Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-03-15
i on Board United States
Vessel Escape With Lives
When Torpedoed by Ger
man Submarine.
SITUATION NOT CHANGED
Freighter With Cargo Of Food
Destroyed by Shell Fire
from Submarine.
NO WARNING is GIVEN
BULLETIN.

Washington, Mar. Ill orpedo-
ing>without warning on March 9, OF
the British steamer East Point, Lon
don for philadelphia with two AM
mcricans in the crew, was reported
today in dispatches to the State de-
partmcnt. All on board were saved
The steamer was sunk p. IN. OFT
the English coast about fifteen
miles west Of Eddystone lighthouse.
1t carried oen gun aft and an armed
patrol boat was near by. The crew
of iorty-hve left the ship in small
boats. The two Americans, John
Webber OF Buffalo, New York fire.
man, and Edward Els of Broolyn,
n. Y, seaman, have made afhdayits
to Consul General Skinner at Lon
dino.
London, March l4.-American
steamship Algonquin has been tor
pedocd by German submarine with
out warning. All on board were
saved.
The Algonquin, owned by the
American Star line, sailed from New
York for London on February 20.
The Algonquin was torpedoed at
E o'clock on the morning of March
II. The submarine refused assist
ance, according to the report of the
consul at Plymouth. Twenty-seven
men have been landed.
According to later report from
J, G. Stephens, American consul at
Plymouth, the captain of the AL
gonquin stated that his ship was
sunk by shell fire without warning.
Ten Americans Aboard.
New York, March 14.--The Ameri-
can steamship Algonquin, with ten
Americans aboard, was sunk by a
German submarine on March Il with
loss of vessel and cargo valued at
$l,700,090. A cable message received
here today-by-fts owner, the Ameri-
can Star line, and dispatches from
London told OF the apparent safety
of all the officers and crew, twenty
seven. of whom haye been landed.
The message said the vessel was
torpedoed, but did not indicate where
it was at the time. According to a
consular report from Plymouth,
England, the Aigonquin's captain
stated his ship was sunk by shell fire
without warning. n,
The Algonquin sailed from New
York on February 20 with foodstuffs.
Its destination was London. 1t was
one of the first American ships to
leave the United States after Ger
many estal;jned its submarine
blockade.
Formerly a Canadian owned boat
under British registry, the Algonquin
was transferred to the American flag
last December, when it was purchased
by the American Star line. While un-
der Canadian ownership it was en-
gagged in trade between New York and
St. John, New Brunswick,
Crew Promised Bonus.
There are two American Steamship
Algonquin. The one sunk was re-
Gently transferred from British regis
try. 1t was vessel of 1896 tons gross,
245 feet long and forty feet beam. Ii
Was built in 1888 at Glasgow and was
owned in New York. 1t was single
screw steamer, and was commanded
by Captain A. Nordberg.
Among the American citizens on
board we're William T. Holmes of
Chicago, mate, and Charles Schultz
OF Brooklyn, chief engineer. Its own
ers agreed to give the officers a war
bonus of 50 per cent in wages and the
crew bonus of Is per cent, with the
proviso that in case the vessel was
captured or destroyed, the men were
to be spaid the bonus with their