El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-19


p: Survivors Land.
y dispatch from consul Frost stated
. that SO survivors of the City of Mem
ghis landed at Queenstown and that
seven Americans were among the Is
) landed At SCHULZ The dispatch follows:
City Of Memphis, SO survivors now
landed here, vessel sunk by gunfire,
submarine large type, remained on the
| scene after crew left ship. Refused re-
! quest tow boats 10 land Weather not
severe but threatening. Survivors at
Schulz included Allan Carroll. second
officer. - Mcpherson. second en-
gineer; Robert Shea, surgeon; John
Walkiu. Henry Company, Gus Cam
pany, y d. Henton. ali Americans and
five spanish, one Portuguese. one
Swede and one Russian
City Of Memphis Had Is Men.
New York, March 19.-FOrty eight
men who were Americans by birth or
by naturalization and nine others. sew
eral Of whom are believed to be natur-
allied Americans, comprised the crew
of the American freight steam
ship City OF Memphis The yes
sci itself, valued Al S6gp.uuo. had
Weathered safely many adventures in
European waters on previous voyages
since the war began.
Owned by the Ocean Steamship COM
pany. commonly known as the Savan-
nah line. the CITY of Memphis of $3.50
tons gross. sailed from New York jan
uary %, carrying 9653 bales OF cotton
valued at S6e0.00e. This she delivered
At haNre. rance. ana was on her way
home in ballast when sunk
Fad Been Halted Before.
Her captain was L p Borum of Nor
folk, Va Every officer aboard had
mis- American license and every natur-
allied American his naturalization pa
pers in compliance with a rule laid
down by the ships owners.
While on her last voyage from New
York the City of Memphis was halted
of the Scilly Islands January % by 4
German submarine whose captain de-
manded TO see the papers she carried.
mate went aboard the U-boat and
was informed that inasmuch as the
American carried contraband cargo,
she out to be sunk but that because
America and Germany were on friend
y relations she might proceed The
City OF Memphis last Voya &c to Europe
was her tenth into the war zone.
Was Well Identified
On her voyages into the war zone the
city of Memphis each night carried a
reflector above an american flag
painted on either side and the ships
name appeared in six foot letters in
several places.
~ In NigiIancia Crew
The crew OF the Vigilancia comprised
including Capt T. A Middleton of New
ork- Two OF the u were naturalized
and one had first papers. There were
also five Porto Ricans and one FfliDino
IN the fire room force.
The Nigilancia was built in 1890 for
the Ward line. Since the outbreak OF
the war. the Nigilancia is said TO have
changed owners several times. her last
owner being the Barber line. but when
She was sunk she was under charter to
the Globe line
The ship was plainly marked as an |
american vessel with flags painted on I
port and starbOard bows and with her
name and hailing port of New York on I
both sides in letters five feet high I
ships and Cargo. 81 100000.
II IS understood that the cargo was
valued at nearly $4,000 and the ship ;
al more than 100000 The cargo I
NlSiiancia registered ais tons gross
She was go feet long, 400 foot beam /
and was built at Chester, Pa
apt BOrum and Eight Men Missing.
London, Eng March 19.-Capt. Be-
rum and the eight men who formed I
the complement of his boat are amonss
those missing from the sunken Amerf-
can steamer City of Memphis. Four Of
ne eIsht sailors are Americans. The
BOAT was picked up at 10 o'clock Sun
iaT morning. empty. and it is hoped /
mat It's occupants were rescued either !
by a patrol boat or by 4 vessel carry
ng no wireless and landed al some out
)f the way place
The survivors say that the captains
BOAT became separated from the others
bout l o'clock Sunday morning
me CITY OF Memphis was from Car
MI with % persons. of whom % were
americans The survivors who have
nus Tar reported to the American con
iulate number SO The steamer carried
20 guns She was equipped with wire
eSs but did not use il after the sub
marine appeared. The survivors say
ne weather was squally and there was
/ heavy southwest wind.
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