| Show GERMANS TORPEDO HOSPITAL STE MER 0 ONE E OF TH THE MOST HARROWING DISASTERS IN HISTORY OF SUBMARINE WAR WARFARE FARd homeward bound steamer attacked by hun U boat helpless patients tg being sent to their death when ship went down A british port the torpedoing early monday morning of tile the british BrI british ship warilda IV arilda wn was one ot of uie the most liar harrowing disasters in tile the history ot of sul sub fai arine warfare the number of dealt dead fa variously estimated from to sand upward and includes ides several women nurses the ship chip carried COO sick and wounded among them were seven american two officers and five enlisted men all of whom have been accounted for there were 89 nunes and members of the voluntary aid depart ident and tie ile crew comprised about men more than C 50 survivors brought here shortly after 6 ff were given first aid treatment treat meat food and clothing the patients were placed aboard special and sent to hospitals the torpedo stench the after part ot of the engine room killing the hie third engineer and two other members of the ta engine room force the dynamo was wag destroyed ic izu the vessel into darkness just over the dynomo dy natewa na wa the wardroom which d more than patients most of diese ws wn killed outright by the and the others many of w i bom had been freshly injured by the tor torr Tedo cdo found themselves trapped it was impossible tor for outside aid to reach teem and all except ceata a few who nho jumpa i overboard and wre were picked up this part of the ship quickly settled and amr water flood flooded ed the wardroom drowsing drow cing izing tho the men caged there stories ot of the fearful struggle in hi uie the darkness to rescue helpless invalids are told by survivors the shipp ship remained afloat more than two tw hours but for a great part of the time continued under headway because the engines could not be stopped TM condition greatly hampered tile the rescue work and in addition three or tour four boats were smashed while being lowered throwing the occupants into the sea |
