The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-10-30
THE SUBMARINE
ISSUE MAY BE-.
REVIVED BY Il.
Washington Autho r ities
Have Ordered Thorough
Investigation.
SHIPS BOATS SHELLED.
Rowanmore May Have Tried
to Run Away From
Submarine.
SHIPS BOATS SHIELDED.
(By Associated Prc.a,

Wy HsSOCldIeu preU1l
baasy today received a report Arm,
Wesley Frost. American consul 81
queenstown, that the British steam
snip Marina had been torpedoed with
It is believed that a number Of Am.
orleans were on board. Ta
Only 81 members OF the crew Of
lo4 have been picked UP and landed
ut Crookhaven, Ireland, -
The Marina which had been an.
gagged In transatlantic seryice was
vessel Of 5,204 tons gross and ibuiii
IN 1900. She was last reported a.
having arrived in Glasgow, October
III after having sailed from Newport
News on September 81. Mr.. FroSf
is now procuring affidavits from sur
vivors. ss1s
A report on the sinking on Octobef
20 OF the British steamship row
more also was made to tho American
embassy today by Mr.. Frost who stafes
tnat the vessel was torpedoed, sew
en- americans, including five Filipinos,
were on board the Rowanmore.
Several OF them have given Mr..
frost affldavits stating that sub
marine shelled the life boats while
they were being lowered and attn
they were clear Of the ship Withoui
causing loss Of life. .-a--.--.s...i-;....s-1,I
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Oct 90
There were 30 Americans on the Hrit.
ish ship Marina reported torpedoed
without warning In today's dispatchel
from London, when she sailed froni
Newport News. The Americans Were
assigned here as horsemen. They ara
all white and gave their homes az IN
various sections Of the United States.
Local agents for the owners Of ths
Marina say cabled advices reported
the vessel leaving Glasgow for New
port News on October Is In ballast, .
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3o,-Destruc.
ton OF the British horse transport
Marina by German submarine with.
out warning with possible loss OF Am.
erican lives and the endangering ,ol
lives Of seven American citizens 10
the submarine attack on the British
freighter Rowanmore, reported from
Queenstown. today by American Con.
sui Frost contained possibilities Of
reviving the submarine issue between
the United States and German. In.
vestigation, officials realize, NAV. DIS.
close that there has been NO VIOLA
ton Of German pledges to the Unitel
States.
Nevertheless the first report incom.
plete and transmitted by the Amert
can consul as provisional" caused
some uneasiness.
The report on the obstruction ioi
the Marina referred to the shin al
British horse transport. II It turns
out that she was in fact In the trans.
port service OF the British government
1t may be found that a mixed crew
OF British and American horse ten.
ders could claim none Of the fnmun.
ity attack without warning that iat.
taches to a merchant ship.
Orders were dispatched at once to
gather all information to determine
the status of the Marina and her
crew. n
Although no American lives were
lost in the submarine attack on th(
Rowanmore and the ship altered hei
own status II she made an Sttempt to
escape officials were disturbed by the
report that the boats were shelled
after they had cleared from the abans
doned ship. The facts are expected
to be determined by investigation
which was ordered to begin at once. 4