On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 54, 3 July 1915, Page 5

On the Sea

SUBMARINE VICTIMS.

THE DAILY TOLL.

United Press Association

London, July 2

The steamer Lamas, bound from Buenos Ayres to Belfast, with a cargo of maize, was torpedoed 45 miles west of the Scilly Isles on Wednesday. The second mate was killed by shell lire and the rest of the crew landed at Milford Haven.

A Norwegian arqne witli a cargo of wheat was torpedoed off Fastnet. Part of the crew landed in Ireland. The Sardronine. from AVest Australia, was torpedoed and sunk without warning off the coast of Cork. Two were killed, several were wounded or I are missing, and seven were saved.

(Received 9.5 a.m.) London, July 2. The British steamers Caucasian and Luglemoor were submarined off the Lizard (the most southern point of England) on Thursday. The Norwegian wheat-ship, which was torpedoed, was the Thistlebank. (Received 1 p.m.) London, July 2. The submarine bred seventeen shots at the Caucasian, breaking down her tunnel and carrying the wheel out of the captain's hand. The crew took to the boats, and the Inglemoore picked up some, but was itself torpedoed. One of the Caucasian's,boats headed for France and has'not isince been seen. ,

A SUBMARINE "DECOY." A submarine torpedoed and sank the barque Elsie Tower, timber-laden from Nova Scotia, while off Fastnet. The crew landed at Crookhaven. The submarine then put up sails and two dummv funnels and sailed about.