The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-09

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bulkhead doors, so it was expected the
water would be held forward, permit
ting the steamer to remain afloat.
LINER HAD SMALL GUN;
NO WARNING WAS GIVEN
London, Sept. 6.-The American m
sulate at Queenstown, Wesley Frost.
t~elegraphed today to the American en-
bassy that the admiralty authorities
had not been Informed officially that
the Hesperian had been torpedoed
without warning, but that they be-
lieved this was the case. No officers Of
the Hesperian. except an assistant pur-
ser, has yet arrived at Queenstown.
This man and various passengers, in
terviewed by Mr.. Frost, agreed on the
statement that no warning was given.
Mr. Frost's message also said that
As unorganized Canadian troops were
on board, most of them invalided, and
that the Hesperian had a 4.7-inch gun
mounted astern. The consul has been
unable to learn of more than two
Americans who We're on the Hesperian,
both members of the crew and both re-
ported to have been saved.
From stories told by survivors the
detailed account of the disaster grad
ually is being unfolded. Most of the
passengers say there is no doubt the
attack was made by a German subma
rine. and some Of them say they heard
the lookout shout, Submarine on star
board quarter" Thus far no state
ment has been made by any survivor
who saw a submarine or a torpedo.
All agree the Hesperian was struck
on the starboard side, between the fore
mast and the bridge. Life boats We're
launched in the darkness, but without
panic. The fourth and fifth boats were
lowered unevenly and overturned, the
occupants being thrown into the wa
ter. Some of them We're injured.
AT the LOndOQ office of the Allan
line it is stated that all passengers
reached Queenstown safely. Some of
the rescued, however, say they heard
cries for help from persons in the wa
ter.
A woman in one of the life boats
stopped a small leak by removing a
stocking and stuffing it into the hole.
Three sisters of mercy were among
the last to depart from the Hesperian.
One OF the passengers asserts that so
persons We're crowded into a life boat,
having a capacity of 40.
CAPTAIN AND PART OF CREW
OF HESPERlAN ARE RESCUED
Queenstown, Sept. 6.-Wireless re-
ports received by the Allan line state
that Captain Main and the members of
the crew of the Hesperian who re-
NAMED aboard We're taken Off before
the steamer foundered.
The Queenstown agency of the Allan
line today that As first class
passengers on The Hesperian 125 second
class and 1853 third class passengers
had been accounted fer and that it
could not say at this time how many
were missing.
The number of the men in the crew
was given as 286, Of which there was
unaccounted for 250, not including
those remained upon the Hesperian
/ until she went down. These figures,
the agency says, are approximately
correct.
No news was received here CONCERN
ing the sinking of the Hesperian other
than the facts that she went down at
about 6 o'clock this morning, and that
those on board were rescued. The
weather last night was rather bad.
| WASHINGTON WAITS FACTS
ABOUT HESPERIAN CASE
Washington, D. c., Sept. 6:-Official
pedoing of the Allan liner Hesperian
by a German submarine with uncon-
cealed surprise, though there was none
of the grave anxiety that followed the
sinking Of the Arabic.
While comment was withheld Mt
both the White House and the state
department, pending detailed reports
on the attack, it was learned that high
officials regard it as inconcefyable
that. after the assurances given by the
German government last week, a Ger
man submarine commander had with
Gil. warning launched a torpedo at a
Peaceful passenger. vessel.
SHIP SUNK; SIX KILLED.
London. Sept. s.-The British
steamer Cymbiline has been sunk.
SIN mbe Of the crew were killed
and six wounded. Thirty-one othera
were lauded safely. Al