The Nome daily nugget., 1915-09-14
SINKING OF THE ARABIC

QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 2O.-2:3O a. m The landing here yesterday evening of the survivors of the ill-fated White scene. All of them were scantily cloth ed and none of them had hats or head coverings of any kind
 X large number of the survivors were suffering from injuries to their heads or from other wounds or shocks and from the effects of being com pelled to take to open boats scantily attired.
 Msnv of the women were in their berths when the liner was torpedoed and ran to the deck in their nght clothing. They were provided with blankets when they were taken from their boats and rafts by the crews of the rescue ships. A number of those soved were picked out of the water and arrived here in their sea soaked cloth ing. The people of Queenstown gave them every possible attention and pro- vided fresh outfits for many of them.
 Crews Work Praised.
 A. Hulme Nebeker, of Logan, Utah who when he arrived here had only a bati.robe on, said that the crew worked in the short ten minutes they had to get Il C passengers into the boat, and b,i- for the fine discipline maintained and the excellent work of the rescuing tug officers at least scores of persons would have been lost. The submarine, according to MT. Nebeker was seen be- fore it launched the torpedo, but there was not time enough to escape it.
 The American vice consul here as- sisted the local authorities in aiding the survivors.
 Capt. Finch, who is suffering from in;ures Ia iis rg, s;jl last night that he did not see :he submarine, but dis tlncriy observed the torpedo approach ing in the water.
 Too Late to Escape.
 Tt was then impossible to escape it." the captain said
 We had only eight minutes to get the boats away and save all on board
 George l.. Money, of Stratford Ont who. with hs daughter and brother were returning home by the Arabic, said in an interview that the passengers in large numbers were enjoying the fine weather about decks after breakfast Their attention had just been attracted to the steamer Dunsley. the boats of which were being launched.
 (The censor here evidently has delat- ed the facts concerning the Dunsley)
 The Arabic. MT Hooney said, was making toward the Dunsley when the streak of a torpedo fired from sub marine lying in the wake of the Duns- ley was cen making for the Arabic | There were cries of alarm and all hands made for life belts and the life l boats.
 
 Fortunately" confined Mr. Money "all precautions had been taken, the I life belts being in readiness on deck and the boats in position for launching. The torpedo struck the ship and there was a terrible explosion. The ship began to settle immediately and sank in a few minutes. Tt was marvellous how so many boats were got afioat. It spoke well for the discipline of the crew. I was an hour and a half swimming"
 A member of the crew of the Arabic said when the steamer was struck it was going at sixteen knots, making for the Dunsley. When the torpedo struck a portion of the ship was torn away and he saw the bodies of coal trimmers and of five engineers, whose watch was below, blownato pieces and into the sea.
 Survivors Afloat for Hours. Although the steamer was torpedoed in the forenoon, it was o'clock in the | afternoon before the last of the sur vivors were picked up by the Mongol- ian and Primrose. Charles Pringle of the Motom Company, Ltd, of Toronto, said that most of the passengers were Canadians. Discussing the work of rescue, MT Pringle said: "It was really marvellous so many persons were saved. All the lifeboats were crowded when they were launched .WHuHkNNNNNN<NN<N<<NrSN<<r<NA 1 CATARnn {