The Sentinel=record., 1918-06-04
None of the Vessels Were Armed and Were Employed in the Coastwise Trade Submarine Commander Was Unusally Human for a German, Per hitting Crews to Leave the Vessels Before Destroying Them.

New York, June Nine American sessels were known tonight 10 have been sunk by submarines off the North Atlantic coast since May 25.
 The largest of the prey to the raid ers. seeking to prevent the sailing O. Transports with troops for the battle M i eds of France was the New York and Porto Rican liner Carolina which has attacked Sunday about 125 miles Southwest of Sandy Hook. The fate bf her 220 passengers and crew Q. a30 was unknown late tonight, but there was hopes they had been picked AID by some passing ship or would leach shore safely in the small boats. Not a life was lost in the sinking u, the other ships according to late re ports.
 Besides the Carolina the known vic tms are tho Atlantic Refining com Hany tanker Herbert L. Pratt the Steamer Winnieconnie of lSU0 tons and si schooners, the largest of which Were the Hauppaug, new ship Of 1,000 tons, and the Edward II Cole. The crews of these ei-ht vessels have been landed at Atlantic ports.
 Reports brought ashore by the su. 70 siyors indicated that the Vim econ nie and nearly all the schooners were Sunk by the same U boat which had been lurking in the path of shipping off the New Jersey coast and the Dei- aWara Capes since late last month. In no instance SO far as known was 8 lie boat shelled and in all cases re- ported the crew were given oppor- tnity to escape or were taken aboard the submar ne where some were kept Qfisoner for eight days before they . were turned adrift to be picked up by a passing vessel
 Scores of United States warships were ranging the waters off the North Atlantic coast tonight in search ol the German submarines which made their long expected attack on Ameri- can shipping in home waters late yes terday morning.
 Out of the flood of reports which swept through the maritime district after the Associated Press first flash el the news that two cruiser sub marines were operating seventy five miles southeast of the Highlands or New Jersey, these facts stood out:
 The steamship Carolina of the New York and Porto Rico Steamship com pany has been sunk, Moth Ag is known of the fate of the 220 passengers and Brew of 13O. who took to the boats when the under water craft began shelling the liner
 The steamer Edward II Cole, of Boston, has been sunk by bombs and Captain IH J. Newocmbe of Boston, with his crew of len have been landed Here after eine rescued from the boat in which they were given an oppor- tunity to escape. The schOOners Jacob M Haskell of Boston Isaheli' H Wiley, of Bath, Me-. Hattie Dunn Of Thomaston, Me, and Samuel w. Hathaway have been sunk The croT 9f the Haskell is reported to have heen saved, but nothing is known or the fate of the three other crews.
 The Savannah line steamship City Of Columbus is reported 10 have been snnk but no definite news of her fate has been received
 a'ifteen survivors of U-boats were Thought to an Atlantic port tonight on a steamship which picked them up from small boats
 Their dispositions were taken hy Government officials and they were held incommunicado Some of them had been kept prisoner several days aboard the submarine and then turned