The Detroit times., 1917-02-07
U-B0ATS, IN 48 HOURS UTALESS WAR,
SINK II STEAMERS; SEVEN VICTIMS
NEUTRAL VESSELS; NONE AMERICAN
Two Are Killed When
Str. Saxon Brit0n
ID Sunk
BOAT SMELLING
is DETAILED

| LONL0N, FeD. Two persons
aboard the British steamer Saxon
BrI,on we're killed when that boat
vas sunk by a submarine today.
The captain and IL members OF his
crew were safely landed
Twelve we're survivors or the
British steamer Axul. also report.
ID sunk.
The Saxou Briton vas an iron
screw steamer OF 1897 tons; built
- 1888: registered At 0ransemouth.
meland. and the property OF the
kefse Steamship Co.
The Axul 10 Q steel screw steamer
of 3.o7t tons: built In 1888. regis
tered at London and the property
OF the Buenos Aires Great Southern
Railway Co.
The following additional stnkinEs
we're reported In the last "a hours
Five OF the stesmers sunk today
were OF more than 1000 tons
TIE eight ships known to have
been sun. including the Port Ade-
British steamer Palmi.af. slos
tons. crew landed; last reported SAIL
I'm sabine. Tex. Jan. I. for
Dartmouth.
British steamer Port AdelaIde-
-brtttSf EtSkmer Californian, t3o3
tons. crew landed. last reported sail
ing from Cspetown. Dec. ,. for Fall
British steamer warisy Pickering.
4 80 +Npa
British steamer Fioridian. .777
tons; 10 OF her crew picked up.
British steamer Warrennls. GIL
British sAIiinx ship B.ifort. 1885
tons.
swedish steamer Bravaila. i.B7s
tons. crew nred on by submarine sf-
ter tahins 10 small boats. but reached
Lloyds reports the following ships
believed TO have been sunx by sub
marines:
Norwegian steamer Rigei. i.55i
reported sailing from New York.
December for Liverpool. where she
arrived Dec az
Norwegian bark wasdsie. 1855
tons. - 81 her crew picked up: last
Azores islands. Jan. 3
Norwegian bark sonrdai. :.oss
tons. IS OF her crew picked up. sailed
from Buenos Aires Nov. ~ for
Asores
Norwegian ship Thor IT,. 2.is. tons.
Russian steamer cerebrs. ASIA
spanish steamer Aisate. a11i tons
The ship reported torpedoed. but
not known positively TO have heen
sun 10 the Norwegian bark Tam
LONDON. Feb NO mention
OF warning before the attack. OF re-
sistance by the vessel attacked. or
OF an attempt 10 escape the sub.
marine. was made In American Con
sui Frost's oficial report TO the
American embassy today on the
shelling and sinking by German
submarine. OF the British steamer
Eavestone.
One American. Robert wallace. a
Negro, vas killed by shrapnel shells
which the German fred at the open
boats carrying survivors.
After having thus sheiled the sur.
vivors. the German submarine dis
appeared without pronerinG aid, the
consul declared.
Frost's report was received by tel
esraph from Queenstown. He de-
eiared the German submarine opened
hre on the Eavestone from q dis
tancc OF three thousand yards. and
that her projectles struck the YES
eel repeatedly. when boats were
lowered. Frost declared. the Ger
man guns were turned on these.
containing survivors OF the sinking
Havestone.
Three shrapnei shells struck the
Exvestons's open boats. kttftus the
master. steward and three sailors.
including Richard wallace. the
American" the report continued.
The second ofncer was wounded.
When the boats containing the sur.
yivors had rowed 500 yards away
the Eavestone sank. The submarine
then approached near the boats-
but made no inquiry a. TO Injuries
Of the survivors. nor did her com
mander profYer aid"
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