The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-06-07
VAR LORDS STAFF AND ENTIRE
CREW OF VESSEL ARE SENT
TO BOTTOM
lAIeSI ACCIDENT DEALS ENG
LAND MOST SEVERE BLOW
RECEIVED in THE WAR
All Efforts To Locate Any Survivors
Proves Fruitless-Sketeh OF
kitchener's Career

LONDON. June 6. 1920 .. m.-The
news that Earl Kitchener. Secretary
iof war and his STAFF. who were pro
C.edinE TO Russia aboard the cruiser
hampshire. were lost OF the Orkney
Islands last night. was the most stun
hlhs biow Great Britain has received
since the war began.
This is the second shock the conn.
ny has sustained within week. The
other was when the newspapers an
peared Friday evening with the first
intelligence OF the naval battle in tha
North Sea In the form of list OF the
shlps lost. with virtually no intima-
non mat there was any compensation
IN me way OF enemy losses The bull
lcun telling of the death OF Kitchener
gave the country even a greater shock
Kitchener was the one outstanding
personality whom the people talked of
and believed In as great man. not
Wlthstanding newspaper attacks which
al former period OF the war threat
'hed 10 undermine his popularity and
the public confidence in him.
\ telegram from Admiral Sir John
Jellicoe, commander OF the fleet Civ
ing the bare facts. was received at the
Admiralty about II o'clock In the
morning. The first official announce
ment was issued at about 1870 in the
afternoon. Such news cannot be kept
enurely secret even for an hour Re
lore noon rumors were spreading. and
me telephones in the newspaper Of
hces were busy with INJURIES anxious
10 know whether this-One OF he
many reports circulating in these DAYS
OF tension-had any foundation. They
were told there was nothing in Il.
Jellieoe's Report
Admiral Jellicoe's report 10 the
Admiralty was as follows.
have TO report with deep regret
that His Majestic ship Hampshire.
captain Herbert J. Savin. Il. y. with
Lord Kitchener and his staff on
board. was sunk last night az about
r. m. 10 the west OF the Orkneys.
either by a mine or torpedo
-Four boats We're seen hy observers
on shore To leave the ship The wind
was northwest and heavy seas were
running. Patrol vessels and destroy
ers A. ONE proceeded 10 the spot and
party was sent alonc the coast 10
search. but some bodies and capsizcd
boat have been found up 10 the
present A. the whole shore has
been searched from the seward
greatly fear that there Is little hope
or there being any survivors
NO report as vet has been rcCeiv-
cd from the search party on shore
When the official announcement
finally was issued The fact spread
about London sometime teforr tho
newspapers could get into the streets.
There was crowd about fhn stock
exchanEo which required police r'-
serves 10 deal with The police told
everyone 10 move on. that there was
no thuth m the reports
At the same time another mass of
people wa assembling about the
government Offices iu Whitehall. All
the windows ~ the war office had
the curtains lowered That confirm
cd the ruwor beyond doubt Other
crowds gathered around he news
paper offices. when tho boys came
our with an armful of extras the PEG.
pie fen ON them and fought for the
papers In the course OF the after
noon the flags ON Mn buildings were
flown a. half staff
The foreign office was -addoned hy
the los Of one az lf- most valued
members. Hush James O.Beirnc .
while Sir Freder.ck Donaldson and
RriCadier General FNrrsIaw. OF th"
Ministry 81 Munitions We're known 10
bo men whom Do" nation could little
afford 10 lose
The fact that tho cruiser Hampshire.
with between 2uu and goo men had
sunk wa generally accepted simply
a. an unfortunate detail iu the days
news when = thousand go under
almost a. an incident 90 warfare and