Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-24
COMINGBACK
FROM TAKING
YANKS over
Justicia, 32,234 Ton Graft,
Sent DoWn-10 Mem
bers Of Grew Killed.

london. July 81. The White
Star liner JuStiCia has been
sunk.
The White Star liner JuSii-
efa. SAYS a Belfast dispatch to-
dav. was sunk OF the north
Irish coast on Saturday morn
ing last.
The Jnsticia carried a crew of
between six hundred and seven
hundred. Eleven members Of
the crew are dead.
The news OF the sinking Of
the JuSticia was announced by
the Belfast Evening Telegraph.
The liner was tOTpedoed. the
newspaper states.
One of the crew of the Justicia is
quoted by the newspaper as assert
irg that 10 torpedoes were dis
charged at the Justicia. Four of
The approaching missiles, he added,
we're exploded by gun fire from the
ship.
First Hit Not Serious.
The Belfast Telegraph says that
Ind had just been lost sight OF
when a terrific explosion shook the
Justicia. The crew was speedily
mustered on deck but II was soon
ascertained that the damage was
SO trivial that the liner would re
main afoat for q sufficient period
10 enable her TO be tOwed to port.
: tug pulled along side the liner for
purpose, when two more topedoes
we're fired by a submarine which
had not been sighted. These
missiles missed the targt, passing
between the liner and the tug.
Fired On All Night.
Further attempts were made by
the submarine to torpedo the JUS
teia, during Friday night but all
failed ana II was not until
Saturday morning and after the
submarine had expended numerous
t0rpedOes that the destruction of
the ship was accomplished.
The final attempt was made at s
O'clock on Saturday morning when
two tCrpedoes hit the ship. One
struck the engine room, causing a
violent explosion and the other
penetrated q fOTehOld.
The liner was in tow at the time
and as she did not sink until
O'clock in the afternoon, there was
plenty OF time TO transfer the crew
10 rescue ships.
10 Of Crew Killed.
An Irish Port. July 24--CBy The
Associated Press -Four hundred
Of the crew Of the torpedoed liner
Justicia have been landed here
They report that the liner was
sunk after Z4-hour fight with
submarines. No passengers were
lost. Ten Of the crew were killed. /
The first torpedo struck the en-
gne room and the ship then stop
ped Several other torpedOes were
hred but only two Of the missile.
we're effective.
Inc JusLcla was formerly the
Dutch steamer Statendam. which
was taken over by the British gov
efnment on the stocks al Belfast, !
Nnen she was nearing completion
sne was d vessel of . pa tons
gross.
Had Landed L. ;. Troops.
New York, July 24.-The Justi- +
Ga, reported sunk, apparently /
somewhere of the coast OF ireland. I
vas returning 10 an American /
Port after delivering a large con-
ahgent Of American troops, II was :
learned here. The Justicja had d
Ioop carrying capacity o. between F
''yVy and 5000 men. Her crew I.
numbered about 500.
Next Largest Ship sunk.
The JusticLa. with her gross ton /
lAge Of about $1,000 tons. was the f
sscond large steamship sunk during /
S.e war. The BritJaHlc. a White .
n'@r liner Of $4,000 gross tons. was /
s1nA IN the Aegean sea IL AOyem- /
Der. 1916.
a., ohciais Of the H0laud-American
lhe, for which the JusI!cia was
S1-I and 20 which the ship would .
nave reverted after The war. said .
.olay she was valued at $4,000. 900 /
eL4 was built 10 be one OF the FIN +
~ ~ Passenger ships in trans-At- I
l-huc service. +
Took 10000 Men Over.
On her last trip from al Atlantic F
S5fI the Justioia was commanded /
:! :. captain A +. s. HambletJu and .
IIeiIled Iedated nearly 10000 troops. and a
-S.yVV ton cargo. She was d triple I
= :" - turbine driven vessel capable (
= knots and had a double bot +
- ~ lore and after with all water +
gt.l 80 buikheads extending up 10 the .
So deck The snip had nine .
''eei decks and three tunnels.
'1GlAk INDUSTRY TAKEN OVER /.