Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-10-18
z U.S SHIPS, |
JAPANESE SUNK
Yank Destroyer to Rescue-Hun
Submarine Shells the
Survivors.
WOMEN And CHILDREN LOST
Destroyer Sterret, Guiding Torpedoes,
Turns on the Enemy Vesse! and
Drops Depth charGes-Resuts
of Shots Unknown.

London; Oct. 12.-The Dublin mail
boat Leinster has been torpedoed, ac-
cording to the Exchange Telegraph
company. 1t is believed that about
400 persons perished.
An Atlantic Port, Oct. 1.-THE
American steamship Ticonderoga, an
overseas service cargo carrier of $50
tons, has beer torpedoed and sunk on
its way to France, probably with
heavy loss of life. Twenty survivors
of the ship. wounded or suffering from
exposure, were brought here by a
British vessel.
The remainder of those aboard the
TicOnderoga, said to number about $50,
were reported to have perished. 1t
was said that the ships boats were
shelled by the submarine, accounting
for the wounded among the survivors,
Seventeen of the survivors, were
American soldiers. being part of a de-
tachment detailed to care for horses
which the ship was transporting.
Exactly when and where the Ticon-
deroga was torpedoed could not be
ascertained on account of censorship
restrictions. The ship left an Atlantic
port on September % as part of q con-
voy. Presumably it fell victim to the
U-boat without other protection than
its own guns, as, according to previous
reports received by the navy depart
ment, 1t became separated from the
rest of the ships and was not there
after heard from.
New York, Oct. 1.-THE American
steamship Deepwater, $500 tons gross
register, has been sunk, presumably by
an enemy submarine, according to in.
formation received in shipping circles
here.
A British Port, Oct. 1.-THE Jap
anese steamship Hirano Maru of 7,93s
tons gross has been torpedoed ant
sunk. 1t is feared that 291 of the 32(
aboard were lost. Among the victim.
were two nurses, three Japanese WON
en- and seven children.
The Hirano AIaru was outward
bound for Japan and carried about 20t
passengers. The vessel was torpedoet
and sunk by a German submarin,
early on Friday morning when abou
300 miles south of Ireland.
The few survivors who were piclzet
ur by the American torpedo-boat de
stroyer Sterret have been brough
here. They declare that the torped,
struck the steamer In the forward en-
gine room.
Nothing remained for those OF
board, including the women and chill
dren, but to plunge into the ocean. 4
large number, however, went dow
with the ship. The vessel disappeare,
within seven minutes after bein
struck by the torpedo.
The scene was indescribable. Tn
weather was bad and rather hazy. TIL
cries Of the drowning were heartrend
ing. Everybody had been supple
with life belts, but only the stronges
were able to stand the buffeting wave
and exposure.
frovidentially the commander @
the American destroyer Sterret hear
the explosion and steered his vesst
for the point where the sound cam,
He found the ship had disappeare
and he saw a mass of people stru.
glirg in the water.
There were no small boats availabl,
so the destroyer in the bad weathe
steamed about picking up those VIII
were still alive. The American wal
ship picked up 80 persons. one c
whom died while being brought ashor,
While the American destroyer wa
picfing up the men and women stru,
glisg In the water the German sui
marine fired two torpedoes at the wa
shis, but both missiles missed thei
mark.