Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-07
Allan Line Officials Cable 13
Passengers and 4 Members
of Crew Were Lost.
CAPTAIN is QUOTED AS
SAYING SHIP T0RPED0ED
!. Final Announcement Must Come
From NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Say
Submarine Sighted Early in Day.

MONTREAL, September T.
Andrew A. Allan of the Allan line
received cable today from his
Liverpool agent stating that sew.
enteen persons, thirteen passen.
gers and four of the crew, lost
their lives when the steamer Hes
perlan was torpedoed Saturday
off Fastnet.
The message stated the cap
tain AMI officers of the Hesperian
had reached Queenstown safely
At the time of the accident, the
message added, the lifeboats were
swung out and lowered to the
level of the promenade deck ready
for launching, while all COLLAPSE
bles were set with the grips off.
No New Information. ..
QUEENSTOWN, September Z, pm
Wesley Frost. American consul at
Queenstown. has obtained a joint state
ment from officers Of the Hesperian. It
does not throw any new light. however,
on the question whether the ship was
warned or whether submarine was
sighted.
Survivors interviewed here assert
they learned early on the day of the
disaster that submarine had been
sighted, and say the Hesperian kept a
zig-zag course thereafter.
Some passengers say, however, that II
a submarine was sighted they are un-
able to understand why more elaborate
preparations were not made to place
lifebelts and lifeboats in readiness.
Captain Remains Silent,
The captain Of the stricken liner,
who remained by his ship until It sank.
declined to comment on the disa ster for
publication; hence the official state
ment as to whether he believes his
ship was victim of a torpedo or a
mine must come from the admiralty,
although the captain is quoted as hav-
ing told an Allan line of1cial tina. the
Hesperian was torpedoed.
Capt. Main and his officers were bile
to save some of their effects before the
ship plunged to the bottom. seventy
eight miles southwest Of Fastnet, not
far from the scene of the attack, TAX
ing with her 3.545 bags Of mail, much
OF 1t originating in neutral countries.
The flooding of the forward COM
partments. which caused the Hesperian
to sink SO much by the head as to throw
the propellers out of the water. made
the task of towing the liner to Queens
town impossible in the rough sea.
The names of the missing second
cabin passengers follow: Miss Bannis-
ter. Mrs. Fisher, Joseph Fowler, Mrs.
Hannah Fowler. Maria Jenkins and
Miss Murray.
Saw Torpedo, She Says.
According to the Daily Mail, Mrs.
Chantham of Montreal, one of the sur
vivors of the Hesperian. says she saw a
torpedo coming as she leaned over the
ships side.
A Reuter- Telegram from Amsterdam
says semi-official message from Ber-
lin concerning the torpedoing of the
Hesperian states that details must be
! awaited as to whether the vessel was
torpedoed at all. and, II so, the circum-
stances which led to the torpedoing.
Report Will Be Delayed.
BERLIN. September mo report on
sources need be expected for at least
week, as the submarines operating
in the waters of that particular part OF
the British coast belong to a detach-
ment recently sent out.
| The admiralty had nothing to saw
, when asked whether any report had
| been received on the Arabic or whether
\ the missing submarine had returned
| or was considered lost
| This mornings newsnaners ruh1;,l,
sinking of the Hesperion The Moreen
| Post Leads Reuter- dispatch with the
| following sentence:
"A big steamer of the British Allan
| line suffered such severe damage at
| night Off the south extremity of Ire
land in manner not yet clear except
/. that she sank before she could be
brought into a harbor."
Doesn't Mean to Keep Promises.
| ROME. via Paris. September THE
Messagero. commenting on the sinking
of the Hesperian. says:
! 1T is obvious that Germany does no,
mean to keep her promises Her sub
marines will continue to sink mercan-
tile ships without warning. This con
! stitutes not only a new offense agains,
the laws of humanity, but against the
dignity and prestige of the American
by reality the solemn official assurance
given by the representative of Ger
many to Warrington"
Program for Letter Carriers.