ON THE SEA

Taranaki Daily News, 1 February 1917, Page 5

ON THE SEA

I SURVIVORS INCLUDE 50 WOUNDED. TERRIBLE SUFFERINGS Received Jana. 31, 9.55 p.m. London, Jan. 31. .inerc wore 400 aboard the Laurentic. The 121 survivors include 50 wounded, who landed on the north-west coast of Ireland. Seventy bodies were washed ashore on Saturday. There was a very high sea at the time of the disaster, anil a keen frost, from which the survivors suffered terribly. MIXED, NOT TORPEDOED. Received Jan. 31, 8.55 p.m. London, Jan. 31. The Admiralty reports that the Laurentic was mined, no't torpedoed. THE LAURENTIC'S DEATH TOLL. Received Jan 31, 8.50 p.m. London, Jan, 30. Altogether 2SO men were drowned by tie sinking of the Laurentic. THE RAIDERS CAPTIVES. IMPRISONED IN GERMANY. Copenhagen, Jan. 30. Stamen re'eascd from the Yarrow,la!e sti-te that crews of armed vessels which the Moe\ve sunk were detained as prisiners in Germany for the war period. T; ov include Americans, Swedes, Dutchnun, and Danes. THE SUBMARINIi iCLI» Received Jan.' 31, 8.55 -vm. London, Jan. 31. [ Sinkings reported to-day are the trawler Alexandra, the Spanish 1 vessel Daisy, and the Dgni.'h Vega. Lloyds report that the raider sank the Cambrian Range in thj Atlantic prior to January 17. ijore Vessels sunk, London, Jan. 30 The Norwegian vessel Theresdal (1752 tens), and the Fulton (1030 tons) have been sunk. The sinking ri the Norwegian vessel Argo by a mine is reported. Nine Ibes were lost. Other vessels sunk are the Hallbjocrg, the British vessel Cambrian Range, and the Portuguese, Fozdudoiiro. GERMAN SUBMARINE DISASTER. Christiania, Jan ,30. The crew of the sunken German submarine state that for five days they endeavored to keep afloat until only tin tower was above water. They sens up rcckets, attracting a Norwegian ship.