Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-15
.HESPER|AN SINKS;
TWENTY ARE DEAD
No One on Board Saw German
Submarine.
REMAINS AFLoAT SO HOURS
Vessel Carrying Large Number Of
Passengers Finally Goes Down
Near Observation-Disclosures
Say No Warning Given.

I London, Sept S.-The Allan liner
Hesperian. attacked by a German sub
marine of the Irish coast Saturday
evening. sank at CAT a. m. en- Monday
while proceeding to Queenstown.
Captain Main and members of the
crew who remained aboard the Hes
Derian we're taken of safely.
One first cabin passenger. six sec
end cabin passengers and six third
class passengers are unaccounted for.
according to a statement made by az
Allan line official
A woman's body has been identified
as that Of Miss Carberry. probably Of
Newfoundland.
The American embassy received a
telegram from Horace L. Washington,
American consul at Liverpool saying
that he had been informed officially
by the Allan lie that there were no
Americans among the passengers. but
that nc figures were available regard
sug the number OF Americans in the
crew.
Another message from Consul Frost
at Queenstown to the American en-
6assy said the total loss of life might
reach twenty.
Mr.. Frost added that he had taken
sffidavits of the two American stew
ards on the Hesperian. Barney Mac
Milan OF Grand Rapids, Mich, and
man named Dallas OF Buffalo.
The Hesperian remained afloat
about thirty-six hours after being tor
pedoed. Captain Main and 20 mem.
bers Of the crew remained aboard.
Several steamers were standing by.
The captain. hopeful of being able to
save his vessel. remained on the
bridge almost until the last
The Hesperian. with $50 passengers
and a crew of 300 aboard. was bound
from Liverpool for Montreal. It was
attacked without warning by a Ger
man submarine just as darkness was
falling Saturday evening. According
to an early statement issued by the
company, every person was saved.
Captain Main made the statement
at Queenstown that the vessel had
been torpedoed and that 40 warning
was given.
A Queenstown dispatch said tho
eleven-months-old baby of a Mrs. Jen-
kins Of Birmingham was missing
About 1000 sacks of mail went down
with the Hesperian The point at
which the vessel sank is about 100
miles west of Queenstown.
Two mine sweepers and two admi-
rally tugs attempted to tow the Hes
perian to port, but the ship, partly
filled with water. was so unmanage-
able and the sea was so heavy that
no progress could be made.
Maj Maitland Kersey. manager in
chief of the ocean services OF the
Canadian Pacific railway. said the list
of missing was likely to reach thirteen
passengers and perhaps one or two
members of the crew. He added that
all would have been saved but for an
unfortunate mtshap in launching one
lifeboat in the darkness.
Some OF the slightly wounded of the
Canadian soldleds proved themselves
heroes when the two boats capsized.
according to passengers landed at
Queenstown. They dived from other
boats and rescued women and children
struggling In the darkness.
Montreal. Sept. s.-TLere was no
gun aboard the liner Hesperian. &C
cording TO an opinion expressed by
Andrew II. Allan Of the Allan line. in
commenting on the dispatch of the
American consul in Queenstown.
which indicated that the steamer had
AZ rife mounted astern.