Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-19
Ship Sinks in Eleven Min
utes After Attack-410
Persons on Board.
MAJORITY ARE SAVED
Vessel Had Sailed From Liv-
erpool for New York
Carrier of Munitions.

1GtIN ID UEEMuAN hNDMhflMt sent W
the bottom of the Atlantic, at 9:I5
o'clock this morning, of the s0uth
coast of Ireland, the White Star
liner Arabic, on her way from LiY-
erpOOi to New York. Early this
evening when nine hours elapsed
since the sinking of the steam ship,
the fate Of the 428 persons on
board was unknown in London or
Queenstown.
The latest word from Queens
town was that il was feared there
had been great loss of life. On the
other hand, dispatches received by
two news agencies in London said
that apparently the greater part of
those on board had been saved.
London, Aug. 19.-The White Star
liner Arabic, which sailed yesterday
from Liverpool for New York, has
been sent to the bottom off Fastnet on
the south coast OF Ireland, not far from
the point at which the Lusitania was
sunk by a German submarine.
Such reports as were available in
London early this evening indicated
that the greater part of the 423 per-
sons on board had been saved. The
first reports were that all Of the pas
and crew had been rescued by
another steamer. Subsequently, how
ever, it was reported that the Arabic
had gone down in Il minutes, raising
the question whether it would have
been possible to rescue all on board in
that brief time.
Fifteen boat loads Of the Arahic's
passeng gers and crew have been saved,
according TO a cable dispatch received
here at 2;30 p. m. by the White Star
line
Carried Few Passengers.
On her recent trips the Arabic has
been carrying fewer passengers than
on normal voyages in times OF peace.
There were 105 passengers in the
cabin, of whom five we're Americans
and so in the steerage on her last voy-
age to Liverpool.
The Arabic has been utilized 10
carry great quantities of war NUM-
tions purchased in the United States for
Great Britain.
Fastnet, off which the Arabic is re-
ported to have gone down. lies close to
the lane Of steamship trafTic between
England and America. 1t is about 40
miles west of Oldhead Of Kinssle, near
which the Lusitania was sunk. Ger
man submarines have been active In
these waters since the declaration by
the German government in February
Of a naval war zone around the British
coasts.
The Arabic's tonnage Is i5,S0i gross
and 10062 net She is 600 feet long,
So feet beam and AZ feet in depth. She
was built In Belfast in 1903 by Har-
land & Wolff
On her last eastward trip the Arabic
arrived 10 Liverpool on Aug. from
New York
Following the receipt of a cable-
gram announcing her safe arrival. the
bureau Of combustibles Of New York
city allowed the fact to become known
that two sticks Of dynamite had been
discovered on board the liner on July
q. the night before she sailed from
New York
Once before since the beginning of
the war the Arabic had a close call A
cable message from London on March
q said the steamer had been pursued
by a German submarine in the Irish
sea. on the voyage which ended on
that day.
Two Others Torpedoed.
London, Aug. 10, 6s15 p. m.-The
British steamer Magnolia reports by
wireless that the steamship Dunsley
also was torpedoed, but at the time
the message was sent was still aioat
and was picking up survivors.
Announcement also was made OF
the sinking Of the British steamer Ser
bino Of Hull. 2.205 tons gross Her
crew was saved.
Washington UninfOrmed.
Washington, D. c.. Aug. I9.-At 2
O'Clock this afternoon neither the
American consuls in the vicinity OF
Fastnet nor the embassy at London
had reported the sinking Of the Arabic,
and the state department had no Off
cial information. AS in other cases,
reserved their comment await
ing details and news whether any
Americans had been lost