The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-12

Newport, Oct. lO.--I'he flOtilla of
| United States torpedo boats, destroy
ers and scout vessels still are combing
the sea for the missing men of the
crews of the tOrpcdoed ships.
only two survivors of the crew Of
more than thirty men of the Kingston
| have been accounted for. They were
| picked up by the destroyer Cunning
ham Off Nantucket lightship, accord
| ing to II radio message from ADMIRAL
Glover aboard the scout cruiser Biz
| mingham. The remainder were lost in
| open boats.
220 Passengers Landed.
The navy department declined to
make public more than a summary of
the reports sent from Newport 10y Ad-
miral Knight. He uses the words sub
marine in the plural He stated that
all tn" passengers and crews of the
steamers sunk by German submarines
now have been landed with the cXccp-
lion of the crew of the steamer King
StOu. The luttcr'S crew is said to be
in lifcboatS some thirty miles east
of Nantucket lightShip, and seventeen
dcstroycrS are searching for them.
The summary Of the dispatch rs made
public said:
Approximately DO passengers and
crews of the various vessels sunk by
German submarine have been landed
and are now being cared for here.
They included 81 women and 10 chill
drcn from the Stcphano.'
Contraband on U. S. Steamer.
Boston, oct. lO-Thc theory that
there is more than one German sub
marine off the New England coast
was horne out by the story told by
Capt. T.. l.. Smith of the Hawaiian
American steamer KanSan. Smith de-
Clarcd that he had hardly departed
from the t'-hoat which held him up,
when he heard the call of the steamer
West Point saying it had been fired
ON. The West Point was some dis
lance away. Captain Smith said:
II Immediately ordered the engines
stopped, but before we could come to
StandStill from our Roadway there
was second shot. We came to Il
StundStill within few minutes and
an officer hailed The Kansau from the
boat
"Ilc asked for our papers ! mmc-
diatcly put over boat with Second
officer Mcnamara in charge. He
roWcd Ia the submarine and present
cd our papers. They were carefully
examined and Mcnamara was told we
could proceed. An hour after We were
first stopped We We're under way
again.
Before We could get along, how
ever the submarine disappeared be-
meath the waves. diving ont of sight
as suddenly rs If had appeared, We
had hardly left this U-hoat until
heard the wireless call of the West
Point. saying If was being attacked
by II submarine
Captain Smith could not explain
how the submarine commander hap
pcucd to permit him to continue his
voyage He admitted the kanSan was
carrying contrabaud and was under
charter by the French government.
How Germans Sunk Liner.
Newport, K. J., Oct. l0.--Thcrc prob
ably would have been more uncaSineSs
during II severe storm than apparent
~ existed on the British passenger
liner Stcphnno when ii had been
stopped hy the submarine and orders
given for everybody to take to the
small hoars. In none of the stories
given ont 10y passengers and crew is
There u suggestion of panic.
Doctor Andrews, who is connected
with the Grcnfcll mission in New
Foundand, was u passenger. He said
proper warning had been given by the
Germans, who then stood by until all
the passengers had been taken off.
after all the passengers and crew
had been made safe said Doctor An
drcWS "mombcrs of the German crew
boarded the Stophano and opened her
water cocks. The boat was not tor
pcdocd While the Germans were en-
gagged in diSpoSing of the Stcphano an
other vessel probably the KnudSen,
was standing n short distance away
| like n steer waiting TO be slaughtered.
II had been warned Icy the submarine
10 hold up"
Mrs. Marion Cutler of Brooklyn. y.
y, said il was just six O'Clock when
n shot was sent across the bow of the
| StcphanO
"Of course we were more or less
| startled" She said. "Whlc we were
! leaving the dining room two more
shots were fired When we reached
| the deck wc were told We would have
10 take 10 the lifcbuatS. These were
| quickly filled and lowered. The sen
! WAS calm We soon lost sight Of the
! Stcphnno. for il was growing darts"
Miss Mary Griffin Of rlaccntiu, ~
! J.. said the submarine was visible, and
only u short distance away. She said
| the third shot fired came So close t.
the Strphano several of the passengers
felt the jar.
About thirty women and children
were aboard the ship said Miss
Griffin. we we're IN the small boats
about fifteen minutes before being
picked up We didn't see or hear a
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