The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-14
SHIP
rs TORPEDOED
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unwarned, by a submarine. confirmed
e t<lday the exp, essed administration
belief that Germany would carry he
II tnIessness into American shipping
but for the m oment did not alter the
general situation.
81 Armed ships will venture forth ant
for the time being at least, Will con
stitute Americas defense against
Germany's illegal sea methods
The sinking convinced authorities
that they have nothing to hope fol
in the way of modified procedure on
Germany's part.
The Algonquin sailed from New
York unarmed when the American
ship Rochester started. Her arrival
abroad had never been reported
The state department had no OIL
cial word of the torpedoing up to
mid-forenoon.
While there was general agreement
that the Algonquin case does not
mean war at present, state depart
ment Off Gals regarded the case as
extremely serious and as tending TO
show that Germany Is making her
acts conform with her threats.
The general views, however. was
that despite the overt character OF
the case, this government, for the
present, is taking all the steps 1t can
through its ship armament policy.
Afidavits from members Of the
crew of the Norwegian steamer Stor-
stad, cabled to the state department
today, confirmed previous reports
that Germany utterly disregarded the
Belgian relief flag when she sank
the vessel without warning.
German submarines are pursuing
new tactics-operating at night more
than in the day-accordfng to gov
eminent inform alton here today.
List Of Americans.
NEW YORK, March A. - The
algonquin had in her cargo mostly
boxes OF meat consigned to London.
In addition, she carried large guam
titles OF oil cake, corn syrup, chem
icals, drugs, machinery and sheet
brass. Miscellaneous cargo also was
listed on her manifest in consider
able quantity.
Yesterday, according to brother
OF Stephanadis. New York attorney,
inquiry was made OF a lawyer re-
garding the pro2riety OF arning the
algonquin in a British port The
answer was expected today.
a list of known American members
of the Algonquin's crew, with their
addresses as issued at the Offices. OF
the American Star line, follows:
F. G. Yearney, $50 Main street, De-
troit
william T. Holmes, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Charles Schultz, New York.
E. Zimmerman. 346 Fifty-eighth
street, Brooklyn.
T. Formason, 1908 Park avenue,
Baltimore.
Other Americans were In the crew.
not available.
Sailed February 20.
: gum sailed from New York February
her crew.
She was recently transferred brom
British to American registry. She was
reported at the time Of sailing & have
about eight Americans In her crew.
She was commanded by Captain A.
Nordberg. a naturalized American citi-
zen and was loaded with about two
thousand tons OF cargo at the foot Of
Green street, Brooklyn.
Her sailing date indicated she would
reach the war zone about March S.
Apparently the cable OF the sinking
indicates a slower trip.
The Algonquin was formerly in lake
traffic and was put in transatlantic
service when the demand for bottoms
became SO great that many lake ships
were bought for such service.
Lloyds lists the Algonquin registered
at Port Arthur Ontario, as steel
screw, three masted steamer OF 1905
tons. She was built in 1888 at Glas
cow and was formerly owned by A. B.
Mackay.
When she was transferred to the
American Star line, she was put under
American registry, and flew the Ameri.
can flag.
The Clyde line has a steamer OF the
same name. but she is not engaged IN
the transatlantic trade.
The summarized steamer was 245
feet long. with beam Of forty feet.
The Algonquin was placed under
American registry in December by the
American Star line, of which John D.
Stephanadis, the actual owner, is a di-
rector. The ship was insured for her
full value.
oWcers OF Jhe line said today that
the consignment from Swift a.orl COM
pany alone. was valued at 100000 and
that in addition there was a general
cargo estimated at about 100000,
making the total cargo value about
$500, 900.
The chief engineer of the Algonquin
was F. Schultz, a native of Germany,
but a naturalized American. Most OF
the members OF the crew, it was said
were naturalized citizens The line
stated positively that there were only
-twenty-three persons aboard, despite
the fact that information from London
gave the number saved a twenty-sev
en-.
The officials Of the line were con
graduating themselves upon the sase
arrival OF the Fordonia at Genoa from
Mobile at the moment when they re
ceived the cablegram from Captain