The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-03-30


definite and legal sort and when this is
at hand President Wilson and Secre-
tary Lansing will determine what the
next step will be.
Chairman Stona, of the foreign re-
lations committee conferred during the
day with President Wilson, and the
president also was In communication
with Secretary Lansing and urged
speedy gathering of facts regarding
the Sussex and Englishman.
Senators and representatives who
called at the White House, reflected
the view that the situation was
serious.
Washington, March 27.-Consular
Agent Whitman at Boulogne reported
today that he was Informed by French
offlciels that piece Of bronze, resem-
bling part OF a torpedo, had been
found in the channel liner Sussex
Washington, March 27,-Definite in
formation regarding the sinking of the
steamship Englishman and the damag-
Ing by explosion OF the channel steam
er Sussex was anxiously awaited by
President Wilson and Secretary Lam
sing, today
Situation May Be Serious.
II it is established that either Of the
vessels was torpedoed by a German
submarine the United States would re-
gard the act as a most fragrant viola
ton OF the right Of humanity, the prin-
ciples OF international law and of as
surances given by Germany regarding
the CONJUNCTION OF submarine warfare.
The administration. while fully re-
alizing the probabilities of the situa-
ton should the indications in press dis
patches be borne out in the official re-
ports, will take TO decisive action I'M
laA-ey L. mi
course of the United States will be de-
cided upon official reports from its own
representatives.
Paris, March 27.-Deta.led informa-
ton gathered by the American embas-
sy here indicates that no American
lives were lost on the Sussex.
Some May So Missing.
The Americans whose names were on
the passenger list have now been ac-
counted for the embassy states. It Is
possible, however, that there may have
been among the passengers some
Americans whose names were not in
scribed.
London, March 27.-AItEough there
Is still some uncertainty as to tho
loss Of life in the disaster to the cross
channel steamer Sussex last Friday,
there no longer is any doubt that the
death list is much larger than the
early adVices indicated. The latest flG-
ures compiled in London show as many
as 102 persons missing. including Ave
Americans.
The Sussex had 436 persons aboard
Of whom the following have been ac-
counted for:
Landed at Dover, II; landed at
Boulogne, $50: dead at Boulogne, 8;
dead at Dover. 3. This is the total ae-
counted for.
This list Of missing may be slight
ly decreased by the fact that some Of
the passengers who landed continued
their journey without reporting safe.
How Casualties Occurred.
The casualties occurred in two
ways; first, in the explosion when the
ship was struck, and, second, by
drowning when two lifeboats capsi2ed
and only few Of their occupants could
be rescued. Captain Mouffet, together
with several of the officers and a
number of the passengers, asserts that
the ship undoubtedly was torpedoed.
Most Of the witnesses, including the
captain, declare they saw the torpedo
approaching when it was at q distance
Of about 100 yards. Unfortunately
they saw there was not time enough to
avoid 1t, although the captain made an
attempt to effect the escape of his
vessel by n quick maneuver.
The explosion killed or wounded se''-
eral men in the engine room and some
of the occupants Of tho saloon above
it. Injury to the wireless apparatus
prevented calls for help reaching the
steamers in the vicinity and it was
several hours before assistance arrived.
The Sussex now lies III shallow wa
ter in Boulogne harhor. She will not
be a total loss. Most Of tho damage
Is above the water line. The main
shock Of the explosion was spent in
blowing off the fore part Of the ship.
LIST OF AMERICANS KNOWN
TO HAVE BEEN ABOARD LINER.
London, March 27.--A corrected list
of the American passengers aboard the
cross channel steamer Sussex, COM
piled from the records at the American
consulate in London Is as follows:
Gertrude W. Warren. of st. Louis.
Mo.
J. Mark Baldwin. Elizabeth F. Bald
win and Helen G. Baldwin, Of Balti-
more, Nd.
! Alice Ruiz, OF Lyon, Colo.
Edna F. Hilton, Dorothy w. Hilton,
Gertrude L. Barnes. Frances e. Drake,
Edward H. Huxley, Edna S. Harde.
Lillian d. S. Harde, Henry s. Beer. Ida
Beer. Joshua Dickinson Armitage, Ed
! ward Marshall. Edna Hale and CAL
Hope Anastasia Fennen. all of New
York.
Tingle w. Culbertson. Lewisburg. Pa
Daniel Sargent. of Wellesley, Mass.
John II. HsarIAy. Albany. N. Y.
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