The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31

Dcu WltIlOuG dIlllllS. MT. Frost's telegram to the embas< sy follows:
 "Fifty-two more survivors of tha Marina. landed at Castletown Piers Only 13 now missing, believed deads No less than 36 Americans aboard, of whom 16 saved at Crookhaven. There will probably be some American fatal- ities.
 Survivors state the vessel was tor~ pedoed without warning in heavy seas sank within ten minutes"
 Mr.Frost is obtaining affidavits from survivors and ascertaining how many Americans are amohg the Castletown survivors.
 The American embassy today receiv- ed a telegram from the American con- sul at Glasgow stating that the Marina left Glasgow Oct. 25, for Baltimore and Newport News with 50 Americans aboard. First reports sent out yester- day said that only 34 had been saved.
 A private telegram received today from Crookhaven by Robert P. Skin- ner, American consul general. says that among. the survivors from the Marina who were landed at Crookhaven are 16 Americans. One of them is Frank Howard Smith, a veterinary surgeon.
 According to the telegram received by MT. Skinner, survivors report that two boats containing 63 men left tho Marina at the same time and have not been accounter for.
 (This telegram evidently was sent before news had been received that 52 more survivors had landed at Castles town).
 The weather was unusually severe al the time Marina was sunk and has been since then.
 The Marina was first struck amid- ships. A terrific explosion occurred on the starboard side. The second tor- pedo struck the bow and the steams, ship went down almost immmediately in two parts. It is reported seven men were killed while attempting to get into the boats.
 ' Sailors saw the wake of a torpedo. according to these advices, and until the ship was struck thought it was Q fish.
 Washington, Oct. 31-Secretary Lansing said today that his reports on the destruction of the British ship Marina with probably loss of Anieri- can lives, still were too incomplete to permit of any conclusions or to allow hom to discuss the case. Fuller re- ports with affidavits of American sur- vivors have been ordered by cable.
 News despatches saying some of the survivors had seen the wake of Q torpedo and that the ship was struck twice added gravity to the situation.
 Officials noted, however, that ths British Admiralty was not prepared to say the ship was torpedoed and that Consul Frost's report yesterday said she was destroyed by gunfire.
 Aside from the first aspects of the case, officials made it clear that no could be drawn until all conflicting circumstances could be cleared up md evidence had been gathered in legal form. Ad- the case was viewed as moro serious than any time the destruction of the Sussex. It is the first involving loss of American life but the state department gave no evidence of ten- sion as it set aboutg athering the facts.
 MT. Frost was expected to secure affidavits from American survivors to- day or tomorrow and forward them He might be able to as- certain today whether any Americans were lost, it was believed.
 Less interest was displayed over Consul Frost's report that a German submarine had fired on boats contain- ing the crew of the British steamer abandoning the ship after she had been chased by the sub and crippled, but it was ad- mitted the vessel tried to escape. Some Americans were among the crew.
 President Awaits Facts
 Long Branch, N. J., Oct. 31-PreA- dent Wilson this morning was still without sufficient definite information the submarine attacks on vessels carrying Americans yesterday to enable him to reach . conclusion It was said here that he had given that as soon as conclusive i.