On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 65, 12 February 1917, Page 6

On the Sea

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. Piess Association—Copyright. Router's Telegrams London, February 8. The second officer of the California states there were.-32 passengers and ■173;0f the crew. After tile terrific shock the boats were lowered. The passengers behaved splendidly. Numbers of the crew assert that a sub-; marine appeared on each side of the liner, so that escape was impossible. No warning was given, and the vessel foundered in seven minutes. The. captain remained aboard until the ship sank, being subsequently rescued. The missing include the chief | engineer, the third officer and engineer*. Survivors state four passengers and twenty of the crew were killed, and that 13 passengers and 28 of the crew are missing. McCallum, the second states that a cable from New York reports that two children, claiming to be American born,' are reported as missing, una that possibly a third child is American, i Press Association —Copyright. Published in "The Times.'' The,chief engineer of the Larskruse has arrived at Copenhagen. He %is the,sole, survivor of the crew of eighteen.' He says no warning was given. and that the vessel was sunk in a rough sea. The captain, being unaware of Germany's tieoree, entered the danger zone. Press Aeaociatiou—Copyright, Anstra lian and N.Z. Cable Association The British steamers Saxon CI. 'Jo tons) and the Briton ■ (10.2' tons; have been sunk. Two bi AS crews were killed. The Azul (3074 tons) is believed to have been sunk. Twelve survivors are on board a sailing ship. Sixteen vessels have been reported submarined to-day, including the Swedish steamer Varing (2107 tons), the British Yeilambre (.6330), Saxonian (4855). The American schooner Charles E. Sehull (884 ? 'whicriett Gulfport, Mississippi, for Rotterdam, was sunk west of the to the Gulf of Mexico) on Sunday. Other sinkings ; include small trawlers. ~ The Yedambre and Saxonian were submarined. Other sinkings 11 are: British Turino (4241 tons); Spanish Mac-arena (1122 tons); also two Grimsby trawlers. All the crews were saved. •« . " Manila, February 9. . The crew of the Princessin Alice were removed from the -vessel, is afire.