THE TOLL OF THE U BOATS

Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13887, 12 October 1918, Page 5

THE TOLL OF THE U BOATS

JAPANESE STEAMER SUNK IN * GALE. 292 PERISH OUT OF 320 ON BOARD. (The Times.) Received October 11, 7.30 p.m. LONDON, October 10. The Hirano Maru was torpedoed at daybreak. There were 320 aboard, of whom 200 were passengers, including women and children. There are only 28 survivors, comprising 11 passengers and 17 of the crew, who were rescued by an American naval vessel and landed at an Irish port. A strong gale and high sea when the vessel was torpedoed made it impossible to launch the boats, as she sank quickly, leaving the sea a mass of struggling humanity, the majority of whom were soon overcome by the raging sea. The survivors, who were thinly clad, mostly in their night attire, suffered terribly from exposure. The third officer died after he was rescued. Captain Eraser went down with his vessel. The only officer rescued was the ehie' engineer. TWO BRITISH STEAMERS SUNK OFF THE IRISH COAST. AMERICAN STEAMER SUNK, WITH LOSS OF 230, IN MID-ATLANTIC. .. SINKING SHIPS SHELLED WHILE BOATS WERE BEING LAUNCHED. TWENTY SURVIVORS REACH AN AMERICAN POTT. (Australian and New Zealand Cable Association.) Received October 11, 10.35 p.m. OTTAWA, October 10. News from an Atlantic port states that the crew of a British freight steamer reported that a t'-boat sank the British steamers City of Glasgow.and Mesaba off the Irish coast. Captain Clark and 23 members of the crew of the City of Glasgow perished. A British vessel has landed at an American port 20 survivors of the American ship Ficonderoga, which was sunk after being shelled and torpedoed in mid-Atlantic by a U-boat. It is feared that 230 perished. The U-boat shelled the sinking ship while the crew was attempting to lower the rafts and boats. 400 LIVES LOST IN SINKING OF IRISH CHANNEL STEAMER. (Australian and New Zealand Cable Association.) Received October 11, 10.35 p.m. OTTAWA, October 10. The New York Times' correspondent at a British port states that the City of Dublin Steam Packet Co.'s steamer Leinster, of 2<'>-'iC) tons was torpedoed and sunk. It is believed that 320 persons perished. ' Later. The ship was twice struck. Of the 000 persons aboard only 200 were saved. » _ i TWICE TORPEDOED ON VOYAGE FROM DUBLIN TO HOLYHEAr (Australian and New Zealand Cable Association.) Received October 12, 1.15 a.m. LONDON, October 11 The Leinster was on a voyage from Dublin to Holyhead. When trying to reach port she was again torpedoed. There were 200 saveo" and -iBO are missing.