Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-02
U.BOA1 KILLS
AMERICANS
One Dead, Others Miss
ing, from the Crispin
Snowdon Range Torpedoed with
u. S. Citizens on Board

Washington. April 1.-Two British
steamships. the Snowdon Range and
the Booth liner Crispin, both with
Americans aborad. of whom number
are unaccounted for, were reported to
the state department to have been sunk
without warning by submarine.
On the Crispin the torpedo. which
struck the engine room, killed five men.
two of whom are believed to have been
Americans.
Consul Frost at Queenstown, report
ing the loss Of the freight liner Crispin,
said:
..Crispin. 24S3 tons, Newport News to
Liverpool. 6S6 horses. torpedoed without
warning IA miles off Hook Head 7.15
p n. Goth. Sixty-eight out of ships
complement of 112 were Americans.
Two boats missing. not improbably lost.
Wake Of Torpedo Seen
Torpedo struck engine room star
board side. explosion killing five men,
of whom two are believed Americans.
Submarine not seen, but wake of tor
pedo seen by Americans. Vessel carried
gun and wireless. Latter was wrecked
overcast sky, very heavy swells Vessel
sank slowly, but return on board not
feasible owing to a heavy sea.
"One boat with 10 survivors landed at
Queenstown, including captain. chief
steward, veterinarian and 10 Americans
r. H. Elser, Newport News; Carl
Larkenson. Augusta Ga; James Smith
Baltimore; Bland Tinsley, Philadelphia
RI L. Hays, Covington; James Franklin
New York city: George killy, Balti-
more; George st. Armand. Worcester
Harry Davis, Baltimore; John Williams
Newport News.
"Other boats believed landing Mil
ford Haven and elsewhere"
Four Died on snowdon Range
The dispatch from Liverpool, report
ing the sinking of the Snowdon Range
follows:
British: steamer Snowdon Range
Philadelphia to Liverpool with general
cargo and powder. one gun aft, torpe-
doed without warning at S:45 A. NJ
March %. 35 miles from Holly Head
NO vessel in sight, sea calm, weather
hazy. no resistance: submarine sub.
merged at time of attack. Four killed
by explosion. Remainder of crew took
to boats. including James Carroll, Phil.
delphia; George Alexander. colored, Will
mington. N. c.: Burt Thebalt. Philadel-
phia. native-born Americans and Paddy
McCabe, naturalized, no permanent ad-
dress.
"Submarine emerged. showing Ger.
man flag, shelled Snowdon Range, then
boarded and ermoved provisions and
detachable brass. placed bombs. vessel
sunk. Crew picked up p. NJ, taken
Holly Head"
A dispatch from Swansea said the
collector of customs there reported that
AZ Americans from the British cattle
steamer Crispin had been landed at
Milford Haven.
Slain by Explosion
A later dispatch from Consul Frost
definitely established the killing of one
American and said others probably had
been killed. The Crispin was bound for
Avonmouth.
"One American Negro, probably
named Hollier," the message said
was killed by the explosion. Total
killed and missing now eight, of within
some besides Hollier were Americans
Some survivors landed as follows:
Nineteen at Queenstown, 20 at Milford
Haven. two at Dunmore, Ire, and 1;
are On board an Admiralty vessel, to
land at Queenstown tomorrow evening
1T now transpires that the ships
wireless did get off signals, using re-
serve batteries"