New-York tribune., 1916-01-04
Three British Ships,
One Japanese,
r. TOrpedOed.
o,OO0=TON LINER
SENT TO BOTTOM
Another p. & O Steamer
Sunk by Teuton
Submarine.

London, Jan. 3.-The U-boat war
on liners in the Mediterranean is
being pushed without pause. Four
more ships have been sunk-the
British steamer Glengyle, the British
steamer st. Oswald, the Peninsula
& Oriental liner Geelong and the
japanese freighter Kenkoku Maru.
The last, its owner has learned, was
sunk by German submarine.
The Glengyle had on board about
12O persons, passengers and crew.
All, with the exception Of three Eu-
ropeans and seven Chinese, were
landed. So far as is known no Amer
leans were on board.
The Glengyle sailed from Shan
ghai for London on November %.
She was last reported at Singapore
on December 6. Her route would
take her through the Suez Canal and
the Mediterranean, and it may be
assumed she was sunk in the Medi-
terranean, as were the Persia, Vile
de la Ciotat, Yasaka Maru and sew
oral other steamships.
Was 9,395-Ton Ship.
The Glengyle was one of the largest
steamships which have been sunk since
the activity Of submarines in the Med
iterranean became pronounced. Her
gross tonnage was 1896. She was
owned by the Glen Line, of Glasgow,
and was the largest steamship of that
line. She carried valuable cargo of
$4,000 tons. The steamer was valued
at f225,OOO (s1,225,OOO).
The Glengylc had been in service
cnly a comparatively short time, hav-
ing been built at Newcastle in 1914.
She was 500 feet long, GO feet beam
and 81 feet deep. Her master was
Captain Webster.
The st. Oswald was in the service of
the British government. Her move
ments had not been reported since Oc-
tober 10, on which date she arrived at
Mudros Island from Alexandria. She
was 361 feet long, Of 1910 tons gross
She was built in 1905 and owned By the
British and Foreign Steamship Com
pany, of Liverpool.
The Kenkoku Maru was sunk on De-
cember %. The crew was landed at
Cannes, France. The Kenkoku Maru
was under charter by a foreigner. She
was loaded with hemp at Manila and
sailed for Italy and England She was
a steamer Of 2,109 tons.
The P. e. o. liner Geelong was a YES
sci of 5000 tons. She was sunk in the
Mediterranean. according to informa-
tion received by THE Times All on
board the vessel were saved.
May Change Route.
The possibility of British liners
which are using the Mediterranean
changing their route. as the Dutch and
Japanese steamships already have done,
is being discussed in the press, but it
is pointed out that British mail boats
are in different position. They are
under contract with the government to
carry mails - specified routes, and
therefore could not change without
consent Of the government.
The loss Of life in connection with
the sinking of the Persia is still
matter of doubt. Latest advices from
Cairo and Alexandria indicate that los
survivors have been landed of whom
tifty-nine were passengers. Hope that
others have been saved is diminishing,
rs four days have now elapsed since
the vessel was destroyed.
No further word has been received
concerning Robert y. NcNeely, Amer
lean Consul at Alden, ARABIA, and there
seems TO be little doubt that he was
drowned. The safety Of Charles II.
Grant. Of Boston. having been estab-
lished, II is thought Alr. McNeely was
the only American VINO Derished
With the landing of eleven more
survivors, including Lord Montagu. re-
ported to-day from Malta, the number
of Persia survivors, according 10 fig
ures of the +. & o. Company, now
total l69.
More than 200 Lost.
Il is still impossible TO give even
with approximate accuracy the loss o.
life. a. the number of persons or board
has not been established. The passeng-
crs numbered something more than
200, and there were between POO anu
500 member &c the crew. so that ap-
parently the death list will run largely
in excess OF 200.
Such fregmentary accounts OF the
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