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Show GERMANS DESTROY BRITISH 'STEAMER WITHOUT WARNING WASHINGTON. March 14. Torpedoing without warning on March 9 of the British Brit-ish steamer East Point, London for Philadelphia, Phila-delphia, with two Americans in her crew, was reported today in dispatches to the state department. All on board were saved. The steamer was sunk at 5 p. m. off the English coast, about fifteen miles west of Eddystone lighthouse. She carried one gun aft and an armed patrol boat was near by. The crew of forty-five left the ship In small boats. Two Americans, John Webber Web-ber of Buffalo, N. Y.. fireman, and Edward Ed-ward Ellis of Brooklyn, N. Y.. seaman, have made affidavits to Consul General Skinner at London. |