| Show DETAILS DET AILS OF SINKING OF BIG VESSEL IS RECEIVED BY U. U S I II I By International News Service ASHINGTON Feb 7 A A WASHINGTON w complete report dealing with the attack on the transport Tuscania carrying carrying carrying car car- American troops to France Prance via Great Britain has been received by hy the navy de de- de It will not be made public at this time It is understood however that the report shows that the Tuscania Tuscania cania a British vessel was i under the direction of the the Brit British Brit Brit- ish admiralty when lost and anel was under convoy of their destroyers The excellent work of the destroyers destroyers destroyers de de- is declared to have been directly responsible for the comparatively comparatively comparatively com com- small casualty list Naval officials refused to comment com- com comment ment on the loss of the Tuscania They made it plain however that the vessel was sunk thus disposing of oC the earlier reports that she might still stin be afloat They also said that they placed no reliance in rumors that a floating mine and not a submarine submarine submarine rine was responsible for the loss of the he vesse vessel vessel Asked directly about whether the convoy was entirely British officials would not reply holding that it would be injudicious to discuss the convoy question in any way Up to 1 45 p p. p m. m this afternoon afternoon after after- noon Doon the army was still without without without with with- out any positive figures of at the I American lives lost British admiralty admiralty admiralty ad ad- reports received by cable said that American officers I and men had been lost The of of- facial figures here heie made the number if a cabled list of I thirty survivors landed in Scotland Scotland Scot Scot- land Jand was not included in the original original inal list prepared War and navy department officials however however however how how- ever said that they were very hopeful that the British admiralty admiralty admiralty admi admi- ralty figures were accurate and that even this number Dumber would be further reduced when all of tile the save saved had reported The Tuscania did not sink at once according to reports received re received received re- re this afternoon from ports where survivors were landed She remained afloat for tor two or 01 three hours after being struck That there were other vessels nearby when the liner Uner was as at attacked attacked attacked at- at tacked was indicated by late ad advices advices advices ad- ad vices from the north Irish coast The sea was rough oc off the Irish coast and nearly fifty survivors ors that were picked up from open boats last laRt night were suffering l keenly from exposure and nausea The Thc people on the Ulster coast cities where Americans were taken ashore did all in their power to tomake tomake tomake make th the survivors warm and comfortable The Reel Red Cross guvo guve valuable assistance to the men also I A report that the German submarine submarine sub sub- marine marin which sang the transport I Tuscania torpedoed and sank another another another an an- other British vessel nf near ar the same saIDe spot was current hero this after after- noon This report said that this vessel was under the same convoy as was the Tuscania at the tho navy department would not discuss the report It was pointed out that if the re- re Continued on pa page e 3 I 1 DET DETAILS AILS OF OF- SINKING Continued from Cage age 1 port was true the vessel was under British admiralty orders and that the admiralty's policy polley has hu been to withhold news of such The second vessel essel was said to ha e been a freighter and did not carry arry any troops While eo so far no dt details taU of where tb the Tuscan Tuscania was attacked have bave been made public it is understood that it was wan within twenty miles of the shore |
