El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-03
SHIPS SUNK IN U. S.
WATERS BY GERMAN BOAT
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s Haskell Isabel D. Wiley and an-
other sailing vessel
Haskell Crew Losts
The A. II. BAN steamship agents
here for the schooner Jacob ~ Has
kell fear that the crew OF IL has been
lost. The Haskell was bound from
Norfolk 20 Portland. Ne Nothing has
been heard from the crew.
The Jacob IT. Haskell OF Boston.
was a four masted schooner OF 1859
tons burden. she was built IN 1901
az Rocklaud. Ae-. and was 20 leel
I0ne. 80 feet beam and EOS feet deep.
The Isabel 3. WHEY, OF Bath. Ne.
was q three masted schooner and was
registered at Gil tons she was DuLt
az Bath Me.. In 1906, and was 100 feet
Ions. 81 feet beam and u feet deep
So far as has been reported
none OF the ships sunk was en-
gagged IN transporting troops 90
France.
All ports have been closed and
all the resources OF the navy in
the western Atlantic turned 10
frustrafe the submarine offensive
Two mere American vessels. the
Hattie Dunn and the samuel ~.
Hathaway have been sunk
The Hattie Dunn. a three masteQ
aaNaAl.Eaa Ma $50 AaHa ALAArH % MHNH
dean and ID feet deep Her tonnage
was 365. She was built al Thomastou.
Maine. IN lS84.
The samuel W Hathaway. four
masted schooner, was built az Brewer,
Mass. I'm 1902.
10 ships HeRorted sunk
This news followed confirmation OF
reports that number Of ships had
been sunk Off the Jersey coast last
night by one OF more German subma-
rines. Some reports said as high as
is had been sunk and there was a
report. later denied. that one ship had
been sunk of Nantucket
There is a belief that a German
submarine squadron has been sent 10
American waters to sink any trans
ports OF supply ships which might be
encountered and incidentally for the
moral effect Of such a raid on the
American and German peoples as "a
demonstration Of German submarine
power.
Although there have been freq6ent
rumors OF submarines having crossed
the Atlantic since America entered the
American shipping on this side Of the
Atlantic I'm October. 1916 the Ger
man submarine U-53 after VISITING
Newport, r. J., lay iu wait for British
shipping of Nantucket Lightship and
got six victims.
Within the last week south Amer
lean ship arriving here brought re-
ports Of The presence OF two German
submarines In the vicinity Of Ber-
muda-
Two Attack one ship.
Two submarines attacked the Ed
ward H. Cole. according to the COM
mander. Capt Newcomb.
According 70 the survivors. the Ed-
ward II Cole vas sunk Is miles of
the highlands Of New Jersey yester-
Gay afternoon
Crew Is Allowed 10 Leave.
The submarines appeared simul-
taueouslE, one on each side Of the
vessel and signaled the captain 10
neare to- The commander Of one oil
the submarines then boarded the
schooner in small boat and gave the
crew ten minutes TO leave the ship.
The crew took 90 their own boats
Immediately and the German sailors
then planted bombs on the vessel and
blew her up.
Chases Another ship.
Just before the explosion occurred
an American steamship appeared in
the offing aud the U-boat immediately
gave chase
The last Capt. Newcomb saw OF the
steamer she was making Off az fun
speed
The crew OF the Edward IT. cole
was picked up by an American aux
lliary naval ship, brought TO an At
lantic port last night ana thence
lu charge by navy officials.
The auxiliary vessel carrying the
Edward r. coles crew was pursued
ny the submarine, but escaped hy
taking refuge in the Atlantic port