New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-20

Washington. April 1.-THE appendix
to the American note to Berlin, under
the canton statement Of Facts IN Sus-
sex Case Accompanying Note to Ger
man Government Of April is, 1916, iol-
lows:
The French Channel steamer Sussex
emploved regularly in passenger ser
vice between the ports Of Folkestone'
England. and Dieppe, France, as 1t had
been for years French Foreign ohlce)'
left Folkestone for Dieppe at 20 p NJ
March oi. 1916, with 1926 passengers ana
8 CROW Of ffty-three men. CDeclara-
ton Of Captain Mouffett; Rear Admiral
Grasset's report.) ava
The messengers, among whom were
about twenty-five American cltizens
TELEGRAM London embassy, March 20
and Paris embassy, March 20 ana Zo)'
we're of several natIonahues, ana man
of them were women and children ant
nearly half Of them subjects or neu'rai
states. Report OF Commander Sayles.
and Lieutenant Smith; Rear Admifa.
Grasset's report)
Proof Ship Was Unarmed.
The Sussex carried no armaneh
lFrench Foreign Office; report oil 'oH -
mander Savles and Lieutenant I'm m
atIidavits OF American passengers ns5
never been employed as troOpSh'p' anu
WAS following route not USE -
TRANSPORTING troops from ureSt pI..a1.
70 France. British Admiralty s'at>
mont; French Foreign Once.
The steamer proceeded on us cV III,
almost due south after passing Du.
gcness. Declaration OF captain Nioui-
lett The weather was clear ana the
sea smooth. (Aiiidavi,s OF iona haIe'
John VI. Hearley, Gertrude W warren. .
At $3.50 p. m, when the SUSSEX WIS
about thirteen miles from puhee"esS
declaration of Captain Mouhett)' the
caDtain of the vessel, VINO was on .ne
bridge. saw about $50 metres from she
shin. on the port side, the wake oI
torpedo. declaration OF captain Noul,
fettl Il was also seen very cleAH! ~
tbe frat officer and the boatswain, VINO
80 n"e ri.b tho captain on the bridge
CReDort of Rear Admiral GrassetJ
Immediately the captain gave 0rueI
IN mort the helm and stop the starDoard
engine declaration OF captain hoIi
/ fett). the purpose being to SWING w
vessel 20 starboard so as 10 oouse w
torpedo by allowing 1t TO pass alone ~
port bow on line converginC WIN tne
{ altered course Of the steamer. BEFORE
7 bowever. the vessel could be turned far
enough 10 avoid crossing the course OF
/ the torpedo the latter struck the null
AT an angie short distance forward oil
/ the bridge, exploded, destroyed he en-
I fire forward part Of the steamer "a far
hack as the first watertight bulkhead
/ carried away the foremost with the
wireless antenn9, and killed OF inJuIeu
about eighty of the persons on board
/ DECLARATION Of Captain Mouhett; report
of Rear Admiral Grasset; deposition
of Henry s. Beer.) At the time no
other vessel was in sight. Affidavit
Of samuel +. Bemis. 7. ". Culbertson
John II. Hearley and others
Several Saw Torpedo's Wake.
The approach Of the torpedo was
/ witnessed by several other persons on
the vessel. (Afidavits Of Samuel +.
Bemis, Henry 5. Beer and Gertrude W.
| Warren. One Of these. an American
citizen, named Henry S. Beer, was lean
| ing on the port rail about ten feet
! behind the bridge and gazing seward
/ when he saw the approaching torpedo
about one hundred yards away, and eN-
/ claimed to his wife and companion
"a torpedo
Immediately following his eXclama-
ton the missile struck the vessel. Dep
ositions Of Henry S. Beer and Mrs
| Henry s. Beer).
In further corroboratlon OF the Tact