Arizona republican., 1917-05-02
18 SURVIVORS IF
 THE VACUUM REACH
 LIVERPOOL SAFELY
TRepubIican A. P. Leased Wirel

LIVERPOOL, May 1.-The eighteen survivors of the steamer Vacuum who arrived here this afternoon included three American naval gunners, George Wilson of New York Frank Lesher of Elgin, H., and John Nichola of Pas saic, N. J. They declared that Cap tain Harris, commander of the steam CT; Lieutenant Thomas, in charge of the gunners, the chief engineer and several Of the gunners perished.
 Three lifeboats were launched, but only one reached the shore. The one containing the third mate and several gunners was swamped in the rough sea immediately after launching, and other in charge of Chief Mate Oscar Gailes reached land.
 George Wilson, one of the American gunners said:
 T was on watch with another gum ner, Harry Loree of Philadelphia at the stern gun. It was 10 o'clock on the morning of Saturday the 18th, when we saw the periscope of a sub marine within two hundred feet of our starboard beam. Almost immediately afterward a torpedo was fired and struck us twenty feet abaft the engine room. There was a terrific explosion WHICH IdlSeQ lne Sleel ueCk ana threw Loree and myself off our feet. Before we were able to do anything with our gun, the Vacuum began to settle rapidly, stern first, and in a few minutes, we were in the water. We could see the ships bow high in the air. Then the submarine came to the surface, encircled the ship several times and fired four shots from her i deck guns.
 ''The first shot shattered the wire less house and the other three took effect in the Vacuum's bow. The next thing 1 knew was that I had been picked up while unconscious and taken aboard the No. lifeboat, in which there were IT men besides Oscar ! Gailes, mate of the Vacuum. We roWed | 150 miles before reaching land" John Nichola, another gunner, said ! four firemen and two coal passers l perished at their posts, being locked 1 in as a result of the explosion He added that the Vacuum did not have chance to use her guns at any time. Other survivors say that the sea 1 was very rough when the Vacuum was 1 torpedoed. The steamer was twenty minutes in sinking. One of those lost | in the disaster was William Gardey 1 Cincinnati, who was returning to the United States to join the navy | The Vacuum was returning in bal 1 last.
 NEW YORK, May 1.-The American i schooner Woodward Abrams, a vessel of "A tons registrer has been sunk by ! a German submarine, according to a cable message received here today by Pendleton Brothers, former owners of the ship. All of the crew of nine men were saved, the cable added
 LONDON, May 1.-The Uruguayar steamship Gorizia has been sunk with out warning by a German submarine The crew was saved. The submarine approached the steamer and after maneuvering into position shelled il until it sank. The crew took to the l boats
 NEW YORK, May 1.-The Gorizia 1 l,246 tons, was under command oi ! Captain George T. Rex, an American.
 The ship. originally owned in Can ada, was sold to the Oriental Naviga
 tion company in 1916 and transferred
 to the American flag. Her change oi registry to the flag of Uruguay earlN
 this year did not change her owner.
 ship, officials of the company said to- i day.