Show f SINKS UI u. S SI 8 CARGO GARGO SHIP L- L By Associated Press Pressie The ie sinking of a sized medium-sized U. U S s i. i merchant ship in the b an sea early this month was wasa a jounced bounced i o by the navy Thursday survivors said she was the third ship to go down in that area I Ingle single night The The Tiie sinking announced Thurs- Thurs d dey je and two disclosed Wednesday i raised l. l to the Associated Press t Ration of announced united nat na- na nation t tion S and neutral ship losses in the thew w western stern Atlantic since Pearl HarThe HarbOr Har- Har 1 bOr The sinking of three ships i in n none one night night eight was the first announced wholesale assault in the West Indies In In- dies since June when maraud- maraud boats took a heavy toll of warmed unarmed shipping ell off ff sharply in July when the J assigned to sheperd shep- shep erd freighters a and n d tankers ough the danger zone One woman and two men pas- pas angers engers were believed lost in the sinking sulking the merchantman Ding to the bottom within four after a single torpedo truck IH H. H P. P Smith captain of the ship died in a Cuban hos- hos ital of pneumonia brought on by and injuries survivors aid Four crewmen also were sted as missing Five passengers five navy ed guards and 36 crewmen vere rare Ier picked up by a British war- war Jp 90 minutes after the attack came at 4 a a. a m m. Radio adio Operator Theodore Her- Her said he was awakened arl any arly in the morning by the tor- tor of another ship about a aua ua ter of a mile away He said was standing on the bridge watching hing the smoke billow up rom rom rem the other ship when a torpedo truck the he vessel he was vas on I |