Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-08-21
FOUR AMERICANS
AMONG MISSING;
BERLIN NERVOUS


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sent by Louis S. Hrugulere. who was
accompanying his mother on the Arabic.
II read:
Mother Is lost. VIII cable again
later"
Mrs. Josephine Bruguiero was promi-
nent socially in New York, Newport and
San Francisco.
Several Americans Hurt.
QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 2O.-sevord OF
the American survivors Of the Arabic
disaster were injured.
A statement made here today by Louis
Bruguiere. a passenger on the Arabic
indicates there II no daubt that his
mother Mrs. Josephine l. Bruguiere. an
American. was drowned. Mr.. Bruguiere
said his mother disappeared after being
In tho water for about twenty minutes.
Last 60 Leave Boat.
Mr.. Bruguiere said he and his mother
were the last 10 leave the promenade
deck They reached this deck after tho
last boat had left the ship. This boat
was too far away 20 be reached by his
mother.
When they were swept into the water
Mr.. Bruguiere said no swan for twenty
minutes with his mother. Then his head
was struck by pieco OF wreckase and
he was forced momentarlly TO release his
held on her.
When he eamo again 20 the surface
Mrs. Brugyiere had disappeared. Half
an hour later the son was dragged
aboard one Of the ships small boats. In
this boat he found his two bulldogs,
which he had thrown overheard.
| All OF the Americans lost their personal
effects They were TO leave tonight for
Liverpool
The American consul at Queenstown,
Lewis G. Thompson, II supplying the
American survivors with all necessities.
LANSING caIIs for Afftdavits.
/ WASHINGTON. Aug. 0.-Later today
secretary Lansing announced he had I'M
structed the embassy at London and the
American oonsuls In the vicinity TO
gather affidavits fFmo Americans on
board the Arabic.
A dispatch to the state department from
tho American consul at Liverpool. given
out late today, gave the names OF the
following four Americans not In the list
OF tho Arabios survivors.
Mrs Josephine l.. Bruguiere, James
lHoullgen. Edmund n. Wood and Thomas
Elmore.
Message Not Delayed.
This message. dated today, reached the
department at 2.i0 .. m. and had been
lrelayed by Ambassador Page at Loiidon.
THE names OF IIoulihan and Elmore APP
lpeared on list Of sixteen survivors ca
hisd late last night BY Vice Consul
Tbompson at Queenstown. and officials
are not inclined 10 accept the Liverpool
Iconsul's information as final until Thomp-
son has been heard from.
Another dispatch from Vice Consul
Thompson 10 the State department. sent
from Queenstown last night, quoted q
brief account OF the torpedolnE Of the
Arabic from one Of the passengers whose
name the State department did not make
lpubIlc. The passenger said he had come
lon deck TO breakfast and was looking
lat the steamship Dunsloy. which had
been torpedOed and was sinking
sIsere a Comea Nowg'
Some ono said. Here n comes now, .
the passenger declared, according "a
the Thompson dispatch. Il looked and
saw a torpedo coming. about 500 yards
away. II struck the Arabic ON the star,
board side about so feet from the stern
and three feet below the water line"
The passenger said the captain immedi
ateiy ordered everyone to the boats AND
that perfect order prevailed while IN,
boets were being loaded and lowered
which took only a short time. The boa
drifted for four hours and a half befor'
the rescue steamers responded 10 wireless
calls for AID flashed before the Arabi'
sank.