Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-15
Report From Consul at Rome
rs Schooner Lyman M.
Sent to Bottom by
" a Bomb,
SCUTTLER FLEW NO FLAG
Explosive Placed There by
Underwater Boat of Dual
Monarchy.
REPORTS CONFLICTING
Victims of U-Boats

''"'''"'s'Nl'' ~ - ICp. IT.--NOll'
sui lreadway at Rome cabed report
today indicating that the American
schooner Lyman NJ. Law was not
torpcdocd, but was DESTROYED by a
bomb placed on board by subma
rine
Secretary Lansing had another re-
port which said the ship was sunk by
gunflre from a submarine.
Consul Treadways report said the
submarine apparently was Austrian,
but flew 10 flag.
Consul Treadway at Rome for
warded three dispatches, two of which
he had received from the Italian min
! lster OF marine and one from the
British consul at Calgiari. The latter
SAID that Captain McDonough and
nlne men comprising the crew of the
American sailing vessel Lyman NJ.
L,awIot New York had landed at
Cagliari.
Sunk by Submarine.
According to the minister OF MA
rine's announcement the vessel was
sunk by an unidentified submarine
without flag. A paraphrasc of of the
minister of marines dispatches, trans
mI!ted under Treadway's signature
follows:
Received telegram from Malta,
American four -masted sailing vessel
Lyman NJ. Law in flames, latitude
north SO degrees, 81 minutes: lonpi-
tudc east Greenwich 7 degrees. 5S
minutes. No trace OF crew"
The second message, dated Caeliari
February IS, said:
-Four -masted American sailing vcs-
sci Lyman M. Law, owned by Mari
time Transportation company Of New
York. L500 tons, at 9 o'clock, 18th,
set ahre by bomb, 20 minutes west
southwest OF Cape, Spartivcnto, by
Austrian submarine without flag.
Carried Lumber Cargo.
"Thc Law was from Stocl,o, M.
TO Palermo with cargo ri lnmher Ths
crew of fen saved IN two ho,t,o,ds
Length of submarine forty meters If
was painted ash color. with black
deck, and was armed with rs rides
One periscope on stern turret. Crew
lall American except two English"
The message from the British con-
sui at Cagliari said
Captain McDonough and nine men
of the crew of the American schooner
Lyman NJ. Law, New York, reported
destroyed by submarine yesterday
morning, have landed here"
The main points to be determined
arc whether the ship was attacked
without warning, whether 1t carried
contraband and whether any Ameri-
can lives were lost
The United States considers the
SINKING or a snip carrying 'ontraoand
a af 49, ,hn sa;,;re sh;n W;i,;,m P p r. Ervo
and the s,e,nrc Hors,ton;c has ~
cons;dcrcd i r;oIat;on of ;n,ern. %
,inn.l law to hc comn,rrd 70 dcs,rmc
ton which entails loss NJ lie
Whethcr The destruction of tho
7 .w viii turn ont to he ",he over,
act" nj the snhmar;nc camn,;gr 1y;1I
have to depend on the exact facts.
American Schooner Sunk.
i~'iluolly w. liz SlHlNl ltdll
schooner Lyman NJ. Law was sunk
by submarine on Monday, accord
ing to a dispatch from the Stefani
agency of Rome. The crew, includ-
ing eight Americans, is reported 10
have been landed.
The F. d. Lambert, British
steamship of 2,105 tons gross. was
sunk last night by German subma-
rine, according to notice posted at
Lloyds shipping agency TODAY. The
crew has been landed.
Two British trawlcrs- also have
been sunk.
schoo,sr With u,h..
N wv N WIN n
New 1ork' feo' l4'-lhe Lyman
NJ Law carried crew OF nine men IN
addition to its captain, all Americans,
ana was loaded win lumber material
used IN Italy for manufacturing lemon
~ crates, accoralhg 40 tne schooner
agents nero, tne Mar'''lne lfanspor-
fa''o'i company :.
No Contraband in Cargo.
Bangor, Me-. Feb. l4.-The Schoon-
cr Lyman NJ. Law. reported sunk on
Monday by a submarine, sailed from