Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-29
SHIP sunk AND
THREE OF CREW
GO 1OBO1TlOM
Vessel Carried Number Of
y. M. c. "A. Workers on
Way to War Zone.

London. April. pa party Of 81
American army Young Mems Chris
tan association workers under Arthur
f.. HunEerford arrived in London last
night. The ship on which they sailed
was torpedoed yesterday morning and
sank in twelve minutes. All the pass
enEers and all but three of the crew
were saved. !
The passengers were picked up in
life boats and landed at a British port.
The Americans are all safe and we'll.
On their arrival in London they were
taken in charge by the American =.
NJ. G. A.. and Red Cross.
The number Of persons or board
the vessel was about $50.
Destroyers were sent Immediately
: to the rescue and all the life boats
were picked up within half an hour.
Struck Amidships.
The vessel was struck amidship
while proceeding in a large convoy
Under the protection of q number. Of
d~estroyers. 1t was sB~roceeding at
about 10 knots in bright moonlight,
heavy list and three minutes later the
boilers blew up. e~ktinguishing the
lights all owe the ship.
The Americans behaved like veter-
ans, and were of the greatest assist
ance in launching the lift boa and
handling them" said one of the ohi-
GERS Of the ship.
Two Of the. crew were caught be-
low and went down with the ship.
The third man was the ships baker,
who after reaching his lifeboat sta
ton vent back for his none belt.
Most Of the Americans had little
clothing and mo baggage. Several !"
them lost their passports and all their
one R =, r.
The submarine was not seen at the
time the vessel was: torpedoed but
several su tsviNurs told a story OF a
periscope appearing for a moment in
the midst of:tle .liftbnats. y
Fc:.isrn'ic Seen.
1T was raid fhe pcIiscope was seen
from realbN :torpedo boat destroyers,
which however. did not dare fire for
fear Of hitting the lifeboats."' says the
sas. IF the speriscope did appear it
was onlN5fOrf a brief moment While
the life boats were being picked up
one American and one British de-
stroyer circled the spot, dropping
several depth Charges"
The vessel, which was sunk in Eng
l'sh waters while carrying ffty-seven
wo"'-o'.s was the British Steel Steam
sh', -. Of 59436 tons gross, it was
le"i atsre today. She left an Amer
>icar, ..la'antic. port April IL.
Gale See,nan of Los Angeles, and f.
c. PuEen Of New York state had nar-
row grapes in getting into lifeboats.
Each caught his feet in one Of the
ropes by which his boat was being
i lowered: Mr.. Seeman. was thrown in
to the. water head down with his feet
entangled but was saved by Robert
: Feckham OF Springfield. Mass. who
cut the rop n dragged Mr. Seeman
into the lifchoat. Mr., Pullen' was able
to get clear Of the rope by his own
efforts. hi.
Among. the other passengers Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Thring had the
most exciting experience. Mr.. Thrine
is an {Anetrnlian who was invaded
fror1%tl1e Briti.h army several months
He went to iaAustrslia where+ he
was iAalr:;n1lI and WAS returning to
s I, s2a.'' ''IS SaaEef Ssssssasasssji r. sss tsrp sss
they We're flr:rWn from, their berths
and injured sevass,elvt The state room
door ss@jamniefsso that it could no,
be opened. Mr.. Tnring broke the par
ttion ard carried his unconscious
wife to the deck where he too fel'
unconscious. Both were carried to q
;reboat by Arthur Bogue, a Y. NJ. {.
a. man from Chica GO.