Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-09

Boston, Oct. 8-The submarine arm of the Imperial German Navy ravaged shipping off the eastern coast of the United States today.
 Four British, one Dutch and one Norwegian steamers were sent to the bottom or left crippled derelicts off Nantucket Shoals.
 Tonight under the light of the hunt CTS moon, the destroyer fiotilla of the United States Atlantic deet was pick ing up passengers and crews of the destroyed vessels and bringing them into Newport, R. l. So far as known, there was no loss of life, though at a late hour the crew of the British steamer Kingston had not been ac- counted for.
 American Steamer Held Up.
 A submarine held up the American steamer Kansan, hound from New York for GenCa with steel for the Italian government, but ia+er on es- tabishing her identity, allowed the American to proceed The I[ansan came into Boston harbor late tonight for her usual call here.
 The hostile submarine is believed to be the U-53 which paid call to Newport yesterday and appeared at sunset. Some naval men, however declared that at least two submarines are operating close to the American shore though outside the tlree mile limit.
 The Ships Destroyed,
 The record Of submarine warning as brought to land by wireless des- patches, follows:
 British Frei5hter strathdene Torpe-
 doed.
 The Strathdene, British freighter torpedoes and sunk off Nantucket Crew taken aboard Nantuc!let Shoals lightship, and later removed to New port by torpedo boat destroyers. The vessel left New York yesterday fo1 Bordeaux and was attacked at a. m. West Point Sunk Off Nantucket.
 The West Point British freighter torpedoed and sunk off Nantucket Crew abandoned the slip in snal boats after E-a..l:1e@ shot from the submarines gun. Officers and mer were taken aboard s1 destroyer. The vessel was attacked ct 10:l5 a. m She was bound from London for New port News.
 Passenger Liner Sunk.
 Stephano, British passenger, liner plying regularly between New York Halifax and St. Johns, Newfoundland Torpedoed southeast of Nantucket while bound for New York. Reported still afioat late tonight. Passengers and crew numbering about 14G, were picked up by destroyer Palch anG transferred to the destroyer Jenkins and brought to Newport. The at- tack was at 30 p. m.
 Destroyer Searching for Crew.
 Kingston, British freigntor, torpe. doed and sunk southeast of Nantucket Crew missing and destroyer searching for them. This vessel is not account ed for in maritime registers and may be tho Kingstonian. The attack wat at s D. m.
 Bloomersdijk, Dutch freighter, tor. pedoed and sunk south of Nantucket Crew taken aboard a destroyer. Int steamer was bound from New Yorl for Rotterdam, having sailed las night.
 Norwegian Freighter.
 Chr Knudsen, Norwegian freighter torpedoed and sunk near where thu BloomersdiJi5 went down. Crew pick ed up by destroyers. The vessel sail ed from New York Saturday for Lon don.
 The sensation created yesterda! when the U-53 quietly sliped iDtt Newport harbor and as quietly slipped away three hours later was less thar the shock in shipping circles whe1 wireless reports of submarine attack began to come into the naval radit stations just before noon today.
 Within a few minutes the afr wa AIOIdlAy CudISSo W4LIl SjS'-L'lC1Cy al wireless messages of warning shot LII and down the coast.
 The submarine or submarines hac taken a position directly in the steam CT lanes where they could hordly mis- anything bound in for New York O. bound east from that port.
 Vessels Hurry Within Three Mil
 Limit.
 Vessels of the allied nations ant neutral bottome carrying contraban' of war scurried to get within the tl1re' mile limit of the American shore Several who were following the out side course shifted and made for tn inside lane. The Stephano of the Red Gross Line, however. was caugh outside the neutral zone. The des truction of this vessel was perhap the biggest prize of the day. Tn craft had been sold to the Russian government and would have teen uset as an ice breaker after her presen lrip.
 Frantic Appeal Sent to Halifax.
 Enrcushout the day and up to lat