The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-10-13
Three British and Two Neutral
Vessels Sent TO the Bottom.
Attack Made Off Man.
tuckef Shoals.

Newport, r. l., Oct. st was re-
ported early today that a seventh shin
nad been sunk. Her identity was un-
ehown out destroyers were searching
for her.
Boston, Oct. S.-The submarine arm
of the Imperial German navy ravaped
shipping off the eastern coast of the
United States today.
four British, one Dutch and one
Norwegian steamer were sent to the
potion or left crippled derelictS off
| Nantucket shoals.
>lonlght, under the light of the hunt
ers moon, the DESTROYER hotilla of the
| United States Atlantic fleet was pick
ing up passengers and crews of the
| destroyed vessels and bringing them
INTO Newport, Il. |.
so Tar as known there was no loss
OF lie, though at a late hour the crew
| of the British steamer Kingston had
not been accounted for
A submarine held up the American
steamer kanSan, bound from No,,
York for Genoa with steel for the
Italian government, but later. on cS
tabliShing her identity. allowed her tn
proceed The kanSan came into Bos-
ton harbor late tonight for her usual
call here
lhe hostile submarine iS believed to
be the U-53, which paid Il all to New
port yesterday and disappeared at
sunset. Some naval men, however,
declared that at least two submarines
are operating close to the American
shore. though outside the three nil.
limit
The record of submarine warfare.
as brought to land by wireless dis
patches, follow:
The Ships Attacked.
The Strathdene, British freiphtcr.
torpedoed and sunk off Nantucket.
Crew taken aboard Nantucket shoal,
lightship and later removed to New
port by torpedo boat destroyers. The
Strathdene left New York yesterday
for Bordeaux and was attacked at 6
a. m. +,
The West Point, British freighter.E
torpedoed and sunk off Nantucket
Grew abandoned thes shin in small,
boats after q warning shot from the
lsubmarine,s. gums. Officars- and men
were taken aboard destroyer. The.
vessel was attacked at 1O:45 a. m.
She was bound from London for New-
port News, Va.
The Stephano, British passengc-
liner, plying regularly between New
York, Halifax and st. Johns, N. p.,
torpedoed southeast of Nantucket.
while bound for New York. Reported
still aftoat late tonight. Passengers
and crew. numbering about 14O, were
picked up by the destroyer Drayton
and brought to Newport. The at
tack was made at 4:30 y. m.
Searching for Crew.
The Kingston, British freighter, tor
pedoed and sunk southeast of Nan
tucket. Crew missing and DESTROYER
searching for them. This vessel is;
not accounted for in maritime re,;is-
ters, and may be the Kngstoniar. The
attack occurred at D. m.
Bllomersdiik, Dutch freighter, tor
pedoed and sunk south Of Nantuckc,
Crew taken aboard DESTROYER. The
steamer was bound from New York to
Rotterdam, having sailed last night.
The Chr Knusden, Norwegian
freighter, torpedoed and sunk nea..
where the Bilomersdijk went down.
Crew picked up by destroyers. The
vessel sailed from New York Sa:-
urday for London.
| Inc sensation created Yesterday
when the U-53 quietly slipped into
Newport harbor and as quietly slipnah
away three hours later. was less than
the shock in shipping circles when
wireless report of submarine attacks
began to come into the naval radio
stations just before dav today.
Air Filled With Warnings.
Within few minutes the air was
literally charged with electricity as
wireless messages of warning we're
broadcasted along the coast
The submarine. or submarines, had
taken position directly in the steam
er lanes where they could hardly miss
anything bound in for New York. or
bound east from that point.
Vessels of the Entente Allied ma
tions and neutral bottoms carrying
contraband of war scurried to get
within the three-mile limit of the
American shore. Several that were
following the outside course shifted
and made for the inside lane. The
Stephano, of the Red Cross Line, how
ever was caught outside the neutral
zone. The destruction of this vessel
was perhaps the BIGGEST prize of the
day. The craft had been sold to the
Russian government and would have
been used as an ice-breaker after her
present trip.
Throughout the day and up to late
tonight none of the patrolling fleet
maintained by the British and French
to protect their own shipping and
American ships carrying munitions cr
war had been sighted. Frantic appeals
were sent to Halifax, but for a time
the commander of the British naval
station there refused to divulge what
steps were being taken to meet the
submarine attack.
BOX SUPPER.