The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1915-08-25
GERMANY'S REPLY
TO THE j. 5. NOTE
Is the Sinking OF Another
Big Liner.
SITUATION APPEARS CRITICAL
Captain Of Steamer Says He
Was Positively Given
No Warning.
WASHINGTON MUCH AGITATED

| London, Aug. 20.-At least FIVE
passengers, two of whom were
Americans. and forty members of
the crew lost their lives when the
White Star liner Arabic was torpe-
doed and sunk by German subma-
rine off Fastnet yesterday morning.
Nine other passengers are missing
and are believed to have perished.
The two Americans who went
down with the ship were Mrs. jose
phine Bruguiere, of New York, and
Edmund T.. Weed. Mrs. Bruguiere
was thrown into the water and was
kept afioat for some time by her son
Louis. who was forced to relinquish
his hold when he was struck by a
piece of wreckage. Nothing was
seen of Wood after the steamer was
struck.
Most of the missing members of
the crew belonged to the engineers
staff They remained at their posts
and went down with the ship.
Capt Finch and the. other officers
of the Arabic assert that the subma-
rine gave them no warning. They
declared the torpedo was fred as
they were going to the rescue of the
steamer Dunsley, which had just
been torpedoed, presumably by the
same submarine.
That the loss of life was not much
heavier was due to the preparations
made by the officers in view of the
possibility of an attack while pass
ing through the war zone, to the
fine weather which prevailed and to
the splendid discipline maintained
by the crew. Life belts had been
placed on the decks and the life
boats swung out.
AS soon as the ship was struck
RATS were flung over the side. Many
of the passengers and crew who
were thrown into the water climbed
on board these RATS or were drag
ged onto them by persons already
upon them.
The Americans who reached
Queenstown were cared for by the
United States Consul. With the 9TH
er passengers they left Ireland for
England tonight. They lost all
their baggage and many of them
wore borrowed clothing until the
Consul had provided for them.
The Arabic carried asia bags of
mail. mostly for the United States.
The mail included several hundred
bags from Sweden, Norway. Holland.
Switzerland. Spain and other coun-
tries.
The Arabic was one of fourteen
British steamers sunk during the
last forty-eight hours. 1t was re-
ported this evening that the Bowie,
of the White Star Line. also had
been sunk. but this later was denied
Three Norwegian and one Spanish
steamer engaged in trade with Eng
land also were sent to the bottom.
Washington Wrought Up.
Washington. Aug. 20.-Eight
names now appear on the State De-
partment's list of American passen-
gers not found among survivors of
the lost liner Arabic.
Tension increased in official quar- !
tiers here when consular messages
affidavits OF American
survivors of the British liner Arabic
brought definite information that
the vessel was torpedoed without
and that eight Americans
had been lost.
The attitude OF the American Gov
eminent for the moment is recep-
tive. anxiously awaiting accurate de-
tails and reserving judgment as to
whether the action was deliberately
The final decision
rests with President Wilson.
Judgment Suspended.
Washington, Aug. 23.-Judgment
still is suspended by the United
States Government on the torpedo
ing OF the liner Arabic with loss OF
two American lives.
Until Official Information on which
to base the course to be pursued ar
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the Governments position. and high
ofiiciais win not discuss the subject.