Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-29
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BY W. H. Forrest.


London, March 20,--The first big
liner to be sent to the bottom by a
Submarine fell victim to the German
a@kaie of England today when the
hhOa, a British vessel making Afri.
mPrts was sunk in the Atlantic off
kTest coast Of Wales.
Ns Of the FNaba : crew, were
rowned, The vessel had a total Of
~ passcNScrs on board. They aseaped
oy taking to the boats, but declared
rae submarine launched her torpedo at
the liner without giving time for ali
TO leave the vessel
Ti s"' ,rIsonS' passengers and mem.
Ihe admiralty made the first mn.
qTOlnc'meni Of the sinking of tbe
laIaOa but it was not until tbe SIR.
H'oIS from the vessel had landed ot
were learned. '"' '''''''
.aplain Toft said he sightad tbe
FPerlscope of the vessel off NIiIfor6
ma haven The submarine appeared on N
"c surface almost Immediately after.
Mi.l Ea[d' she then ,ignalled to tbe
ialaoa to lower her boats
5,t most Of the passengers were in tbo
.tshg a'uiug room said one survivor
W" gaen the Falaba suddenly stonnSd
we could hear orders heinz sbontdpII pIIu' o,'
o.Ss ae9a, Every one hurried above and nd
%ue's Sole nv,e We're then given to lower tho
nv Do'I Ihere was little time TO gotbar
W ,gciOhglhgs and even beforo boat,
Suna, u pc lowered the submarine
T,laSa Tiaco her torpedo, II struck tbo
v,s IVA. IVA, tue engine room and tbere
'1s ,,ra a terrific explosion ~" '"'''
bo,,, ,"yu a,. came a wild scramble IN pot
vs,s vlaS over A heay- sea WAS rnn,,i w se'
i,nul. "Sa made this work extromoiE, <,
snsoous, The life boats vo,a yn'ieanely ,en ! J,
n i, S' 1,,, as possible and swung oUt 'on ON
n I'm, as r,. of the first boats lowere5
q iler 4, %"t S"amped almost as soon No
No., ~ ~ the water The oocvna, vvn 40 ~
ias o,0Tn %, into the water and % tbei5
'bOub of agS'P We're mingled with tbe
aDs,Yi, Tue Officers on board shin
he rooob ' ,,n, VI, danger Of capsiaing In
aplv S" u, water other boats immedi.
those tb,oa.o,, br ao0.' endeayoriug to rescuo
owej a,OMn W M IRON the first boats Tho,.
tins and ,uS n aud Of the struggling VIC.
ibem managed to pick up most of
,I,.,o, y,O9ri,g this time t,o .,,,...,
boSS,d bSIId about the FaIobo '"y on, submarine ,l
iSe Iiob,aa.,' Iib Va me water without offepins
q fact W., assistance. As a mnttos
ietk a,n,NaW INaW O part Of the crow or
tue ~. I@,,ually laughing at MS w 'sVW ass,. on n
GappoS,ss55 ,ss55'm3Tine finally divided md 4
boats csou within an hour otber I,
A ns,.s osnls to our aid.S '''' O'ner
lsis evening" ~. 10 the admiralty later
u tle oro,, "s reported that % members
pnk yo,,o,, os Of the steamer AomiIla iu
iaa Thi,4 OFF Bishops. werc misa,
nef press ,,.. 'VulIadleti0n of an
ot the ,, cros. message stating that MI m
At Eshgn,v,SS had been landed % sseelu J,,
itom pa, Passengers decIoro, n..
y boat ,,o.l oodIo. they saw pic picked J''uo "D
"a not t,o., IRON ro'cuing vessel. seI thoPp hoP
a'' asset,eJ5" or any other ensroItio.
''ai other ,'I r they believed Il ",tiys, pos.Slo
po 1o,l.. l,.o.nGoncemsati fro@ nave ,,I been lost
"a /, s@sig 'Dg the Falaba was t,,,l1o., iSsl.oa,
d. of. o. steamers. 'r..'y re" covering rim, the sink.
e RsSooo9o Of the .teoSo, io, fGportsd iaai,,
sinliy M were we're rescued. AZ A. tiyw ,bo OF Of
lnl'i,, l',u. submarine wa, ,Si,P, expressed that
= veil 1so !. accounted rD for ,ba sunk F,,I, the
H. s'i L. 2 the iSyaRsr So,loIr yo'ge. ". which
~, ,Ds ra'Sa wa. 'b boona on sturdy. etn %..
Nlio,, = =. this service. 'n' largest
Certified d'' :. west coast. The me b,,So. "s,gs.
It i' six miles ne northc,,, ahsoO,