New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-03
5 BRITISH SHIPS
SUNK,2BY U-39,
LUSITANIA'S FOE
Germans Attack Ingle-
moor as Her Crew Res
cues Men of Caucasian.
SUBMARINE MASKED
AS MERCHANTMEN
Destroyer of Schooner L. c.
Tower Carries Dummy Stacks,
Rigging and Masts.

London, July 2.-Three British
steamers-the Caucasian, the lngle-
moor and the Welbury-the bark Sar-
dome and the schooner l.. c. Tower
were reported to-day to have been sunk
by German submarines in the vicinity
Of the Scilly Islands and off South Ire
land.
The skipper Of the L. c. Tower re-
ports that the submarine which de-
stroyed his vessel after sinking two
other sailing vessels, disguised her
self with rigging, two dummy canvas
tunnels, two masts and false bow and
stern. These cOntrivances gave her the
appearance of deeply laden steamer.
The Caucasian net her fate south
west Of Lizard IIeac on the coast OF
Cornwall, on Thursday morning. While
engaged in picking ~ the Caucasian I
crew, the lnglemoor fell victim to
the same submarine. the U-39, which
sank the Lusitania.
The Caucasian. WI e. the submarine
op med fire, was given full steam in an
endeavor to escape. Not until the
steamer was struck by several shots
one of which demolished the wheel
did her captain surrender.
Captain Leaps After Dog.
The crew of the steamer took TO the
oats. and the submarine hauled along
side and fired eight shells into the
vessel. A dog belonging to the cap
tain Of the Caucasian jumped over
board. and the captain plunged from
one Of the boats into the rough sea and
rescued his pet.
few hours later the Inglemoor ap-
reared on the scene and started pick
ING up the Caucasian's boats. The In
glemoor had taken the occupants OF
the small boats on board, when the
submarine emerged and opened fire Oh
her. Escape being hopeless, the ere"
took TO the boats, and the submarine
then torpedoed and sank the lng-e-
moor.
Then the German craft returned tc
the Caucasian. which WAS still floating
and sent her to the bottom.
The ere, of the .nglemoor and 3
part Of the crew oil the Caucasian were
landed at Penzance, but one Of the
Caucasian's boats, with nineteen mer
in her. was being rowed toward France
when last sighted The crew of the
Welbury is reported safe.
Welbury Already Warned.
The commander OF the submarine
which sank the Welbury showed his
delight on learning that the steamer
carried cargo of sugar. After the
shin left Cuba it was discovered tina
some one had painted inside the yes
sells forehold the words:
you have a cargo of sugar for Eng
land. but you will never get there.
The British four-master L. Z. Tower
which left Port Greville, n. s., June
for Newport, England, her nader
VOYAGE. with a cargo Of lumber, wa;
sunk off Fastnet. The crew OF nine ol
the schooner was landed at Queens
town.
Caucasian Carried CreOsote.
The Caucasian, the largest of the YES
sols sent to the bottom, sailed from
London last Monday for Jacksonville
Fla. She was a tank steamer OIL A,oot
tons gross and carried l,OOU,OOO Salloh'
of creosote, consigned to the EpPingel
& Russell Company, Of Jacksonville. Or
her last eastern voyage across the At
lantic she left Port Arthur May II anc
Newport News May 20 for Dartmouth
She was 365 feet long, 49 feet beam anC
% feet deep. She was built at Sunder
land in 1889 and was owned by the re
trolcum Steamship Company, OF Lon
don. ,u,....,
maritime records, left Bahia Blanca
Argentina, March 81, bound for Naples
she was of 4,33l gross tons and was
built at Blyth in 1912. She was 1868 fee
long. 81 feet beam and p feet deep, anC
was owned by W. Runciman d Co.. OF
London -. ,,....
Jamaica. May 22 by way Of Matanzas
Cuba. June s, for a port in the Unite(
Kingdom. The Welbury was OF 5,o9l
tons gross and was built at West Har
tlepool in 1907. She was $40 feet long
as feet beam and "a feet deep, and was
owned by the Burg Shipping Company
Ltd. Of Hartlepool.