The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-20

444 persons. on board the Arabic in
stead OF 423, as estimated by the
White Star company.
A majority OF the passengers W
Canadians. Michael Fringle Of To-
ronto Is said to have been separated
from his friend Joseph DelOrimer, X.
c., Of Montreal, a son-ln-law of ex-
Minister Broieur. They both wore
life belts. Fringle managed to get
into a ~lifeboat, but Delorimer fell into
the sea and was struck by the life
boats counter and slightly stunned.
lie managed to clutch n raft, how
ever. and by that means to keep afioat.
While In this plight he saw II woman
struggling In the water and called to
two members of the crew. M Ut
whom Is named Hughes, to 90 to her
aid.
sailors Rescue Her.
The two sailors swan to her and
succeeded in helping her to the raf,
and putting her aboard. She was the
sister Of the ships surgeon, and did
not know at that time whether or not
her brother had BEEN saved. At
Queenstown. however. brother AMI
sister met and embraced.
Another woman whose arm was
broken was saved, but was frantic
over the fate Of her children, from
whom she became separated. On lana
Ing, however. she found the two chill
dren waiting for her. and forgetting
her broken arm rushed to caress
them. AS she sought to clasp them
the realization Of the broken arm re-
turned to her, but apparently unmind-
full Of the pain she fondled them ~
best she could while the children
clamored happily and Rugged their
mother with unmistakable JOY.
The surviving passengers have been
housed in hotels at Queenstown AMI
are receiving every care and attention
that 1t Is possible to give them.
The Arubic's grave Is about forty
miles south of the spot where the
Lusitania lies. She went down sixty
i've miles southeast of Fastnet Rock
and fifty-five miles south of Old Head
OF Kinsale, both on the south coast
Of Ireland, in n region where German
submarines have been active.
Either shortly before or just after
the Arabic was destroyed the British
steamer Dunsley was torpedoed, pre-
sumably by the same submarine that
sank the Arabic. The shot fired at
the Dunsley, however, did not take
such good effect and the steamer was
able to proceed slowly under her own
steam.
Wireless advices from the British
steamer Magnolia said that the Duns-
ley was standing by the Arabic and
helping tn pick up her passengers.
The Dunsley, a vessel Of 5000 tons
gross. left Liverpool on Wednesday, rs
did the Arabic.
News that the Arabic had been tor
pedoed and sunk reached London be-
fore noon. The first message came to
the White Star company and said
simply:
"The Arabic vas sunk this morning.
Fifteen or sixteen boatloads are max
Ing for Queenstown"
shortly after moon the White Star
company issued an elaboration of this
message. Ii said:
THE Arabic, which SAILED Welnes-
day afternoon with cargo and mails
AMI 1i5 passengers, was sunk by Il
German submarine ut 0:lJ O'Clock
this morning of the south coast OF
Ireland. Hopeful that al! passengers
and crew have been saved, us fifteen
bOatlonds were rescued
James +. Rowley, who was saved.
was returning to the United States
after a three months visit in England
on behalf of a firm seeking to secure .
contract with the War Office for the
manufacture OF artificial limbs for war
victims. At a recent exhibition here
he showed various specimens and OBJ
talned a contract to establish n fac
tory at R~oehamp;oA.
The saved include Kenneth Douglas
an actor, w,o on landing promptly
teleSraphed his relatives in London:
Broke, wire money" and Stella Carol,
. singer whom Amy She.w discoy-
cred singing in the streets for pennies
when a child.
Saw Another Shin T~orpedoed.
At least one American passenger il
missing according to a message TO the
Ddt!y Mai from Queenstown.
The passengers We're able to save
none OF their belongings. They had
Just finished breakfast when they were
compelled to take to the boats. As man,
OF them stood on the deck hatless anC
without overwraps several women
who had been in bed ran on deck in
their nightclothes. The stewards sup.
piled blankets for these women Man,
OF the survivors were drenched wher
they at last reached land.
The passengers ascribe the com
parat,yely small loss Of life to the fact
that the boats were partly lowered fol-
Just such an emergency and that the
Passengers, alarmed when they sa v
the Dunsley torpedoed. had lost nc
time in getting into their life belts.
The excellent discipline Of the crew
end the absence of all panic among tn,
passengers also had a great deal tC
Ia Yifh hn EAA1I aV .I