South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-20

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fore noon it was announced that six
passengers were missing, but officials
of the line were careful to point out
that these figures were subject 10 cor
rection. The balance of the missing
were members of the Arabic's crew.
There were more than score OF
Americans upon the Arabic, bound
from Liverpool TO New York.
That more of the ships $50 pas
sengers were not killed was due to the
efficiency of Capt. William Finch and
his seamen. The crew of the Arabic
had less than II minutes to marshal
the passengers, get them into the boats
and lower the boats over the ships
sides.
Have Praise for Crew.
Survivors who arrived at Queens
town were high in their praise Of the
Arabic's crew. At the same time they
condemned the crew of the German
submarine most heartily for not giving
any warning of the attack.
James CalmOn, an American sur
vivor, who reached Liverpool along
with a number of Arabic survivors,
said he was upon the promenade deck
when he suddenly saw a torpedo
speeding toward the Arabic.
1.-The minute l felt the impact L
seized my wife and together we ran
toward a lifebOat," said Mr.. Calmon.
Il did not see the submarine at all.
AS an American l cannot find
words strong enough to condemn this
latest act of the Germans"
The submarine which sank the
Arabic is believed to be one of the big
new ~" boats of the German navy. 1t
had evidently been lying in wait along
side Of the steamer lane off Fastnet
for some time
There is a strong patrol of British
warships in that vicinity, but the sub
marine managed to elude their Vigi-
lance and escaped.
Conveyed to Queenstown.
One of the warships of this patrol
| squadron conveyed the lifeboats of the
Arabic to Queenstown.
Throughout the day fragmentary
! messages kept coming into London
| from Queenstown and other port cities
as TO the fate of passengers on the
/ Arabic and other features attending
| the liners destruction. The fact that
| some of these were fatty contradic-
| tory, made ii difficult for time to
! construct an authentic narrative.
An exchange telegraph dispatch
| from Queenstown late in the morning
said that James Houlihan, An Ameri-
! can, who was reported as missing last
/ L
1t was not until today that the at
| tack on the Oriana became known.
This vessel was near the Arabic when
/ a torpedo was fired at her. she is a
ship of 5000 tons, owned by the Pa
cific Steam Navigation Co.
The sinking of the Arabic, although
a disaster Of lesser magnitude than the
destruction of the Lusitania, caused a
repetition here of the same sad scenes
as followed the sinking of the big
Cunard liner.
Crowds gathered about the White
Star offices waiting in mournful silence
for the latest bulletins.
All Want Information.
Americans besieged the United States
embassy asking for information rela-
tive to the fate of Americans on the
Arabic.
Some of the seamen upon the Arabic
had been members of the Lusitania's
crew.
Among the survivors was Kenneth
Douglas, husband of Grace Lane, a
well known actress. This was the
second narrow escape Douglas has had
from death at the hands Of the Ger
mans He had engaged passage upon
the Iusitania upon the Cunarder's
last voyage, but cancelled IL at the
last minute.
There were a number Of theatrical
people on board the Arabic also
many Canadians.
American Consul Frost at Queens
town. and Vice Consul Thompson were
very active last night and today at
tending 10 the needs of the American
survivors Some of the Americans
! escaped in their night clothing. not
! having time 10 change after the ship
was struck.
A Hume Hebeker of Logan. Utah.
I was wearing only bath robe when he
landed at Queenstown. He was full
| Of praise OF the GOODNESS OF the
/ Arabics crew
Only had Ten Minues.
I'VE only had 10 minutes 70 get into
the boats said he. 1T would have
been a terrible disaster but for the
| GOODNESS OF Capt. Finch and the men
under him. Splendid discipline was
maintained throughout. Intense eX-
! element followed the explosion OF the
I torpedo and before the people on
I hoard fully realized what had hap
pened they could feel the ship sinking
/ rapidly beneath them. IL was enough
| TO shake the strongest nerves
81 am told that the submarine Wa!