The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
j. S. SHIP !
IS SUNK BY MINE
Steamer carib With Cargo of
Cotton Is Destroyed.
FATE OF THE CREW IN DOUBT.
Vessel Was Bound for Rremen--U. 8.
Consular Agent Tells State Depart
ment Steamer Evelyn Was
Sunk by Mine.

Berlin, Feb. "a (via wireless) Tho
second American steamer sunk since
, the German proclamation establishing
a war zone in the North sea went
into effect has struck a mine in the
North sea, off the German coast and
sunk ...... E...t
| She was the steamer Carib, of the
Clyde line, carrying a cargo of cotton
to Bremen from Charleston, 8. c.,
which port she left January 81.
There is no news of the fate of the
Carib's crew.
The steamer was not following the
route laid down by the German naval
authorities for neutral shipping when
she was destroyed. She was In COM,
mand of Captain Cole.
The Carib was one of the Oldest
vessels in the service of the Clyde
line. She was built in 1882 at Port
| Glasgow, on the Clyde river, Scot
land, and had registered tonnage
/ of 2,0S7. Her length was 22S feet,
breadth SO feet, and depth % feet.
During the first years she was OPP
Grated her sailings were confined al
most entirely to waters in the vicinity
of Florida and Cuba. While not q
| large vessel, she was equipped with a
double engine, which enabled her to
| travel at what was considered a high
speed.
After vessels of larger tonnage and
greater speed began to compete with
the Carib she began to make longer
sailings and piled between the Carib-
bean and gulf ports and the coast
of Europe. - I
Inc more recent years she had been
known as tramp" steamer between
A ports in the southern United States
and points in Europe.
Torpedo Misses Passenger Boat. q
London, Feb. 24.-The admiralty
announces that the Professionalism
logne passenger boat was attacked by
German submarine.
A torpedo passed thirty yards ahead
of the ship. r
There were ninety-two civilian pass
sengers aboard, including neutrals.
Evelyn Sunk by Mine.
Washington, Feb. Authorization
that the American steamer Evelyn
was destroyed by mine was received
| by the state department in a dispatch
from Ambassador Gerard. The dec
laration of Gerard to that effect is
based on report he received from
the United States consular agent, Jo-
seph F. Buck, at Bremershaven. This
is the first report the government has
had disclosing the exact cause of the
Evelyn's destruction.
Buck speaks of the sinking of the
Evelyn by a mine between Borkum
island and Nordendnay." He says
that after the explosion three boats
were manned and left the ship. One
is missing. The captain and twenty
eight men were said to have been
saved by German scout boat"
No information has been given out
officially here to show whether or not
the Evelyn had a pilot on board. Re-
cent reports have shown that, in cases
where vessels were piloted toward
Holland, the English pilots returned
after they had reached the Hook Of
Holland" There was specifically such
report In the case of the ship El
Monte.
Discussed by Cabinet.
Presiden Wilson discussed with his
cabinet many OF the questions pend
ing and which seem to demand further
representations to Great Britain and
/ Germany concerning the safety of
: American ships, the rights of such
ships in the war zones, the use and
misuse of the American flag, the Ger
, man charge that submarines are con-
structed in the United States for the
allies, and the indiscriminate use of
{ floating mines, one of which may have
i. been the cause of the destruction of
: the Evelyn and perhaps some OF its
r crew.
After the cabinet meeting, Secre-
tary Bryan said this government has
! not formulated any new representa-
. tons to the belligerent governments.
e Norwegian Ship Sunk by Mine.
$ London. Feb. 24.-The Norwegian
steamer Regin was sunk of Dover by
either submarine or a mine.
n The crew of 22 was saved.
D The Regin. which was carrying coal
from the Tyne to Bordeaux. sank ten
minutes after It was struck.
The news caused excitement because
of that fact that the Norwegian steam
err Belridge was recently damaged
in the same vicinity and the British
admiralty later stated 1t had been tor
i pedoed. =
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