The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-03-30
]. S. TRANSPORT
IS TORpEDOED;
1000 men Die
Tuscania Sunk OFF the Irish
Coast by German
Submarine.
1900 SURVIVORS LANDED
American Soldiers Who Were Rescued
Are Taken to Buncrana and Larne,
ireIand-vessei Carried
2,179 Men.

Washington, Feb. THE United
States transport Tuscania, with 2,179
United States troops on board, has
been torpedOed and sunk off the Irish
coast.
Approximately one thousand are
missing, according to an official report
received by the war department.
Gen. Frank Mcintyre, army censor.
announced that names of survivors and
missing would be the next news made
public concerning the disaster.
LOO Survivors Landed.
Eleven hundred survivors have been
landed at Buncrana and Larne, Ire
land.
The names of no survivors or men
missing have been reported.
Additional details, the war depart
ment announced, are promised.
This is the first American transport
bound for France that has fallen VIC
tim to German submarines.
Official Statement.
The official announcement follows:
THE war department has been Off
cially advised that the steamship Tus-
cania was torpedoed and sunk and that
survivors numbering 1,10O, as far as
could be ut that hour ascertained, were
| landed at Buncrana and Larne, in Ire
land.
"There was total 2,179 United
States troops on this vessel. No list
of persons lost has been reported to
the war department and no names OF
| survivors was reported. Additional
particulars are promised as soon as
received"
The sinking Is accepted here as
opening the combined sea and land of.
fensives heralded these past weeks In
the German newspapers.
Opening Of u.Boat Drive.
That the U-boats which are under.
stood TO have been restocking and re.
victualing for weeks at the German
bases intend directing their drive
against American-laden transports has
been the expectation set forth in the
last several war summaries of Secre-
tary of War Baker. HindGAburg's pur-
pose, ali recent advices have shown, is
to strike with the full force Of the
Prussian mailed fist before the full
power of the United States could be
struck I'm the war;
Tuscania a British Ship.
| The Tuscania, ii was stated ut the
war department, was not only n British
ship, but ut the time of the attack was
| under British control. armed and
manned by British sailors. and armed
| guards.
The sinking of the Tuscania repre-
sents apparently the largest casualty
list since the United States entered the
war.
The identity of the troops on board
the vessel is still unknown. The Tus'
cania was Cunard liner in the trans
port service and was one of the ves-
sells loaned the United States by Eng
land. II is understood that she was
formerly engaged In the transportation
of troops from Canada to France.
| Was Built in 1914.
The Tuscana was steel twin screw
| Anchor line steamer of 14,34S tons.
She was built in 1914 by A. Stephen
& Sons, Ltd. of Glasgow, Scotland, for
Henderson Bros. proprietors Of the An
Choir line. She had four decks and a
shelter deck.
The liner was taken over by the
British government for transport serv-
| ice some time ago. She was one Of the
newest British liners, maving been
completed In 1914.
| v. s. Ship Torpedoed; Six Die.
An Atlantic Port, Feb. 7.-Shipping
men received cables advices that the
American steamship Alnmance had
been torpedoed off the English coast.
| Six lives are reported lost. None of
| them was an American.
The Alamance was owned by the
Garland Steamship company. She was
ship of 1900 tons and carried crew
of ~ men and naval gun crew of 20.
British Ship Lost With 80.
London. Feb. 7.--Loss Of a passen.
ger steamship in the channel was re-
vealed by Admiralty Secretary McNa-
mara. replying to inquiries In the COM
mons. Mcnamara reported the loss Of
| II men OF crew of -, and 10 out Of
| 20 army and navy men aboard. Name
| Of the boat was not revealed Neither
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