HUNS' LATEST SEA CRIME

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2731, 28 March 1916, Page 5

HUNS' LATEST SEA CRIME

SINKING OF THE SUSSEX " WHAT WILL AMERICA DO?; By Telegraph-Press As6ociation-OopyriElit London, March 26. The passengers' on the Sussex totalled 386, of whom (39 were landed at Dover. Though the steamer's rockets were clearly visible, a sailing vessel which came within 500 yards of a boat sent to seek succour, proceeded in the opposite direction. . . . . Messrs. Crocker and Penfield, two Americans, are m hosptals in Dover with their skulls fractured. Miss Baldwin, of New York, was killed 1 , and two other Americans are missing. Two badly-wounded passengers died aboard a. British destroyer. - As the Sussex's boilers continued to work after tho explosion, the electric li<*ht helped to cheer the passengers while awaiting rescue. The damage done by the torpedo extended to the captain's bridge, and great destruction to the interior of the vessel. The dining-room was wrecked, and several were killed there. The capsizing of the lifeboat Was due to passengers being included against the officer's advice Many'of the occupants wore drowned. Others who jumped out, missed the boats and perished. Statements by the Passengers. . A passenger stated that the scene aboard the Sussex was most desolate, crowds awaiting what seemed inevitable death. Passengers on rafts or clinging to pieces of wood were looking piteously for help, which, owing to the mishap to the wireless, was not forthcoming. Women were bailing the boats with hats and handbags. The ground-swell increaoed, and those who had been clinging to rafts and wreckage at 7in the evening returned aboard the Sussex. The sailors were splendid and self-sacrificing throughout. M. Bardac, a Parisian banker, who had his legs badly crushed, says there was a, blinding crash and a tremendous upheaval. A miraculous feature was that although one-third of the Sussex was blown away, • she did not settle a, single inch. , i_ n ruMr. Andrew M'Narg, an Australian station owner, who was aboard 1 the Sussex, in an interview said he was knocked flat by the explosion, Ihe first lifeboat, containing principally women and children, struck the ships side and capsized. Many were injured jumping into the boats. Mr. M'Narg entered the last boat, but fearing it would sink swam back to the Susses and was hauled aboard'. ' ■ ~ a A French' corporal states that a German submarine was 6eeu alter the bussex was tornedoed 1 . ' ' ' ' ~ . . ' There is much anxiety concerning the fate of Professor James Baldwin, the famous psychologist, who is' believed was a passenger by the Sussex. Professor James Mark Baldwin, M.A., Ph.D., (Princeton), Hon. D.Sc (Oxford and Geneva), LL.D., is the Herbert Spencer Lecturer at Oxford University. He was born in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1861, son of the Hon.,. Cyrus H. . Baldwin, United States Sub-Treasurer. . •> . '. The buoyancy of the Sussex was due to the strength of her watertight comP!lr The passengers included several nurses, with all their equipment handy. They quickly attended to many shocking cases of injury. _ ~■'[... ~ ■ Two Americans, on their way from Paris to London, signed depdsitions that they saw a torpedo. ■ . ' A NEW AND ACUTE PROBLEM London, March 26. The "Observer," commenting on the massacre, says:—"The case is in principle like that of the Lusitania. It imposes newer and more acute problems on America and Britain. It is inconceivable that America will allow her citizens to he murdered with impunity, or seek fresh explanations, disavowals, and apologies as worthless as the former ones. The British Admiralty must grapple'with a severer task than before, as the new German submarines are beginning to take toll. AVe have in nowise fathomed the reasons for A r on rirpitz s real or pretended' retirement." SHARP FALL IN WALL STREET STOCKS New York, March 26. Stocks have declined sharply owing to reports that some Americans aboard the steamer Sussex perished., AN INQUIRY ORDERED. v ' Washington, March 26. The United States Secretary of State (Mr. Robert Lansing) has ordorod an . inquiry into the cases of the Sussex and the Englishman.HOLLAND AND THE PIRATE WAR ' I CONVOY FOR MERCHANTMEN. London, March 26. A Dutch Government vessel, preceded by mine-sweepers, will convoy merchantmen .between, the Noord Hinder Lightship and British territorial waters. ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Sorvices.) London, March 2<3. The Dutch Sailors' Union at Rotterdam has decided that its, ir.embers shall not sail, because of the German submarine menace. Amsterdam, March 26. The newspapers deplore the uncertainty of the shipping situation, pointing out that Dutch shipping cannot exist without free navigation of the North Sea and the English Channel routes, which are strewn with German mines, and wonder why the Government does not demand a clear declaration of Germany's future attitude towards neutral merchantmen. Although the Dutch Government is providing an escort preceded by minesweepers, many shipping companies are not taking risks until reasonable safety is assured. TELL-TALE PIECE OF TORPEDO METAL. London, March 26. Commenting on the description of the pieces of metal taken from the Tubantia, the Admiralty states that they correspond with that used in the German torpedo, and are dissimilar to that used in English and French torpedoes. I OVER TATO MILLIONS WORTH OP NEUTRAL SHIPPING GONE IN TWO WEEKS. ■ ■ , ' Copenhagen, March 26. Submarines are causing increased anxiety in Norway, especially in insurance circles. , , Neutral vessels worth forty_ million kroner (about £2,300,000) have been torpedoed during the past fortnight. ' . . i , "COMPLETE SUBMARINE BLOCKADE OF BRITAIN" *'■•'„' , London, March 26. The "Daily News" Rotteidam correspondent states that Germany has at least two hundred submarines, and will shortly inform all neutrals that a complete submarine blockade of Britain exists, and giving a warning that any vessel in British waters will be sunk. ANOTHER BRITISH STEAMER SUNK ,' London, March' 26. The British steamer Salybia (3352 tons) was sunk. The crew were saved. ' (Rec. March 27, 9.50 p.m.) • • London, March 26. The steamer Senaybridge has been sunk. Her crew has been landed. _____ I . ENGLISHMAN'S SURVIVORS LANDED. London; March 26. The Englishman's survivors were landed at Oban, Scotland. GERMAN CHANCELLOR ASKED FOR PLAIN ANNOUNCEMENT. ("Times" and Sydnoj "Sun" Services.) •London, March 26. The German Conservative Press thinks that Admiral von Tirpitz's retirement means lessened severity in the German submarine warfare, and l is asking ITerr von Bothmann-Hollweg (the Chancellor) for a prompt and plain announcement.