New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-18
IS BRITISH DIE
AS WINE SINKS
HOSPITAL SHIP
Anglia Goes Down in the
English Channel-ReScue
Vessel Destroyed.
WOUNDED SOLDIERS
MUSTER ON DECK
King Crossed on Transport Sent
tO the BOtton,--!1int at
German Mines.

London, Nov. 17.-The hospital ship
Anglia, with about 200 wounded men
aboard. in addition TO the crew, nurses
and attendants, bound from France for
Dover. struck mine m mid-Chanrel
day and sank in very short time
About eighty-iye men, most OF them
seriously wounded and therefore in
their cots, lost their lives.
The collier Lusitania, which was near
by at the time of the accident, imme-
diately went to the assistance Of the
Anglia. Her boats had just been low
cred. when she also struck mine and
foundered. All her crew were saved.
A patrol vessel succeeded in rescu-
ING 800 of the Anglia's passengers and
crew. including some nurses. num-
Der Of bodies were recovered.
Conveyed King George.
The Anglia is the ship on which King
George crossed the Channel after the
accident he met with IN Northern
France.
The sinking. although the first case
in the war of hospital ship meeting
disaster while carrying wounded, has
caused great anxiety in the pubic
mind. as il had been supposed that
the English Channel was entirely free
Of danger from mines.
The newspapers indulge IN much
sneculation. some Of them offering the
exclamation that they must have been
German mines.
The Anglia had 200 cot cases aboard.
When the rescuing vessels reached her
she was badly down by the head and
her propellers were racing. Her stert
was so high above the sea tnat one o.
the rescuing vessels was able 10 pass
under her. and forty men dropped
aboard.
Soldiers Muster on Deck.
The crew of the Lusitania give vivid
narratives of the disaster, according 70
which. after terrific explosion, the
bows Of the Anglia seemed TO mel,
away until the sea Tapped her rails.
She surged forward, however, IN vain
attempted to reach shore.
Soon many boats came TO the rescue
including those sent by the Lusltan,a'
Those watching the scene saw tne
soldiers coming up from Delo"' as
sembling on deck and calmly waiting
the order TO pass into the ooats.
A rescung vessel ran rlght under lne
sinking steamers stern, and immedi-
ateIr Tho crew set to work under the
greatest difficulties to transfer the
wounded.
Every moment the stern of the doomed
vessel rose higher. and the hull veered
sideways as though about 10 turn tur-
tic hut still the crew worked on.
some of the wounded. unable 10 keep
their footing on the sloping deck, feil
mo the sea and we're picked up oy the
rescuers. Others jumped overheard.
All the while the nurses worked with
snlcndid devotion with the crew TO
transfer their patients 20 the boats.
The difficulties were augmented Dy
Tho racing propeller. which gave CIR
cular motion to the Angina.
Red Cross Flag Waves.
Tho end came with dramatic sudden
moss With wounded soldiers and doc
tors. nurses and sailors still clinglng
70 the stern, the vessel appeared Tor
!, ynouent TO stand on her bows, then
suddenly went under. but left the Red
Cross flag flying at her mast six feet
above the water, marking the fatal spot.
The following official communication
concerning the disaster was made pub
lie tonight:
"The War once reports that the hos
pital ship Anglia struck mine IN the
Channel to-day and sank. The total
number on board was thirteen officers
ard S72 men of other ranks, of whom
about 800 were saved by patrol
vessel.
"Another ship proceeding to TIE res
cue was also sunk by another mine.
Another official communication says:
King George was shocked to hear
that the Anglia, which so recently con-
yeved him across the Channel, had been
sunk. His majesty is grieved at the
loss incurred, but trusts that the sur
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