Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-01
NUMBER Of PASSENGERS on BOARD
NOT DEFINITELY Determined
Only -Four Boat Loads Known to Have Left Vessel
Before She Went Down United States Consul
Robert McNeeley Among Passengers-Pers Took
4 on Boaid More Than 200 Persons ct Marseliles
and GiKsaltar. After Disembarkng Some Who
Sailed From London Destruction Of Persia May
Cause Renewed Trouble Between United States
and Austria.

T.ondon. Jan. 1.-The liner Persia was
sunk rhursday and most Of the pas
ssnxers and crew were lost RoDere
McNeeiey, American consul at Aden'
q Da.se.: IN the persia = 7S;t Y s sz7=t
The Persia was sunk in the eastern
afediterranean Off the island Of Crete.
A Ilyod dispatch says that most O.
the passengers and men on the Fer
ala were lost. Four life boats got ciear
before the Persia sunk.
III addition to DR.. McNeeley two
other Americans were passengers on
the Persia. Charles II. Grant was on
his way to Bombay: Edward Rhodes.
: school boy. was on his way from
Denver to 0ibralter. Rhodes propaDiy
landed at Gibralter and probably was
not on board It the time cf the sink
ing.
r. messaxe to Iloyds says the Per
~ wss on her way from London 70
sss 'sss s ~ .rsniiss,lA ard Oriental line sss
!. 81 sssas 400 6 Isl passengers =
saiIed from London on the Persia, ~ a
n,,mher u these landed at Gibralter.
Mnrseflle. or Malta, No 0fticiaI usT
ures are available.
II addition to the passengers who
sailed from London large NUMBER
embarked IT Marseilles. The total
ho0lred at this point was 2Sl. OI THESE
esrffv- seven were women and twenty
rvs were children. Lord Montague
was on the passenger list
Dstaiis lacking.
otf,ciaIs of the Peninsula and Orien-
tai line say they have received no de-
tails concernins the sinktng OF s. = the ne
Persia and do not know whether sne
received warning. @
These officials say they are unable 70
give any information concerning Amer
fcan cifixens on the Persia They say
the steamer carried large number OF
persons hut that no official figures are
available ~ yet.
& Mr. NcNeeley sailed from New York
for England on Nov. 81. on the Hol-.
land American liner Ryndam. Aafei-
low passenger was Robert Z. Skinner.
American consul general at London.
Mr. McNeeley was on his way 20 take
his first consular post. MT. skinner.
advised him 10 sail for the east by the
Dutch liine, hut the young man already
hadG engaged passage on the Persia
nc Persia was last reported at Malta
al Dec. 20. 4
Loss o. Life Heavy.
..v,,. !. s,erts,s,,la and Oriental Steam
ship Company stated late today that
NJ persia had left London Dec. ls. and
$40 sfo, Was sunk eff the island Of
lCrete. Only four boats got away from
!xse ahiu. These boats were picked up
NJ Z stearxor bound for Alexandria, and
- s,,ryiyors were expected there this.
T. rning. sss
srhe names Of the passengers have not
~ beSn. received. The companys.
xen,eut said II was feared that the
n sltfe willSba heavy.
m fneseaes from the admiralty TO the
sntncuia and Oriental Company
- 20 the definite announcement that
.tlS y sfsaraia " a frf pedoed.
y Sc passenger,
cane cane g a Boet lass.
o~ned in Lsndsn. et M
J, rhe Persia - = atsAmer Of 1874
stons sross. 13he wAs owned by the
PeninsnIa ana Ofientai Steamship
Company. .snfs London. She sailed from
nom hay, Nov. IL for London, and was
I1ast reported ~ leaving Gibralter on
Dxc. for London, where she arrived
robert n. McNeeley was appointed
eoissul at Alden, Arabia, in 1914...s q