The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-09-18

Mrs Henry OFT, of Grand Ridge, I'LL
nois, cousin of Mrs. B. E. Mccormack, of
3O18 Enoch Avenue, arrived in Zion City
Wednesday. She returned home yes
terday.
Mrs. Ernest R. Heath returned home
Wednesday from Rensselaer,, Indiana,
where she has been visiting relatives
and friends.
One hundred thirty visitors register
ed at the Tabernacle last week.
Evangelist V..B. Shumaker is now To-
Gated at 1903 Ezra Avenue.
Mr.. Alexander Morton, lace designer
of Zion City, who was on the Arabic
when that vessel was torpedoed, return
ed home Saturday, and gives an inter-
esting account Of his experiences.
81 was standing on the deck of the Ar
able early on the morning Of August
49," he said, "and was focusing a camera
for two ladies who wished to take a
picture Of the Dunslea in the distance,
when | saw the track of torpedo about
300 yards distant. | saw that the tor
pedo was heading towards us, and drew
the attention of the ladies towards it.
They were terror-stricken When the
officers saw the torpedo, they ordered the
vessel on a zig-zag course, and this is
why it was struck near the stern.
"The vessel trembled and listed to
starboard, then to port. A bugler
sounded call, and the order was given
to man the boats; and in few minutes
all were gotten safely away except two.
I had rushed down to my stateroom and
secured lifebelt; then I helped to lower
boat"
The submarine which fired the shot
was not seen by anybody on board the
Arabic, according to Mr.. Morton. It
was hiding behind the Dunslea, and fired
the shot at right angles. It did not use
any torpedoes on the Dunslea, but fired
thirty shots at it from it's deck guns.
Two of the crew were killed and six were
wounded.
Mr. Morton returned on the White
Star liner Lapland. He sailed on Sept
ember 1, and says that they were escort
ed by two torpedo boat destroyers, one
of which stayed by them till they were
200 miles off the coast of Ireland. One
of these destroyers was of the latest
type, with a speed of about forty knots
an hour, and carried guns fore and aft.
Twenty or more members of the Coun-
ty Board of Lake County visited the
bridge at the Kellogg Ravine yesterday
afternoon. Mr. Bert C. Thompson, the
Zion City member of the Board of Super
visors, has been an active advocate of a
new bridge; and, with the cooperation of
Colonel Aiken and others, influence has
been brought to bear on the Board, and
something is to be done at once
The road near the bridge was found to
be in a deplorable condition owing to
the grading which was being done, but
which has had to be abandoned on &C
count Of the wet weather. The ap-
proaches to the bridge have been widen
ed several feet, but the bridge itself is
positively dangerous. The rlasonry at
the north end of the bridge is cracked
and broken, so that it looks as if it might
fall in at any time; and. indeed, it is
only kept in position by wooden prop.
The bridge was somewhat damaged
through cloudburst about three years
ago, and ever since it has been unsafe
The most dangerous point, however, is
at the narrow strip of road close to the
bridge. 1t has been at this place that
SO many automobiles have gone over.
The recent rains have loosened the
banks, so that yesterday afternoon it
was seen at it's worst
The County Board will, no doubt, be
greatly benefting the travelling public
by attending to this matter.
Seven automobiles and two wagons
have already gone over the bridge, and
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