The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-20

landed. These include Captain Finch.
all deck officers. chief engineer, doctor,
purser. assistant purser. chief steward.
second steward. chief third class
steward and chief storekeeper.
Regret to report that Third Ensi-
neer Lugon Is missing.
After carefully checking the pas
senger list ind that only Ave or six
are missing"
Seven Americans had booked pas
sage on the Arabic, according TO the
white Star Company's London once.
They were Zeelah Covington and wife.
J. r. Rowley. of Chicago; p. w. A:
| Collins, and wife; Fred Martin, OF
Winston Salem, ". c.; and Z. F.
| Woods.
Near Tnsitania's Grave.
/ The Arabic's grave Is about forty
l miles south of the spot where the
| Lusitania lies. She went down sixty
1 five miles southeast of Fastnet rock.
and fifty-five miles south OF Old Head
of KInsale, both on the south coast
! of Ireland. In a region where German
j submarines have been active siiSce
! the opening of the war zone decree.
/ Either shortly before. or just after
the Ara bic was destroyed, the British
2 steamer xJuHHlCf was tpkRS1ON@s -
sumably by the same submarine that
| sank the Arabic. The shot fred at the
/ Dunsley, however. did not take good
effect and the steamer was able to
proceed slowly under her own steam.
| Wireless advices from the British
/ steamer Magnolia said that the Duns-
| ley was standing by the Arabic and
| helping to pick up her passengers.
The Dunsiey, q vessel of 5000 tons
gross left Liverpool Wednesday as
| did the Arabic.
/ News that the Arabic had been tor
pedoed and sunk reached London be-
| fore noon. The first message came to
the, White Star Company and said
simply: .,.. ,-o4--,-. ts~.h~. a.
THE Arabic was sunk this morning.
| Fifteen or sixteen boatloads are max
ing for Queeffatown."
Shortly after noon the White Star
Company issued an elaboration OF this
message. IT said. ''The Arabic sailed
| Wednesday afternoon with a cargo
| and mails and 175 passengers and
was sunk by German submarine AT
| s:15 O'Clock this morning off the
| south coast of Ireland. Hopeful that
all passengers and crew have been
| saved as fifteen boatloads were res
| cued."
Simply 'sDfad Dog Act
| During the frat few hours OF
suspense after the flrst fash that tht
steamer had been sunk there were
numerous reports that many passen'
| gers and members OF the crew had
| lost their lives. One of these reports
said that only eleven boats got away
and that a large number of passengers
were lost.
| - A. H., ~u.~n - xoxr~.,o~ srs
more accurate news arrived. II be-
came apparent that the loss of life
could nol,aye been great. and It wal
even hoped that all ON board has
escaped. $50
III. A. Eanderson, president of the
international Mercantile Marine. who
| imme diately after the news was re-
| ceived. took charge and instructed
| the Liverpool and Queenstown repre-
sentatives OF the company TO forward
every detail. said TO yocr correspon.
| dent: +1
This Is simply a mad dog act or
the part of the Germans. What pos.
sible excuse they can offer 1t Is i'm.
possible to ina CINE. The Arabic was
bound. not from. but to New York
She carried perfectly innocent cargo
destined for the United States. The
cry against the carrying of munitions
by the Lusitania cannot possibly be-
raised against the Arabic. In fact
none of the futile excuses raised by
the Germans at times when they have
sunk other passenger ships can pos.
sibly be supplied to this case. 1t Ii
simply wilful and wanton mad dog.
ism"
At least one of the passengers aboard
the Arabic was German. He was
the Rev. Augustine Waidner, q Ger
man resident of England. who was
travelling TO American with a permit
from the British government.
"yvhat VIII America DER
Early In the afternoon a crowd OF
| Americans gathered at the London Of
fee of tho White Star Company. Some