The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-14
UNITED STATES ship
ESCAPES SUBMARINES
st. Paul, Carrying Colonel House and
Lusitauia Survivors. In Dire
Peril.
SAFETY DUE TO DESTROYER
Iafe Boats Manned While Conveying
Vessel Ziz-Zags In Search of SUBJ
marine Pirate-Say Periscop pc
seen.

New York, June l3.-Despite heI
convoy of two British torpedo boats
the American flag streaming over her
aft rail. ana the generally known
presence on board Of Colonel +. NJ
House. personal representative Of
President Wilson, the steamship st.
Paul Of the American Line. which
arrived here today from Liverpool,
was In dire peril from German SUBJ
marine pirates" on her way over. &C
cordinE 10 stories by the passengers.
Some of the sponsors for the re-
port. among them John L. Poole,
European manager OF the Hupp
Motor Car Company of Detroit, even
went so far as to declare that they
had seen thet periscope Of the raider
undersea fighter.
The attack" took place about 80
o clock saturday night. one week ago,
or about four hours after the St. Paul
had cleared the mouth OF the Merry.
The passengers say that the first in
umation they had of the danger was
when the big vessel suddenly hove to
with the engines reversed. The pas
senEers were struck with terror TO see
the destroyer which had been doing
guard duty on the port side shoot
swiftly dbFhU WIN tiA@ prog
ing over the waters in every direction
and across the St. Pauis bows.
Ready for Emergency.
While the war craft was zig
Tagging about in search of the su b.
marine the crew of the St Paul mans
ned the lifeboats and swung them out
from their davtts Life belts were
passed around and everybody waited
breathiessly for the moment of the
explosion Of the torpedo.
Someone raised the CRY of sub
marine" which increased the tension
shortly afterwards different passen-
gers began TO point and shout
There II ia pertscope.
The excitement continued for about
ten minutes. when the torpedo boat
resumed its place alongside OF 1.-The
American vessel and the little hotilla
proceeded on its way. Nest of the
passengers were not able 10 sleep thai
night. however. and many or then,
spent the long hours that tntervenec
before dawn sitting on the decks with
their Iifebeits within handy reach
The destroyers continued in the com
narv of the St. Paul until the next
afternoon at O'Clock. when th(
danger zone was cleared.
Lunitanta Survivors.
Five SURVIVORS OF 'Hs lthSiNaHiH If@N
edv were among the SPA passenger
who came aboard the st. Paul They
we're Mr. and Mrs. G. r. Cowper, OF
Toronto. Nh and Mrs. r Wisei anf
Miss Virginia Loney Mfr. Cowper Is
the man who rescued six-year ole
Helen Smith the Yonkers girl, from the
wreck strewn waters over the Lusi'
tauta grave" He said today thai
he took the girl TO London after as
cerisinins that both Der parents had
been lost, and that she was stoler
there by a woman representing her
eeif to he her aunt He added his opin-
ION that the woman vas not the rela'
tive she claimed to he
Lieutenant Colonel II. Jarvfn, of the
British army. another arrival. said that
he has is on unquestionabie authority
that Russia has made arrangements
with Japan for all the ammunition she
may need in the future, and that ANY
rcverses with which she may rnee'
hereafter cannot well be ascribed TO 4
shortage Of supplies OF this kind He
saws that France has succeeded In re-
plnnishlng her ammunition supplies.
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