The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-09

length. She was built in Greenwich in
1903 and was owned in Glasgow
Pursuing her hostile course, the
West Point, bound from London for
Newport News. The fate Uf the Brit
ish freighter was told in the following
wireless despatch from her COM
mander. Captain Harden, to the naval
radio station:
British Steamer West Point. STOP
ped by submarine and fired upon; ger-
ting boat ready. Position 1925 north,
80 west. Get cutter"
| Later messages gave further details.
! One stated that the steamer was be-
| ing Shelled by the submarine when the
message was sent at Ills a. M. A
| third message said that the vessel was
attacked at 1910, ten miles south OF
| Nantucket. This message caused a
! confusion regarding the exact posi-
ZION Of the freishter.
The Steamer Kansas picked up the
distress signals Of the West Point and
proceeded 10 her assistance. The Dos-
| ton Navy Yard at $50 o'clock receiY-
| ed Il message from the kanSau stating
! that the West Point was sinking arI
| that he KanSan was going 10 her
! aid. The disabled vessel was then 10
miles distant and The kansan was
making T. Knots.
Later Il private despatch added the
information that the submarine, al.
! ter stopping the West Point, ordered
the crew into their small boats. Th9
crew abandoned the ship which Wits
then torpedued II was in d sinking
/ condition when last reported.
Meantime, the American Line
! Steamship Philadelphia which left
| | irnrnnnl !, 4
! gotten within the war zone and SOS.
wireless message was received by her
commander. He held his course for
! the east.
No Word From Patrols
| During the day no word came from
the British and French patrols. which
have been watching the Atlantic coast,
from which vessels Of the Entente al.
lies with munitions Of war have daily
set out. This Afternoon message Was
sent TO Halifax asking for iniorma ion
! as TO what was being done TO protect
British and French shipping from the
submarine. The reply came that !h~
! British commander in chief of tic Hal
! flax station which is directing the pa
trolling fleet was considering whether
any statement by him was advisable.
! Many rumorS were afloat today, in
! H.
,carinCs v.oro afr ,ho r,,oIr t,,o,l,,.,
no; ''i,9 "t'c VII .lc Cuals [AH"tHCI
Hau ~ mat 'HS Hei HANS hau cataD
/ LSheu c submarine haSe on the Cana
i dian coast.
Another speculation was that SuDplT
! ships were CoODrrd1inc with tho III,
! ThuS4 who holt IN tbS l,.n,. ,,,;r,o,,
noininG ,u,. ti,., NO .uLr,,,;,n ,r,...
! nS,nrc;bIy ,.,,,'' ;,,,, .i i',' ''it''
Ni"','-'S VIC H'!aHt!| VII
| dSSislsu' aIIiNtu at New port lullE pro-
| TiSiuneU tor three months and not TO-
! uuiring fuel or SO much AS a Ing of
| water.
J Samuel PROV \rvr Lr,I.,d ..,.,, r
| The Ij.,vr.,i.t1, '''' r,S, ,,.'
| l'nmirry ,bn.. .f,,,,',',. ,rI it ,,t!'r
| was hailed to-day bv - suhnrri, en- n
| tonight he had received mn infnrna linn
! from cautain smith .nnrrruin,r ih., In.
! cidcnt Tn, Euusan which is ,,nLrr
/ charter 10 ;h.. French Cnnndu Linz w., g..
| expected to arrive hero hi. afternoon
| but changed her course in rrsnnnsr ir
| distress calls from thu. steamer Vest
Point. At o'clock the Ennsnn rotifi,j
| tho Boston navy ward that she w:y -,
miles from ih, disabled Strar,urr and
| expected to reach rrr i'm live hours
| travelling 4, Il speed of L. knots.
| The kanSan left New York with Il
J cargo OF steel and WAS coming Ia Iius-
! ton on her way to Genoa to taxi aboard
|