AMERICAN NAVAL COLLIER OVERDUE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 178, 17 April 1918, Page 5

AMERICAN NAVAL COLLIER OVERDUE

BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN LOST WITH 203 ON BOARD. Washington, April 14. It is announced that the naval collier Cyclops'(l9,ooo tons) is believed to have been lost with 293 of the crew and passengers. The vessel is a month overdue. She left tho West Indies on March 4 and there has been no, traco of her sincc.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. •V "REMARKABLE ELEMENT OF MYSTERY." New York, April 15. Tho retnarkablo element of mystery surrounding the disappearance of thei Cyclops has caused the greatest speculations as to her fate. Officials point out that the' weather has not been rough, and thero is noroason to boliove that the vessel has foundered. The fate of the Cyclops strengthens the belief of tho Navy Department as to tho probability of a U-boat or raider operating betweon, Cuba and Brazil, and tho general opinion is that the Cyclops has been a victim of ,a raider. , .', fTIiQ Cyclops is one of several special tvpo big colliers for the American-Navy, end was built in 1909. Tho vessels are constructed to handle cargo with great opeed. Tho engine-rooms and funnels are far aft, and tho cargo space between the poop and the forecastle bristles witn fourteen masts in pairs, and numerous derricks.] THE SHIP'S COMPLEMENT. New York, April 15. : The Cyclops had 15 officers, a crew of I 221 and 57 passengers; also si cargo of manganese from Brazil—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.