Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-17


W"dnesday for III. River Plate. and
was I" have stopped at Falmouth for
additional passengers and freight.
Early this morning wireless distress
calls from the steamer were received
at the Hook Of Holland and torpedo
boats and other craft rushed 10 her as
sstancc. Some Of these boats reached
The steamer before she sank. and took
OFF passengers and members of the
crew. while others picked w survivors
from TIL" ships hoais in which they
had taken rcfu:" after the explosion.
IN SINKING CONDITION NEAR
NOOHDIINDER LI:II'TSHIP
Tie first flashes from the liner said
sh" had been torpcdoed, and WAS in :,
sinking condition near the Noord-
hinder Lightship. Later mcssa es
credited the disaster to the vessel
coming in contact with "a miuc Until
fun details OF the sinking Of The
steamer are u; hand. il Will bc inn
possible 10 say a,t.!tely what wa the
cause.
Among the American passengers said
IL have been on board the Tubantia
was Richard Schiilinr. described as AN
American consul. ana his wife and
daughter.
Seventy survivors Of tn. disaster
were taken into Flushing. Holland. by
two torpedo boats. Others took refuge
on board tn" lightship, while still
others were picked up by Dutch and
Sw edish steamer. rms. .rriyinr -,
Flushing said the explosion occurred
at ":30 O'Clock this morning, jus, as the
Tubantia was about 10 drop anchor
( Opinions among them varied as 10
whether the vessel had struck = n,ipa
ar been ,ornajo.,I hy . suhn,.,,
WIRELESS opru ,rnI
TELLS uE, DIS ,srI:,,
one dispntcb said ..so,,. .r,,ri,..rs
and German vou,,u" v.rc a,,,r.. ,h.
passengers wireless ,,,ss,o. Pee.
cciyed lasr ,irbr "a, y,nridor ,1.
..ruhautia torp.docd ana los, An
now leaving shin win r,r,,iu nor.,
worry" IL was signed .ETrs, yir.I,.ss
Operator"
The vessel j. und.rstonJ "a have
carried forty-twu nrs,-class passengers
thirty-threc second class ,igh, third
class and a crew OF 200
The Amsterdam. correspondent of th.
Centra! News iclr.gnpucd that IN. sli,
WAS tnrpcdo"d without warning aud
there We're three Americans oii board,
Richard SchillmG, American consul;
Emma Schiiliug and Carmen SCh!liimg
Later advices said there was no person
"f The name ri SchillinS IN the con-
suIar service OF the United states.
The steamship. which is OF lt,Or0
tons gross. left Amsterdam yesterday
Tor EucnoS AIRES with passengers and
Il cargo Sh" was TO nave stopped al
faimouth ana peninsula" ports, where
'he majority OF the passengers were 10
nave oeeh taken aboard.
DUTCH TORPEDO-HuATS
HlHRf no RESCUE
\ lifc-saviuc boat has left the JooI,
Of Holland 10 search for IA. sinking
vessel. and Dutch torpedo-hoa,s hur-
ric,i 10 the rescue of In. shir.s n,s
scr.crs in the lifeboats
Dispatches from The Hague gay lin.
Dutch Ministry Of Marine has received
information that two Of the rubantio' =
boats with survivors reached Noord-
hinder lightship The Dutch steamship
kraka:au passed another Dutch s,came,
which had many survivors on board.
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