Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-09

Il r1Rnt and teft, swift, VICIOUS blows,
1.-THE German submarine us, which
called in at Newport. Rhode Island.
Saturday 10 send letter 10 Count
Won Bernstorff." sent six and possibly
! seven vessels to the bottom of the
sea within ten miles of Nantucket
Shoals Lightship. between sunrise and
sunet yesterday.
i But for the aid rendered b. Ameri-
can destroyers rushed to the assist
ance Of the torpedoed vessels by the
naval authorities al Newport the loss
i of life might have been appalling AS
lit is. although no definite information
has been received, il is feared that
the crew of one of the stricken YES
sells has persisted. No trace of her
boats has been reported.
Women end Children Suffer -
Four destroyeTs reached Newport
early this morning. with 21S persons.
men, women and little children, pas
sengers on some of the destroyed
steamers. These destroyers reported
that the seventh vessel, as yet uniden-
titled, has been sunk by the subma-
| rine.
In the afternoon the destroyer
Balch brought to port the passengers
and crew of the s. S. Stephano. $40
in all
Rear Admiral Gleaves, commandant
of the naval station at Newport. acted
promptly as soon as ne had word Of
the first attack, issuing orders that
sent flotilla of torpedoboats and
destroyers flying to the locality where
the ships were being sunk.
The American-Hawaiian liner Kan
san was stopped early yesterday
morning by the submarine. which she
believes to have been the U-53, and
after a short delay was allowed to pro-
coed upon her voyage.
Death List of STEAMERS
The vessels attacked and sunk by
the submarine were:
STEPHANo, CAPTAIN SMITH,
2144 NET TONS. BRITISH. e.. r.
6LooMERSDiJk, CAPTAIN De
WITT, 32o1 NET TONS, HOLLAND,
WITH $500. 900 WORTH OF GRAIN
FOR THE, NETHERLANDS
CHRISTIAN. kNUosEN, CAPTAIN
GRoTNEss. 1888 NET TONS, BE-
LIENEo LOADED WITH MEXICAN
OIL. H.. LIKE!
KINGSTON. CAPTAIN sALvE.
SEN, 766 NET TONS, NORWEGIAN.
STRATHDENE, CAPTAIN WILL
SON. 27e0 NET TONS. BRITISH.
WESTPoINT, CAPTAIN HARM
DEN 24t3 NET TONS, BRITISH. |
(crippIed, may be SUNK -.
Neutrals Are Warned
The first report from the Kansan |
reached theanaval station at Newport |
shortly aftef o'clock yesterday |
morning and was instantly relayed to |
Washington and from there sent |
broadcast up and down the coast, |
warning neutral vessels to get inside |
the three-mile limit for safety, il they
were within the zone OF operations
of the submarine. :: .-.-.s.....i'5.
Naval authorities here and at Wash
ington yesterday, after hearing of the /
exploits Of the submarine, expressed
their opinion that two of the sub
are at work in American
waters and that probably they are
supplied from base located on the
Canadian coast, or possibly On the
shores of Newfoundland or Labrador. +
Rescue Work Prompt -. ...s
Thanks to the prompt action of the
American naval authorities at New
port, there was no loss of life on anyl
OF the vessels sent to the bottom by
the diver or divers save possibly the
the crew of which is still
for A destroyer flatilIa
left Newport at the first report of the
attacks, and made the distance to- the
Nantucket Shoals Lightship in short
time. The Kansan reported having
been held about 10 miles south of 4
The lights1ip, and it was to that point
accordingly that the commander of
,he flotilla directed his course. He
tound the weather thick, with a typi-
,al Atlantic sea fog rolling inshore
toward the Long Island coast, andd
Dlanketing the sea SO that it was i'm /
possible for his iookouts to see any
distance ahead. .z...@s>>.>$.>5 =
The, crew of. the lightship reported
hat the fog had covered the sea all |,
morning. but that they had heard the ,
sound of gun firing to the south and :
vest of the ship. some time before. I,
People on Nantucket Island could also
lear the guns. ...... 49,. l.
Later 1t was discovered that this !,
vas the attack of the submarine upon
he British steamer Westpoint, which
lad been shelled.,
1t was shortly after daylight that
he submarine stopped her first ship. :
This was the American Hawaiian ).
teamer Kansan. The American craft :
vas allowed to proceed after short !.
lalt, and reported that she was under
way again shortly after $50 o'clock.
lie also reported to the lightship that 2
he submarine had showed no colors,
nut that he believed her to be the :
J-53. ".... %.. Z
Hardly had the fog, closed over the !.
xansan when the submarine must
ave sighted the Strathdene, which !.
vas under charter to the French =
'ompagnie Generate Transatlantique.
Ter passengers and crew left the ship =
n small boats. She was sunk shortly u
efore O'Clock. .-~ 49,
Nestpoint SheIled 49, ~
1t was IL o'clock when the subma-
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