The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-08-24
TWO AMERICANS
AMONG The LOST
RTY.PlyE ALTOGETHER IN SUB
MARINE DEATH LIST.
Nine Others Missing to Have
Perished-Captain Reports No
Warming Given.

London, Aug. 20.-At least five pas
sengers, two of them Americans, and
20 members of the crew lost their
lives when the White Star liner Ara
bic was torpedoed and sunk by Ger
man submarine of Fastnet yesterday
morning. Nine other passengers are
missing and are believed to have per-
tshed.
The two Americans lost were Mrs.
Josephine L. Bruguiere of New York
and Edmund T. Woods Mrs. Brugui-
1Vgre was thrown into the water and
kept afoat for some time by her son
Louis, who was forced to reliquish his
hold when 3e was struck by piece
of wreckage. Nothing was seen OF
Woods after the steamer was struck
Most of the missing members of the
crew belong to the engineers staff.
They remained at their posts and went
down with tie ship.
Capt. Finch and the other officers Of
the Arabic assert that the submarine
gave them no warning. They declare
the torpedo was fired as Trey were go
ing to the rescue of the steamer Duns-
ley, which had just been torpedoed.
Many persons thrown into the water
were saved by climbing on RATS.
The survivors who readhe ed Queens
town were cared for by the United
States consul. They lost all their bag
gage and many of them wore bor-
rowed clothing until the consul had
provided for them.
TIE Arabic carried 2,10o bags Of
mail, mostly for the United States. The
mail included several hundred bags
from Sweden, Norway, Holland, Switz-
erland, Spain and other countries.
The Arabic was one Of II British
steamers sunk during the last 48 hours,
four being reported yesterday and
seven today. It was reported tonight
that tse Bowie of the White Star line
,also had been sunk, but later that was
denied. One Norwegian and one Span
ish ship engaged in trade with England
also were sent to the bottom.
Previous dispatches from London
have announced positively the sinking
of only ten British steamers in the
past two days. 1t is possible the Duns-
ley is the 11tn, although there still
seems, to be some doubt as to whether
this vessel went down after being tor
pedoed.'
1t IS understood that t. e Arabic car
ried between $4,000, 900 and $4,000
600 worth of American securities for
New York. These were al insured.
Washington, Aug 20.-Eight names
now appear on the state departments
list Of American passengers not found
among the survivors of the lost liner
AaArabic A dispatch tonight from i: e
consul at Queens ~v-n. e'ayed by Am
bassador Page, at o,3on, added the
\ following: Mrs. F. T. Moore, fEr. and
Mrs. Fred Burgess, J. Kellett,
Tension increased in official quarters
tonight when consular messages for
warding afidavits of American surviv-
ors of the British liner Arabic brought
definite information that the vessel
was torpedoed wit: out warning, and
that American lives had been lost.
It seemed only one point remained
to be cleared up-whether the Arabic
attempted to ram the submarine or
whether change of the liners course
to assist TIE British steamer Dunsley,
sinking nearby, was interpreted by the
German submarine commander as a
hostile approach.
The attitude of the American gov
ernment for the moment is receptive,
argiously awaiting accurate details,
and reserving judgment as to whether
the action was deliberately unfriendE
j ly." The final decision rests with Pres
GGent Wilson.
Consulted Lansing.
The President motored to Philadel-
phia today to see an oculist He had
consulted Secretary Lansing before
leaving and conferred with him again
tonight. No statement was forthcom-
ing, as details from abroad we're lack
ing, but everywhere in official quarters