The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-06-02
STRIKES j. 5. ship
NEBRASKAN TORPEDOED WHILE
PASSING IRISH COAST
Turns INTO LIVERPOOL

No Lives Lost as Ship Was Return
ing in Ballast and Had no Passen-
gers Acknowledgement Back Tn
der Own Power But Out Of Con-
troll.
London. England, May 26.-Lloyds
announced this afternoon that the
American steamer Nebraskan which
left Liverpool Monday for New Rork
was torpedoed and damaged severe
ly last night at nine o'clock. The
Nebraskan had just passed Kinsale,
famed as the landing place of most
of the survivors of the Lusitania
when she was struck. The big ship
is hardly able to maintain its head
way and is reported to be uncontrol-
able, It is preceding towards Queens
town, according to the opinions OF
these connected with the insurance
; agency, and appears to be making
its headway. Judging from the fact
that it is proceeding under its own
steam it is not thought that the en-
gines have been damaged seriously
London, May 26.-PreSident San
derson of the Information Mercantile
Marine, has officially confirmed the
statement made by Lioyds that the
Nebras!lan was torpedoed by a Ger
man submarine. This was made
known in statement issued tonight
The Nebraskan when struck was fly
ing the American flag and was re-
: turning to New York in ballast. The
torpedoing OF his ship has caused g
great stir in London and the rest ot
England. Speculation as to the ac'
ton of the United States is. rife
: Many think that this will intensity
the feeling between Germany and the
Americans, who are now awaiting the
reply of the Berlin government tc
Z their note demanding guaranteed
against a repetition Of the Lusitanis
!. disaster and a guarantee that thell
rights on the seas will be respected
hereafter by German submarines ane
their commanders.
Queenstown, England, May 20
The NebSaskan was sighted this al
ternoon and passed by this ,harbo!
) seeking the docks at Liverpool. The
great ship was proceeding slowly
her speed reaching only about elgh
knots an hour.
No. ri =
advices received here this morning
were to the effect that the big Amer
lean liner Nebraskan which sailet
from Liverpool Monday has met witt
serious accident off the Irish coas
{ at approximately the same portion o.
her Journey that marked the de
struction of the Lusitania. Nothing
was said in the earlier news con
cerning a torpedo or submarine
and it was positively stated that al
accident had occurred. The steamer
.E is putting back to Liverpool and ]:
expected to arrive there Thursday.
New York. May "a wireless
message received here from the cap
tain of the Nebraskan, after the shil
had been damaged, said that whll'
the vessel was proceeding on he
journey she was struck by an obsta
Gle outside of her hull after she hat
reached a point about fifty miles ives
OF Fastnet Ireland. The crev
are reported unharmed, and from
that statement it is judged tina
the liner could not have beel
s dangerously harmed. No panl
is considered to have resulted. Th'
captain explicitly states that his shil
was hit by a mine or torpedo,
which precIudes the theory advanced
from London earier::in the day tha
the cause of her injury was an acci
dent aboard the ship. The captain
: announced his intention to return t
Liverpool.