The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-05-07
SHIP FLYING j. s.
FLAGTORP[D0[D
OIL TANK STEAMER GULFllGHT
VICTIM OF SUBMARINE OFF
SClLLY ISLANDS.
FIVE OTHER VESSELS SUNK
French Steamer Europe, British Steam
er Fulgent and Torpedo Boat
Destroyer Lost-Two German
Warships Are Destroyed.
WASHINGTON is STIRRED.

WASHINGTON is STIRRED.
Washington, May 4.-Press reports
Of the t%orpedoing Of the American
steamer Guifllght and the loss OF her
] captain and some members Of the
crew have created a stir in official
| circles here where the seriousness Of
the occurrence was everywhere admit
ted. If first reports are borne out,
the attack on the GuIflight constitutes
the first case of an American ship
struck by a torpedo with the conse,
quent loss Of lives.
London, May 4.-Nayal activities
have come to the forefront again.
The American oil tank steamer Gulf
light, bound for a French port, has
been torpedoed off the Scilly islands;
the French steamer Europe was sent
to the bottom hear Bishops Rock; the
British steamer Fulgent was sunk by
a submarine off the Skellig Rocks.
A German submarine has sunk the
British torpedo boat destroyer Re
cruit in the North Sea. Two German
torpedo boats sank the trawler Colon
bia. II fishermen being drowned and
We're in turn pursued and sunk by
British ~destroyers. Two German Of
ficers and Al men were rescued by the
destroyers.
Hits German Torpedo Boat.
The trawler Barbados has arrived
at Yarmouth after an engagement
with a German torpedo boat, in which
both craft were hit. The captain of
the trawler turned his two small guns
on the torpedo boat when the latter
attempted his capture.
The American oil tank steamer
Gulflight, which sailed from Port
Arthur, Texas, April 10 for Rouen.
France, was torpedoed off the Scilly
islands according to a dispatch re
ceived by the Central News Agency.
A German submarine is believed re-
sponsible.
The captain of the Gulflight, ac-
cording to the same advices, died Of
heart failure as a result of shock. Two
seaaen jumped overheard and were
drowned.
The other members of the crew were
taken off by a patrol boat and landed.
The vessel was toUed into Grow Sound
ana beached.
Gu,flight Was Steel Vessel.
The Gulfiight was a steel vessel Of
2,202 tons net and was built at Cam
den, y. J., IN 1914. she was owned
by the Gulf Refining company. The
vessel Was 3s3 feet long, 51 foot beam.
and 50 feet deep. She was equipped
with wireless apparatus.
An official announcement by the ad-
miralty says:
- series of small affairs have taken
rlaee in the n~eighborhood Of The Gal.
loper and North Hinder lightships.
During the forenoon, Fl. NJ. De-
stroger Recruit was sunk by a submar-
inc, four officers and q men being
saved by the trawler Daisy.
AT ; p. m, the tranler Colombia
was attacked by two German torpedo
boats, who approached her from the
westward and commenced an action
without hosting their colors. The Col
ombia was sunk by a torpedo, only one
deck hand being saved by the other
traWlers.
Sink Two German Boats.
"A division of British d~estroyers.
comprising the Laforey, Leonidas,
Lawford and Lark, chased the " Ger
man vessels and after a brief running
fight of about one hour. sank them
both.
"The British destroyers sustained no
casualties.
Two German officers and "A men
were rescued from the sea and made
prisoners of war"
The destroyer Recruit was on patrol
duty when the submarine sank her.
According to details received here.
she was struck amidships by the tor
pede and began to sink, the wounded
vessel signalled for assistance and
her call was answered by the trawler
Daisy, and 80 men out Of her compile
ment of IS were saved.
1t is stated that a torpedo was fired
at the Daisy, which was forced to
leave one of her rescue boats behind
and that the submarine chased this
boat and fred her gun at it, wounding
four men,"