The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-09

eminent radio Sldllon dl Nc"PO' -
r. L., and Immediately Rear Ad-
miral Albert GIeaVes, command or
of the Destroyer fIotiIla or the
American fleet, ordered virtually
all of his ships to the rescue. The
West Point gave her position as
so miles southeast Of Nantucket,
but the navy officials questioned
the accuracy of this and said that
later reports indicated that the
vessel was not more than ten
miles off shore. The weather was
thick this afternoon, and it was
expected that the crew would not
be brought into Newport before
midnight.
The booming of the submarines
guns, apparently fired in warning,
was distinctly heard at Nantucket.
But where the submersibIe was at
the moment these reports were
heard was pure speculation. It
was plain, however. that she had
placed herself in the lane Of pas
senger and freight traffic, and ter
rorized shipping along the coast.
Warning Sent Out.
In flash after the first distress
slanaIs of the West Point were
sent broadcast, wireless messages
were sent up and down the coast,
and far out to sea, warning every
thino afIoat that a German ship
was operating in the steamer lane.
Every vessel equipped with wire
less was warned to make for the
three.n1iIe zone, and the command
ers of merchant vessels Of the en-
tente allies lost no time in shift
ing their course.
Those that were following what
is known as the outside course
turned to the inside course, that
would bring them closer to Amer
lean land. The passenger steam
er Stephano, which plies regular
ly between New York and St.
Johns, N. F., was bound west and
was due off Nantucket tomorrow
morning. When her British COM
mander received his warning he
shifted his course to bring his
vessel within the inside lane.
British consular officers along
the New England coast who had
been advised by the British en-
bassy to warn British shipping
against the U.53 upon her appear
ance at Newport yesterday, re-
newcd their caution on learning
that the submarine had gone into
action.
Something like a panic pos
sessed the minds of shippers in
this city and all other points along
the coast when the first reports
of the torpedoIng was received
from the radio station. The sto-
ries regarding the U-53 which ap-
peared in the Sunday papers had
aroused much speculation as to
her mission, and the news that she
had attacked British vessels trav-
eled fast. Anxious inquiries were
made at the newspaper offices
from seemingly almost everyone
who had a friend on the water or
owned j share Of stock in ner-
chant bottom.
The Frederick WILL, Of the
Scandinavian American line,
which is bringing home the Amer
lean ambassador to Germany,
James w. Gerard, and Mrs. Ger
ard, was six hundred miles east of
New York at noon to-day. Assur-
ance that the ambassador and his
wife were on a neutral vessel was
given to inquiring friends by the
press.
Radios Closed.
The radio stations which at first ha
given to the newspapers the news c
he torpedoing and were slowly gatf
ring additional facts, were suddenl
closed 10 the press by an order fror
he navy department at Washington
t was explained t h t eyerythin
earned by government stations mus
,e transmitted to the navy depar
nent before being made public.
Particulars Of the attack, however
continued to come from merchan
'essels to commercial wireless plant
lot controlled by the government an
through observers on shore.
The C-53, which anchored for thre
lours ashore in Newport harbor yes
erday afternoon which Commando
Ians Rose sent ashore cOrreSpor
Ience from Germany for the Germal
Count Won Bernslorfi
nd exchanged official calls wit
2ear-Admiral GleaveS and and Rral
Admiral Knight, Conmandant Of tn
Bay station. slipped gu
# the harbor and submerged just in
ide the three mile limit at 10
o'clock last night.
At daylight today she turned u
outheast of Nantucket and cot il
he way OF the American steamer Kan
an OF the AmeriCan.Hawaian con-
,any, bound from New York fo
ienoa by way of Boston, with freight
reicht. The EanSan was flying tn
american flag. she was stopped b.
he submarine at $50 o'clock. A.
ured that the KanSan was IN Amer
vessel. the submarine late
Flowed her 10 proceed.
Captain Smith Of the kanSan, rC
ported that he had ben stopped, in
wireless message TO the captain OF tn
IantuCket Shoals light$hip. He salt
he submarine showed no colOrS, bu
rom his meagrn description Of III
raft naval men were satisfied tha
t was the lbs.
A half hour later the submarine
encountered the Siralhdrnc, com
handed by Captain Wilson. and undo
harter by the French line.
Strathdene Sunk.
4 subsequent message from TIT
Nantucket lightahip stated thar I'M
,trathdcnc had been sunk At + o'clucI
his morning and that the crew q
twenty men" were on The lichrShip
The steamer carried crow of "a. $,
here WAS some doubt as 10 whcthn
ne lichr:hip had picked them all III
n had Incorrectly reported. TIN
sailed from New York 70
Bordeaux Yesterday aftrrnOnn Shr
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