The Washington times., 1916-03-27


ton win suffice Is a matter OF growing
doubt to officials here.
Inc state Department received today
from the United States consul at Dou-
Iosne, France. a report stating that
submitted to him pieces OF bropze metal
thrown upon the deck Of the vessel at
the time Of the explosion, with the
statement that the meal was easily dis
unguisnaDle as component parts OF a
The State Department gave out the
text OF the following cableGram received
today from Ambassador Sharp. at
five witnesses. John H. Hearley,
Mrsh w. Warren. Miss Gertrude
the sussex. who have THUG far given
their evidence to this embassy, substan-
tially agree upon the following facts:
sex occurred u about ' O'clock I in after e
noon. Of oath instant approximately in
middle OF the channel. No land at the
time IN sight, sea perfectly calm. wealth.
Many of the passengers endeavored
a. once TO get into hfeboats, OF which
there were six, with estimated carry
but considerable difficulty was encoun,
tered In lowering the boats to the wu-
ter, TWO OF these boats capgized soon
AFTER striking the water. from which a
are believed TO be drowned.
One OF these boats filled with pas
eengers did not return to the Sussex.
and no tiding Of this boat have Deen
hours elapsed before any boat came
TO the assistance OF the Sussex, o/ing
70 impaired wireless apparatus destroy
e "a. ny sse sSpioson ;oo In addition 70
q large number were seen to jump on
the sussex into the water. some or
nem reaching RATS, others clinging TO
the side OF the Sussex, while some were
seen TO drown.
Score Killed BY Blast.
"All agree that some of the passen-
gers standing in the front OF the boat
were killed by the explosion and some
thrown into the water as the result
Of Il.
The statements n some of these wit
nesses would seem to indicate beyond
all doubt that the daughter OF Prof.
Martin Baldwin, formerly OF Princeton
SS I YER wss almost instantly killed
likely that Prof. Baldwin was also (,
killed by the explosion or thrown into
the water and drowned. Nothing has
SItcn heard OF Mrs. Baldwin. who, 1t Is !
feared, has also been lost.
An estimate made from tallvIno. I'm |
tne names OF the known American sur |
Nvors who landed at Dover and those !
VINO are safely In Paris seems to indi- /
cate that probably three or four Amcri- I.
cans out Of an estimated t. tai of TWEEN I
ty.nve have lost their lives
For sometime past only the route
iiasnen py the sussex from Folkstone to p
ekSept by trccial permission secured
HaNre, SOUTHAMPTON. This action
from the French or English authorities
20 cross via Eouloene. Folkestono or /
Americans TO cross the channel only
py tho Folkcstone- DIcppc route. rho ,
iuTher Limitation Of number Of trins
merly. resulted In the Sussex, a small !
boat ~ less than 1885 tons. being al
ways very crowded.
This morning Lieutenant Smith. as
sla,ant naval attache. and Major Logan,
military observer, were sent 10 Bou-
ioSne with letters addressed TO the
local officials to facilitate their makEl.y
9 thorough Investigation az to the can-
oltlon or the Sussex as well as 20 as
certain further details from wounded
survivors. and to asst Americans who
may be In need of help"
Awaiting the Facts"
President Wilson is awaiting the
facts" It was stated at the White
House today. He was urged that all
haste be employed by the State De-
partment In getting the official repotrt
country.
The President held a long conference
with Secretary Lansing over the tele-
phone, and 1t is stated that the official
reports thus .tar reviewed indicated
clearly. although they do not prove
positively. that the Sussex was struck
by torpedo.
Senator Stone, chairman of the For
eign Relations Committee. called on the
resident today to get reports of the
nj In NlFA
The first report" Stone said. 'is al
Ways the first report. We are still
hoping that the danger will be cleared"
Following his conference with the
what action this Government SHOULD
received.
II want the facts first" he said. II
am going to those who are getting
them. After all the facts are IN. viii
then wshi to confer wit hthe President
before ANYTHING IL done,''
The attacks upon the Sussex, the
presumably manufactured many here
to believe Germany has opened a new
campaign OF submarine "frightfulness
not connected with her decree of war
upon armed merchant ships Admiral
Won Tirpitz's resignation had made some
officials think Germany would modify,
rather than Intensity. her undersea
campaign.
Onc OIlCldl Sdlu TO-DAY, however.
You can guess either way about what
that meant"
He was inclined to believe Germany
had decided upon a gerater campaign
insteaG of a Lesser.
State Department reports have not
shown that floating mines are loose in
the path OF Channel ships. though press
reports have suggested the possibility |
that such ordinary mines may have
broken from their anchorage and have
been responsible for the Sussex disaster.
New Campaign Seen.
Sharp reported the following American
survivors now in Paris: Edna Hale, Mrs
Wenzlick Warren, Mrs. Dorothy Hilton,
Edna Hilton. Gartrude Barnes, p. w.
Culbertson, Daniel Sergent, Samuel +.
Bemis. Mr. and Mrs. IL. s. Beer, John
II. Hearley, Mrs. Lillian Harde, Alice
Rugy Mrs. c. A. Fennell Miss Meme
Economus.
The following Americans, he said,
were reported as having landed in
England:
Messrs Drake. Hurley. Marshall, Pen
field George Croker, and Charles
Croker.
later press dispatch from Paris,
however. said all Americans had been
saved.
Senate and House leaders today indi-
Gated they penalized the gravity of the