Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-05-06
SHIP FLYING j. s.
FLAG TORPEDOED
OIL TANK STEAMER GULFLiGHT
VICTIM or SUBMARINE OFF
SCiLLY ISLANDS.
FIVE OTHER VESSELS SUNK
French Steamer Europe, British Steam,
or Fulgent and Torpedo Boat
Destroyer Lost--Two German
Warships Are Destroyed.
WASHINGTON IS STIRRED.

WASHINGTON Is STIRRED.
Washington, May 4.--Press reports
Of the torpodoing Of the American
steamer GutfiInht and the loss Of her
captain and some members OF the
crew have created q stir In official
circles here where the seriousness OF
the occurrence was everywhere admit.
ted. II first reports are borne out,
the attack on the GuIfIght constitutes
the first case OF an American ship
struck by torpedo with the conss-
quent loss Of lives.
London. May NAVAL activities
have come TO the forefront again.
The American oil tank steamer Cult
light, bound for French port, has
been t0rpedoed of the Scilly islands:
the French steamer Europe was sent
to the bottom near Bishops Rock; the
British steamer Fulgent was sunk by
. submarine off the skellig Rocks.
A German submarine has sunk the
British torpedo boat destroyer Re-
eruit I'm the North Sea. Two German
torpedo boats sank the trawler Colon
bia, IL fishermen being drowned and
We're In turn pursued and sunk by
British destroyers. Two German Of
iicers and "A men were rescued by the
destroyers.
Hits German Torpedo Boat.
The trawler Barbados has arrived
at Yarmouth after an engagement
With German torpedo boat, In which
both craft were hit The captain OF
the trawler turned his two small guns
on the torpedo boat when the latter
attempted his capture.
The American oil tank steamer
Gulflight, which sailed from Port
Arthur, Texas, April 10 for Ronen,
France. was torpedoed OFF the Seilly
islanis according to dispatch re-
ceived by the Central News Agency.
A German submarine la believed re-
sponsible.
The captain Of the Gulflight, nc.
cording to the same adyices. died of
heart failure ms result Of shock. Two
seamen Jumped overheard and were
drowned.
The other members of tho crew were
taken Off by patrol boat and landed.
The vessel was towed into Grow Sound
and beached.
0ulfIiaht Was steel Vessel
The Gulflight was n steel vessel of
5000 tons net and was built ut Cam.
den, N. j.. In 1914 She was owned
by the Gulf Refining company. The
vessel was 3sa feet long. 81 foot beam.
and 30 feet deep, She was equipped
with wireless apparatus.
An official announcement by the nd.
miraIty says.
"A series OF small affairs have taken
place In the neighhofhood of the Gal.
lopez and North Hinder lightships,
During the forenoon, I'll. M. De-
stroyer Recruit was sunk by a submar-
Inc, four officers and 81 men being
saved by the trawier Daisy.
AT p. IN, the trawlar Colombia
was attacked by two German torpedo
boats, who approached her from the
westward and commenced an action
without hoisting their eolors. The Col.
ombia was sunk by torpedo, only one
deck hand being saved by tho ether
trawlers,
Sink Two German Boats.
"A division OF British destroyers
comprising the iaforey, i.eonidas,
Lawford and Lark, chased the two Ger.
man vessels and after brief running
fight Of about one hour. sank them
both.
THE British destroyers sustained no
casualties.
Two German officers and "A men
were rescued from the sea and made
prisoners OF war"
The destroyer Recruit was on patro,
duty when the submarine sank her
According to details received here.
she was struck amidships by the tor.
pedo and began to sink, the wounded
vessel signalled for assistance and
her call was answered by the trawler
Daisy, aud 30 men out of her compile.
ment OF 66 were saved.
It Ia stated that torpedo was fired
Ut the Daisy, which was aorcea to
leave one Of her rescue boats behind
aud that the submarine chased this
boat and fired her gun at II, wounding
four men,