New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-25
Vessel Stays AfOat-
All Passengers Be-
Iieved Safe.
DOMINION LINER
ENGLISHMAN SUNK
Norwegian and Danish
Vessels Also Reported
TOrpedoed.

London, March 24.-With 3S8 pas
scngcrs. some of them probably
Americans. and a crew of about fifty
on board. the 'cross-channel steamer
Sussex, plying between Folkestonc
Eng, and Dieppc. France was badly
damaged by an explosion in the Eng
lish Channel off Dieppc. Unofficial
reports say that the vessel was tor
pedoed.
A Central News dispatch from
Folkestone says the Sussex has beer
towed into a French port, the name
of which is not disclosed.
The Sussex flew the French flag
and belonged to the French State
Railways, by whom she was leased to
the Brighton Railway. The vessel
was under the command Of Captain
Mouffet.
81 think it probable that there were
number Of Americans among the
passengers Of the Sussex" said Robert
=. skinner, the American Consul Gen
cral. in reply to a question this after
noon, because in the last few days
ny office has vised passports for many
Americans going to Europe"
A. both the American Embassy and
tho Consulate General there were
rumors that the Sussex had been tor
p,Goed, but neither had received any
details
The Sussex left Folkestonc at 1:2C
O'Clock this afternoon flying the French
flag and met with mishap somewhere
of Dieppe at 7 o'clock tonight. When
tho alarm signal was sent out several
vessels in tho vicinity hurried to her
assistance, while others rushed under
full steam from Dieppc harbor.
The British steamer Fnglishmaa, a
vessel Of j,257 tons. wh.ch plies he
tween Portland. Nc. and Ayoumouth,
WIS sunk to-day. but whether by mine
or p torpedo has not been stated. Sixty
eight persons on board we're rescued,
according TO Lloyds report this after
room.
The last record Of the steamer Eng
lishman shows that she sailed from
Portland. Nc. February II. for 81. Ma
zire and Avonmouth. The Englishman
was vessel Of r.257 tons and was
owned by the Mississippi and Do
minion Steamship Company. Of Liver
pool She was built M 1892 at Belfast.
There was great excitement on the
Copenhagen Stock Exchange yesterday
says 4 dispatch from Copenhagen. II
was due 20 reports that German sub
marine warfare had entered on a new
phase and that the torpcdolng of neu-
trail shipping would become more
general.
There was n fall Of II per cent in
steamship shares soon after the open
ing. and United Steamship stock was
sold IN larger quantity tha. any
single stock had ever bc5n dealt j.
before. On reassuring sdviccs and
support by n well known member OF NJ
exchange. who put in large buying
orders. prices recovered somewhat tow
ard the close. The close was strong
The Norwegian steamer Blaaklakken
was torpedoed IN the North Sea week
ago while on a voyage from England 20
Norway, according 20 a Copenhagen
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company. Four survivors were picked
up half unconscious Off the Dogger
Banks by the Norwegian steamer Activ
and were landed at Copenhagen to-day.
The other members OF the crew are be-
lieved to have perished.
The Blaaklakken was a small vessel
OF ESQ tons. She was built in 1914 and
was owned in Bergen.
Another Danish steamship has been
sunk the Christisnsund, l,0l7 tons.
Her entire crew of 22 was saved.
The British steamship Fulmar. 1870
tons. also has been sunk. Eighteen Of
her crew were rescued.