The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-04-13
STEAMER SUSSEX
CONTINUED from First Pass.,

had taken 20 the boats and rowed
from the ship he sank the steamer.
THIRD - The British steamer
Manchester Engineer. IL Is impossi-
BILE TO establish through the investi-
cation up to the present whether the
attack on this steamer. which. &C
cording TO the given description oc-
CURED on March %. in the latitude
Of Waterford. Is attributed to a Ger
man submarine. The statement re-
garding the time and place OF the in
cident gives no sufficient basis for in
vestigRtion. IL would therefore be
desirable TO have more, exact state
ments OF the place. time and attend
ing circumstances of the attack re-
ported by the American government
in order that the investigation might
thereupon be brought to a conclusion.
Failed to Halt.
'FOURTH-Ths British steamer
Eagle Point. This steamer in the
forenoon of March 20 was called upon
To halt by German submarine
through signal and shot about one
hundred-not one hundred and thirty
sea miles from the southwest coast
OF Ireland, but proceeded She was
thereupon fired upon until halted. and.
without further orders. lowered two
boats. in which the crew took their
places. After the commandment con
WINGED himself that the boats. which
had hoisted sails. had gotten clear OF
the steamer. he sank the steamer.
AT the time OF the sinking a north
northwest wind of the strength of two.
not storm wind and light swell.
not a heavy sea- as stated in the
given naepTfnffnT FWatrarT.I
therefore had every prospect of be-
ing picked up very quickly because
the place of the sinking Law on a
much used steamer path.
If the crew OF the steamer used
only two small boats for saving them
selves. the responsibility falls upon
themselves. since there were still upon
the steamer. as the submarine could
establish. at least four big collapsible
boats.
Details Ciouded.
FIFTH The French steamer Sus-
sex. Ascertainment Of the fact wheth-
or the channel steamer Sussex was
damaged by a German submarine was
rendered extremely difficult because
no exact details Of time. place and at
tendant circumstances Of the sinking
were known and also because IL was
impossible TO obtain a picture Of the
ship before April 6. Consequently the
Investigation had To be extended TO all
actions undertaken on the day in
question March 2i-in the channel in
/ the general region between Folke-
stone and Dieppe.
In this region on March % "a long
black craft without "a flag. having a
/ gray funnel. small gray forward works
and two high masts was encountered
about the middle Of the English chan
mel by German submarine. The Ger
man commander reached the definite
conclusion that it was war vessel.
and. indeed. a mine layer Of the re-
Gently built English Arabic class. He
was led to that conviction by the fol
lowing facts. First. by the plain. un
broken deck 81 the shire second. the
form Of the stern. sloping downward
and backward like a war vessel: third.
she was painted like q war vessel.
fourth. the high speed developed. be
ling about eighteen knots. firth. the
| circumstance that the vessel did not
keep a course northward Of tho light
buoys between DunCeness and Bcachy
Head. which. according TO the frequent
and unvaryinE observations Of Ger.
man submarines. is about the course Of
commercial vessels. but kept boz the
about IN tho direction ~ Lctftyrc
Consequently. no attacked the YES
sci a. - in the afternoon. middle
European time. ono and ono.half sea
miles east ~ Bull Rock. Bullook7i
bank tho submarine being submerged
Tho torpedo struck and caused such
violent explosion in tho forward part
81 'ho ship that the entire forward
part vas torn away from the bridge
Munitions Aboard.
"Thc particularly violent explosion
warrants tho certain conclusion thar
great amounts OF munitions we're
aboard
"Tho German commander made ~
sketch ~ the SOL. 100 attacked Dos him..
Two drawings ~ which arc enclosed.
Tho picture of rho steamer SUSSEX.
$50 copies ~ which are also enclosed.
Is reproduced photoEr5uhIcallr from
rho EngIish paper rho Daily Graphic
OF tho c1fh uifimo
"N comparison ~ tho sketch and
ffr picture shove That tho craft at
tackled d. not Identical with fh, sua.
.rr flr difference in thn position ~
fhc stack and shape Of tho stern ia
particularly striking
$50 other attack whatever Us Gor.
man submarine. af tho time boo que.
zion fpr mo su.sDs upon tho route boz.
Iarsr Folkeafor. and rrUue oc.
rI-rai Tho German government
mu.. therefore a..ums fhat NIr injury
ta fHo Sussex /. attributable fo an.
n.Hfr cause 'lau ar HfarE b.. Cor.
man submarine
'For au explanation of fIr ra., rho
farf uas p'IIaia ht ..r.lrsahl, that