Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-25

Crew Saved.
The text of the admiralty stated
ment follows: --
THE armed mercantile cruiser Molx
davia was torpedoed and sunk yesf
terday morning. . 80.
There were no casualties among
the crew but of the American troops
on board 56 up to the present have
not been accounted for. 1t is feared
they were killed in one compartment
by the. explosion"
No Panic Shown. E
The Moldavia was torpedoed with
out warning. 1t was : moonlight
night and although a good lookout
was kept the attacking submarine wal
not sighted before the torpedo struck
Most Of the men aboard were ID
their hanlniocks when the expiosiou
occurred amidships. The sailors and
soldiers alike showed no panic.
They fell canily into line and
awaited orders. When it was seen
that the Moldavia was settling down.
all on board were taken off by the
escorting ships.
The men lost all their belongings
but were supplied with new clothing
at the different naval ports where
they were taken.
Probably Drowned Below Decks.
1t is believed that the Americas
soldiers missing from the Moldaviz
we're sleeping on the bottom deck and
were overtaken by the great inrusk
of water after the explosion when
they, were trying to reach the main
deck. 1t also is presumed that some
of the ladders were destroyed.
The vessel was struck below tht
bridge. It steamed ahead for som(
time after being struck and at first
it was hoped that the water tighi,
compartments would enable it t.
reach port. -.
Cork Steamer Torpedoed.
Queenstown, May 24.-The Corl
steamer Inniscarra, bound from, Fish.
guard to Cork, has been torpedoed
and sunk. Thirty-seven members oi
the crew are missing and are sup.'
posed to have been lost.
Five survivors of the disaster have
been landed. They are the csptains
the chief officer, one steward and two
sailors. ....t.
The Inniscarra was struck amid
ships. She listed Immediately and
foundered in four minutes. II
The Inniscarra was a vessel of
l,4l2 tons. 1t was built in 1908 and
belonged to the City of Cork Steam
Packet company.
Sunk in Collision. Z
Washington, May 24.-The United
States ship Wakiva, converted
yacht, was sunk in European waters
in a collision May % with loss Of
w. B. Hoyt, carpenters mate, Ettlc4
boro, Mass, and Joseph M Farley,
fireman, Chicago. An announcement
today by the Navy department, sayd
the Wakiva collided with navy cdt1
go carrier.
Ensign w. w. Lowell of Brooklyn(
N. Y, of the navy; Fireman Bernard
F. Stiefvater of Everett, WASH, and
Water Tender Charles R. Moore Of
Somerset, Pa, were lost in the sink{
ing of the American steamer. William
Rockefeller, recently torpedoed in th{
war zone.
No Details Received.
Sinking of the British armed mer4
chant cruiser Moldavia, with probh
able loss of Sc American soldiers wa9
in a. cablegram tonight
from the British admiralty tothe WaH
No details were given!
but the understanding here is that the
ship was moving between England
and France.
At late hour the department had
no further information to indicate
what American units were on board
the vessel. Many men are in training
in England and it is possible that thea3
Moldavia was carrying contingent
bound for the front.
The Moldavia is the third transport
American troops to be tor
pedoed and the fifteenth troopships
sunk by the Germans. Of the vessels
carrying Americans the Antilles was
the first to meet with destruction BY
4 U-boat. 1t was sunk October 13ts
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