The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-12-01
AMERICAN SHIP
sent TO BOTTOM
STEAMER CHEMUNG TORPEDoED
BY SUBMARINE BELIEVED
TO BE AUSTRIAN.
FLIES FLAG OF THE U. S.
Captain Refuses to Haul Down Stars
and Stripes And They Go Down
With Vessel.

London. Nov. 2S.-Lloyd's reports
that the American steamship Che
mung has been sunk.
The crew of the Chemung has been
landed at Valencia by the Spanish
steamer Giner, says a Reuter- dis
patch from Valencia, to-day.
. The Chemung was torpedoed near
Cabo de Gaia. according to the dis
patch. The steamer foundered with
the American flag flying, IL is add
cd, the captain having formally re-
fused to lower the flag.
The submarine towed the crew to
within FIVE miles of the coast, the
Valencia advices state. and then
abandoned them. At the end of
ihe day they were picked up by the
Giner.
Lloyd's Shipping Agency to-day
also announced the following:
1.-THE Danish Villemos, of 775 tons
gross, from Esbjerg for Grimsby. has
been captured
"The captain and crew of the Nor
wegian steamer Belle lie, of 1883
tons gross, have been landed and re-
port that their steamer was torpedo
ed by a German submarine. (The
Belle lie was last reported on No
vember as passing Ushant. while
bound from Gothenburg for Bill
hao.D
"The French sailing vessels Alfred
de Courcey, of 164 tons gross. and
Malvina. of 1l2 tons gross, have
been sunk"
Lloyd's also announces the follow
ing:
"The captain and the crew of the
Greek steamer Christoforos, of 2,S45
tons, OF Piraeus. have been landed
and report the steamer sunk by a
German submarine"
Wouldn't Lower Fag.
Paris, Nov % 12:35 p. m. CEN
sored. "A Madrid dispatch by wire
less announces the arrival at -
of the crew of the American steam
or Chemung, torpedoed in ---- by a
&erman submarine. The commander
gave the crew only few minutes
TO abandon the vessel, not allowing
them even to take their money AMI
papers.
The submarine towed the lifeboats,
g. which the chrew were placed, to
within five miles of the coast where
il abandoned them.
The Chemung went down with the
stars and stripes floating at her
mast. A lively incident preceded the
sinking of the vessel. The German
commander gave orders that the
American flag should be lowered,and
German sailors prepared to put them
into effect. They met with stubborn
resistance on the part OF the Ameri-
can Capt Duffy. and his crew, who
refused to haul down the colOrs, say
ing that If the ship had to be sunk
IL would be with the flag flying.
Capt. Duffy maintained his ground.
and so rapidly were the preparations
to sink the Chemung made that fur
Their discussion about the flag ceas-
ed, and after the captain and crew
had been taken aboard the subma-
rine, torpedo and three shells sent
against the side of the American ship
put her TO the bottom.
Although angry at the action OF
the German commander, Capt. DUFFY
and his men had some measure OF
satisfaction In seeing the flag at the
masthead as the waves finally en-
quilted their ship.
The Chemung was registered at
New York and carried crew OF
twenty-four. They found place in
two lifeboats. and after a time on
the open sea were picked up by
Spanish steamer. which took them to
Valencia. Capt. Duffy has made
long report of the incident to the
American consul at Valencia, John
X. Putnam.