Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-06
GERMAN SUBMARINES
OFF ATLANTIC COAST
American Tank Steamer o. B. Jen-
uings Sent to Bottom OF Shores
of Virginia Sunday.
ANOTHER IN CANADIAN WATERS
All OF Tanker's Crew Rescued by
Patrol Boat and Landed ut Nor
folk-CruiSer San Diego Is Sunk
by Mine.
ANOTHER IN CANADIAN WATERS
[Dv As.oclatcd Prc,s. !

WASHINGTON. August 5.-SinkinE
OF the American tank steamer o. B.
Jennings yesterday 100 miles off the
Virginia coast, announced to-day. re-
realed tho presence of at least two
German submarines on this side of the
Atlantic. The second raider has been
operating off the coast of Nova Scotia
and nearby waters for several davs.
The captain and thirteen members of
the crew Of the Jennings have arrived
safely at Norfolk. Va the Navy De-
partment announced Tonight. The
fourteen men. with the thirty pre-
viously reported as having been
landed. accoun, for all the members
Of the tanker'S crew.
The announcement OF the Navy De-
partment follows:
The Navy Depar rtment is advised
that the captain and thirteen men Of
the crew of the American tanker o. B.
Jennings. sunk Sunday by submarine
100 miles off the Virginia coast. have
arrived safely at Norfolk. Va The
men reached Norfolk in the small boat
IN which they left the Jennings. This
with the thirty previously reported
rescued. accounts for all the crew"
l'resence OF another raider in the
waters off the Middle Atlantic coast
where in May and June upwards of
twenty vessels were sunk. became
known to-day when the Navy Depart
ment announced the sinking Of the
Jennings and the landing of from thir-
~ TO thirty.two members OF the crew
at Norfolk BY an American patrol boat
FULL DETAILS OF SINKING
NOT NET AVAII.&HII.
Full details of the sinking of the
Jennings we're lacking tonight out
from The fact that the steamer sent
a wireless message saying she was be-
inG shelled and asking for assistance
officials assumed that the submar r!nc
opened fire without giving the crew
time 70 take TO the boats. though ther.
was the possibility that the steamer
had undertaken 10 make r'Ip for
safety. ratrol boats answered the re-
dio calls. but neither the Jennings nor
the submarine was in sight when they
arrived Sunday night at the position
given by the steamer. Later, survivors
we're found
The submarine, which has been oper-
ating for several days in Canadian
waters. is believed by officials to hav-
sowed the mines of foreign nanufoc-
ture picked up of The coast of Long
Island. after the armored cruiser san
Diego was sunk near Fire Island. y.
Y. July 10. 'i'clief of officials that
one of these mines caused the deStruc-
ton OF the cruiser was confirmed to-
day by the report of the naval court
of inquiry, which expressed the orin-
ion that the loss OF the ship "waa
due to an external explosion Of mi'.e."
SAN DIEGO TAXING PROPER
PRECAUTIONS WHEN SUNK
The court found that the san D!,Co
WAS steering proper course to rii3.-
mize the submarine and mine dangers
in those waters. with careful watch
maintained and the ship zig-zagSing
at a speed Of fifteen knots. I.oss of
the vessel. with the death OF six men.
was in no way due to any negligence.
iai.urn to take proper precautions or
incficioncy OF Captain II. II. Chr!.ty
or any OF the ships personnel
Steps 10 deal with this latest raider
have been taken by the Navy Depart
ment and patrol boats 6nd seaplanes
already are searching the coast waters.
Officials reiterated that the movement
Of troops to France will not be in
terfered with.
Latest official information OF the
operations OF the submarine in Ca
madam waters came to the Navy De-
partmcn: last Friday in the report OF
4 sinking OF n British fishing schooner.
Unofficial reports said the submersible
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