ZEPPELIN I 19.

West Coast Times, 7 February 1916, Page 2

ZEPPELIN I 19.

THE WRECKED ZEPPELIN

WARSHIP.T FRUITLESS SEARCH. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. (Received, 9.10 p.m., Feb. sth) LONDON, February 4. Two warships searched the vicinity of the Zeppelin disaster hut found no wreck. It is believed that the airship sunk. NO TRACE FOPNI) OF IT. BELIEVED TO HAVE FOUNDERED THE. MATE OF THE TRAWLER'S STORY. WHY THE .GERMANS WERE NOT RESCUED. (Received, C.2C p.m., Feb. 6th.) LONDON, February 4. A destroyer visited the spot which the trawler King Stephen indicated, and a thorough search was made, hut there was no sign of wreckage or float ing bodies. This is believed because the Hermans were, lashed to the wreckage.

Probably the Zeppelin foundered on Wednesday night. Denny, the mate of the trawler King Stephen, states that there was no chance of saving the Zeppelin and i( was impossible to tow it owing to its dead weight being unable to stand the strain.

The wind was freshening considerably when the trawler left, and all the Hermans upon the airship hail life lines with the ends attached to the hatchway.

When the skipper inimated that- it was impossible to take such large a number aboard. tlier<> were angry cries, and as the trawler was leaving (he Hermans .shouted “Holt si rale England.”

Tlio trawler steamed ion miles and seeing a flash signalling lamp they fomul a sailor lashed high on the wreck ago operating the signal. There was about a hundred foot of the Zeppelin afloat, and tho lingo bulk of the inflated gas hag towered above tho trawler’s mast.

They eonnted twenty-two Ormans aboard.

The commander of the Zeppelin offered to give ns plenty of money, but we were afraid to send a boat, thinking that the linns would overpower the boatmen and hold them hostages, and bo able to enforce any terms their treachery might suggest. If we had allowed them aboard the King Stephen the Germans would have been in AVilhehnshaven by now.

We wore loath to leave them, but it was not a question of money hut of cnmmonfionse Soon after we left them the sea gov ii]) and possibly the gashag, hampered by its heavy machinery, foundered. Tho newsnapers point, out that tlvea** were nine men on the trawler without weapons and there ivere from twenty tl * thirty of the Zeppelin's crew fulls prined. The Germans would doubtless have seized tho trawler directly they got aboard and navigated her to a Dutch port.

GERAIAN ADMIRALTY ADMIT

LOSS,

(Received, 0.2(1 p.ui., Feb. Oth.l AMSTERDAM, February 1. The German Admiralty admit thloss of Zeppelin 1.10 on a n'ronnoil ring crniso.

OFF THE YORKSHIRE, COAST. T.ffNDON, February I. When it was first discovered the Zeppelin was (looting twenty miles off Spurn Head. Spurn IJcad is on the Yorkshire coasv at the northern extremity of the 0., (nary of the limn her.