Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-02
German Undersea Vessel
Claims Heavy Toll From
British Shipping.
CREWS OF ALL
VESSELS SAVED
Steamers lnsIsmeor, = >caueasion and
WeIbury Torpsdosd While Attempt
ing to Reach English Ports.-Cauca-
sian Outward Bound For Jackson
willie, FIa.-7ritish Torpedo Boat De-
stroyed by Germans.

and the Welbury, were tOrpedoed and
sunk today by German submarine
The crews Of the 1nglemoor and the
Caucasian were landed at Falmouth
The crew of the Welbury is safe.
The British schooner L. c. Tower,
which left Parrosboro, Novia Scotia,
June l, for Newport. England. was
sunk today by a German submarine.
The undersea boat then sank bark
six miles away. The crew cf nine of
the schooner was landed at Queens
town.
All Owned in England.
The Caucasian was a tramp steamer
Of 4.656 tons gross. She sailed on her
last eastern voyage>across the Atlantic
from Fort Arthur, May II. and New
port, May 20, for Dartmouth. She
was 355 feet long, 40 feet beam and %
feet deep. She was built at Sunder-
land in 1899 and was owned by the
Petroleum Steamship Company Of
London.
The Inglemoor. according to the lat
Blanca, Argentina, March 81. bound for
| XNdpl0Ss kou0 was OVO AOSS AOA9p "a
feet beam and ~ feet deep. She was
owned by w. Rusciman q Co. OF
London.
The steamer welbury left Kingston.
Jamaica. May "a by way Of Matanzas,
Cuba, juno 8, for . port in tho United
States. The Welbury was Of 3.591 tons
gross and was built ct West Hartle-
pool in 1907. She was $40 feet long,
4S feet beam and - feet deep. She
was owned by the Burg Shipping Com
Fpany, Limitsd. of Harlepooi.
The Caucasian sailed from London
June 2s, bound for Jacksonville. Fla.
Significant Warning.
The commander Of the submarine
was markedly delighted on learning
that the steamer Welbury carried a
cargo of sugar. After the ship left
Cuba it was discovered that some one
had painted inside the vessels fore
hold the words:
You have cargo of sugar for Eng
land, but you will never get there
British War eoat Sunk.
The first stroke against British naval
craft in home waters for some time is
announced briefly by the admiralty
which says that fifteen men have been
lost by the mining or torpedoing of
the destroyer lightning, an old craft
laid down two decades ago.
The Lightning was built in 1895. She
displaced 320 tons and her armament
consisted of one twelve FOUNDER and
five six-pound guns. In times Of peace
her complement was sf1fty men.
Canadian Ship Sunk.
The British steamship Lomas, bound
from Argentina for Belfast with q
cargo of corn, was sunk by German
submarine Wednesday afternoon sixty
miles west Of the Scilly Islands.
The submarine first fired two shots,
presumably as summons to haul to.
but the second sheh struck the steam
err killing the second officer. The
crew took to the boats and were picked
up by Belgian trawler and landed at
Milford Haven. The submarine sent
the Lomas to the bottom by a torpedo
and shell fire.
The Lomas was Of s,04s tons gross,
her length being 325 feet. She was
built in 1898 at West Hartlepool and
was owned by the Buenos Aires and
Southern Railroad Company of Hull.
British Bark Torpedosd.
The British bark Thistlebank, which
sailed from Bahia Blanca, Argentina,
April 26 with cargo Of wheat for
Queenstown. was torpedoed by q Ger
man submarine yesterday at point
of Fastnet, Ireland.
Some Of the crew were landed at
Baltimore, small seaport forty s6ven
miles southwest Of Cork. The Thistle.
bank was q four -masted bark built at
Glasgow in 1891. She was Of 2,430
gross tons.
Submarine Wears Disguise.
The skipper Of the J.. C. Tower re-
ported that the submarine. after sink
ing two other sailing vessels, disguised
herself with rigging two dummy can
vas tunnels. two masts and false
bow and stern. These contrivancea
gave her, the appearance Of being a
deeply laden steamer with smoke is
suing from her tunnels.
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