Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-03-30

Paris, March 25.-Samuel f. Bemis,
OF Medford, Mass. n passenger of the
Sussex, said today that he saw n,a;n1v
ana Enthusiastically the wake of a tor
pedo coming toward the Gamer
London, March 25.-Twenty~five
Americans were on board the Cross
channel steamer Sussex, which met
with disaster from a min or s,,h.
marine yesterday afternoon. Two
AiaeIlcans are known to have been in
Jured seriously by the explosion. They
aee MISS Elizabeth Baldwin,
oe p pao j.. Mark Baldwin, a resident
iudSon,' Wis, a Rhodes scholar nt ~
FOR university.
"nether any Americans were killed
by the explosion or drowned has nnf
oeen ascertained, but American pas.
stnssis say mat a young American waa
at the point where the eynlo.
afterward. w 1oeio
Whlle the loss of life was consular
aple, according to passengers n 10 ~
ieNed the greatest sufferers were men
bers Of the crew. ieiii-
London, March 5.-Inror,nat;o, nh
tanned from passengers of the channa
Sussex. damaced nv an ~
ploslon yesterday afternoon on he way
rom holkestone to Dieppe, indicates
1L asa may nave been a considerable
ana IS supposed to have been lost. An
other was injured seriously. Several
americans We're rescued.
gpiiion OK passengers Of the Sussex
is divided as to whether the vessel was
e ~ oli.lfn OF a mine or torpedo. The
EXPLOSION was terrific. It occurred iust
ahead OF the captains bridge and tore
the front part of the steamer to pieces
Alillhs or ln1uring a number Of per-
sons. Many were wounded severely nv
lying splinters. ~
Ihe admiralty states that 25O s,,r-
Vlvors have been landed IN France and
between 30 and 100 at Dover. AS there
We're Ss6 passengers and about so men
~ the crew. rs or more persons still ara
missing. N "9
Americans on Board.
ne following Americans were on
1oshra D. Armitage. j. n. Baldwin.
Helen Baldwin, Elizabeth Baldwin
Gertrude L. Barnes, Charles IT. Crock
81, samuel Bemis, Henry Deer. Ida
Deer, Lillian C.. S. Hardc, Edna S
i Talq I Ed"ard Huxley. Dorothy Phil
~-S''" TJtllCn.
Edna Francis Hilton, Edna Hall.
John II. Hearsley, Edward Marshall
wider u. Penfleld, George Henry Par
ker, jr, Alice w. Ruise, Mrs. Tolliote
Sennell, Daniel Sargent. Tinglewoods
Tulderson. Gertrude w. Nzeiik war
rem. Francis e. Drake.
Inc dlfticultics imposed by wal con-
dltlons In communicating with Eng
!lsh and cross channel ports have made
II impossible thus far to obtain ac-
curate information regarding the cir
cumstances of the sinking Of the Sus-
sex II the names and natioaaUties Of
;ail the passengers. Most Of tho pas
sengers are believed to nave been con-
tinentals. There were 270 women and
children on the vessel. The Sussex
carried u life boats y several RATS.
The life boats were lowered nnickly
after the explosion.
80 Reported Drowned.
Good discipline was maintained ,1-
though there was some scrambiiac for
the boats ~
The second boat which was lowered
containing 20 persons was overturned.
Passengers state thet 90 Of those in
this boat were drowned.
A number of passengers jumped
overheard. Gratings and pieces Of fur
nlture were thrown to them from. the
decks. More than half of those who
leaped into the water are believed to
have lost their lives.
The foremasts and wireless appa-
ratus were blown away by the explos.
ion. The wireless operator attempted
unsuccessfully to rig FL substitute.
Persons h embarked in the boats
returned to the Sussex before dark.
Rockets We're fired during the early
part Of the night and at about midnight
a w came to the rescue 1t took
as many as it could carry to Boulogne.
A British destroyer came up soon
afterwards and took on the other pas
sengers, conveying them to Dover. Five
bodies were left on the Sussex.
and Francis E.. Drake, European nan
ager of the company, are among the
Americans rescued from the Sussex.
They report that there was a heavy
loss of life. including probably several
Americans.
Miss Baldwin's father and mother
also were on board the vessel. All have
been taken to l rlogne. In addition
to other injuries. Miss Baldwin had q
leg broken.
Miss Alice Ruise, of Colorado, and
Wilder g. Penfield, Of Merton college.
Oxford. are mona the Americans
saved.
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