The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-31
2 AMERICANS DEAD;0THERS ARE MISSING
Unwarned, British Steamers
 Showdown Range and
 Crispin Are Sunk by Sub
 marine-TWo Americans on Latter Killed Outright. Several Boatloads of Sur
 vivors Are Still Unac- counted for and Consul Reports That They May be Lost Several Landed.

Washington, March 31-Two British steamers, the Snowdon Range and the Booth liner Crispin, both with Americans aboard of whom a number are unaccounted for, were report ed to the State Department to- day to have been sunk without warming by a submarine. On the Crispin the torpedo which struck the engine room killed five men, two of whom are believed to have been Americans.
 Consul Frost at Queenstown, re- porting the loss. of the freight liner Crispin, said:
 "Crispin, 2,34S tons, Newport News to Liverpool, 686 horses, torpedoed without warning A miles off Hook Head, 7:15 p. m.. 29th. Sixty-eight out of ships complement of 112 were Americans. Two boats missing, not improbably lost.
 Torpedo struck engine room star board side, explosion killing five men, of whom two believed AmericaDs Submarine not seen but wake of tor pedo seen by Americans. Vessel car ried gun and wireless. Latter was wrecked by explosion. Weather moderate, wind, overcast sky, very heavy swel1s. Vessel sank slowly but return on board not feasible owing to heavy sea-
 "One boat with 19 survivors land ed at Queenstown, including captain, chief steward, veterinarian and ten Americahs: R. H. E1ser, Newport News; Carl L.. Larkenson, Augusta, Ga.; James Smith, Baltimore; Bland Tinsley, Philadelphia; R. L. Hays, Covington; James Franklin, New York city; George Killy, Baltimore; George St. Armand, Worcester; Harry Davis, Baltimore; John Will Hams Newport News.
 "Other boats believed landing Mill ford Haven and elsewhere"
 The dispatch from Liverpoo1,rep ing the sinking of the Snowdon Range says:
 British steamer Snowdon Range, Philadelphia to Liverpool, with gen. era1 cargo and powder, one gun aft, IOIpoOOou Wl-HOuI WdIu1uS dI o .fo O. m., March 28, 35 miles from Holly Head. No vessel in sight, sea calm. weather hay, no resistance; submarine submerged at time of attack. Four killed by explosion, remainder of crew took to boats, including James Carroll, Philade1phia; George Alexander, col ored, Wilington, N. C.; Burt Thebalt, Philadelphia, native born Americans, and Paddy McCabe, naturalized, no permanent address.
 Submarine emerged showing Ger man flag, shelled Snowdon Range, then boarded and removed provisions and detachable brass, placed bombs, ves- sel sunk. Crew picked up 6 P. m., taken Holly Head"
 A later dispatch from Consul Frost definitely established the killing of one American, and said others probably had been killed. The CriSpin was bound for Avonmout4n.
 ''One American negro, probably named ,Hollier,''' the message said, ''was killed by the explosion. Total killead and missing now eight, of whom some besides Hollier were Americans Some survivors landed as follows: Nineteen at Queenstown, 70 at Mil ford Haven, two at Dun1nore, Ireland, and 13 are on Iboard an admiralty Ves- seI to land at Queenstown tomorrow evening.
 'Tt now transpires that the ship s wirelsss did get off signals, using re- serve batteries