Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-26
SUBMARINE SINKS
STEAMER ARABIC
TWO AMERICANS LOSE LIVES
WHEN BRITISH STEAMER is
SENT TO THE BOTTOM.
Although Big Liner Went Down
Within Eleven Minutes After Be-
ing Struck by Torpedo, Eleven
Bostloads Were Saved.

London 1.-The big White Star line
steamer Arabic, formerly fAvorite
ship OF the Liverpool-Boston service,
but which on her present trip was on
the way TO New York. was torpedoed
and sunk by a German submarine at
9:l5 o'clock Thursday morning south
east OF Fastnet.
The steamer, according to a state
mcnt Of the White Star line was at
tackled without warning and went
down in ten minutes OF the 423 per
sons on board -1Sl passengers and
242 members Of the crew-20 are mis-
sing according to the latest check,
and are believed TO have persisted.
Most OF those who have not been ac-
counted for belong to the crew. Only
! six Of the passengers were reported
missing on an earlier checking OF the
list.
There were 20 citizens OF the Unit
ed States On board, % being in the
second cabin and four in the steer
age. Two Americans were lost. The
Arabic carried no first-class passen-
gers. having lately been turned into
two-class liner.
The survivors who left the steamer
in the ships boats and were picked
up later by passing vessels were taken
to Queenstown. They were accommo-
dated by the White Star line in hotels
and boarding houses in the little town,
which so short a time ago cared for
he survivors and the dead OF the Lu'
sitania
Details of the sinking of the Arabic
are lacking, but that the loss OF lie
was not greater, doubtless was due &c
the fact that the weather was fine and
that steamers plying the German sub
marine war zone now keep their boats
swung cut and otherwise are prepared
for emergencies
The torpedo that sank the Arabic
. struck her on the starboard side, 1O'
feet from her stern.
The vessel had left Liverpool Wed
nesday afternoon and taken south
erly course. well off the Irish coast
doubtless with view of avoiding tn
. subma. mes which frequent the water
q nearer the shore,
!. When some fifty miles west c
o where the Lusitania was sunk in Ma!
O the German underwater boat rose
the surface and launched a TORPEDO
o The Workmanship OF the Germans, a
- in the case of the Lusitania, wa
+, deadly accurate. and like the Lusiti
a MIA the big liner quickly settled dow
and shortly disappeared from view.
:, Some of the survivors, according
- reports received here, say that the
had Just witnessed the torpedoing OF
British steamer presumably the Dun
lev. and that this had caused gre;
. alarm on board the Arabic. In the
| fright the passengers had rushed X
! life preservers and had barely adjus
ed them when the German submarir
turned its torpedo against the vessel
side
Ten life boats and a number OF II
RATS were quickly got over the si'
of the steamer and into these Tart
number of the passengers ana mel
bers of the crew scrambled. Many
the passengers. however. fell into 4
water. but they got hold of the raj
and later were rescued. One wom
who fell into the sea screamed pi
fully for help. Two sailors swao
her assistance and succeeded in Ii
ing her upon a raft.
Among those who were rescu
were Captain viii Finch. command
of the Arabic. all the deck Office
the chief engineer. the surgeon.
purser. the assistant purser. the oh
steward. and the third class stewa
Third Engineer Lugon is among
missing.