Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1916-10-12

LOSS OF lte.-Hold Up American
Steamer kansan, But Upon Estab-
fishing Identity She Is Allowed to
Proceed.-Shock Given Shipping.
Newport, r. 1.-The executive Off
Ger Of the destroyer Ericsson, return
Ing from the scene of the German
submarine activities off Nantucket.
reported that nine ships had been
sunk and that three submarines were
operating off the coast This infor-
nation, he said, he had on the auth
ority OF the captain of the Nantucket
Shoals Llahtship.
Newport, r. I.-Four destroyers of
the American fiotiIIa came Into harbor
here bringing 216 persons rescued
from the ships sunk off Nantucket
Sunday by German submarine. The
Ericsson, one of the destroyers to ar
rive, brought 8, the Drayton &c: the
Senham SO and the Jenkins 81. Thirty
five women and ten children are
among those on the Ericsson. This
information came by wireless in ad-
vance of the actual docking of the de.
stroyers.
Boston.-A submarine of the I'm
perial German Navy, ravaged ship.
ping off the eastern coast of the
United States Sunday.
Four British. one Dutch and one
Norwegian steamer were sent to the
bottom or left crippled derelicts off
Nantucket Shoals. All night under
the light OF the hunters moon the
destroyer flotlla of the United States
Atlantic feet was picking up passen.
gers and crews OF the destroyed YES.
sells and bringing them into Newport,
Rhode Island.
SO far sa known there was no loss
OF life although at a late hour the
crew of the British steamer Kingston
had not been accounted for. A sub
marine held up the American steam
er Kansan, bound from New York
for Genoa with steel for the Italian
Government, but later on establish.
ing her identity allowed the Ameri.
can to proceed The Kansan came
into Boston harbor late at night for
her usual call here.
The submarine Is believed to be the
U-63, which paid call to Newport
and disappeared at sunset. Some
naval men, however, declared that at
least two submarines are operating
close to the American shore though
outside the three.mile limit.
Record of Warfare.
The record OF submarine warfare
as brought to land by wireless dis
patches follows:
The Strathdene, British freighter
torpedoed and sunk off Nantucket
Crew taken aboard Nantucket Shoals
lightship and later removed to New
port by torpedo boat destroyers. Tho
Strathdene left New York for Bor
deaux and was attacked at 6 a. M
The West Point. British freighter
torpedoed and sunk off Nantucket.
Crew abandoned the ship in small
boats after warning shot from tn,
submarines guns. Officers and men
were taken aboard destroyer. The
vessel was attacked at I0:45 a. m
She was bound from London for New
port News
The Stephano, British passenger
liner plying regularly between New
York, Halifax and st. John. ~ f..
torpedoed southeast OF Nantucket
while bound for New York Report
ed still afoat late at night. Passen.
gers and crew numbering about l4O
were picked up by the destroyer
Balch and transferred to the destroy.
er Jenkins. The attack was made
at 4:30 p. m
The Kingston. British freighter
torpedoed and sunk southeast OF Nan
tucket Crew missing and destroyer
searching for them. This vessel is
not accounted for in maritime regis
ters. and may be the Kingstonian.
The attack occurred at p. m.
Bloomerskijk, Dutch ferighter. tor
pc 'oed and sunk south OF Nantucket.
c Sw taken aboard a destroyer. The
steamer was bound from New York
for Rotterdam
The Christian Kundsen. Norwegian
freighter torpedoed and sunk were
the Bloomersdijk went down. The
crew picked up by destroyers. The
vessel sailed from New York for
London.