The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-20
ARABIC SANK IN
EIGHT MINUTES
The Steamer Was Struck
Near Stern by a Torpedo,
Says Captain Finch, Who
Could Not See Submarine

New York, Aug. 20--Two Americans
were still unaccounted for to-day on the
list received of the survivors of the
Arabic. They were DR.. Edmund I. Wood
of GAINESVILLE, Wis, and Mrs. Josephine
L. tiruguiere, a wealthy widow, living
in Europe for some years, but well
known in New York, Newport and San
Francisco. Reports at the White Star
Office showed 20 persons in all not ac-
csAnted for. Eight were passengers.
The Arabic, according to a statement
of the White Star line, was torpedoed
and sung by a German submarine at
Gals o'clock yesterday morning south
cast of Fastnet and went down in ten
minutes.
The survivors who left the steamer
in the ships boats and were picked up
later by passing vessels arrived in
Queenstown last night. They are be-
ing accommodated by the White Star
line in hotels and boarding houses in
the little town which so short time ago
cared for the survivors and the dead
of the Lusitania.
That the loss of life was not greater
doubtless was due to the fact that the
weather was fine and that steamers
plying the German submarine zone now
keep their boats swung out and other
wise are prepared for emergencies.
The torpedo that sank the Arabic
struck her on the starboard side one
hundred feet from her stern. The yes-
sci had left Liverpool Wednesday aft
ernoon and taken a southerly course,
well of the Irish coast, doubtless with
a view Of avoiding the submarines which
frequent the waters nearer the shore.
When some fifty miles west of where
the Lusitania was sunk the German un-
der water boat rose TO the surface and
launched a torpedo. The craftsmanship
OF the Germans, as in the case of the
Lusitania, was deadly accurate and like
the LlIsitania the big liner quickly set !
tied and shortly disappeared.
Some of the survivors, according TO re-
ports received here, say they had just |
the torpedoing OF a British
steamer, presumably the Dunsley, and
that this had caused great alarm on
board the Arabic. In their fright the pas
sengers had rushed for life perseryers |
and had barely adjusted them when the
German submarine turned its torpedo
against the vessels side.
Ten liefboats and a number OF life
srafts were quickly got over the side
IF the steamer, and into these a large
number Of the passengers and members
II the crew scrambled Many OF the
passengers, however, fell into the wat
r; but they got bold Of the RATS and
lung TO them and later rescued. one
woman who fell into the sea screamed
litifully for help. The weather and
tidal conditions hsing favorahh two
Gilors swan 10 her assistance and sue
ccded in lifting her upon a raft.
Among those who were rescued were
aptain VIII Finch, commander of the
Arabic. al the dock officers, the chief
ngineer, the surgeon, the pursuer the ,
ssistaut pursusr, the chief steward and
nc third class steward. Third Engi. ,
Ger l.ugon h among the missing.
One Of the passengers on board was
,enneth Douglas, well known English .
ctor Mr. Douglas was on the Llisitsuia
hen she was sent 10 the bottom His
o0d luck followed him again yesterday,
lr he is among the survivors.