Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-04
30q Of CAROLINA'S
SURVIVORS LANDED
Were Picked Up at Sea and Are
Now on Schooner OF
Barnegat Inlet.
ADRIFT IN OPEN BOAT

An Atlantic Port. June

~ associated Press - Every Evening
An Atlantic Port. June 4.
Three hundred of the passengers and
crew of the torpedoed steamship Carolina
were picked up at sea in open boats by
The schooner Eta b. Douglass.
The schooner anchored a mile of an
inlet near here" at 100 O'Clock this
afternoon, apparently awaiting orders
regarding the disposition OF has snip
wrecked cargo.
In addition seven members OF the
crew were landed at the inlet wharf
by coast guard life boat.
They consisted of Martin tarroll oil
Newark. y. j.. and six Porto Ricans.
The men tarried long enough TO say
they had a tough time" and then they
were taken TO the coast guard station
where they were supplied with much
needed food.
New York. June THE long expected
visit of German submarines to American
~arers has resulted in tho destruction
of at least ten vessels flying the Stars
and Stripes. according TO reports from
various points along the North Atlantic
seaboard The attacks were made by
two per-submersibles and most of the
vessels were bombed and sent TO the
bottom last Sunday. although il is known
that two of the craft were destroyed prior
10 Nav d. So far as known, there have
been no losses.
Carolina Centre of Interest
Chief interest, aside from the coast
patrol by airplanes and navy craft 10
prevent possible recurrence OF the
raid. centered upon the fate of the 20
of IN pf fnR
s 900 ton steamer Carolina. OF the New
York and Porto Rico line.
The liner was attacked Sunday night
when within 200 miles Of Sandy Hook.
and as nothing has been heard since
her ). O. S signals were picked up. her
owners assume that she is lost The
crew and passengers. In small boats-
were reported thirty-fye miles out 10
sea. headed for the New Jersey coast,
early today and coast guard cutters were
on their way TO verify the report and pick
I'D the survivors, if possible
Is of Ships Passengers in Port
Just before noon one of the CarOlina's
boats containing Is of her passengers and
An engineer came ashore at Lewes, Del
aware.
Ten members of the crews Of the YES
seis. on their ARRIVAL mere anu dt OJAci
ports. agreed generally that the German
submersibles were Of great size and well
armed. Some reported that the craft
was about the same size a. the C-53,
which conducted a raid of Newport be-
fore America : entry into the war
PORTS CLOSED TODAY
Ports along the coast were still closed
TODAY by order Of Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels. As soon as the presence Of the
raiders became known, the navy took
prompt measures TO endeavor 10 locate
the hostile craft. VT lie more than one
hundred airplanes and dIrigibles today
kept up their uncenslng vigil Of the sea
for suspicious looking craft
News that the war had been brought
almost TO she door Of the city has excited
New York more than any news happening
in recent years There Wa no disposition
20 be alarmed. however ard At Coney Isl
and the Inyriads Of lights glared IL their
garish intensity last night
ANOTHER Loss REPORTED.
Report came 10 shipping authorities
TODAY that another American tank steam
shin had been sunk by German suo-
marine 40 details were disclosed This,
if confirmed, will increase the losses to
eleven.