Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-28
THINKS TORPEDO
STRUCK HIS SHIP
captain of the Nebraskan Says,
However, He Saw No
Submarine.
NE MAKES SWORN STATEMENT
Affidavit Will Be Forwarded to
State Department With
out Delay.
HE MAKES SWORN STATEMENT

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"iN ERPOOL. May 2s.-Thc American
steamer Ncbraskan. which was disabled
on Tuesday night by an ox,,ost, .
1tha co,.,
H. bcro-o r,;,..,a, "i'eu mere Snort
| "T "'' inc captain said:
| h w,s , me- o"' am certain
",,a WI pe'' "h'ch MT us.
| S"oiharih" could not
| " sec our name ana ma
/ 'S' 1,...S "h'ch was outlined In huge
on our sides.
.noerS or the crew of the Nehras-
"ere agreed that the explosion was
pS torpedo.
io'"aru part OF the ship is
he.o" nor water line tho bottom
'au neen torn away, and standing be-
S'n" inc fore hatchway one looked
Town ai water. which had risen almost,
'he coaminE The ship was saved
'ih SINKING by the strength of her
20 huikhead, which held back the
'oon ana buoycd up the snip. Consid
e!an!e damage was done to the deck
ana httings The steamers derricks
were blown away BY the force of the
CAPTAIN TELLS STORY
OF DAMAGE 'ro SHIP
cao,ai, Groo,o ,o,, ,,,s ., =,
tho damage "a III, .hir
We Loft Liverpool Monday The
next night, forty-eight miles off Fast
net ~ H.2i o'clock. We were torpedocd
'"'F 'ch minutes before VIC had hauled
aoM ,he american nag. but II was
'"'' """ the submarine must
''' 'le DIG "h'te lettering on
""''" 't"o -Ncpr"shail' OF
-,
d. 'ne '''i'e- mere
~.
,,d;.,o,, .. VI, iI"-
,r.,do,,s .ionia
med ,uo a,,,r,as,a 49,
ho.,.u,,;, h,'r,a,, 49,
foot b,eb ana ,,l.,. ,, 80 h.,oh
"Tbc shin ran,d,y n,Ind m,,h
n tho lower hold and coun.ncod ,o
settle. We thought Tho shin w,s loo,
and got into our four ufeboa,s two
armed British yesscls came nm In ronlv
10 our distress signals.
"As the vessel still noated. we re-
turned on board and made a careful
examination. We found the No
Suikhcad holding firm. and decided TO
remain aboard and try TO bring the
ship into Liverpool under her own
steam. which We accomplished sue
'essiui!y
SWORN STATEMENT MADE
RI CAPTAIN OF SHIP
WASHINGTON, May 27.-Ambassador
Page at London cahlcd the State De-
paF'nen' ,o-hisht mat captain Greene.
OF the American steamship Ncbraskan,
had given the naval atiache of the en-
h"ssy sworn statement AZ Liverpool
concerninS the explosion "i ms snip
OF inc irish coast on iussdaY' and
= that the attaths was returning 10 Lon
don.
lieutenant POWERS the attache was
accompanied 10 hNerpooi oy Naval
Constructor M'brioe' VINO is expected
10 make an eNah'ha'ion tomorrow
Win 'he nope OF aScer'aih'ns dchnitely
"h"theF 'he 'Neoshshah was DANA sed
hy mine or 'orpeoo.
the captains aNhdaVit VIII be for
warded 10 'he stare department as
soon as L'eu'eha''! fo"ers reaches Lon
don' nut any accession as 10 actlon by
the American government PFooaniy VIII
be ceiaEeu "hti the constructors re-
port IS Iecei'eu
IN ms ierot' 20 Cohs"l-"eherai
SKINNER az Lo"uo'' os teiesraph To-
day' Cap'"", "'eehe saio MS snip either
sH"oN =" ''''''' o ""s to'pe"oe"' ana
oihcl "'' 'n'i'N MS "'"u"E'' may
ho' pe "'''e
IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE
CAUSE OF EXPLOSION
The United States government had
: received tonight messages from Am
bassador Page and Consul-Gcneral
skinner at London, and a statement
from Captain Greene, of the American
steamer Ncbraskan. but from all in
formation thus far available it has
beer impossible TO determine whether
n >plosion on the Ncoraskan Tuesday
. ca"sln oE
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