Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-07-04
MANY PERISH AS
RED CROSS SHIP
IS SENT DOWN
ONLY "a OF 258 PERSONS ON
BOARD LLANDovERY CASTLE
REACH PORT
U-DOAT GIVES NO ALARM
Vessel On Return From Taking Wound
ed Soldiers to Canada Torpedoed
off Coast of Ireland

A German Submarine, seventy mile
from the Irish coast on the night Q
f,k June q, torpedoed the 11,0O0-ton hosp
tai ship Llandovery Castle, charters
N by the Canadian government and in tn
N service of carrying wounded and sicl
from England to Canada. The ship wa
h then on her way to England. She haC
Il on board 25S persons so men of the
( Canadian army medical corps and IA
Z women nurses
EAib Only twenty-four including the cap
etain, are reported saved The attack
2, was without warning The submarine
} 2 commander who ordered the captain,
several of his officers and Major Lyon
"a of the medical corps, abroad, said he
PA sunk the ship because she was carry
! ing American aviation officers and
n Others in the fighting service of the
a allies. He added lated that the vessel
was carrying munition stores, because
cof an explosion which occurred aft.
az b1gnts AgloW as snip is Sunk.
al All lights we're burning when the
ls Landovery Castle was torpedoed. |
af These included a huge electric cross
over the bridge and strings of white
and green light on either side. The red
crosses on the sides of the vessel were
illuminated
h According to Red Cross information,
l many were killed in the engine rooms.
There is hardly any doubt of this, as
4 there was no response to Captain
i Syivester's signals from the bridge
I after the torpedo struck AS the en- ]
4 CINE men were either killed or left
their posts, there was no one to shut u
off the power, and the ship kept on her f
way, notwithstanding the great holes a
torn by the torpedo, not beginning to
slow down until the water rushed into b.
the boiler room, extinguishing the fires. b.
This added to the confusion in launch tN
ing the lifeboats. There was no panic. ov
BY the time the ship lost her momen-
tum most of the boats were over the bi
side. Many were unable to reach the mi
boats, and the ship was sinking rapidly. su
They jumped into the sea, and a few tn
were picked up. pr
Threaten to XIII Medical Man. DO
According to information received '''
by the Canadian Red Cross in London, oo'
Major Lyon from the Llandovery Cas- 20
tla ,.os so.oo, 4. VIII
tower, despite an injured foot, while
'he German submarine officers ques-
toned him. The Germans insisted that ly:
Major Lyon was an aviation officer. "
Notwithstanding the officer s strenuous Cas-
enials The Germans even threatened "
shoot Major Lyon, contending that peal
9 was an officer of the fighting unit. eigh
OF medical officer. g
The British admiralty report on the I'VE
mixing describes the cruel treatment of ficei
aJor Lyon and declares the subma- tore,
ne, after sinking the vessel, shelled carry
unknown target, which the reports Engl
innate might have been the missing ~
ats ed:
nc captains boat, containing the fligh
rvivors was picked up by the de- 90
-oyer Lysander, the commander of for 8
icn mas reported that he had found you
trace of the remaining five boats carrie
statement by British Admiralty. staff,
The British adm;rol.,, a4o.o. oct
king of the hospital shin fouo,,o :. there
t: ficers
Germany's awful debt to the world was
tinues to grow. Another bosn;+o1 aboard
has been torpedoed. this time
enty miles from the nearest land, "''V
her people turned adrift in their captai,
is to sink or swim as best thew did no
hit. c..
i'u "i'nough' as 1t happened, she hauled
canadian ship returning from deck.
max with no wounded aboard, the with 81
OF crime reveals wanton delibera- Canadi
on the part of the submarine COM dian
der and almost suggests the hone aetua,l
nls part that he would find her fnu broken
INJURED and helpless men.
The Llandovery Castle, R. A. svl-. earn
er, master, was chartered bv the We
- e-"n"e"t 10 convey their and ne
;eo~ M nueu from Egnland to lodge
ltax- The Llandovery Castle had NAM,
board total of 95S persons, in. shown
&c DoO 40 =. army medical time OF
: con+o;n,,- ., -'i"ais nurses. One band al
port so far. !"
rs during the might of .Tune O..