The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02
SUSSEX TORPEDOED,
SURVIVOR INSISTS
Edward Marshall Says German
submarine Surely Sank
Channel Liner.
SAW METAL FRAGMENTS
Also Declares That Rescue
Vessel Carrying Victims
Was Attacked.
SAW METAL FRAGM ENTS
ny EDWARD MARSHALL.


LoNpoN. April 1.-The Sussex was
torpedoed by a Germa submarine. the
German governmental statements to the
contrary notwithstanding.
! was u passenger on the sussex and
have been given rather unusual facilities
for getting information. ! am in a po-
sition to state positively that pieces OF
the torpedo which did the CHASTITY work
were blown into a wrecked boat OF the
Sussex and have been found. one ~ in
the hands of the French Government.
xnothcr is in the possession OF the Brit
"a Ndmiralty. As y matter of fact. |
saw the latter hit before | left the Sus-
sex. although for good reasons ! did not
mention the circumstances in my earlier
despatch to THE SuS.
Thus it lies IN the power OF the
American Government To get absolute
proof Of The falsity Of Ambassadors Won
Bcrnstorfr's contentious that the sussex
struck a mine. She was torpedoed.
am further authorized to state. nv
high official authority, thtt while the
4, iorpedo boat destroyer which acted n
a rescue ship Was carrying us to Dover
Il WAS fired at twice by submarines II
would De lli1ltut W lliidSIlf ~ IH'
cedule more entirely heartless. the
it'll. craft. as th. Gerinaus doubtless
knew. had taken off the ~setiouSi.
wounded. whom IL had been difficult &c
transfer to tn" French tug. which al
ready had born" away some SURVIVOR
To have sunk her as she sped shore
ward. quite obviouyay intent on her hu
name mission, wouh Ice an act quite a.
inhuman as would another shut hret
into the bleeding hull OF the innocen
little sussex herself. II designed TO
no other purpose ,han the further slaugh
ter Of women. children and other non
cumbatauts. Including twenty-five Amer
leans. Vet torpsdoes were aimed NJ IN
tiny rescue ship while two wounde
civilians lag dying in the destroyer
hunks.
The impression made on Americans il
Europe 10y this Incredible assault on
~def.nc.,ass passenger ship actually am
hahitually carrying more women and chi
dren than men and bearing no munition
uf war has been profound. Last wee
there were many neutral Americans u
London. To-day it would ne hard Il
find one.
Tn. sussex episode. save only IN on
degree. was IS revolving A. the destruc
ton 81 IN" Lusitan.a. II stirred all Amer
icaus | know here<" a heat Of indisna
ton they have uOtVf"lt since the pteii
u.ng Of the war. My rooms III Fleming
Hotel have been the scene OF sc\era
indignation meetings Night before las
there was brought me a copy OF AN en-
phatic telegram which was sent to Free
ident Wilson by surviving American pas
scngcrs.
II is true tint NJ American is dea
a. q result OF tie turpcdoiug. but thu
as q matter 81 fact. would add 10 III
. strength OF an American protest. Accord
p ing 20 the theory of most experts !
e. International law. had one ~ Us be.
, slaughtered an American protest woul
nav" been a governmental ne'.ssii,
enforced by political sNigenci"s. No
that no American Is dead, a firm an
.mphatic protest would generally be r.
. gtrlrd by the non-Eufupcan word 4
T An ,Npr.ssion Of the highly al'ruist
Am,ric,nism which 80 Won the admir-.
/. ,iou Of the world when II freed cub
p and wsuId du more thdn anything | "a
u think Of to restore Americas %tutier!r
. prestige Ia Europe ln'id"n'ally,
j would make travelling Americans III
S myself feel mi"e onufor'thl" in IN" 20
g session of their passports.
George IT ''rock"r Jr, j. better. b
t has mo-, rogaiuci CONSEQUENCES Wild
-. peniield is doing we'll. Joshua
Arnltagc has returned Ia London, pra
tically recovered. Reports regarding It
i condition Of Prof. I. Mark Baldwin AT
J. his wife and daughter ar" favorable.
Their, hav, been several deaths amor
n messengers Of other u~ationalities. Al
IN. fatalities Of the Sussex will he Il
n HIGHER ,h.n | estimated in my first de
d patch. They certainly viii be more IN;
= a hundred