Evening star., 1916-10-09
Await Turns to Be Sunk.


sunk yesterday.
Await Turns to Be Sunk.
This spot is right in the track of
transatlantic shipping, and, according
to some of the survivors. the steamers
came within range of the submarines
so fast that they could not all be sent
to the bottom at once, and one had to
be kept waiting while another was
disposed of.
That more than one submarine is
operating is vouched for not only by
those who were aboard the ships sunk,
but by officers and men of the United
States destroyers that went out and
brought in the survivors. Ohcers ana
men on the United States destroyer
Balch declared that they saw a Ger
man supply ship, and men on the de-
stroyer Ericsson say that they sa"
several German submarines while they
were picking up the survivors.
The U-53, which came into Newport
ships while the U-61 sent the Stephano
of the Halifax line, on which were
the American passengers, to the pot
tom.
Stephano Was Not Torpedoed.
The Stephano was not torpedoed as
was first reported. but after the crew
and passengers had left her three Ger
man sailors went aboard and opened
the watercocks
Sixteen United States destroyers have
been engaged in the rescue work, ana
they have brought 220 survivors into
Newport. The fate of those on the
steamer Kingston. which was tor
pedoed yesterday morning, is not
known. The naval vessels have failee
thus far to find any of them put II Is
not believed they lost their lives. be-
cause all of them got to their llfeboats
with/ample provisions, and they have
encountered no rough weather.
Survivors Landed at Newport.
The passengers and crew of the Red
Cross steamer Stephano and the crews
of the British freighters Strathd e
and West Point and the Dutch freight
er Rloomersdijk and the Norwegian
freight steamer Chr. knudsen, destroyed
yesterday, were landed at Newport.
r. L.. today.
The crew of the British freighter
Kingston was missing this morning,
but the men were reported to be in life
boats thirty miles southeast Of Nam
tucket.
Early today the submarine or sub
marines had not been ideptifled, but
there is doubt in the minds of naval
officers that one of the engines of de-
struction was the German C-53 winch
delivered mail for the German ambas-
sador Count Bernstorff at Newport yes
terday The belief is growing that the
U-53 is only one of fotilla of German
submarines gathered for attacks on
vessels of the allied nations and neu-
trail bottoms carrying contraband OF
war. Their operations, so far as
known, have been south and southeast
of Nantucket Island, and from three to
ten miles off shore.
Shipping at ports along the New
England coast had been held up to d
greater extent today and vessels at sea
were reported making for the nearest
harbor. The sudden onslaught of un-
derseas craft had thoroughly terrified
shipping interests engaged in the car
rying of munitions of war and other
shipping not flying the American flag.
The American steamer hansan, which
was held up by a submarine off Nan
tucket at 4:30 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, arrived here today. Her captain
said that he had turned back in re-
Spouse to the signals of distress from
the West Point, but finding that his as
sistance was not required he proceeded
to Boston
The richest prize bagged by the Ger
mans yet was the passenger liner
east end of Nantucket when she fell
prey to a submarine. The vessel, Brit
ish owned, was on her regular trip
from st. Johns. Newfoundland, to New
York via Halifax. and carried eighty
three passengers. including thlty
Americans. Twenty-six of the latter
We're making the round trip on the
steamer from New York. The Stephano
was valued at 100000 when she was
launched, three years ago. She carried
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seal oil consigned to parties in the
United States and South, America, and
valued at S150,00o. Her naval value
was due to the fact that she had been
was soon to be used as an ice breaker.
List of Americans Aboard.
When the Red Cross liner, in COM
mand of Capt Smith, touched here at
noon Saturday five Americans went
aboard A revised passenger list shows
that the following Americans werS
on board:
]. Stewart, c. Bostwick, F. Bostwick,
f. Saxon, NJ. Harris, II. F. Graham,
J. L. Taylor, G. Hurlburt H Hurlburt,
T. l.. Barnum, r. F. I.udy, \. Huffman.
f. Jennings, Charles Evans, c F.
ITrhrichs, Dr. ]. C. Andrews, Miss Nc
Curtis. Miss Howley, DR.. V. F. Burke.
Miss NJ. Kennedy, Miss s Wilson, Miss
F. Fitzpatrick. G, Gregory, MISS NJ
Kennedy, J. Z. Evans, W. e. EMS,
". K. Levason. William Berscheneck,
A. Cutler and J. Wilson.
There were two Canadians on board,
A. q. Tough and Miss Sylvia Carew.
both of Halifax. The other passengers
were Newfoundlanders.
The Stephanos cargo consisted of
110 cases of Holsters, 65 butts of cod,
543 drums of cod, 81 casks of cod. 902
"a ses and 12 half cases and so bundles
of cod, 500 barrels of potatoes and 141
casks of oil.
Activities Began at Daylight. !
Submarine activities began at day
light Sunday, three miles east of Nam
tucket lightship. when the American
steamer Kansan was sighted and sig |
nailed to stop. When the submarine