Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-09

the frelghter Kingston were reported
adrift at sea in open boats the fact
that the weather was mild and the
sea calm made it seem probable that
they would be rescued within a few
hours by some of the searching craft.
OF the, passengers of the Stephano,
thirty were American tourists re-
turning from New Foundland and the
Canadian maritime provinces. All
came through their rough experience
without injury, according to officers of
the American destroyers, but lost
nearly all their effects. Some were
able to save few Valuables, but their
baggage went down with the ship.
Passengers Taken on First
Lieutenant Commander Miller, of
the Ericsson which picked up some
or the boats from the Stephano, said
that no attack was made by the sub
marine on this vessel until after all
on board had left the ship. When the
Ericsson arrived at the lightship,
Commander Miller observed a sub
marine about a mile distant and al
most Immediately heard three shots
from the bow gun of the submarine.
Through the haze he could dimly
make out the Stephano, the object of
attack None of the shots struck the
ship and probably none was aimed
directly at her. The Stephano hove
to Immediately and sent a message to
the Ericsson saying please take off
our passengers"
Before Commander Miller could
get his boats to the side of the
steamer she had loaded all her pass
engers in her own boats from which
they were taken on board the de-
stroyer within five minutes. The
Stephano was still af1oat when the
destroyer left, but was reported later
as sunk by torpedo.
Care For Refugees
The Ericsson brought here 25 wo-
men and ten children, while the de-
stroyer Balch brought 60 others from
the Stephano, including passengers
and members of the crew. Eighteen
of the women were landed at the gov
ernment pier by permission of the
Health Department, and were taken
in automobiles to the homes of Gov
ernor r. Livingston Beeckman, Mrs.
French Vanderbilt and Arthur Curtiss
James, former commodore of the New
York Yacht Club.
Gave Proper Warning
DR.. Andrews, who is connected with
the Grenfell mission, was one of the
home of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
DR.. Andrews was on his way to New
York. In describing his experience
DIR. Andrews declared that the Ger
mans gave the boat proper warning
and then stood by until all of the
passengers had been taken off.
"Officers of the United States tor
pedoboat destroyer which had arrived
in time to take care of the passengers
of the Stephano visited the steamer"
he said, ito make sure that all of the
passengers and crew were safe. Then
members of the German crew boarded
her and opened her water cocks" He
said no torpedo was discharged.
While the Germans were engaged in
disposing of the Stephano, a Dutch
vessel, probably the Bloomersdijk,
was standing short distance away,
like a steer to be slaughtered" in
the words of DR.. Andrews She had
been warned by the submarine to hold
up as her turn was coming next
DIR. Andrews praised the work of
the American warships which went to
the assistance of the distressed ves-
sells. He said they gave every possible
assistance to the distressed passengers
and when they were taken aboard the
destroyers, showed them every
courtesy.
Lost Personal Belongings
Mrs. Henry B. Wilson, of Williams
town, Mass, said that the passengers