Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-25
CHANNELB0ATS
is TORPEDOtD
Essex Had 1856 Passengers,
Including Americans,
On Board
ALL HANDS ARE SAVED
ALL HANDS ARE SAVED
Other Ships Meet Mishaps While
Plying Between English and French
Channel Ports

Sussex was torpedoed, according 10
dispatches received here, but reach
ed Boulogne under her own steam
John H. Hearley, of Albany, N. T..
was among the Americans aboard.
A few casualties occurred.
London, March 25-A patrol boat
has rescued the $50 passengers aboard
the Channel liner Sussex, badly dam
aged by an explosion, and is taking
them into Boulogne, according to a
dispatch from Dieppe today.
The crew is still aboard the Sus-
sex which was towed into Bouiogne
harbor at 9:40 this morning.
About twenty Americans were on
the Sussex. John H. Hcarlcy, a Unit
ed Press staff correspondent, who
left London yesterday morning for
Paris is believed to have been aboard
Of the $50 passengers, 27o were wo-
men or children.
London, March 25.-The channel
steamer Sussex, with 1856 passengers
and crew of 80, was torpedoed or
struck a mine off Dicppe last night.
According to statement issued by
the owners, the steamer was still!
aAoat at $50 o'clock and all aboard
are believed safe.
Announcement was made also last
night that the steamer Englishman,
of TIE fJorniniotl Line, had beer sunk
Lloyds states that so far IS survlv-
ors have been accounted for.
In addition to these vessels the
British steamer Fulmar and the Dan
ish steamship Christianssund have
been sunk, according to announce
mcnts made yesterday. All OF the
crew of the Danish vessel and Is OF
the crew of the Fulmar were rescued,
it is stated.
The Sussex left Folkestone at 1.20
o'clock yesterday afternoon flying the
French flag. She encountered mis-
hap somewhere off Dicppe at O'clock
last night. When the alarm was sent
out number of vessels in the vicinity
hurried to her assistance, while 9TH
ers rushed under full steam into
Dieppe harbor.
The Sussex is owned by the French
State Railroad, but is managed by
the Brighton Railroad. Before the
war She was employed in the night
service between Newhaven and Dleppe
! but after the outbreak of hostllities
her run was changed from Folkc
stone to Dieppe.
II think it probable that there were
a number of Americans among the
passengers of the Sussex" said Rob-
ert P. Skinner, the American Con-
sul-General in reply to question
"because in the last few days m!
office has vised passports for man!
Americans going to France"
At both the American Embassy
and the Consulate General there wer
rumors that the Sussex had beer
torpedoed, but neither had received
any details.
The Brighton Railroad last nigh
issued the following account OF th'
accident to the Sussex:
"The Sussex, sailing under f'rencl
flag in the Folkestone- -Dieppe service
met with a mishap somewhere Oh
Dieppe on her passage yesterday
There were 1856 passengers aboar'
and a crew of about so, but 1t Is I'm
possible at present to give furthe
particulars, nor is the passenger lis
available.
"At $50 o'clock last night tn
vessel was still afoat in charge OF
tug. It is assumed, therefore. tina
all the passengers were saved. ;.
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