The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-06-06
Only CapSized Boat and Some
Bodies Found at Scene
Of Tragedy.
LITTLE HOPE THAT ANY
SURVIVE, SAYS JEllIC0e
Hero Of Khartum, in Charge
Of Army. Regarded as Eng
lands Greatest Soldier.

LONDON. June q. 49, Earl
Kitchener, British minister Of
war, and his staff were on
board the British cruiser
Hampshire which was sunk by
mine or torpedo off the Ork-
news. II is feared that all are
lost.
Admiral Jellicoe, commander
of the British grand fleet, has
reported to the admiralty the
loss Of the Hampshire with
Earl Kitchener and his staff
aboard.
Four boats were seen to
leye the Hampshire, but a
heavy sea was running. Only
a capsized boat and some
bodies were found.
Admiral Jellicoe reports
there is little hope that there
were any survivors.
Earl Kitchener was on his
way 10 Russia.
sunk h, Mine or Torpedo.
Admiral lellicp's report ~ the ad-
miNiiiy follows:
4 have iu report with deep regret
that ~, Mair.t,.s ship Hampshire.
Captain Herbert ! SHvil. X y, with
lord Kitchener and MI, staff IN board.
WIS sunk last night at about $ p m. TO
the west ~ the urkneys, either by q
mine ar n turpedo
Little Hope ~ survivors.
-Four boats were seen hy observers
on shore ~ leave The ship The wind
Wns northwest and heavy seas running.
Patrol vessels rud drslroyrrs 1T once
proceeded tu The spot and n party was
sent al'nc,idc me coast to search but
, uuly ,umo bodir, and cnpsiled boat
b have hcrn found up In the present. IA
The whole shore has been searched
from the seward greatly fear that
here b, little hopc n there being any
survivors
. No report has yct hccn received
: from the search PARTY on shore
N VI : Hampshire was on hes
, ,ay tp Russia
.Nud nov mo uis of me juu,nd naval
/. battle swings hEpir io Germany Rca,,y's
. ruli m0Iihri guns ma, ha,e mnk more
, ships nf tho limo than iIi Admiral
S,h'rrH hu' tho mines snNn hy ths
inIuiug r,uiou bath, squadron found
, ih' Hampshire and robh-d Great Rti,ain
' u' hrf man " hlnni and steel. Kitchen.
" cf More dfebdnsushts are building At
. H,tismouih and on tho TYNE. hut where
I, lH the cold. calculating hfain that viii
4 p'ck up The loose strands " tho ponder.
uut arm, that Kitchener has beaten into
fNhr' and drive ~ ihfrush 10 victotys
, T.'l 10 'h' 1u'fiion every Rtton 10
1fk.ur tail,
H wst counsH Meets
when me nsus vas received In ton.
Don. % meeting NJ ,hs Uri'i,h wat cour.
100 was mmrihirh called sir William
lnh'fisnn rhirf " the imperial staff.
who probably vni hccrme the head os
ihy war office. sf Edwafd Utey. Sec
fr'HrN frf fuf'iHn affairs. REGINALD Me-
\ k'nn'. chancellor ~ the cscheluer. and
!, David lln,d.GeofFc, minister ~ rnunis
tuns we're present ~ N. council
I, Accompanying Eatl Kitchener as HE
y staff we're
u Hush lsmss o'pslfne. iorrAer coun.
soilnr o' no nfiish embassy =, rs,ro.
rfai and former minister ~ sofia
90 \ lItieerd taH kiirhfnsrs pfi.
Nsff military rsrfsttrf
rHlaii,f General Tllcffhaw
q SIt Frederick pnnsldscn
on Way into Atlantic
The pfkns, islands nu Witch the
NJ Hampshire vent down, sfs ~ the North
,uasi of scotland The Hampshire vss
nm her wsv into the Atlantic and around
ihg NORTHERN end Of the scandinavian u
r3rihsia into the White Sea. Earl
Kitchener probably intended 30 dstsfh
4 NJ AfrhanFei
!, Nsvsl oincsfs think the Hamr.hlf.
struck mine because the cruiser ~ss
fsst one and the ssa vss rrueh. whlen
10 uuuf have made n dliilculi fof . suh.
marine mine ~ trrpsdn hsf
!. Bnolsrd', or.s.., se,dl.s
.t rsn Kitchener vat appointed secrs.
.r taf1 ~ sists f,f wsf on August a. 1874.
IN n fee days after uress pritsir's as<s
IN isfstion ~ var On Germany. Ne vNG
le fsesfied - Fruisrd's greatest se1(ouy
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