Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-20

iev Nonaina IouRHAL SPECIAL lEAnup wiHsl
London, Aug, 20 l.2O a. M Tho
blk White star liue steamer Arabic,
formerly ravorite ship of the liver-
pool Boston service but which on her
present "trip was ON the way 20 New
York was torpedoed and sunk by "a
German submarine at 9.lu o'clock
Thursday moruiugi southeast of Fast
net
The steamer. according to O atnte-
mont Of the White Stm line, was at
tucked without warning and went
down Ia ten minutes Of the d28 per-
sons on board -lSt passengers ana
l2I2 members Of the crew--thirty-two
are missing ana orc believed to have
perishcd Most of those who have
not been accounted for belong 90 the
crew. Only Sis of the passengers are
reported missing
whether any of those unaccounted
for are Americans has not yet been
determined. but there were only twen-
ty-six citizens of the United states on
board. twenty two being in the second
cabin and four i'm the steerage. Tho
Arabic carried no first class passen-
gers. having utely been turned into a
two-class liner
Escape In ships Boats.
The survivors left the steamer In
the ships bootg and were picked up
Iby passing vessels, arriving in
Queenstown tonight They are being
accommodated by the White star line
in hotels and boarding houses IN the
,ltle town which 800 short g timo ago
cared for the survivors AND the dead
Of tho Lualtania
Details of the sinking of the Arabic
are lacking. but that the loss of llie
was not greater doubtless was due 10
ithr faei that the weather was fine aud
that steamers pyins the German
submarine war zone now keep their
Iboats swung out ana otherwise are
.prepared Tor emergencies
The torpedo that sank thc Arabic
struck her on the starboord side loo
feet from hen stern The vessel had
1oft Liverpool Wednesday afternoon
land taken q southerly course wei or
the Irish coast, doubtless with VieW
of avoiding the submarines which fire.
Iquent the waters nearer tho shore
/ EIuy Miles From Lusltanin's CrHte.
When some nfty miles west Oh
where the Lustania was sunk IN May
ithe German underwater rose to tho
isurfacc and launched a torpedo Ih'
marksmauship Of the Germans as M
Inc case of the Lustania, wa. deadly
laccuratc and like the Lustanln 'he
lbig liner quickly settled down ana
Ishorlly disappeared from view
some OF the survivors according TO
iroports received here. say that they
had just witnessed the torpedo'hs ol
IA British steamer presumably uAe
lpupsloy and that this had caused
great alarm ON board the ARABIC 10
.lthqtr frllht the passengers had rushed
lfor life prcservers and had barely "u-
+ usted them when the German sunm"-
lunc turned lts torpedo against the
vessel side
Ten lifcboats and a number of NE
RATS were quickly get over the Ade
Iot the steamer and into these q large
number OF the passengers and mem
hens of the crew scrambled Many Of
tho passengers however fell into ms
water but thcg got hold of the lalu
land inter were rescued. ono woman
4 Who fell into She sen screamed pltdul-
Ily for help Two sailors swan % het
Iass,stance and succeeded ia lfting her
Iupon raft.
Brave Resciic work.
Among those who were rescued were
F., cant. viii Finch commander OF me
Arabic. am The deck officers, the eh'ei
engineer. the surgeon. the purser the
assistant puraer Tho chief stewaro
and the third class steward Thllo
Engineer Lugon is among the missing
i one of the passengers on board was
Kenneth Douglas well known ENG
ish writer. Mir Douglas was on th'
Lnsltanla when she was sent to th'