The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09

statement.
 from the steamer West Point At 1 oclocl ; the Kansan notified the Boston navy yarc
 that she was 55 miles from the disabled steamer and expected to reach her in fiv,
 hours, travelling at speed of 12 knots.
 The Kansan left New York with a cargo
 of steel and was coming to Boston, or
 her way to Genoa, to take aboard g
 shipment of horses of the entente allies
 Within the immediate zone of possible
 further operations by the U-53 for the
 transatlantic steamships under registry of
 nations with which Germany is at war
 Also the American line steamer Phila- delphia, with passengers and freight from 1 New York for Liverpool is in the waters from which reports of a German submer- sible have come.
 LIKELY TO MEET U-BOAT
 Better known among the vessels likely to meet the U-boat and their present positions to the submarine menace are the French liner Epagne, from Bordeaux for New York; the Anchor liner Cameronia, bound to New York from Glasgow and Liverpool, and | out from New York between Falmouth and London.
 1 Telephone messages forthwith were sent to agents of steamship lines here and the consulate endeavored to get into communication with every mas ter of British vessel along the coast 1 There was no attempt to disguise or conceal the fact that shipping had been terrorized by the daring performance | of a German submarine so far rom | it's home base.
 HAS NO INFORMATION The British consul said he had no information as to the present where abouts of British patrol boats, although he assumed that the vessels had been notified by wireless that the U-53 was few miles off the coast. It was learned today that the embassy's warn ing had been sent to Halifax, N. S., the naval base for British ships oper- ating in the north Atlantic, and to ether points in the maritime provinces. whether any vessels had remained in port because of thes submarines presence could not be learned, but the warning was so general and reports of the attacks on the ships spread so rapidly that marine authorities ad- nitted unusual precautions were be- ing taken to remain out of line of dan ger.
 The British steamer Leonatus, with out wireless and so cut off from pos sibility of warning of the submarines presence on this side of the Atlantic, is almost due here with large cargo of sugar from Matanzas, Cuba. Her course would take her past Nantucket shoals lightship.
 The British freighter Isles of Lewes, carrying food products and other sup rifles for war purposes, sailed early to- day for England notwithstanding the knowledge of the U-53's visit to New port The Great City. another British freighter, deferred her sailing with cargo of steel and horses consigned 10 the French government at St. Nazalre' France, but her agents said it was pe- cause of slow loading rather than any fear of danger.
 MANY SHIPS ARE DUE
 The Warren liner Bear State, on a voyage from Liverpool; the freighter Hesperides, with wool and hides from Montevideo for this city, and the City of Naples, with large and valuable cargo from the far east by way Of San Francisco, and the Panama canal, were other British vessels now headed on courses that were regarded as propaply crossing the path of the submarine
 Although several days removed from danger of contact with the torpedo men ace, the White Star liner Canopic, car rying 1900 passengers, and cargo of general merchandise from Naples, Gib- raltar and the Azores for Boston. was a subject of serious thought by her agents here. It was understood they were considering the forwarding of a request to headquarters of the line in England for an armed convoy for the steamer to be drafted from the British patrol off this coast. A change in her course would be ordered in any event as soon as she could be reached by wireless, | it was said.
 STEPHANO IS SUNK
 The greatest shock to the shipping in terests came tonight with the word that l the Red Cross liner Stephano had been sunk off Nantucket. The message was received by the radio station at Newport and addressed to Rear Admiral Knight. The Stephano was bound from Stephens, Newfoundland, for New York, and had on board between 80 and 90 passengers, most of them living in New York. The mes- sage indicated that all were saved.
 The Stephano was recently sold to the Russian government to be used as an ice breaker and the present was to have been her last trip before she was to be sent to Archangel
 Admiral Greaves ordered out the de- stroyer fleet to give assistance to the | West Point and all on board were picked | up The Jarvis steamed out of the har- Dor shortly before 80 p. m.
 Following the Jarvis as fast as steam | could be made went the destroyers Dray- | ton, Ericson, O Brien, Benham, Cassn, | Balch Mccall Porter, Tanning, Winslow, | Aylwin, Gushing, Cummns Paulding and Conyinham and the tender Melville The | fleet went to sea under full speed and l naval officers did not expect the return | of ttn