Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-27
DEATH LIST Of
SUSSEX DISASTER
CROWS IN LENGTH
More Than One Hundred Per-
sons Are Missing, Including
Several Americans Cap
tain Saw Torpedo,
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London. March ~ t2:5s %. no AL
though there IN stil some uncertainty
las To- the loss OF life in the disaster 70
/ the cross channel steamer SUSSEX last
Friday, there no longer rs any doubt
that he death list is much larger than
earlier adViccs indicated The latest
Figures compiled IN London show ash
many as t02 persons missing lnclud
ing five Americana
The SUSSEX had i3G persons aboafd.
Of whom tho following have been ae-
counted for
LANDED at Dover az landed at
Boulognc 2j0. dead ~ Boul0gne =.
dead at Dover, O. This D. the total nc
counted for
The list Of missing may be slightly
decreased by the fact that some Of the
passengers who landed continued their
journey without reporting safe.
How Casualties Occurred.
The casualties occurred in two ways
first In the explosion when the ship
was struck. and second by drowning
when two lifchoats capslzcd and only
Il few OF their occupants could be res-
cucd. Captain Mouffctt, together with
several Of the Officers ana a number
Of the passengers. asserts that the
Chip undoubtedly was torpedoed
Most of these witnesses, including
the captain declare they saw the tor
pedo approaching when II was at II
distance of about 100 yards Ptnfor-
tunatcly, they say, there was not time
enough 10 avoid it, although the cap
tain made an attempt TO effect the
escape OF his vessel b} a quick ma
neuYer.
The explosion killed or wounded
several men in the engine room and
some occupants OF the saloon directly
above IT, Injury to the wireless ap-
paratus prevented calls Tor help reach
ing the steamers in the vicinity and II
was several hours before assistance
arrived.
The Sussex now iics in shallow wa
ter IN Bouloeno harbor She viii not
be u total loss Most Of the damage
is above the water line The main
shock of the explosion was spent In
blowing off the forepnrt of the ship
The disaster is graphically described
by a Russian passenger, ! y. Lip
shart who says he ioticd down the
facts in regular sequence In his diary
WIN iAA'N iihl'Hftibt tliI NNHt SCI ~
Friday 1880 D. M. Left FoIkestone;
3 p m, torpcd0ed, boats launched
wireless broken 3l5 p. me- wireless
restored. some steamer seen, sailing
ship on horizon; $500 p. m, rain fall
Ing, llfoboats 800 yards away 8 D. M,
lifeboHts returning q. m, vessel re-
naming afloat, many passengers
asleep, all cilm; 1880 y. M French
trawler arrived from Bonlogne, wom-
On taken off torpedo boats arrived
saturday 1880 "a, m, wounded and
Officers taken ahonrd destroyer
The main facts ~ the disaster were
given by MI LipshmW. as follows.
TORPEDO shattered the fore part Of
the vessel, although she was travel
Ing very fast on an unusual course
between Fulostone ANA Dieppe There
was some loss Of life at the moment
OF the explosion During the launch
ing of the hoats a further loss follow
ed and nearly three hours later two
honis capallcd with more casualties
The remaining boats were recalled
aud the passengers taken back to the
shin. from which the first persons
were removed bN "a French truwler
half an hour before midnight