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WASHINGTON, March 81. - De-
struction without warning of four
merchant ships carrying Americans
in their crews. was reported to the
state department today in official
dispatches, indicating tna- several
Americans lost their lives.
The vessels We're the British
steamer Crispin, on which two Amer
lean negroes probably perished and
from which eighteen other Americans
are reported missing; the Portuguese
sailing ship Argo, from which three
American negroes are missing, and
the British steamers Eptafolos and
D2rently was no loss of life, though
Americans in the crews suffered from
exposure.
The departments latest dispatch
on the Crispin. sent today by Con-
sui Washington at Liverpool follows:
"Supplementing Consul SWansea's S
Crispin cahle, Goth: Joint affidavit
four American seamen indicates two
Americans. colored firemen. names
so far unknown. killed, explosion;
eighteen Americans so far uraccount-
ed for in captains boat; SO Amer
leans on Crispin: 10 firemen, sea-
aft; submarine commander ordered
rescuing trawler leave vicinity under
threats torpedoing.'
Previously Consul Moorehead at
Swansea, in a dispatch dated yester-
day. had reported:
British steamer Crispin Newport
News to Avonmouth. with horses,
torpedoed without warning Z D m.
March 2S, off Minehead, Ireland.
Weather moderate northerly winds:
fairly heavy swells: no vessel III sight
vixen attacked; torpedo not seen.
First intimation of submarine was
explosion in vesse! No attempt to
escape Vessel abandoned. sank 3:15
. ~. Boats, in charge of chief Off
ceI, picked up by fishing trawler,
taken 10 Milfordhaven: no casualties
among crew in these boats. Captains
boat landed in Ireland 49 OF crew
sent direct to Liverpool. Foregoing
information Obtained by telephone by
chief operator"
Destruction of the Argo was re-
ported by consul Armstrong az Bris-
tol in this dispatch, dated today.
"William PITTS and Spencer Ken
nedy. colored, American seamen, Por-
tuguese sailing shin Argo, from New
Orleans for London. carrying general
cargo. swear Argo shelled withour in
territorial warning by submarine fly
ing German flag, 300 miles off
GraVesend. O'Clock March %.
Weather rough, cole; occupants life
i boats at sea four deys: suffered from
exposure; when picked ur by British
/ hospital ship brought into Avon
mouth; one lifeboa. with three col
ored Americans unaccounted for;
their names unknown. Two other
Americans, Troy Thomas, Charles
Jackson, rescued, suffering from ex-
posurc. No other boats nearby. Sub
marine offered no assistance, ArgO
! no resistance"
Consul Gaulin reported the sinking
Of tie Ep.afolos from Marseilles in
the following dispatch, dated yester-
day:
Melting affidavits Roy Adams, Ell
| berton, ga: James Dennis, Hampton,
! Va: Edward Ryan, Suffolk, Va, fire
men on British steamer Eptafolos
, sunk by submarine without flag OF
: Indication nationality, about 50 miles
from Malta. March %; weather fine
sep calm. Eptafolos bound Malta t.
Gibraltar, IN Balla strait, without
passengers or troops: carried one
/ gun. two gunners Vessel torpedoeo
/ without warning by unseen subma :
rine about 1890. Ryan on deck saw
tornedo approaching. Eptafolos inn
mediately stopped; crew entered life
boats, for which amply time. Sub.
marine then appeared. took prisoner
captain. first and second officers, -four
I engineers, one gunner, and ordered
crew steer for. Malta, indicating
course No other assistance given by
submarine. Eptafclos being still
afloat submarine fired about 1.
shells, vessel sinking in one hour
at about $50 O'clock Crew remained
in boats frcm Friday afternoon unti
reaching Malta, Sunday. March %
about o'clock, morning. Sufficien
food and drink in 1ifeboats. Grew
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