New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-24

London, Feb. 23.-Another American
steamer, the Carib, has been destroyed
by a mine of the German coast, while
a third Norwegian steamer, the Regin,
has been erpedoed or destroyed by
mine of Dover. In the case Of the
Regin all the crew were saved by
British destroyers, and. although not
stated in the dispatches from Berlin,
it is believed that the crow Of the
/ Carib also escaped.
The following statement was issued
tonight by the Official Press Bureau:
"The Secretary of the Admiralty an
nounces that the Folkestone- Bo ulogne
Gross Channel passenger boat was at
tackled last night shortly after leaving
Boulogne Harbor by German subma-
rine. One torpedo passed thirty yards
ahead of the ship.
"The passengers. numbering ninety.
two, consisted Of civilians and included
number Of neutrals."
Two Vessels Torpedoed.
The steamer Kalibra, which arrived
last evening in the port of Lydd, near
Folkestone, reports that two vessels
have been torpedoed. One was at
tackled off Hastings. II is stated that
one Of the boats has sunk, while the
other is in sinking condition, with
three trawlers standing by.
As result Of the activity Of Ger
man submarines the British Admiralty
has announced that the Irish Sea and
North Channel have been restricted for
navigation from to-day.
Sea Travel Restricted.
The southern entrance to he Irish
Sea, known as St. Georges Channel, is
between Carnsore Point on the Irish
coast and st. Dsvid's Head on the op-
posite coast of Wales. Certain areas
of this channel have been closed 10
mercantile navigation by the Admiral
ty's orders, which also require that all
traffic wishing to proceed through the
North Channel must pass to the south
ward of Rathlin Island, off the north
northeast coast of Ireland, between
sunrise and sunset. No ship will be
allowed within four miles of Rathlin
Island between sunset and sunrise.
The order specifically closes the Irish
Sea TO all ships OF every nationality
and entirely prohibits navigation Of
this area from February %. The
closed area is a parallelogram cover
ing almost the whole of the area be-
tween, Ireland and the coast of Ayr
shire. A narrow passage is left open
to traffic off the Irish coast, but this
may not be used between sunset and
sunrise.
The Admiralty order also closes the
greater portion of the North Channel
leading from the North Atlantic into
the Irish Sea. This will simplify the
examination of vessels entering the
Irish Sea and at the same time hamper
the operations of hostile vessels in
this locality.
IL is expected that the effect will be
to divert all Atlantic traffic around
the south of Ireland, where, owing 10
facility in man9uyring in such way
as to avoid a submarine attack.
British Collier Hit.
Eighteen members of the crew Of the
Cardiff steamer BranksOme Chine,
government collier, landed here this
evening. Their vessel either struck a
mine or was torpedoed in the English
Channel twenty miles southeast Of
Beachy Head about o'clock THIS after
noon. The men say the captain and
mate of the steamer are standing by
the vessel, which is badly damaged and
awash. A largo steamer is reported
in distress ne the same spot. Life
boats are in ndance upon her.
II is be- d that the Swedish
steamer Specia, OF Stockholm, has
struck a mine in the North Sea and
foundered. The vessel left Liverpool
on January 81, and nothing has been
heard Of her since February 2. She
carried a cargo Of 1900 tons OF maize
and crew Of eighteen from Aarhus.
In the case of a few Scandinavian,
Dutch and British steamers. the crews
have refused 10 sail where the voyages
were TO include the war zone. but in
each instance substitutes were found.
The crew Of the British steamer Dar-
leydale. which has grain for the Bel
gian Relief Commission. refused 20
make the voyage from Falmouth %
Rotterdam, but men were soon found
TO take their places.
kilograms from Stockholm announce
that Swedish shipping traffic TO Great
Britain has been temporarily sus-
pended pending the result Of the Sean
dinavian conference at Copenhagen. IL
is expected that the governments will
provide armed conveys for merchant
steamers. Negotiations will be opened
with London and Berlin, With a view