Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-19

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Washington, March 19.-Consul Frost
at Queenstown cabled the state de-
partment today that while 33 survivors
of the sunllen American steamer City
of Memphis do not include Captain
Borum, four other Americans and four
non American members of the crew,
indications are that they are safe
aboard some merchant or admiralty
vessel.
Frost's message, undated, but mani
testify sent yesterday, said:
Thirty three survivors of the City
of Memphis do not include Captain l..
T. Barum and four other Americans
and four Americans, but indica-
lions are that these men are safe on
! board some merchant or admiralty
vessel which has no wireless.
Captains boat did not separate from
otherRuntn l o'clock this morning and
was picked empty at 10 a. m. Weather
meantime remaining moderate.
WARNING SHOT FIRED.
Vessel cleared Cardiff 10th in bal
last with IS persons. including 90
Americans. At 1855, 18th, submarine
starboard quarter.
Vessel was stopped. Submarine APP
preaching to one mile fired once more,
fragments striking vessel, ship then
only being able to read submarine sig
nal to abandon ship. Instantly Cap
tain replied by long blast whistle, sig
nifying comprehension, and then gave
| four short blasts. signal to crew to take
to boats Immediately, which was done
! in five minutes, about AIS. No in
! juries.
FIRED EIGHT SHOTS.
Submarine then came up, hailed
captains boat, fired eight shots, sink
| ing vessel about 4:40 p. Apparent
time conversation with captains boat
at present unknown.
Weather heavy; southwest swell,
moderate southwest breeze, sky squal-
! ly. Weather improved during night.
First officers boat picked up by
admiralty ship 3:45 a. m. today. Chief
engineers boat $50 a. M. today by
same vessel, landed Queenstown ADO
| p. m. without accident.
CITY of Memphis carried wireless,
but did not use same. Carried no gun.
when captain is located he may
have further evidence.
LIST OF SURVIVORS.
survivors here included First ora
Ger Charles G. Laird, Chief EngineeS
W. l. Percy, Assistant Engineer Fred
BeviIle, M. J. Overland, third officers
| w. NJ. Thomson, r, J. Donohue and T.
j. Welsch, wireless operators; and
eight other Americans, 10 Spaniards
and Danes, one Swede, one Russian
and one Chilean.
! CITY Of Memphis stopped by sub
! arine Feb. a. off Sicily islands. Fail
ure to use wireless this time due to
experience of former occasion in belief
that ship might be passed if wireless
not started.
survivors will assemble Queens
town, pending instructions from own
ers, ocean steamship company, 335
North River, New York.
Third Engineer Thompson, one Of
the survivors of the City of Memphis,
said the German submarine cruised
about among the life boats seeking
| Captain Borum and then departed, uf-
| ter refusing assistance.
! There was a heavy swell on" said
Thompson, and to this was added the
discomfort of biting cold wind"
No news yet of Captain Borum
City of Memphis ships paper found to-
day in biscuit tin in captains boat
which was picked up at IL a. m, 18th.
, Boat showed sign of hasty abandon
ment, discarded overcoats, etc, with
white silk handkerchief at mast head
as flag, showing boat not abandoned
until after daylight.
TT is barely possible that all nine in
/ boat were taken by German subma =
rine, but more probably by some
/ friendly craft having no wireless.
"(Signed) FROST"