Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-21
announced.
Western Woman Lost.

| WeoS0TV woman Lost.
! San Francisco, Aug. 20. Mrs. 10.
sephine Bruguiere, widow OF the late
California millionaire banker, Emile
Bruguiere, and mother OF DR.. Pedar 8.
Bruguiere of this city, Is believed by
her friends here to be victim OF the
Arabic disaster. Her name appears on
the passenger list Of the torpedoed
liner as among the missing.
Mrs. Bruguiere, 1t Is believed, was
returning from Paris to New York, &C.
companied by her youngest son. Louis
Bruguiere. Louis Bruguiere is listed
among those saved when the liner
went down.
Only Eight Missing.
London, Aug. 20. The local office
OF the White Star line announces that
all but eight passengers of the Arabic
have been safely landed at Queens
town. Four of the eight are Americans.
The names of the missing passengers
have not yet been definitely ascertain
ed.
All But Score Safe.
London, Aug. 2O.-The best infor.
nation now available indicates that q
score or more persons lost their lives
in the sinking of the White Star lin
er Arabic by German submarine
yesterday of the south coast Of Ire
land. Thus far 1t has not been deter
mined definitely whether any Ameri-
cans are among the dead. DR.. Ed
mond F.. Wood of GAINESVILLE, Wis, and
Mrs. Josephine l.. Bruguiere. an
American, who had lived in Europe
for some years, are missing
The White Star line announced this
morning that all but eight Of the pas
sengers had been landed at Queens
town. Four of the missing, ones were
said to be Americans. According to
information cabled to Washington by
Lewis G.. Thompson, American consul
at Queenstown. however, Dr. Wood
and Mrs Bruguiere are the only
missing Americans. The other two
James Houlihan Of Philadelphia and
Thomas Elmore Of New York-were
reported by Mr.. Thompson to have
been saved.
! In all, about 400 Of the 423 persons
on board the Arabic have been &C
counted for The fate of the others Is
still in doubt, but as the hours length
en- since the Arabic met with swift
destruction hopes that the others may
have been saved are fading.
/ The announcement that all but eight
Of the passengers were saved bore out
earlier reports that the great majority
| of the missing were member of the
crew. Captain William Finch of the
Arabic gave testimony to the hero
ism of his engineers and fremen, sew
eral of whom remained at their posts
to the last to insure the safety of the
1 passengers, and probably sacrificed
4 their lives. Other survivors say that
the torpedo which rent the Arabic's
hull Killed outright several men in the
boiler rooms. The torpedo struck on
the starboard side about one hundred
feet from the stern, near the location
OF the boiler rooms
The torpedoing of the Arabic has
sta. England from end to end, al
tht on account OF the comparative
smaa loss of life public feeting does
in the days following the sinking of
should have been saved in the short
time ayr 1ble for the work Of rescue,
lis regarded as better fortune than
might have been expected under the
| ClTCuW6IduCeS. Apparently IL was uuo
to the GOODNESS and courage of the Of
fcers and crew, from Captain Finch,
who remained at his post until just
before the Arabic took her final
plunge, down to the fireman who faced
certain death to perform their duty.
Fine weather and calm sea also con-
tributed to the outcome.
Survivors Cared For.
| In Queenstown everything possible
was done today to assist the survivors,
! many of whom were without clothes
or money As in the case of the Lusi.
tania disaster, the citizens of Queens
town came to the assistance Of the
sufferers, and none went without
clothing, food or shelter. number
of the survivors are suffering from
minor injuries, but SO far as Is known
none is in a serious condition.
| With the main facts Of the disaster
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