The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-10-12
MANY AMERICAN PASSENGERS
SEE THE STEPHANO SUNK
Newport Society Set Proffers Help to
Shipwrecked Rescued by U. s. Ma.
val VeSsels.-VesseI's CARGO Not

Newport Society Set Proffers Help to
Shipwrecked Rescued by U. s. Ma.
val Vessels.-VesseIs Cargo Not
Heavy.
Newport, r. 1.-The British steamer
Stephano, bound from ST. Johns, N.
F., to New York, carrying nearly 100
first and second cabin passengers, in
Guiding many American tourists, was
sunk off Nantucket lightship at 4:3O
D. m. Sunday, presumably by the Ger.
man submarine U-53. The United
States torpedo boat destroyer Balch
reported the loss Of the liner by radio
to the naval station here, stating that
the ship had been torpedoed. The
message from the destroyer said that
the crew was safe aboard the Balch.
put made no mention Of the passen-
gers, who, it was thought here also
were taken care Of.
Confirmation Of the rescue of the
passengers by the Balch was con.
tanned In later message sent by the
destroyer to the naval station here. It
was said that she had picked ND the
passengers and later had transferred
the Americans to the destroyer Jen-
kins.
Rear Admiral Knight, commandant
Of the Narrangansett naval district
said that the passengers who desired
| to do so would be allowed to remain on
the warship until morning and that
every effort would be made by officers
| and men to make them as comfortable
as possible. At the same time, he
said, If any Of those picked up wanted
to be set ashore their wishes would
| be complied with as promptly as DOS.
sible
Society Offers Aid.
Members Of the so-called Newport
society set were prompt to extend prof
fers Of help to shipwrecked passengers
through Admiral Knight. Mrs. Robert
L. Beekman, wife OF Governor Beck
man and Mrs. French Vanderbilt, vol.
unteered to take care Of as many refu.
gees as possible. Many of the pas.
sengers on the Stephano are residents
OF New York. At this time of the year
the vessel carries fairly heavy pas.
senger list made up of summer tour.
lists who spend their summer sin New
Founland and In the Canadian mari.
time provinces.
The cargo loss OF the Stephano, 1t
was expected, would not be very heavy
as on her westbound voyage she usual
ly carried little freight This made
up largely, as rule OF fish oil and
other fish products. The vessel was in
the regular service Of the Red Gross
Line.
The sale Of the Stephano to the
Russian govrnment which had planned
to use her as an ice breaker, was re
Gently announced. Her sister ship, the
Florizel Of the same line also had beer
sold to Russia for ice work.
Stephano StoutIy Built.
The Stephano was Of stout con
struction, built especially for the
heavy ice conditions encountered ir
winter sailings on the New Foundlant
coast. 1t was expected in marine
circles that this was intended as one
OF the last regular sailings Of the Ste
piano prior to her sailing for the
White Sea to work with a large fleet
} engaged by Russia to keep her north
ernmost port Of Archangel open 70,
the receipt Of war supplies.
The liner was in command of Cant
Smith, who 1t is thought had taken
the outside course inrounding Nan
tucket lightship and had fallen into
the grip Of the undersea raider