New Britain herald., 1915-08-20

ever Dr. Wood and Mrs. Bruguiere are the only missing Americans. The other two-James Houlihan of Phil adelphia and Thomas Fillmore of New York, were reported by MT. Thomp- son to have been saved.
 100 Accounted For.
 In all, about 400 of the 423 per sons on board the Arabic have been accounted for. The fate of the others is still in doubt, but as the hours lengthen since the Arabic met with swift destruction, hopes that the others may have been, saved are fad ing.
 The announcement that all but eight of the passengers were saved bore out earlier reports that the ma- jority of the missing were members of the crew. Capt William French of the Arabic gave testimony to the heroism if his engineers and firemen, several of whom remained at their posts to the last to insure the safety of the passengers, and probably sacrl- feed their lives. Other survivors say that the torpedo which rent the Arabic's hull killed outright several men in the boiler rooms The torpedo struck on the starboard side about 100 feet from the stern near the To- cation of the boiler rooms Torpedoing Stirs England The torpedoing of the Arabic has stirred England from end to end, al though on account of the compara- lively small loss of life public feeling Shn cicr of high as in the days following the sinking of the Lusitania. That such a large proportion of the passengers and crews have been saved in the short time available for the work of rescue is regarded as better fortune than might have been expected under the circumstances. Apparently it was due to the coolness and courage of the officers and crew, from Cap tain Finch, who remained at his post until just before the Arabic took her final plunge. down to the fire men who faced certain death to per- form their duty. Fine weather and a calm sea also contributed to the outcome.
 Many Survivors Wounded.
 In Queenstown everything possible
 
 vors, many of whom were without clothes or money. As in the case of the Lusitania disaster, the citizens of Queenstown came to the assistance Of the sufferers, and none went with out clothing, food and shelter A mum Der of the survivors are suffering from minor injuries, but so far as is known none is in a seious condi- ton.
 With the main facts of the disaster established, tho English public turn ed it's attention to the possible effect of relations between the United States and Germany. Definite word whether American lives had been lost was awaited with more eagerness than any other detail of the Arabic's story yet to be told
 Queenstown, Aug. 20, 5:45 a. m.- United States Consul Thompson stated this morning that there were twenty one American citizens among tl.A cabin and steerage passengers aboard the Arabic. Sixteen or these have been accounted for thus far.
 Captain Finch gave The Associated Press a detailed account of the loss of the liner.
 Captain Saw Torpedo.
 We were forty seven miles south of Galley Head at 9:3O o'clock this morning." he said, when I perceived the steamer Dunsley in difficulty. Going towards her I observed tor pedo coming for my ship but could not discern a submarine. The tor redo struck one hundred feet from the stern making terrible havoc of the hull. The vessel began to settle 1io fo1v in al iOI, minutes.
 My order from the bridge about getting the boats launched was promptly obeyed Two boats capsi- Zed We had taken every precaution while in the danger zone. There were plenty of life-belts on deck and the boats were ready for launching. The officers and crew all behaved excel- lently and did everything possible in the circumstances getting people into the boats and picking up those in the sea.
 Captain Last To Leave.
 "T was the last to leave, taking the plunge into the sea as the ship was going down. After being in the water some time I got aboard a raft to which I also assisted two men and women''
 Praises Heroic Conduct.
 Captain Finch paid special tribute to the heroic conduct Of several en- gineers and firemen who remained at their posts to the last and sacrificed their lives to- execute orders from the bridge, thus insuring the safety of the passengers. Among those lost was the captains nephew.
 ra1 hi ,reciatively of the kind treatment re- ,ceived by passengers and crew aboard 1escuing vessels and likewise of the s.a.a