Evening star., 1917-06-01
U-B0ATS SINK Three
AMERICAN VESSELS
Scho0ners Frances NJ, Bar
bara and Four-Master Diriuo
Sent to Bottom. i
BUT ONE MAN DROWNED

AHEee American Sall1ng vessels, the
schooners Frances NJ and Barbara and
the four-masted ship Dirigo. have fall
en- victims to submarine attacks. All
the members of the crews were saved.
with the exception of one man ON the
Dirigo, who was drowned when the
boats were being launched.
Third Mate Drowned.
By the Associated Press. &
LONDON. Thursday, May 81. s:a0 pm.
(delayed).-The American sailing shfp
Dirigo has been sunk by q German SUBJ
marine. The crew has been tsndeds
with the exception OF John Ray, tnlf6
mate. who was drowned when the small
boats were being launched.
A statement issued by the British ad-s
miraltX says that the Dirigo was att
tackled by gunfire by German subma-
rine. which gave no warning. The ve8-s
sci subsequently was sunk by bombs
after it had been ransacked by the crew
of the submarine. The sinking occur-s'
red May 81, and the crew was landed
at Plymouth.
The Dirigo was attacked at O'Clock
In the morning. The weather was dneSi
although hazy. The men were rescued
before o'clock. Joseph G. Stephens,
American consul at Plymouth. Ii care
ing for the survivors.
Sinking of Other Vessels.
The American sailing ship Frances
M. was attacked by gunfire the morn-
ing Of May IS, according to . report
from Cadiz given out today by the ad-
miralty. All the members Of the CREW
are at Cadiz. y
The admiralty reports that the Aner-
lean sailing vessel Barbara was at
tackled by gunfire Of a German sub
marine marin at o'clock the mor3sng of
were landed at Gibraltar. sS
Hit by Third Shot.
PLYMOUTH. England. June Capt
Urguhart Of the Dirigo was asleep In, fkee
chart room when the attack WAS maGqI5
He rushed to the deck to find the m1I<M
giving orders to abandon the ship. OnaS
boat with eleven men was In the Wntses
as the Dirigo was still under way. and a.
was while he was attempting 10 rsAeh
the boat that Third Nate Ray fell over
The Dirigo was hitNsY the third shot
fired from the submarine. Then thes.Isl
boat commander orderSd her alongside th6.
submarine and an American boat un9s
used to carry German sailors to tllq.
Dirigo. which was blovns up 7hy |.
after all her papers had been seized.
steer by the wind; the land - n1&s
far or was the parting salutatinn Of tn
crew. The sailors were finally ptckpd ~
fby ! aaains soas aad brpasht hsre 3
Cargo Valued at @soanoo =
LoUisvfLLE, ". June 1-Thss .
was insured for 3235,o0e her
according to the statement Of !,
factnrets. Of Louisville. oynetssdfftesl -
sci She was en- route TO th3s Ne1S
of Africa for mahogany -iOgs .a{ s.
a misceliAneous cargo valued saes T..
for a European psrt sSs.;. 81,
Frances n Carried OH.
PHILADELPHIA. June 1.-A- Ds =
minis & Co.. ship brokers apdsowns17c
the Frances NJ. reported aftacke4
gunf1re, said today the firm had rec6tl
a cable message from the captain 1M1
indicated the vessel had been S1inkl
that the crew landed in their own h(1l
The Frances NJ was bound for Al
with 10000 cases of oil for the Ere
government. 5l53
The Dirigo was four-masted sztU<a
ship of 3,005 tons. She sailed from ~
York on May 8 for Hayre in comma
crew Of thfrty-one men. nine OF whl
were American citisens: ~
The records of the United Stakee,N
missioner Of shipping In Ne5vs
leans In the crew: Donald b. McDo{
mate Nova Scotia, naturaIxed: Al
derson. second mate, Danish. natGk
lied. J. NJ Ray. third mate. MaryA4
Y. Yucasta. engineer. New York;
Shields, boatswain, New YorksaA- "
ter, seaman, Brooklyn: Harry B1
seaman, French, naturaltzed:
Wright, seaman, McAlester. 0k1s
Trate, seaman. New York.
The American schooner Franca
owned by Charles ". Minottsand
tered at Bath. Me-. sailed fPpns -
York April for European port. HS
carried a crew of nine men, tncluND!
the following Americans: CAPT. Chart
Penniwill, Bath, Me-; John e. Roeex4
mate. 1925 East Berks street, SRhi2adez1s4
phta,; August F. Lang. engfneer. 1e
EaA Berks street, Philadelphia. afc1x
The Frances NJ. was built at Phipp1
burg. Me, in 1895. She registef1
i.22s tons and was e04 feet long.
The American schooner Barbal1Ss
owned by the Foreign and ,Domes3{t
Transportation Company OF New YosEs
was last reported on sailing March, ~
from Port Arthur, Tex, for SpeSf3
barbara was built at Chelsea, Nassau
1903. and was 1S5 feet long, Of ~
tons gross Prior to the war she 49,
engaged in coastwise traffic betwo6hI
north Atlantic and gulf ports.
The Barbara carried a crew Of eley9l
men. in command of Capt. F. L. Lausy
Other Americans on board were
P. walton, seaman, Chicago: Hgfx
Stone, steward. Colorado: Mrs. r.
Laury, assistant navigator. and Thonna
Stoker. first mate.
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