ON THE HIGH SEAS

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 144671, 4 May 1915, Page 3

ON THE HIGH SEAS

GERMAN SUBMARINES BUST SEVERAL VESSELS SUNK. LONDON, May 2. Submarines torpedoed the French steamer Europe, near Bishop’s Rock. The crew was saved. Submarines also torpedoed the steamer Fulgent, near tho Skelligs. I A trawler landed nine of the Fulgent’s I survivors and the body of the captain, I who had been shot. A second boat with (the balance of the crow is missing, i Tho American steamer Guiflight, I bound from Port Arthur to Rouen, was 1 torpedoed off the Scilly Isles. She was towqd by tho crew into the Sound, awaiting the Falmouth tugs. One of the crew was drowned and one is missing. The captain's body was landed at St. Mary’s with the remainder of the crew. The trawler Barhadoes brought homo the Columbia’s survivors aud a German bluejacket who had fallen overboard. Seventeen members of the crew of the Columbia perished. Tbo Barhadoes, with two guns, defended herself against tho torpedo boat. Tho latter was hit, and steam escaped. The trawler’s deck fittings wore riddled, and tho, captain was’ wounded in the foot. LOSS OF THE RECRUIT. LONDON, May 3. Tho submarine crossed the Recruit’s bow and manoeuvred into position. A missile crashed into tho Recruit amidships and she slowly heeled. Signals brought the Daisy and the latter’s signals brought the destroyers. Tho Germans, when overhauled, made an extremely poor fight, and thoir shooting was erratic. AMSTERDAM, May 3. A Norwegian steamer picked up two officers of a German torpedo boat sunk in the fight, REPORT FROM HOLLAND. BRITISH TRAWLER’S BOLDNESS. (Received May 4, 8.55 a.m.) AMSTERDAAt, May 3. Prior to Saturday’s engagement the German destroyers stopped tho Norwegian steamer Varild. examined her p-ip'i-s, and allowed her to proceed. li,;.cntly ihreo British trawlers appeared, one of which rammed a destroyer, which did not sink. Five of the destroyer’s crew jumped into the sea, but were picked up. Then tho British destrovers were sighted, and the Germans fled." GERMAN OFFICERS COMMIT SUICIDE. (Received May 4, 9,5 a.m.) LONDON May 3. Iho submarine continued firing while tho Svorono’s crew were taking to tire boats, the submarines evincing no movement. The officers of tho sunken torpedoboat blew out their brains when imprisoned. i Tho Gulfligbt’s crew include several 1 Germans and Austrians TRAWLERS SUNK BY GUN FIRE. (Received May 4, 10.55 a.m.) LONDON. May 3. Both the trawlers in the North Pea, cabled earlier, were sunk by gunfire, * not torpedoed. The crews were rescued. T MURE VESSELS SUNK. IN THE NORTH SEA. (Received May 4, 8.55 a.m.) LONDON, 3. A submarine sank two trawlers in the North Sea. It is believed all the crews ,

were drowned. It also chased three trawlers forty miles towards Aberdeen, but they escaped. The Swedish steamer Ellida, timberladen, hound for Hull, was torpedoed in tiro North Sea and • sank in three minutes The crew and two women B v;ere rescued. NEW FRENCH BATTLESHIP. PARIS, May 3. The 25,000-ton super-Dreadnought, Languedoc, has been launched at Bordeaux. THE VESSELS SUNK. Europe. There aro two French steamers of this name, one being a vessel of 2891 tons net register belonging to the well-known lino Chargonrs Rciunis aud employed between the west const of Africa and French ports. The other is 1267 tons net and is in the coal trade between South Wales and France. Fulgent. —Wo cannot identify this vessel, which is probably a coaster. GulHight.—An American steamer of 3202 tons net, running between Gulf , ports and Europe. Sho was in Brcmerhaven on February 27 with cargo from Galveston. Edwaio.— This name has probably been mutilated in transmission. TORPEDOING OF THE PRINCESS VICTORIA OFF THE MERSEY. The officers and crew of this Laylands liner were all Manxmen, and Captain Cuhbin. writing to a friend, says: “We passed Maughold Head about 4 ft.m. The weather was gloriously fine; no wind and a sea like glass. We had run 45 miles by the log. when, without the least warning, I saw a torpedo speeding towards'us at the rate of an express train apparently, and about one 'hundred yards from the ship. In three or tour seconds it struck us well forward cf the bridge, and I can tel] you the explosion was terrible. It ripped the bottom out of us. blow the cargo up through the hatchways, and blew one ' of our lifeboats away. The shin heeled over and at once began to settle down. f->hb disappeared in about twenty minutes. .We. of course, got a couple of boats out, and, well, ves, T may say v;e did leave her rather hurriedly. We wore, picked nn by «a patrol boat and conveyed to Liverpool. I was home about 4 p.m. : the torpedo struck us at 9.10 n.m. Wo never at artv time saw the least sign of the submarine, and if wo had not seen the torpedo I could have sworn it was a mine.”