The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-08-25
TORPEDOES LINER
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feet from her stern. The vessel had
left Liverpool Wednesday afternoon
and was on a southerly course, well
off the Irish coast.
When the vessel was some SO
miles west of where the Lusitanla
was sunk in May, the German under
water boat rose to the surface and
launched a torpedo. The marksman-
ship of the Germans was deadly &C
curate and the hig liner settled quick
ly and disappeared from view.
Some survivors, according to re-
ports, say that they had just witness
ed the torpedoing of a British stean1-
er, presumably the Dunsley, and that
this hcd caused great alarm on board
the Arabic. In their fright the pas
sengers had rushed for life preserv-
ers and barely had adjusted them
when the German submarine turned
it's torpedo against the Arbaic's side.
Ten lifeboats and number of life
RATS were got over the side OF the
steamer and into these mcny pas
sengers and members Of the crew
scrambled. Many passengers fell into
the water, but they got hold of the
RATS and later were rescued. One
woman who fell into the sea scream
ed pitifully for help. Two sailors
swan to her and lifted her on to a
raft
News of the sinking of tho Arabic
caused a tremendous sensation IN
London. The first reports stated that
it was feared large number of the
passengers had been lost. Reassur-
ing news came shortly. however.
It was that some Is or 16 boats
and life RATS had left the steamer
safely and had been picked up and
were being towed into Queenstown.
Latest private kilograms brought the
news from most Of the passengers
that they were safe, although some
were injured. The Arabic is the larg-
est vessel yet sunk by the Germans
except the Lusitania:
Washington: News of the torpedo
ing of the White Star liner Arabic, a
British ship, with Americans on
board came IS a shock to American
officials, who had hoped since the
dispatch of the last note to Germany
there would be no further aggraVa-
ton of an already tense situation.
What the course Of the United
States would be no official would pr
dict. 1t must be established authol
tatiyely whether any warning ".
given and whether the steamer at
reunited to escape. II no American
lives were lost, it was thought In
most quarters that drastic steps were
improbable, but if Americans were
drowned rupture in diplomatic re-
Iations was discussed as likely.
The attack on the Arabic ccme IN
the face of reiterations in German
quarters that in the future passenger
vessels would be given warning. Ihe
incident, therefore, caused wide,
spread surprise, especially since the
| shin was bound for the United States
and had no contraband. In some
quarters there was a disposition tt
think the German submarine com
mander might have exceeded his or
ders or made a mistake.
President Wilson was started D0
the news. He spent the entire after
noon and evening trying to get de-
tailed information. Though obvious
ly worried, he took the position thai
| judgment should be withheld until
official details we're received.
The president had just finished
conference with Attorney Genera
Gregory and was preparing to- gt
golfng when word of the sinking o.
the steamer reached him. He imme
diately abandoned his pl"ns and gave
orders that all information be for
warded to him as quickly as posi-
BILE.
The decision of the United States
to refuse all claims for life or proper
ty lost aboard ships torpedoed Will
due warning was made clear whe1
it became known that a claim in tht
case of John Wall, a muleteer Auet
when the Armenian was sunk, wouit
not be taken up by the state depart
ment.