IROQUOIS IN NEW YORK
SINKING THREAT
NOT BELIEVED BY CAPTAIN
NEW YORK, October 11. '% The American steamer IroquoiS, '4' which the German Admiralty had. • / stated was to be sunk, arrived at New ' 4 York at 9.30 p.m. accompanied by an ' i£ escort of destroyers and five naval ',& aeroplanes. The passengers -we're unr ' concerned. ; • - = The master, Captain* E. A. Chelton, •;•• said that he received the warning when . -; 2000 miles from New York. He ad» ■ - revised his officers but did not tell the j'vs'. passengers. The latter's baggage was .-'j; searched for 'explosives and the valves were taken out of their radio sets: ■ vf When a cutter and two destroyer! ..*; appeared, he explained the situation.' - to the passengers. There was no '; ->} hysteria. On the contrary, -'.they ;■ ;'< cheered. ' * Personally, said Captain Chelton,1 h«' did not: believe the threat to sink tha .-!•} ship. _ s -• ,-A
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 90, 13 October 1939, Page 7
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141IROQUOIS IN NEW YORK Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 90, 13 October 1939, Page 7
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