Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-17

ernment would send strong note Of
protest TO Berlin as a result of the
sinking Of the Tubantia. This indi-
Gates that the Ministry of Marine has
become convinced that the Tubantia
was torpedOed.
LONDON, March II.
II is now believed that from 8 TO ~
pereons lost their lives when the Dutch
liner Tubanua was sunk In the North
Sea Thursday morning.
a telegram from Amsterdam quotes
the Dutch Minister of Marine as saying
1T has not vet been ascertained
whether the Tnbantia was mined or tor
pedoed. but both possibilities have been
mentioned i e
on, the other hand. a telegram to the
Telegraph from Rotterdam says:
"Informaton Just received moves all
doubt that the Tubantia was torpedoed'
The torpedo was seen approaching the
ship by the lookout. II struck the vessel
exactly amidshipg. about three yards be-
low the water line, causing yan enormous
explosion and tearing a big hole through
which the water. poured. Passengers ar
rivfnR here report that several persons
lost their lives In the explosion ana Una,
one OF the lifeboats capslzed after II had
been launched. The survivors suffered
terribly from tho cold. The night was
foggy and raw ....
There were at least three Americans
on board, zail Of whom are believed to
have been saved. Reports brought to shore
by SURVIVORS, are confused
Among the survivors landed at Mas
1uIa. Holland are Richard Schilling. who
is said 70 be an employe of the American
consular service, his wife and daughter;
Ernest Garcao, Uruguayan Consul at Am-
sterdam. and DR.. Salinas Vega, Bolivian
Minister 70 Germany and his family
At Flushing where the tug Heine landed
% survivors 1t was reported that Two or
three passengers had been drowned ana
that one Of the lifcboats had been lost.
Survivors at Flushing also maintained the
fact they could see several searcnHghts
nearby. The masts and cargo of the Tu-
bantia were lost.
BELIEVE LIFEBoAT LOST.
Captain II. X wytsma, master Of the
Tubantia, expressed the belief that one OF
the nfeboats.' containing 10 passengers.
had been smashed. He did not know how
many of the persqns were picked up from
she water by other boats Captain
ygytsrna. 4s well as other officers Of the
ship. believes she was attacked by sub
marine.
AMSTERDAM, March IL Evidence
given by officers OF the Dutch liner Tu-
bantia to representatives of the Dutch
Ministry OF Marine is 10 the effect that
the ship was attacked by a submarine and
torpedoed without warning.
II was announced today that 377 sur
viyora from the Tubantia had been landed
at various Dutch ports. This would indi-
cate that at least 10 are still missing, as
It was stated yesterday that the Tubantla
carried 81 passengers and crew of 300
or more.
Afidavits made by the first and fourth
officers declare that the liner was tor
pedoed, according 20 an official announce
nent from the Admiralty.
EXAMINED AT HAGUE.
The officers were examined at The
Hague. They swore that they both
clearly saw the wake of torpedo just
before the Tubantia was struck.
The Tubantia's commander who was
quoted as saying he believed the ship
might have been torpedoed, was TO be ex-
amined later.
The company's offices experienced the
greatest difficulty today In learning
whether all persons aboard the Tubantia
we're saved Survivors landed at Flush
ing and arriving at the lghtship scattered
10 hotels without first getting in touch
with the companys agents.
WASHINGTON. March 17.-Investiga-
tion of the sinking OF the liner Tubantia,
with Ameficans aboard and the report
ed attack upon the liner Patria, has been
ordered By the State Department, acting
Secretary Polk announced today
The Collector OF Customs at New York
and the Lisbon Consul We're asked TO re-
port what they know of the Patria case.
and a Holland Consul was asked to pro-
vide Information on the Tubanta case.