The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25

vi WuOln were Americans.
London, Aug. 19.-The White Star
liner Arabic was torpedoed and sunk
on her way to New York by German
submarine at 9.15 o'clock Thursday
morning. southeast of Fastnet.
The steamer, according to the White
Star line. was attacked without warm
ing and went down in ten minutes.
OF the 423 persons on board-1S1 pas
sengers and 242 members Of the
crew-32 are missing and are believed
to have perished. Most of those not
accounted for belong to the crew.
Only six passengers are reported miss
ing.
Whether any of those not accounted
Tor are Americans has not yet been
determined, but there were only 26
citizens Of the United States on board,
22 being in second cabin and four in
the steerage. The Arabic carried no
first class passengers, having lately
been turned into two-class liner
Survivors left the steamer in the
ships boats and were picked up by
passing vessels. They arrived in
| Queenstown tonight, and are being
cared for by the White Star line
in hotels and boarding houses in
the little town which a short time ago
cared for the Lusitania survivors and
dead.
Details of the sinking of the Arabic
are lacking, but that the loss Of life
was not greater doubtless was due to
the fact that the weather was fine and
that steamers plying the German
submarine war zone now keep their
boats swung out.
The torpedo that sank the Arabic
struck her on the starboard side 100
feet from her stern. The vessel had
left Liverpool Wednesday afternoon
land was@on southerly course. wei,
off the Irish coast.
when the vessel was some SO miles
west of where the Lusitania was sunk
in May the German underwater boat
rose to the surface and launched q
torpedo. The craftsmanship of the
Germans was deadly accurate and the
Dig liner settled quickly and disap-
peared from view.
Some survivors, according to re-
ports, say that they had just witness
cd the torpedoing of a British steam
er' presumably the Dunsley, and that
this had caused great alarm on board
the Arabic. In their fright the pas
sengers had rushed for life pre-
servers and barely had adjusted them
"hen the German submarine turned
Its torpedo against the Arabic's side
Ten lifeboats and number Of life
RATS were got over the side of the
steamer ana into these many pas
sengers and members of the crew
scrambled Many passengers fell into
the water, but they got hold of the
rafts and later were rescued. One wo-
man who fell into the sea screamed
pitifully for help Two sailors swan
to her and lifted her on to a raft.
Among those rescued were: Capt
VIII Finch, commander of the Arabic:
IL OF the deck officers, the chief engi-
heer, the surgeon. the purser. the as
slStant purser, the chief steward and
the third class steward. Third Engi-
ncer Lugon is among tho missing.
ohe passenger was Kenneth Doug
las, the English actor. He was on the
Lusitania when she was sent to the
pottom. Ills good luck followed him
again today, for he is among the sur
vivOrs.
News of the sinking of the Arabic
caused tremendous sensation i'm Lon
don. The first reports stated that il
was feared large number of the pas
scngers had been lost. Reassurinp
news came shortly, however. 1t was
'flat some 10 or 16 boats and life
raits had left the steamer safely and
mad been picked up and were being
towed into Queenstown. Latest pri-
Vate kilograms brought the news from
'host oi the passengers that they were
SAFE although some were injured.
The Arabic is the largest vessel vet
SUNK 10y the Germans except tho Lusi-
tania.
GERMAN FLEET IN t:I,Ir