The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-10-09
Submarine from Germany Sunk Several Ships
Off Nantucket Lightship Sunday
SEEMS TO HAVE GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO ALL CREWS TO SECURE THEIR S--HNBER
Of VESSELS TAKING PART IN THE ATTACK NOT KNOWN
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Newport, Oct. 9.--No confirmation
had been received early this morning
of latest reports that nine allied and
neutral vessels had been sunk by a
German submarine or submarines off
Nantucket lightship yesterday. Six
were sunk. There was no loss Of life,
IL being reported that every vessel
was warned.
The crew of the British steamer
Kingston, which took to the boats, has
not been reported picked up.
The sea is calm and many destroy
ers are still in the vicinity. Two hum
dred and sixteen members of crews
and passengers have been landed.
SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN TWO SUBS
Boston, Oct. with a few addi-
tional reports available today the
story of submarine activity off Nan
tucket lightship yesterday was chang
ed only slightly from the first stories
received. If the Germans continued
y their work today, nothing has been
heard of it and it seemed likely they
are net SinEinG fnnre Ships
Secretary Daniels informed the
president that as far as he could as
certain all international laws had been
observed. The navy department how
ever is prepared to establish patrol
along the North Atlantic coast to see
that American neutrality is observed.
Six ships in all are positively known
To have been sunk, although the COM
mander Of the destroyer Ericsson re-
ported he understood nine had gone.
No names of additional vessels are
mentioned. The report that nine were
sunk is from no other source. The on
ly persons from the six vessels not ac-
counted for was the crew of the King
ston which took to the boats. Amer
ican destroyers have combed the calm
sea.
Stories Of the number of submarines
differed widely but many believed
\ there we're two It is assumed the
" U-53, which came to Newport Satur-
day was active. The survivors of
cne ship said they We're certain they
saw U-63 on another sub. AS far as
it lis known only six torpedoes were
fired. The U-53 carried eight.
AMERICAN DESTROYERS SAVED
LIVES
w Boston, Oct. 9.-The submarine arm
.of the Imperial German navy ravaged
shipping off the eastern coast of the
United States yesterday.
Four British, one Dutch and one
Norwegian steamer were sent to the
bottom or left crippled derelicts off
Nantucket Shoals.
Last night, under the light of the
hunters moon, the destroyer fiotilIa,
~ the United States Atlantic feet
was picking up passengers and crews
of the destroyed vessels and bringing
them into Newport, r. /.
CREW OF KINGSTON MISSING
J So far as known, there was no loss
0f life, though at late hour the crew
of the British steamer Kingston had
mot been accounted for. A submarine
held UP the American steamer Kan
sas, bound from New York for Genoa
with steel for the Italian government,
but later on establishing her identity
allowed her to proceed. The Kansan
came into Boston harbor late last
Knight for her usual call here.
The hostile submarine is believed to
W. the U-53, which paid a call to New
port yesterday and disappeared at
sunset. Some naval men, however,
declared that at least two submarines
are operating close to the American
ahore, though outside the three-mile
Limit