley of East Boston, lost his lie
American Consul Frost at Queenstown
reported that the Iberian disrcgarded
the submarines warning to stop. Later
the German commander gave the crew
time to take to the boats before firing a
torpedo. Wiley died of shock and
wounds from shells.
Consul Frost's report said: steamer
Iberian Summarized. Whyley, American,
muleteer, killed. Ship Surgeon Burns OF
the iDerian, an American citizen, states
that submarine did not shell lberian
until the latter dsregarded signal. Gave
time to take boats. Whyley died from
shock and superficial wounds. No other
Americans injured"
Boston, Aug 2.-The name Whyley
does not appear in the list of horse tend
ers who sailed from Boston on the 1beri-
an. as given out at the Leyland line Of
fees at Boston. The nearest approach
to Whyley is Mark L. Wiley, who booked
in the capacity of assistant foreman OF
the horsemen. His home is in East Bos-
ton. That name appears in other dis
patches from London. About SO horse
men and hostlers, many of them from
Boston and vicinity sailed on the lbe-
rian when she left Boston for Manches-
ter and Liverpool on the 7th. The steam
er carried across 600 horses and gen
eral cargo, but, according to advices re-
ceived at the Boston offices, was bringing
back only small consignment OF baied
goods. II was not known at Boston how
many of the horsemen were returning
to this country with the vessel. OF the
men shipped at Boston, some were Amer
lean citizens, but the nationality OF the
greater number is in doubt.
The Iberian was reported to have ar
rived at Manchester on July 20. She
was 437 feet long, with a beam of As
feet, and was built at. Sunderland in
1900. +. Leyland & Co., Liverpool, were
the owners. Upon her arrival at Boston
from Manchester and Liverpool on July
2, members of the Iberian's crew told OF
being chased by German submarine
when only few miles from the mouth
of the Mersey. Capt. Jago man9uvred
his ship out of danger, however. The
Iberian had been used for several months
for the transportation of war supplies
between the United States and England.
Narratives Of Iberian's Crew.
Tom Curtis, the bostswain, in an in.
teryiew at London Saturday, said; THE
submarine was sighted about five miles
of, when she fired some shots. The sub
marine gained on the Iberian, one burst
ing on deck and killing six men. The
ship was then stopped, and the subma-
rine's commander ordered the remainder
of the crew, SO in number, TO leave the
vessel, which they did, eight OF them
being badly injured. A torpedo was then
fired at the lberian, striking her on the
starboard side amidships."
The steward of the Iberian, telling
of the attack, said that he got into the
captains boat. They were ordered
alongside the submarine, and her com
mander being informed by the captain
Of the Iberian that six men were killed
said: ut served YOU just well right for
not stopping" The commander of the
submarine offered 20 give the crew as
sistance in making land, but when he
was informed that a steamer was COM
ing TO their aid, took his departure. The
distressed crew. who were in six boats,
were az the oars for five hours. Then =
rescuing steamer came IN sight and took
all on board Two of the injured men
died before reaching shore. One was an
American named Mark Wiley, Of Bos.
ton, and the other John Proudfoot, an
Their bodies were landed ~
Queenstown.