The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-05-26


liner Ryndam. which smiled from this
port yesterday FOR Rotterdam with "a
passengers and million dollar cargo,
was badly damaged in a collision fif-
teen miles southwest Of the Nantucket
shoals lightship az O'Clock this
morning. The liner collided with the
tramp freighter Joseph J. Cuneo.
which sailed from Boston last night
Tor Baraeoa, Cuba.
Both vessels were injured seriously.
The Ryndam. wireless reports lndi-
cate. was struck at with such force
that hold No. filled almost imme-
diately; water Moved freely into the
engine room and began to creep up
In hold No. G. The Cuneo's bows were
smashed In badly.
$. q. :. signals were flashed from
the Ryndam and her passengers were
transferred hastily Ca the Cuneo. one
hundred and sixty of the Ryndsm's
crew Of SOC likewise were put aboard
the freighter, leaving only 40 men
aboard the liner TO navigate her.
United states battieshlps In the
vicinitV answered the wireless calls.
Al O'Clock three hours after the
collision. the battleship South Caro-
lima was standing nlonEside the Cuneo.
The Ryndam passengers ana those of
her crew who had been transferred
10 the Cuneo were taken OF by the
south Carolina. The battleship was
dtrrrtcd ~ wireless from the Ncwport
navy yard 10 convoy the stricken lihcr
O." this port
with the South Carolina alongside.
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such ships In the war zone.
THE imperial government" said
the communication. has no intrn-
tion ul causIus To- br attacked hy
submarines or aircraft such q ucu-
tru ship uf commerce in the zone
of naval warfare, or definitely dc
scrihcd In the notice of the German
admiralty stan on February ith last
aH have been guilty of no hostile act.
ON IA" contrary most definite in
structions repeatedly have been is-
sued to German war vessels Co avoid
attacks ON such ships under nu cu
cumstanCcF Even when such ships
have coutraband at war ON board
they are dealt with b., submarine
solely according 90 the rule OF inter-
national law applying to prize war
fare"
The official and news dispatches of
the Nohrnskun wcrc commuuitcd tn
President Wilson, bu, no comment
was forthcoming from the white
House. n was indicated that "a full
Investigation would hc made aH
promptly us possible.
Tho NobrasKau was ON her way
home io ulnll a contract uf her own
ors with the United states navy de
paftment tu carry coal from Newport
Ncws 10 san Francisco. The agents
w"r" tu have the Nehruskan In
Hampton Roads Junc .. she was
not under charter to the navy. hut
WAS Ia carry the coal M freight
The status of the Nehrasllnu under
International law brought out a wa
ricty uf dis usHion today when news
was received that the vessel was
chartered 10 the White star line.
whether sunk by mine or tor
pcdu. a claim for damages might
raise complicated questions, II was
said. n the Ncbraskan was In the
service of British concern. accord
ing tu previous discussion In such
cusos, she would bee lawful prize,
liable 10 seizure and condemnation.
Chicf Justice chase has held that
neutral vessels engaRod In hvlligcr-
ent trade 1r service, become inn
pressed with hclligerout character %
The fact that Americans were
aboard the Nebraskun would re-
duire, under the position taken by
the United states that the vessel be
given due warning and her crew re-
moved 10 a place uf safety before de
struction.
Later dispatch arrived from Am
| hassadOr Page reporting the Nebras-
kan's progress toward Liverpool -Four
holds were fun Of water he said. His
dispatch follows:
Report at midnight last night 90
the British admiralty from Landsend
states that the American steamer
Nebraskan was torpedoed 90 miles
south by west Of South cine. crew
taking ia boats. British trnwler
standing BY now reports that the Ne