The Washington herald., 1916-10-10
Cruisers Reported sunk.


; Cruisers Reported sunk.
/ Sensational reports were ahoat tonight
that the U-s3 and her undersea mate had
directed an even more terrible blow
against the allies than that Of yesterday,
when they destroyed 5000 tons OF ship
ping and millions OF dollars worth OF
cargo.
| From the Nantucket graveyard came
the rumor that the U-boats had crowned
their work Of destruction by sinking three
I OF the allies cruisers which have been
pursuing them ever since the FIRST wire
1 less warning spUttered into Halifax.
These reports were discounted late to-
night by Admiral Gleaves, IN command
| OF the United States torpedo boat hotiIis-
! Word Of the presence OF the supply
ship which accompanied the little raiders
from across the sea has already been
sent IN oficisl form to washInEton.
| Today Collector Of the Port William X.
| Wolcott- Of Providence. was instructed by
Washington to investigate whether any
yacht or other vessel had put into New
port which might have acted a. a supply
ship for the commerce raiders
Collector Wolcott investigated and wired
back that he could find nothing 20 sub
stsntiste this belief
Allied Vessels waiting.
| Combing the waters OF Nantucket to-
night is q feet OF English and French
battleships and cruisers
Sink the submarines on sight are
their instructions All the United states
destroyers have been ordered 70 return
J TO port Admiral Gieaves said tonight:
our work is done" the admiral s1fs
We are now convinced that only r-z
ships were sunk and that there vas 10
loss Of life.
] "A Grezlr s+oa--x- .g-1-.z - a.
lvfVors Of the StrsthdFhe aad . Cr rz
20 t5-E York t-sIsp steamer 70
the crew OF the Kingston and &
proceeding TO New York"
From the stories Of survivors there
be pieoed together in detail the dre-
events enacted OF the Nantucl-r- s. ne
LightsiiP yesterday.
Identity Established.
They establish beyond all doubt -
| Identification OF one OF the German r-.e-
marines as the U-s5. under cornrars -
the intrepid captain. Rose. The s. u
! raider-it is now believed there We
! two-was Of an entirely different 4
and appeared 10 be Cf older const-u --'r-.
! The J-S3 WAS painted white. She --
/ fined her operations TO that De-Iod z =
day before O'Clock in the afternoon -I,r
] other submarine OF bsttleShip gray. .s1.II
third the size Of the U-55. conc -uSes
the days work Both claimed an ra-fsf
number Of victims
! II there was a third submarine rs pre-
. viously reported. nothing ~ re- des --ir-
I tion has reached here. Neitrc- has fNr-.
/ been received the sIiEhtst Information -
/ to the identity OF three vessels which
Capt Blanchard. Of the Nan'ucI5ct IfrA..
ship reiterstes were also sent to tho bot
tom.
] Capt Clifton Smith. o. ~. Rel
Z Cross liner StephsRo. says the sub
marines were accompanied by a mother
I ship. This statement is borne out by
more than a score Of survivors and
bluejackets aboard the destroyer 10
tills engaged in the work OF rescue.
Expect Ions Warfare.
The presence Of such a craft opens a
new line OF conjecture over the posFs-
I bilities Of activity b- tho KaIser's
undersea craft in this vicinity. Naval
/ officers here attach the greatest I'M
portance 10 Capt. Smiths story. They
see in IL a prolonEation Of the sub
marine warfare against the commeros
/ of the allies
! This also probably explains why
Capt. Rose paid such q short visit 20
! this port. during which he took on
neither fuel Hor provisions with
mother ship ever ready TO rcpleuIsh
her stores. the submarines Csn ~tay
! indefinitely on this side OF the ocean
and continue their attacks al any
time
/ Admiral Gleaves has no ohfcIaI infor-
nation that the submarines were accom-
I panied by a tender. The admiral sad he
I had no reason to believe there was more
I than one raider from the reports SUBJ
mitted to him by captains OF the destroy
ers that arrived in the hsrbor carly this
morning.
! Admiral GIeaves received the newspaper
men aboard his flagship. the Birmingham,
this afternoon. He declared that In no
instance had the German submarines vio-
lated the neutrality law Of this country
or overstepped the bounds Of naval war
/ fare as set down by international law.
! The admiral intimated this would be
the substance Of his report to the Navy
Department at Washington. II apparent
ly dispels all doubt as TO this country's
course In any negotiations arising out OF
yesterdays raid.
Seventeen Landed.
Before noon today seveFteen nonde-
script individuals were landed st the long
wharf from the destroyer Jenkins. AZ
/ though not survivors Of the torpedoed
ship. the tale they told was none the less
1 thrilling.
From Nantucket Llghtship Sunday they
were witnesses Of all that took plAos
within range Of their vision
The men were the oficers and the crew
| n the nshing smack Victor and Ethan
Their ships repose on the bed Of the
! ocean fifty u1iles from Nantucket
Capt. Herbert Nickerson and fis crew
were In the small boat mile or 50 disS
| tant Saturday morning at II o'clock when
| the Harry Luckenbach. Of New York.
bound for ssionin with gasoline, oame
| plonshing through the fog and struck
the Victor and Ethan smidships. Tbs
lighter boat sunk within q few minutes
Capt. NicSerson and his men were con-