New Britain herald., 1915-05-27
DO NOT SAY VII
 TORPEDO OR1
 DAMAGED NEDR
Messages From AHbNsal and Census Skinner all
 Reach Slate DsDsIlII| AMERICAN fAe HAULED \
 BEFORE VESSEL WAS'

American Naval Attache a
 Sent to Liverpool to Exa1
 of U. s. Frcigbtcr-wasI| Await Clearer ExpIanatioI
 Taking Any Action---Cr.fI
 Warning and Saw Nothin<
 Washington. May 27.-- Me> ceived by the state deparfu1 from Ambassador Page an1 General skinner at London. sui Frost at Queenstown. < say definitely whether th> Nebrasksn had been torpe6oe struck a mine.
 One of the despatches ssI0 braskans American flag ha. hauled down five minutes b< was struck. although her nx| painted on her sides in letter4 high.
 The American naval attach<| don has been sent to Ldvorpod anime the Nebraskan's hull.
 Consul sIdnner's Mes4sj
 Consul General skinner'e follows:
 Green. master of Americaf f1| CT Nebraskan. in wireless addf| me via London, reports:
 " NebraslSan passed Faefna Tuesday 4:35 D. n., from L| bound for Delaware brcakw, ballast. At SPA D. n., when| CT was about 4s miles west ha| from Fastnet she experiencea shock followed Instantly bt -explosiou, bursting matches and ing hatch beams, cargo dertI1 twisted iron into air.> dIiink "" forward completely w}fh wnfe1 immediately took to hoaf
 Returned on Isv
 { After standing bx sl returned on board and af f7u@ < | ed for Liverpool. About yf| met two vessels sent by I}ritI| fniralty in answer to our uIre1c| one has been in attendaure| since.
 q 4t was dusk when the fxl occurred. Flag had been pulled five minutes before. stesn1fr@ r painted on both sides of una z letters six feet tall. Had no ing and saw nothing !"
 Anabassador Pages Mc~<n3 3'
 Am bassador Page sent the | ing message; 'Admiraltv h4| ported from Queenstown that f< braskan Is now on her way fn pool under her own steam and ing escorted. am sending attache to Liverpool to examin ship, which it now appears, wa, bound from Liverpool to DeiI when she was torped
 Consul Frost's Report.
 The message from Consul irr0e Inc ship had struck a mine of Dedo," but gave no details
 As soon as the despatches wei ,eiyed by inc state department were forwarded 10 the White | md placed before President w As they did not make it r< rhether the steamer had been y a mine or a torpedo they lef answered. the principal point tha resident and his advisers want ! lear. They expect further re rem the naval attache. PcndIn| sipt of clearer explanation, no oi III be taken.
 Indicate Vessel struck Minr, E. H. Dun. counsel for the comi wning tho Nebraskan, commuu'e| ifh the New York offices today ter, at the state departmcfi' ,e circumstances of the affair. tho damage to the bow ie Nebraskan. indicated to him ie vessel struck mine. The ntf nip officials with wliotn ne tnl|<6 CIV York held the same vicM, ,ough they had very little infof on. He said that no Hteph so ad been taken with a view to prt ! representations.
 
 Due at Liverpool Tonight. New York, May 27.--The ..meft awaiian Steamship company. oN| the American steamer .e0ra1| .maged by a mine or torpedo lstnet last Tuesday, received t| vices today, 1t was announced. g that the Nebraskan had pA, leenstown at a speed of eight k' hour and was due to reach f,I' ol tonight.
 A British admiralty boat, the ,es said. was convoying tho askan. Officers and crew of amer presumably were at t| sts aboard.