Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-02
German Torpedo Graft Keep
Up Activity On South
western Coast.
CREWS ARE LANDED
ALI Of the Destroyed Vessels
Were Carrying Cargoes
From American Ports.

London. July 2-Three British
steamers. the Inglemoor. the Caucas-
fan and the Welbury. were torpedoed
and sunk today by a German subma-
rine. The crews Of the Inglemoor and
the Caucasian were landed at Fall
mouth. The crew of the Welbury is
safe.
The Caucasian. the largest OF the
three vessels sent to the bottom by
the German submarine today, was
tank steamer of 1855 tons gross. On
her last eastern voyage across the
Atlantic she left Port Arthur May II
and Newport News May 20 for Dart
mouth She was 365 feet long, 40
feet beam and 2s feet deep. She was
built at Sunderland in 1899 and was
owned by the Petroleum Steamship
company Of London.
The IngIemoor. according 10 the lat
est maritime records, left Bahia
Blanca, Argentina, March 81, bound for
Naples She was Of 4.331 gross tons
and was built at Blyth in 1912. She
was 368 feet long, 81 feet beam and 27
feet deep. She was owned by W
Runciman and company of London.
The steamer Welbury left Kingston.
Jamaica, May %, by way Of Matanzas,
Cuba. June for a port in the United
Kingdom. The Welbury was of 1851
gross tons and was built at West
HartlepooI in 1907 She vas $40 feet
long, As feet beam and "a feet deep.
She was owned by the Burg Shipping
company. limited, of Hartlepool
Strange Warming Given.
The commander of the submarine
was markedly delighted on learning
that the steamer Welbury carried
cargo Of sugar. After the ship had
left Cuba it was discovered that some
one had painted inside the vessels
forehold the words:
You have a cargo of sugar for Eng
land, but you will never get there"
Two More Are Sunk.
London, July 2.-The British
schooner L. s. Tower, which left PARIS
boro, n. S. June for Newport. Eng
land, was sunk off Fastnet today by
German submarine, which then sank
bark six miles away. The crew Of
nine of the schooner was landed at
Queenstown.
According to the correspondent at
Plymouth Of the Exchange Telegraph
company, the submarine sank the
lnglemoor while that steamer was res
cuing the men in the lifeboats from
the rorpedoed Caucasian.
The steamers IngIemoor and eau
casian were sunk by the "U-39"
This was the submarine which tor
pedoed and sank the Cunard liner
lusitania off Old Head of KinsaIe,
Ireland. on May :, with the loss of
more than 100 lives.
Ruse by Submarine.
The skipper of the L. c. Tower re-
ports that the submarine. after sink
ing two other sailing vessels. disguis- |
ed herself with rigging. two dummy
canvas tunnels. two masts and a false /
bow and stern. These contrivauces |
gave her the appearance Of being /
deeply laden steamer with smoke is
su1ng from her tunnels. I
Liner Iberian Pursued.
Boston, Mass, July members OF /
the crew Of the Leyland line steamship
lberian, IN today from Manchester and
liverpool, said they were chased by a
Sermau submarine in the Mersey but
got away and signalled warning to
tae Warren liner Sachem.
The Sachem saved herself by wire
less distress calls that brought three
British torpedo boat destroyers. When
they arrived the submarine had dis
appeared
Towers Maiden Trip.
halifax n S. July 2-The four mast
60 schooner, I. c. Tower sailed June
: from Port Greville, \. S. on her
maiden voyage. The schooner was
aaoen With lumber. shipped by ]. New