New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-21
3 AMERICANS
ONLY MISSING,
WHITE STAR SAYS
Mrs. Bruguiere and DIR.
Woods Believed to Have
Sunk with Arabic.
WASHINGTON HAS 8
UNACCOUNTED FOR
Officials of Line Angry at Can
ard About Freighter Bowie,
Safe at Liverpool.

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There was a discrepancy last night
Of five in the number Of uraccounted
for American passengers on the Ara
bic According to the list made up by
the State Department. at Washington
there were eight Americans among the
missing, while the White Star LINES
list accounted for all but three.
According TO the State Departments
list the unaccounted for Americans are
Mrs. Josephine l.. Bruguiere, James
Houlhan, Edmond F. Woods, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Burgess and j. Kellett.
The company's list given out at $3.50
last night gives the missing Americans
as Mrs. Josephine =. B-uguiere, w. l..
Ramsdell, of New York City, and DR..
Edmond f. Woods, Of GAINESVILLE, Wis.
Except for Few hanges in the list
OF names of survivors and missing on
the Arabic the White Star Management
here received little information yes
terday from Liverpool
Early in the day the freighter Bowie,
which left here August Ior Manches-
ter via Liverpool. WAS reported torpe-
doed. Late last night she was reported
safe at LIVERPOOL and proceeding to
Manchester.
Representatives of the White Star
Line maintained throughout the day
that there had been ample time TO get
word through about The Bowie, but the
absence of confirmation Of what the
company called malicious reports" was
convincing that the vessel had not
been torped)ed. Late cable advices
sent by The Associated Press from Liv-
crpool substantiated the convictions Of
the White Star officials.
Whether the Arabic was conveyed by
a war vessel before or during attack
was an important feature that re-
manned unsolyed yesterday at the local
Offices of the company.
1t was known that the Arabic was
never armed when she left this port for
Liverpool, and the theory that she
might utNc ldhcN III "A lew guns VI
4-inch calibre, with the intention of
dumping them overheard as she ap
preached Fire Island. was secuted yes
terday a. the local Office as absurd.
p. A. s. Franklin, vice president and
general manager Of the International
Mercantile Marine Company, asked By
cable If the Arabic had been conveyed
but received no answer. He said he
felt confident there had been 10 con-
voy, as il was not necessary, and.
moreover, he would have been ADV sed
if such precautions had been taken by
the Admiralty.
1t is generally believed along the
waterfront that if a destroyer mad &C
companied the Arabic she would not
have been attacked.
The question Of convoy was regarded
of much moment, as the action of the
United States would depend in a meas
ure upon the possibility of armed pro-
lection. If conveyed, the Germans
would contend that their undersea YES
sells had right to sink the Arabic
without warning.
A report went out yesterday that the
former Red Star liner Lapland had
been sent to the bottom. She is now
running in the service of the White
Star Line. and left here on August II
with sixteen saloon, eighty-three sec
ond cabin and ninety-nine Storage
passengers. Also she took a big cargo.
made up largely Of motor trucks. aero
planes and general munitions of war.
The Lapland is due in Liverpool this
morning, and up 10 a late hour last
night the local Office of the White Star
Line had received no report from her.
The Nicosian, of the Leyland Line,
bound for Liverpool with a cargo of
horses, also was reported sunk. but a
report from London was that she had
been torpedoed. but was able to make
port.
The steamship New York City, of the
Bristol City Line. was torpedoed few
hours after the Arabic was sent to the
bottom
Information concerning the sinking
was received here yesterday at the Of
flee Of James Arkell & Co.. local agents
of the line. The message stated that
the vessel had been torpedoed at 3
p. m. on Thursday and all the crew had
been saved. She was a small freighter
and was two days out of Bristol on her
westward journey TO thi. port.
White Star lists cabled last night
contained the names Of Mr.. and Mrs.
ltu Dui bcoS do dlHOilS TIC htdOlN SUI
vivors. Officials were unable to ex
plain the error if, according to consul
lar reports. they are missing. Burgess,
a chauffeur, and Mrs. Burgess, a maid,
were in Mrs. Bruguere's employ, and
were coming to this country with her.
There were many persons aboard the
Arabic whose names did not appear in
the list of passengers. There also were
discrepancies in names. The company's
message from Liverpool last night
mentioned five survivors who had sailed
at the last moment and whose names
were not on the list cabled here Thurs
day night.
A message from the company's Liver
pool Office stated there was some uncer-
tainty concerning the safety of Miss
Irene Tattersall. Her name was not on
the sailing list, and it was not definite
ly known if she was among the