The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-07
TORPEDO OR NINE
RESP0Ns|BLEFOR
LATEST DISASTER
Bodies of Noted Officials Not
Yet Found But Hope Is
Banished.
HAMPSHIRE is SUNK OFF
WEST ORKNEY ISLANDS
War Council Called and Posi-
BILE Successor Is Being Dis
cussed-PoIice Reserves Re-
quIred to Control the Crowds
War Council Called and Posi-

LONDON, June 6.-Admiral Jelli-
co reported to the Admiralty today
the Cruiser Hampshire. with Earl
Kitchener. war minister, and his staff
aboard had been sunk by a torpedo
or mine off West Orkneys. There is
little hope for any survivors. Four
poats We're seen from shore to leave
the sinking cruiser. A heavy sea was
running and only capsized boats and
bodies have been found so far.
The war minister was en- route to
Russia.
Admiral Jellico's report to the Ad-
'miralty follows: 81 have to report
with deep regret that His Maiesty's
ship, Hampshire, Captain Herbert J.
Savill, R. N. with Lord Kitchener
and his staff on board was sunk last
night at about 8 o'clock to the west
OF Orkneys, either by mine or torpe-
do
-Four boats were seen to leave the
ship. The wind was northwest and
heavy seas were running. Patrol
vessels and destroyers at once pro-
ceeded to the spot and a party was
sent along the coast to search but
only some bodies and capsized boats
have been found up to the pres
ent
"As the whole shore has been
searched from seaward l greatly fear
that there is little hope of there being
any survivors"
No report has yet been received
from the searching party on shore.
Accompanying Earl Kitchener on
the Hampshire were Hugh James
OBierne, former councillor of the
British Petrograd embassy and for
mer minister to Sofia; o. A. Fitzger-
aid, Kitchener's private military sec
retary; Brigadier General Ellershaw;
Sir Frederick Donaldson.
A war council was called immedi-
ately after the news of the sinking
of the Hampshire was received. News
paper reporters at the war office who
had not heard the news, announced
that neither Earl Kitchener nor Pre-
mier Asquith were present.
There has been no recent report of
Lord Kitchener's movements. He was
last mentioned in cable ditpatches Fri
day when he went to Westminster
Palace to be questioned by members
of the house of commons who were
dissatisfied with the conduct of the
war. No intimation was given he in
tended to leave England. Orkney
Islands, off which the Hampshire sunk
are off the north coast of Scotland.
The Hampshire was on her way into
the Atlantic around the northern end
of the Scandinavian peninsular into
the White Sea. Lord Kitchener prob
a%'sr intended to debark at Archangel
Thd. Hampshire was one of the Devon
shire class of six cruisers built in
1903 Normally she carried 655 men,
Her displacement was 10,850 tons. She
was 450 feet long. The armament was
four rs inch guns; six inch; two 12
Founders; twenty-three pound guns.
The Hampshire had two torpedo
Yslbes and cost S4,250,0 900. She had
been used as a scout boat and for car
rying officials on various missions.
The Hampshire was too old to take
part in the fighting line. When the
war began the Hampshire was in the
far east and it was reported she was
worsted in fight with German ships
in the South China Sea.
Reports today indicate that Sir
William Robertson. chief of the I'M
perial staff, may be named to succeed