Evening star., 1915-02-24
ANOTHER j. S. SHIP
IS SUNK BY MINE
Germans Say Both American
Vessels Lost Were Off
Prescribed Course.
PASSENGER STEAMERS
ON CHANNEL ESCAPE
England Gets Reports of Damage to
Many Craft in Naval
War Zones.
Immense Loss of Life.

Immense Loss of Life.
LONDON. February 2A-Two hum
dred and eighty men lost their Hives
when the Clan MacNaughtou went
down.
LONDON, February 24-with the an
nouncement that a second American
commercial vessel has been sunk by
mine and news that a German sub-
marine has been endeavoring to send
channel passenger vessels to the bot
tom. and that merchant craft of neu-
trail nations have become innocent vic
tins of the naval warfare which is
being pursued about the British Isles
and North sea. the English people are
showing grave concern
The American steamer Carib has gone
down on the German coast as the re-
suit Of striking mine.
Steamer oakby Torpedoed.
The British steamer oakby was tor
pedoed by a German submarine or Rye
yesterday. Her crew was rescued by
fishing smack and landed at Rams
gate today.
The Clan MacNaughton, an armed
merchant cruiser. is missing The YES
sci was last heard from February 3,
and it is feared she has been lost.
The steamer Kalibia, which has arrived
at Lydd. reports that two vessels have
been torpedoed and are lying in sink
ing condition off Hastings. The Car
ernment collier, struck a mine or was
torpedoed in the English channel The
steamer Noorderduk of the Holland
american line is ashore near Poorters-
s-f-
the report from Paris stating that after
German submarine had attacked a
channel passenger vessel a French tor
pedo boat sighted the German craft
water. where the German vessel dis
appeared. is taken to mean that it was
sent to the bottom
Germans Explain Losses.
The German admiralty has communi-
Gated a memorandum to Commander
Walter R. Gherardi. the American naval
attache, pointing out that the destruc-
ton of the American steamers EVELYN
and Carib was due to their not follow
ing the course prescribed by the Ger
Of Helgoland. The memorandum re-
iterates The assurance of the German
government as to the safety of the
prescribed course.
steamer
Carp, which was sunk by a mine Oft
the German coast, Is reported from Ger
man sources 10 have been saved. but
the whereabouts of the sailors Is a
part of the crew of the American
steamer Evelyn, sunk by a mine of the
Capt Smith of the Evelyn. which was
sunk a few days ago. has been asked
for a report as~.to the locality of the
disaster. This report. is expected to
show whether the Evelyn wandered
within. the defensive German mine
fields or whether she struck mines
laid by belligerent power other than
Germany.
Sailors Not Located.
Inquiries at all available sources in
Holland have failed to discover the
whereabouts of those members of the
American steamer Evelyn's crew who
were reported to have proceeded to
a mine. Naval experts say that the
men, who took to a small boat, must
have suffered terrific hardships in the
prevailing foggy and cold weather IL
at sea since Friday.
It is possible, however. that they
landed at one Of the small islands
along the coast. |
The Oakby, which was sunk by a tor
pedo. was bound in ballast from London |
for Cardiff, Wales. She was struck on |
the port side. Her main matches were
blown Off, her decks were splintered |
and the pinnacle was hurled into the |
air. One lifeboat was swamped by the |
greath volume of water thrown up by |
the explosion of the torpedo. |
The fishing smack Gratia, which was
four miles of. felt the shock Of the |
explosion and hastened to the scene. |
The fishermen arrived in time to TAX OF |
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members of which were injured.
The periscope of a submarine was |
seen before the explosion by the chief |
engineer of the Oakley. An attempt was
she sank off Folkestone this morning |
The steamer Kalibia has arrived at |
Lydd and reports that two vessels have |
been torpedoed off Hastings. One sank
and the other was supposed to be in a
condition. with three trawlers
by. The crew of the first
vessel was saved and landed. A mine
sweeper was attempting to tow the |
other to Dover. Her crew was saved I
by a Ramsgate fishing smack.
Victim Of Mine or Torpedo.
Eighteen members of the crew of the
cardiff steamer Branksome Chine, a
haven, England, last evening. Their
vessel either struck a mine or was tor
oedoed in the English channel twenty
niles southeast of Beachy Head, about
, o'clock this afternoon. The men say
he captain and mate of the steamer
are standing by the vessel, which is
BADLY damaged and awash. An attempt
will be made to pull her to the coast
md beach her.
A dispatch from Hook of Holland
ays that the steamer Noorderdyk of
he Holland-America line has gone
Lshore near Poortershaven. Tugs are
to release the steamer.
The crew of the Norwegian steamer
aegin, which was sunk by either SUBJ
marine or a mine off Dover yesterday
morning. arrived in London last night and
vas received by the Norwegian consul.
The members of the crew said the
2egin was bound for an American port
With a full cargo of coal. She was at
Lnchor OFF the Kent coast, owing to the
og, when the explosion occurred and
he sank in twelve minutes. The crew
,ad barely time to launch the boats
md get clear of the steamer before she
vent down. The explosion was SO vio-
ent that 1t stunned several of the
ailors. Pilot Gwerthon suffered a