ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 September 1918, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

LOSS OF A LINER.. : j 120 Missm. , J (London, Sept, IS. The Galway Castle has been torpedoed* 1 Mr. Burton, one of the South African delegates to the Imperial War Cabinet* was on board, but was saved, tfnlly: 120 passengers are missing, including Mftv - > Burtine, a member of the A#semb&i>«* ' ( Atß. M Cable Assoc. ' ; DETAILS OF THE DISASTER. BOATS SUASHIED' B2£ ROUS® MiSj' Recedred Sept. 18, 030 pM ' !~' I twndon, SejjE. 1& >' The Galway Castle was bound id Durban. I'hero were aboard 201 of the crew, 3Ck» women and children, and 308 ' invalided soldiers. The ship fllM iapS4< fy, blit th» (bnlkiesda kept hat mtil whilst the deairoyeia reacead 3$ ma* vivorl the ship was torpedoed &t *1 )»-m ■ Nothing was seen of the gri&narine. The explosion took® the steamer ahwwl in two. There was imminent danger 6f ; her sinking, and Captain Dyer arderoj an abandonment, but, with remained aboard. The crew behaved with c&mmendaMe' promptitude, but the rough sea ma 43 rescue work terribly difficult. The fitsi boat that was lowered was overturned, and the women and Children weretiuwto into the sea. Another boat was dub* ed against the steamer's hull, resulting in the loss of numbers of lives, whflo others were drowned by jumping intoi the water, hoping to reach the boats, which, however, the rough sea prevented remaining alongside. Constant balling Was needed to keep the boats afloatthe destroyers tawight the earvivors to port. There are 20 first,'lo t second, and AO third-class passengers,-te well as 34 of the crew missing. Many of the latter were, no doubt, killed the explosion. Many of the passengers were in thehf berths when the vessel W4s torpedoed, and most of them wore only lifebelts - over their nightdresses. Many of t&e rafts were overturned, and the mitt swam about picking up children add putting them on the rafts. < One Naval lieutenant di*d of expos&fe in the boat. The missing induce Sfr. Bunting (Burtine), the South African Parliamentarian. Amongst tlie rescued are Mr. Burton, South African Minister; who is en route from the War Conference. Within an hour everybody was off the •hip. When the rescuing destroyers left with the survivors, the steamer was atffi afloat.—Times Service. Seceived Sept 16, 10.40 pm- 6 > Capetown, Sept. 18. The Union Castle Company state thai 744 passengers were on board the CWk V.-, way Castle, including 809 Invalided South African troops. *Phe crow mm* / bered 207, and civilian passengers urim* iag number M 4 and crew 34 It is ported that the ship is stDl afloat , • ANOTHER SPANISH OTP SOU®, Received 'Sept Mi 796 pm •■■i Paris, Sept. M. German arairassrinea sfeeDed and pedoed another Spanish steamer off Canaries.—Reuter. 'AOToiljrOTm. Received Sept. US, T3O p-m. Buenos Ayreq, Sept 14 Reliable! information from ObiE saji that the ChfljSa Government proposes £4 charter German vessels as a retaliation' for the attempt to sink the German vessels by their crews.— N Z. Press Assoc. U-BOATS TO TRY AGAIN. ' . London, Sept. 1&. , Information has reached London, this, the German Admiralty, in view of fhe outburst of public denunciation over iStt ' • failure to interfere with America® traffic ■ ports, has ordered the submarines td make a supreme effort to destroy troops ships.—United Strrice. ''