New Britain herald., 1917-04-03
Rescue Doubtful on Account Of Storm and High Sea
 NINETEEN REACH LAND
British Freighter Docks at New York With Refugees From Trevose and Alynwick Castle Destroyed by U-I3oats Without Warning.

Washington, April 3.-A despatch, from Ambassador sharp dated at Paris p. m. yesterday, said that nineteen survivors from the Aztec were landed yesterday at Brest and twenty eight persons still were miss ing and their rescue was doubtful be- cause of the heavy sea and storm.
 Ambassador Sharp cahled:
 'The foreign office has just in- formed me that the American steamer Aztec was torpedoed at D. m last night (April D far out at sea off Isl- and of Ushant. One boat from the steamer has been found with nine- teen survivors who were landed this afternoon (yesterday) at Brest. Twen- ty-eights persons are still missing and AltAoa TX xko SpAtrol 7veasels se1i - eearching for them, the stormy coridi-. ton of tIt6 sea aAad weather renders their rescue doubtful.
 Foreign office not informed as to names of survivors. Will cable fur ther details as soon as possible
 Dispatches to the French embassy last night put the missing at eleven.
 Refugees of Two Vessels Arrive.
 New York, April 3.-The British freight steamship Trevose reported by. Germany as having been sunk was torpedoed without warning on March IS and tweQty-four of her crew are unaccount%A for, according to officers Of the Fabre line steamship .Venezia. which arrived here with five of the Trevose's crew. r.
 The Venezia brought also nineteen men from the British passenger steamship Alynwick' Castle, already reported sunk without warning on March 19. M
 The five from the Trevose were rescued by the Alynwick Castle from an open boat.
 The twenty-four men brought in by the Venezia had floated for four days and four nights in open boats before being picked up, and five men died from exposure during the time. Many of these rescued are suffering from frost bites and frozen limbs. s
 The Alynwick Castle, they said. carried a crew of 100 men and A passengers. The British admiralty has already announced the sinking of this ship.
 Seven boats were launched from the Alnywick Castle but on account of the strong gale blowing they were soon separated and thus far 100 of the 124 aboard are unaccounted for.
 The survivors of the Trevose said that vessel was sunk early in the morning of the 18th, the U-boat not being sighted by any one on board and giving no warning.
 The crew took to the boats, which soon drifted apart. The survivors picked up by the Alnywick Castle had been on that ship only a few hours when she in turn was torpedoed.
 The launching of the Alynwick Cas- ties boats was attended with extreme difficulty, as there was only little time to get them loaded before the ship went down. The high wind then drove the boats in various directions. The sufferings of the passengers and crew were described by the survivors as terrible. and when the Venezia hove in sight four days later all were so weakened by exposure that they were unable to assist their rescuers in saving them.
 The Trevoss was on her way from New Castle to Alexandria, Egypt. She was of 3,112 tons gross. The Alnywick Castle was on voyage from London to Cape Town, Africa. She was of $500 tons.
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