On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 1, 25 November 1916, Page 5

On the Sea

CRIME OF THE BRITANNIC. ONE HUNDRED MISSING. Press Association—Copyright, Auswa lian and N.Z. Cable Association. | London, November 21. The latest- reports state- that on* hundred are missing from the Britannic. A number of Boy Scouts wen' aboard. The Daily Chronicle's Athens correspondent reports that Matron I Dowse, of the Britannic, states the explosion occurred whilst they we're- at breakfast. There was no idea of any danger of sinking, but all were' lined [up on deck quietly. A few of the j staff who were sick were carried up and got away safely. All the nursing sisters were saved, but they abandoned their, medals and belongings. JFor two hours the boats were near the land in a smooth sea. Many of the rescued are suffering from strain and are distracted. THE GERMAN SIDE-STEP. ALLEGED MISUSE OF HOSPITAL SHIP. £V"?rr Association— Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 8.45 a.m.) London, November 21. A German wireless message comments on the extraordinary number of persons aboard the Britannic voyaging to Salonika, which in their opinion justified the suspicion that there was misuse of the hospital ship for purposes of transport. It is declared that inasmuch as the ship bore a red cross, naturally there could be no question that a German submarine was concerned in sinking her. TRAGEDY OF THE END. CAUGHT IN THE PROPELLORS. (Received 11.6 a.m.) London, November 24. Two hundred men remaining on the decks were ordered to break the ranks and were advised to jump into the water; instead, they went to the upper deck and threw rafts overboard. Meanwhile, there was a shocking- tragedy. The propellors were at water-level, and :sevei f al: boats - and rafts were drawn into'the whirlpool. It was an awful sight to see the pool' fellows struggle against the inevitable. When they saw that the boat was doomed to encounter the propellors 1 blades, most of them tried to escape by jumping into the water, but the screws caught the boats, ripping and smashing them, and flung the humans into the air, and cut and mutilated one hundred. The Britannic went down with a •slow gradual movement. Probably the engines shifted to starboard, as the vessel lurohed to starboard before going down. 'As each great funnel touched tho Water, it was ripped oil like a piece of brown paper and fell to port.

BRAEMAR CASTLE TORPEDOED. AEGEAN SUBMARINE-INFESTED. (Received Bv4p-,.£}-m-)8 v 4p-,.£}- m -) Vancouver'/ November 24. The Braemar Castle "was torpedoed in the Aegean Sea. All aboard were saved. i SURVIVORS LAND AT SYRA. (Received J 0.20 a.m.) London, November 24. The Chronicle's Athens correspondent states that the Braemar Castle was torpedoed off Tinos Island. The survivors were taken to Syra by minesweepers and destroyers. IS THIS ANOTHER HUN CRIME? Press Assn.—Copyright.—Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn., and Router. (Received 11.25 a.m.) London, November 21. The Admiralty reports: The hospital ship Braemar Castle, homeward bound from Salonika to Malta with wounded, was mined or torpedoed in Mykoni Channel, in the Aegean Sea. All aboard were saved, THE SUBMARINE MENACE, AMERICA'S ATTITUDE. Washington, November 21. Correspondents the seriousness of the situation with regard to submarines. They express the opinion that Germany will contend that armed merchantmen are not iin-j mime from warningless attacks, and they consider that the United States will reject that contention. LOSS OF A BATTLESHIP. 213 OF CREW PERISH. Petrograd, November 2-1. I Official: A fire on the 20th October exploded the magazine of the Dread- 1 nought Tmperatri/.a Maria, which 1 sank, 213 of the crew pcrsihing. I ; . ' i I TON-FOR-TON POLICY. I I I Press Association—CopyngUt. | Renter's Telegrams ' | London. November 2<'J. ! I In the House of Commons, in reply to a question, Mr Asquith .said: We I are in consultation with the Allies as ,to desirability of adopting a ton for ton policy with regard to sunken .ships.