The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-03-18
7 MORE BRITISH
SHIPS TORPEDOED
Swedish Merchant Ship Sent to
the Bottom.
PATROL BOATS PURSUE FOE
kalRer's Underwater Craft Escapes
Attack and Destruction of Ship
Witnessed From Shore-Six
Of Hanna'S Crew Perish.

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London, March 15.-German subma-
rine raiders have added seven British
merchant steamers to the list of their
victims last week. The admiralty an
nounced that number had been tor
pedoed since March 10.
Two of these vessels were sunk;
three were able to reach port or were
towed to port; the fate OF two others
is in doubt.
In addition to the British ships it
was announced that the Swedish
steamer Hanna was torpedoed off Scar
borough. Six of the crew were
drowned or killed by the explosion.
-. Victims of Submarines.
! The British victims of the German
submarines are:
Collier Invergyle, sunk off Cress-
well, England Crew saved.
Steamer Indian City, sunk off Scilly
islands. Crew saved.
| Steamer Florazan, torpedoed at
mouth of Bristol channel Crew land.
ed at Milford Haven with the excep-
tionof one fireman. Fate of ship not
announced
Steamer Andalusian, torpedoed off
Scilly islands. Crew saved, but fate
of ship in doubt.
Steamer Andenwen, torpedoed in
English channel. Crew landed at Bris,
ham. Vessel towed into Cherbourg.
Steamer Headlands, torpedoed off
Scilly islands. Crew saved.
Steamer Hartdale, torpedoed off
South Rock In Irish channel. Twenty.
nine members OF crew saved and two
lost.
Danish Steamer Ashore.
The Fair Isle wireless station, in the
Shetland islands. reports the Danish
steamer Canada, from Newport News
for Christiania, Is ashore in a danger.
GUS position near the Scaddon light
house. The crew was rescued. The
captain was injured seriously in the
face by the explosion of a rocket.
=. Witness Tells Story.
A, witness of the torpedoing Of the
British steamers Indian City and Head
lands off the Scilly islands, tells the
following story:
About eight o'clock Friday morning
a German submarine torpedoed the
steamer Indian City of Bideford with
In sight OF Hughtown, on Saint Marys
island. The submarine remained in
the vicinity about an hour and was an
object of keen interest to the island
ers, who watched developments as the
| crew of the stamer rowed their boats
toward the shore.
Immediately the attack became
| known two patrol boats, which were in
the roadstead, put to sea and fastened
in the direction of the submarine, on
which they opened fire. The subma.
| rtne was then about ten miles from
shore and the miniature battle was
keenly followed by the sightseers
crowding the shore.
Submarine 10 Chased.
when the patrol boats approached
the submarine the latter suddenly sub
merged itself, but reappeared little
later about two miles further west.
The patrol boats stopped to pick up
the crew of the Indian City and then
gave chase to the submarine but the
pursuers easily were left behind by
the hostile craft, whose speed was too
great for them.
After evading the patrol boats the
submarine sighted the steamer Head
lands of Hartlepool and went in pur-
suit Of the ship. The chase was brief,
the Germans easily overtaking the
steamer when seven miles south OF
Saint Agnes island. Both vessels were
seen to be constantly turning and
maneuvering as a result of the mer.
chantman's efforts to escape destruc-
ton.
Crew Leaves Ship.
Finally the steamer stopped and a
large quantity Of steam was seen es-
Gaping from its safety valves. Then
1t was noticed that preparations were
being made to leave the steamer, and
a few minutes later the crew was OBJ.
served in a lifeboat pulling away.
AT l0:4O O'CLOCK In the morning
through the telescope saw an upward
rush of black smoke, apparently the
result Of the explosion of a torpedo.
The Headlands evidently was struck
amidships, for 1t began to settle down
by the stern. The submarine went off
to the westward, and apparently was
pursuing third steamer when it dis.
appeared from the view OF those on
shore.
The crew of the Indian City, mum.
bering 81, and the 20 men from the
Headlands were landed at st. Mary's
island at two o'clock in the afternoon.
Both the steamers were afloat in the
afternoon.
The submarine was identiGed as
the U.29."