LATER PARTICULARS.

Grey River Argus, 17 September 1918, Page 3

LATER PARTICULARS.

SHIP LEFT AFLOAT,

RESCUE WORK .DIFFICULT,

NO SIGN OF THE SUBMARINE

The Times' Service. (Rec. September 16, 10.40 p.m.)

LONDON, September 15

The Galway Casi'le was bound for Durban with 941 aboard, including 201 of a crew. There were 300 women and' children and 300 invalided soldiers. The ship filled rapidly, but the bulkheads kept her afloat whilst destroyers rescued the survivors. The ship was torpedoed in the morning. Nothing was seen of the submarine. The explosion broTce the si-earner in two. • -There was imminent danger of the ship sinking, and Captain Dyer ordered her abandonment, but, with volunteers, remained himself aboard. The crew behaved with commendable promptitude, but a rough sea made rescue work terribly difficult. The first boat lowered was overturned ond the women and children were thrown into the sea. Another boat dashed against the steamer's hull. These accidents resulted \n Cue loss of a number of lives.' Others were drowned jumrung into the water, hoping to reach the boats, which, however, the rough sea prevented from remaining alongside. There had to be constant* bailing to keep the boats afloat. ( Later on destroyers brought, the survivors to port. Twenty first-class, (ten second, and 90 third claiss passengers, and also 34 of i<[\e crew are missing. Many of the latter were no doubt killed by the explosion. Many passengers were in their births when the ship was torpedoed. Most' wore only life-bells over night dresses. Many rafts overturned and nien swam about picking up children and putting them on the rafts. One naval Lieut, died of exposure in a boat. The missing include Mr. Bunting ( no t Burton) a Soui-h African Parliamentarians. Amongst, the rescued ore Mr. Burton (a South African Minister) who was en route from the War Conference. Within an hour everybody was off the ship. When the rescuing destroyeis left with the survivors the steamer was still afloat.