Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-11
1880 PERISH
ASSUBSSINK
Three SHIPS
Heavy Toll Laid to Re
newed U boat Warfare
on Atlantic Shipping.

Renewed T-heat warfare be-
lieyed responsible for the fol-
lowing Sinkings with the prob
able loss of a total of 1.l30
lives. some OF them American
sailors and soldiers.
Mail boat IeinSter Sunk IN
Irish sea with loss of coo lives.
Liner Hirsn0 Maru-SUnk on
Irish coast with loss Of 600
lives.
Steamer TicongeraGo sunk
In Atlantic with probable loss
of % men. among them Amer
lean seameu and soldiers.
Dublin. Oct. 11-It is believe 7
that 500 lives were lost in the sink
ing Of the mail steamer Leinster by
a torpedo in the Irish sea yes;er-
day. il was stated today at the o.
fee Of her owners Only about one
hundred ffty persons. It was added,
were saveI.
Captain H. r. Cone. in charge of
the American naval airship ser
vice. was among the passengers of
The steamship Le5nsIer, which was
sunk by German submarine
captain Cone is suffering from .
broken leg
Fires Second Torpedo.
Efter the L.eiuster had been struck
by the first torpedo and in her dis
abled condition was an easy prey.
the submarine fred Il second tor
IedO. This missile struck the yes
sci amid6hIps, entering the engine
room and caused an explosion of
lie ships boilers
There was some confusion as the
passengers tried TO enter the boats
and many persons were thrown
into the SEA
AS soon as Information regard
ing the Leiuster's plight reached
kingstown tugs and destroyers to
the number Of . hastencd 10 the
place
Survivors said that the subma-
rine fired the two torpedoes with
cut warning from q range Of about
one hundred and fifty yards
Ue'ails OF the lost and saved
have not yet been obtained. Captain
Birch, the LeiHster's commander,
was among those lost. Il is known
that two stewardesses were
drowned
Ship Blown to Splinter>.
The explosion Of the second tor
pedo. however, he said, blew the
ship up like matehwood.
The resruing ship picked up
scores Of persons from the water
where they were still clinging to
apturned boats. RATS and broken
iimbers The survivors were
brought 10 Ejugstown- All were in
desperate state as result Of
their hours experience in the
rough sea. A number OF dead
bodies also We're landed
member Of the crew said the
explosion Of the second torpedo
blew The tunnels 10 pieces. Some
Of the wreckage fell on the deck
and killed several persons. A ma
-orlty Of the passengers who were
60 the forward deck. were thrown
INTO the sea. according to the same
witness who added that some of
lAe boats were smashed IN being
launched and that others capsized.
saw Torpedo Approach.
Francis Osborne. judge Of the
high court Of Sudan. one of the
Isssengers said he saw the first
torpedo approaching. When il
struck the ship the vessel began
Il settle by tLe head. He went over
the side and slid down rope as
others had done and entered a
DoaL While the life boats were
,osslng close TO The ship the second
torpedo was fired
The Le-uster vas the fifth chan
LEI boat sunk by submarines
300 Lost on Jap Ship.
BRUSH Port. oct. 1.-The Jap
scese passenger steamer Hirduo
MARI. ot I.955 rou- gross. has been
lorpeCoej and sunk by d Germ4I.
submarine. 600 miles south of Ire
and, and i is feared 300 lives were
lost
London. Oct 1.-THE sinking OF
ne Japanese steamship Iitrano
Aara and thr Dublin mali boat
'-e-hS'e- mark Incidents Qf new
s4oma-ine campaign which tLs
Germans launched about ten davs
ego. q a.cc-1lng 10 The Mail Il add {.
.lst - THAT time renewed subma-
i.ne activity became evident in ~
I-oIs directions notably along the
routes followed by steamers carry
ing american troops
reported fAay the new
boats are Muea larger and more
Aeat..E armed taau any which hay"
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