The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-04-15
BELGIAN RELIEF
/. SHIP BLOWN UP
HarpaIyce Lost With Crew Of
W. TWenty-Six.
SUNK BY NINE OR TORPEDO
Vessel Chartered In New York De-
stroyed In North sea-Had
Given Up Red Cross Flag
and Protection of U. S.

Rotterdam, April 12.--The British
steamer Harpalyce, the first relief
boat of New York state and under
charter to the commission for relief
In Belgium, has either been torpedoed
or sunk by mine in the North sea.
The Dutch steamer Elizabeth, on
its voyage from Rotterdam for New
York, picked, up % OF the crew Of the
Harpalyce seven miles northeast of
Noorhinder hghtship and brought them
back to Rotterdam. Among the res.
cued were the second mate and the
second engineer, the latter in a wound
ed condition. ...r .s.s.., ". ...,,,
The Dutch steamer Constance Cath.
erina picked up FIVE men and took
them to Niouwe Waterweg. The
steamer carried crew OF SO men, 26
OF whom, it is feared, have been
drowned ga..,...r,s -.
Immunity From Attack Assured. ,y /,
The Ia palyce under it's charter to
the BC ,gian relief commission had a
permit securing immunity from at
tack. Mse r. So
! The Harpalyce, ,Jhich was of 1891
tons, was a comparatively new steam
er owned by j. 4 c. Harrison OF Lon.
don. 1t sailed from New York on
March Z with more than eleven thou
sand individual gifts for the relief OF
the Belgians and arrived at Rotter-
dam on March 30.
&. 1t is presumed that the Hafpalyce's
cargo had been unloaded and that, II
was on the return voyage. The vessel
was commanded by Capt. Frank
Wamms who, prior to his. departure
from New York, declared that he was
not worried about mines or subma'
rines. t'.-.
Had Completed Engagement,
l.. New York, April 12.-Lindon w
Bates, who has had charge of ship
Inent of supplies for the commission
for the relief of Belgium, said that the
Harpalyce had completed its engage
ment with the commission, when II
landed its supplies at Rotterdam.
Il am sure" he said, that on the
outward voyage from Rotterdam the
Wi. -4l1-s -asaaA I.Aissies,-orz~itirAt ife res
Cross society. Its Red Cross, flag anC
its safe conduct from this government
protected it only until it reached Rot
terdam. 1t was probably engaged by
some other concern on its way out
Before leaving Rotterdam it was
obliged to give up its safe conduc
and its Red Cross symbols, so that il
was subject to the same risks as any
other ship after it had finished iii
work for the. commission"
Eight Trawlers Are Missing.
Grimsby. England, April 12.--Eigh
Grimsby steam trawlers, overdue il
the North sea we're given up as los
In shipping circles. 1t is believed al
have been sunk by German subma
rines. Each carried a crew of from
nine to thirteen men.
The missing trawlers are the Rio
Rapio, Reto, Sterling, Furet, Mercia
Horatio and Argentia, vessels of from
100 to 400 tons. All were operating
through regions traversed by the sub
marines and reported thickly strewI
with German mines r,
Eighteen fishermen's homes 3, il
Grimsby we're draped in mourning
when owners of the trawlers an
nounced that in all probability the.
had gone to the bottom. Sobbinj
women moved away from the ship
ping Offices after an all-day vigfl a
the docks ,... g..
TWO More Ships Are sunk. g..
London, April 12.-The steame
Guernsey sank of Cape La Hague
according to a Lloyds, dispatch from
Cherbourg.a No. details were given
The Guernsey ~ was a, small steame
of 5S4 tons, owned by the Londol
and Southwestern railways. ~ ...,,
The French bark Chateaubriand
bound from London to New York, wa
torpedoed and sunk off the Isle o
Wight, according, to dispatch re
ceiyed here Captain .Grondin and 1t
crew of, "a men landed at the. Frencl
watering place OF LIE +Treport, 16 mile
northeast Of Dieppe, after driftin
more than twenty-four hours in Sc
we're weather. ...l.,s ~ l@t