On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 57, 3 November 1914, Page 5

On the Sea

THE HERMES DISASTER.

United Press Association. (Received 8.55 a.m.) London, November 2

! A survivor of the Hermes states that the ship reached mid-channel [when there was a tremendois 'and shower of splinters. The crew were thrown down so violently that many had broken limbs. The first torpedo .struck the port engine room. Twenty-four minutes later a second torpedo was seen coming from a different quarter. Before the Hermes could manoeuvre she was struck amidships. While the crew were being taken off a third torpedo narrowly missed the bows. Forty men are missing.

GENERAL. London, November 1. A motor lifeboat rescued the remaining survivors of the Rohilla, including the captain and chief engineer, the total number saved being 146. Seventy-four perished. The Hermes was torpedoed on Saturday morning, aiid sank In 45 minutes, two being killed and nine injured. Destroyers rescued the others. Amsterdam, November 1. The Dutch trawler Pandero reports that her nets fouled a German Submarine TJ9 off the Holder, damaging the propellor. The Pandero cut the nets. It was believed that the submarine was drifting. The trawler was suddenly drawn along by an invisible force, and almost capsized. Presently the V 9 came to the surface, entangled in the net. The captain of the trawler hailed the vessel, but there was no response from the submarine, which fired a rocket and disappeared after the nets had been cut.