Show PA N R RN ON N D DOOMED MD V VESSELS l AR AE MAD Af Ample Warning Given n for Safety Decla Declares es American on Board One Attacked Steamer Germans Open Cocks on J Italian Liner Stephano Af After er Destroyer Sees I H Human man 4 Cargo Cairo tt Safe r By Associated Press NEWPORT R. R 1 I. Oct 9 Eyewitness stories of the torpedoing torpedoing torpedoing tor tor- of passenger and freight steamers by German submarines off Nantucket yesterday were told here today According to a report brought by of- of Continued on page 2 PASSENGERS ON Continued from page 1 1 I fiesta or of a flotilla lotilla of ot United States de destroyers destroyers de- de which picked up passengers and crews of several o of the vessels de destroyed de nine merchant were WeE sunk Bunk One of the submarines is la supposed to have been the U U 35 which visited this harbor Sa Saturday a Y a and nd another soothe r was waa d de declared de- de ea e- e clar elated d to be the U U 91 Mrs Dire re Henry Hear B. B Wilson Nilson of Mass Diane a a. passenger paa pas on tho the Stephano one of ot the tho vessels ves ves- sels sela sunk Bunk said Bald that an officer and several several several sev sev- eral of the tho crew told her that they had distinctly seen the name U U 61 61 on the submarine that attacked their theft ship THREE U-BOATS U ENGAGED Six vessels are ore known to have been sunk Bunk and the report that the total was nine alas was based on a n statement of the captain of ot the Nantucket shoals light light- ship The captain said sold three submarines were engaged The list lint of submarine victims In- In In Included Included tour four British one Norwegian and andone andone andone one Dutch vessel The Identity of ot tho the three reported lost had not been learned early today The British ves vee- vessels sels aels were the freighter West Vet Point bound from London for tor Newport News the from New York for tor the Kingston destination not stated and the passenger steamer Stephano Stephane Stephane Ste- Ste phane of ot the R Red d Cross line StJohn St St. John N. N F F. for tor New York The Dutch bound from New York Tork to Rotterdam via Kirkwall and tho the Christian Knudsen a Norwegian Norwegian gian glan tanker are the others other whose Identity Is b known The crews of ot all these vessels exceptIng excepting excepting except except- ing the Kingston were brought here today together with three eighty-three passengers passengers passengers pas pas- of ot the Stephano It was believed that no life lite had been lost and although the men of the freighter Kingston were reported adrift In n open boats the fact tact that the weather was mild mUd and the sea calm made It seem probable that they would be rescued within a few tew hours U. U S. S TOURISTS ABOARD Thirty Stephano passengers were American tourists returning from Newfoundland Newfoundland New New- and the Canadian maritime provinces All AU came through without Injury salary but left nearly all ull their effects When Nhen the Ericsson which picked up some of ot the Stephano boats arrived at atthe atthe atthe the lightship Commander Miller said he observed a submarine about a a amile mile distant distant distant dis dis- tant and almost Immediately heard three shots from its Us bow gun Through the haze he could dimly make out the Stephano the object of ot the attack None of ot th the thA shots struck the ship The Stephano Stephano Stephano Ste Ste- hove to and sent a message to the Ericsson saying Please take off our passengers Before Commander Miller could comply she had loaded all her passengers In her own boats from which they were taken on board the rho destroyer within five minutes The opinion that tha there are several submarines submarines sub sub- marines accompanied by a supply ship ship- probably also a submersible has been strengthened by the develop develop- ments While formal comment was withheld withheld withheld with with- held today pending receipt of ot more detailed reports on the exploits of ot the theU U U 53 53 and her possible sister submersibles bles there was little disposition to believe be believe be- be lieve that American Interests were menaced The fact tact that warning apparently apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap had been given and those aboard placed In safety strengthened officials In their belief bellet that Germany Is following out her pledge to keep U-boat U warfare within International law It was was pointed out that the geo goo graphical ra proximity pi pt of t the e. e new ew zone of ot operations to American shores chores could not In Itself Impair the legality of ot properly conducted high seas warfare PATROL TO CAUSE TROUBLE I Should a submarine flotilla a patrol approximating a blockade outside American ports however a I serious Issue might arise The United States s opt notified lei Great Britain early In lh Inthe Inthe the war that It regarded the continued pr presence sence of ot Belligerent warships In Inthe n the ot of the great American comm commercial centers as a practice which may be regarded according to the tha canons of ot International courtesy as a Just ground tor for offense oten althou although h hIt it may b bE strictly legal The British replied It was unaware of ot the he of ot any rules or principles of International law which render belligerent bel- bel operations which are legItimate legitimate mate In lq one part of ot the high seas 11 In another but nevertheless nevertheless less ess moved back Its cruisers from the Immediate vicinity of ot American territorial territorial ter ter- waters That the attacks yest yesterday oft off Nantucket Nantucket Nantucket Nan Nan- marked the opening of ot an or organized or- or s campaign In fn the western At At antic Is le not doubted here Many of officials of- of believe that at least two and ir In possibly a halt half dozen or more U-boats U are assembled for tor the campaign nd t that a supply ahl ship perhaps a sub submersible uh- uh m of ot the Deutschland Deutschland type type alsos also I s present Whatever the American destroyer flotilla In th urea area of ot opera opera- Ions tlona may have discovered regarding the he number of ot raiders will not be disclosed dis dis- closed however the navy department I holdIng the dissemination of such InI In- In-I In I would be i I Rear Admiral Cleaves Gleaves commander of ot the he destroyer fleet announced today that hat he be had obtained the names of ot approximately ap- ap proximately persons Including three thirty women and ten children rescued from flue five of ot the six steamers known cnown to have been torpedoed yesterday yesterday yester yester- day lay by a German Cerman submarine This list did not take Into account the crew of ot the he British steamer Kingston which was still sUII missing at 10 o'clock today All AU hands had been saved the ad admiral admiral ad- ad miral said from the steamers West WestPoint WestPoint Point ChrisIan Christian Christian Chris- Chris tian Ian Knudson and Stephano the latter lattera a passenger ship lying between New NewYork NewYork NewYork York and St St. Johns N. N F. F Several of ot the he the torpedo boat destroyers reported that hat they were still searching tor for the Kingston's crew supposed to be adrift In n life boats When the Red Cross Croce liner In command command command com com- mand of Captain Smith touched here at noon on Saturday five Americans went aboard A revised passenger list shows that the following Americans were on board J. J A. A Stewart C. C BostwIck F. F Bostwick Bost- Bost wick E. E Saxon M. M HarrisH Harris H. H F. F Graham Graham Gra Gra- ham J J. J L. L Taylor G G. Hurlburt T T. L L. Barnum R. R B. B Ludy N. N B. B Jennings Charles Evans Evana C F F. Ur- Ur hIcks Dr J. J O. O Andrews Miss Mc- Mc Curtis Curtle Miss Dilas Howley Dr V. V F. F Burke Miss M. M Kennedy Miss MIs S. S Wilson Miss F. F Fitzpatrick G. G Gre Gregory ory Mrs M. M Kennedy J. J E. E Evans W. W C C. C Ellis EUls W. W K William M DL L Cutler J. J Wilson There were two Canadians on board A A A. E. E Tough and Miss Sylvia Carew both of ot Halifax The other passengers passengers passengers gers were New r irE NEW Y V YORK TORK Oct 9 A A French cruiser believed to be the Conde nde was I off oft the New Jersey coast hurrying northward last lut night according to officers of- of of officers of the Danish steamship Olaf Olar of-I of I which arrived here today from British Honduras Hondura I |