Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-10-14

udy uiSHl.
At daylight Sunday she turned up
southeast of Nantucket and got in the
way Of the American steamer Kansan
Of the American-Hawail company,
bound from New York for Genoa by
way of Boston with freight
The Kansan was flying the Ameri-
can flag, She was stopped by the sub
marine at , 80 o'clock. Assured that
the Kansan was an American owned
vessel, the submarine later allowed her
to proceed
Satisfied Craft Is U-53.
Captain Smith of the Kansan report
ed that he had been stopped in wire
less message to the captain of the
Nantucket shoals lightship. He said
the submarine showed no colors. but
from his meager description of the
craft naval men were satisfied that it
was the U-j3.
A half hour later the submarine en-
cOuntered the Srathdene, command
ed by Captain Wilson and under char
ter by the French line A subsequent
message from the Nantucket lightship
stated that the Strathdene had been
sunk al six O'Clock ana that the crew
Of 100 men" were on the lghtship.
The steamer carried IA crew of "a.
so there was some doubt as to whether
the lightship had picked them all up
or had correctly reported. The
Srathdcne sailed from New York for
Bordeaux Saturday afternoon. She
was Of 4321 tons and 375 feet in
length. She was built in Greenwich in
1909 and was owned In Glasgow.
Pursuing her hostile course, the sub
marine next came up with the West
Point bound from London for Newport
News.
The fate Of the British freigh;er was
told in the following wireless dispatym
from her commander, Captain Harden,
to the naval radio station:
British steamer West Point. stopped
by submarine and fired upon; getting
boat ready. Position. 40 % north, 50
west. Get cutter"
Later messages gave further details.
One stated that the steamer was be-
ing shelled by the submarine when the
message was sent ut 11;15 Il. m. A
third message said that the vessel was
attacked at 10:4J, ten miles south Of
Nantucket This message caused
confusion regarding the exact position
of the freghter.
The steamer kansan picked up the
distress signals of the West Point and
proceeded to her assistance The Bos-
ton navy yard at 80 o'clock received
a message from the KanSan stating
that the West Point was sinking and
that the Kansan was going to her aid.
The disabled vessel was then 80 miles
distant and the Kansan was making -
knots.
Later private dispatch added the
information that the submarine, after
stopping the West Point, ordered the
crew into their small boats. The
crew abandoned the ship. which was
then torpedoed. II was in sinking
condition when last reported.
Meantime the American line steam
ship Philadelphia. which left New York
for Liverpool had gotten within the
war zone and on $. @. s. wireless mes
sage was received by her commander.
lie held his course for the east.
Other Liners in Danger
Within the immediate zone of pos
sble further operations by the U-53
are several transatlantic steamships
under registry of nations with which
Germany is at war. Also the Ameri-
can line steamer Philadelphia. with
passengers and Freight from New York
for Liverpool, is in the waters from
which reports of a German submarine
have come. and the Scandinavian
American liner FrcdeHk VIII is APP
preaching that part of The coast bound
10 New York from Copenhagen.
Better known among The vessels
subject because of their registry and
their present positions to the subma-
rinc menace. are the French liner Es-
pagne. from Bordeaux for New York !;
the Anchor liner Camerouia. bound to
New York from Glasgow and Liver
pool, and the Cunarder Alaunia, only a
few hours out from New York for Fal-
mouth and London other vessels Of
lesser size We're reported approximate
ly In the same waters
Most of these steamships have re-
ceived by wireless word sent broadcast
ny radio stations to all vessels of the
presence OF the German submarine of
thp Now ITnwtand enost
This message. as sent to steamships
of Great Britain's merchant marine.
was regarded as constituting orders to
change courses. The result was indi-
Gated in messages that this vessel or
that was swinging inShore 10 be re-
moved from possible contact with the
submarine and IA be within easy speed
ing distance of the three-mle zone Of
protection.
SHELLEO BY A SUBMARINE
German Subsea Boat Fires an 1 aNd,nd