Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-10-12
GERMAN SUBMARINE DESTROYS
-FOUR BRiTisH, ONE DUTCH
AND ONE NORWEGIAN SHIP
orr NANTUCKET SHOALS.
y. s. DESTROYERS SAVE
PASSENGERS AND CREWS
Sailors 81 british Steamer Kingston
otiii Misslns- Hoida Up
American Vessel by MISTAKE
NESTLE Oliver 10 Dolisvs4
% Dc the U-63. "

Boston, Oct. lO--The submarine arm
u tho Imperial German navy ravaged
shippinE off the Eastern coast Of the
United States Sunday.
-Four British, one Dutch. and one
Norwegian steamer were sent to the
bottom or left crippled derslicts off
Nantucket shoals.
At night under the light Of the Hun.
ter's moon. the destroyer flotilia OF
the United States Atlantic fleet was
picking up passengers and crews Of
the destroyed vessels and bringing
them into Newport, II. |.
30 far ~ known there was no loss
of life though 1t late hour the crew
81 the British steamer Kingston had
not besn accouRtsd for.
American ship Held Up.
A submarine heid up the American
steamer KansAn bound from New
York Tor Genoa with steel for the Ita.
Han government but later on estab-
fishing her identity. allowed the Am
erican TO proceed. The Kansan came
into Boston harbor ut night for her
usual call here.
The hostile submarine In believed
TO be the u.53 which paid I call to
Newport Saturday and disappeared at
sunset, Some naval men. however,
declared that ct least two submarines
are operating close to the American
shore though outside the three-mile
limit H..
Wirsisss Tells Of ships Sunk.
The record OF submarine warfare AZ
brought 70 land wireless dispatches
follows.
Tho Strathdens. British freighter,
torpedoed and sunk or Nantucket.
Grew taken aboard Nantucket shoals
lightship and later removed to New
port BY torpedo boat destroyers. The
6trathdene left New York Saturday
for Bordeaux and was attacked Mt 8
d. IN.
The West Point, British freighter.
torpe1oed and sunk OF Nantucket.
Grew abandoned the ship In small
boats after \ warning shot from the
submarines guns. Officers and men
were taken aboard destroyer. The
vessel was attacked Mt l0;A5 \. m. She
was bound Tor London from Newport
News.
THE Htephano, British passenger
timer. plying regularly between New
York, Halifax and st. Johns, New
Foundland torpedoed southeast of
Nantucket while bound for New York,
Reported still afleat. Passengers and
crew numbering about l40 were pick.
ID UP by the destroyer Drayton and
brought to Newport. The attack was
made 1t $3.50 p. IN.
search for Misslna Grew.
''rhe Kingston. British freighter,
torpedosd and sun southeast Of Nan.
tucket. Crew missing and destroyer
searching for them. The vessel In not
accounted for In maritime registers
and may be the Kingstonian. The at.
tack occurred at 8 p. m.
"Bloomersdijk. Dutch freighter tor.
pedoed and sunk south OF Nantucket.
Crew taken aboard u destroyer. The
steamer was bound from New York
tor Rotterdam. having sailed Saturday
might.
"The Christian Knudsen. Norwegian
froiGhter, torpcdoed and sunk near
whore the Hloomersdijk went down.
Crew picked w by destroyers
Tho sensation created Saturday
whom the U-5s quietly slipped into
Newport harhor and an quietly slipped
away three hours later was less than
the shock iu shipping circles when
wireless reports Of submarine attack.
began to come into the naval radie
stations Just before noon, Within I
few minutes the air was literall,
charged with electricity a. wireless.
messages Of warning were broadcaste,
along the coast.