Show SURVIVORS OF U. U S. S SHIP ARE LANDED I IBy I By Associated Press Pre SOUTHAMPTON Via Lon London on March 24 Thirty four Thirty four survivors of I tho American steamer Illinois which h was sunk Sunday March 18 iS twenty miles mUes north of ot Alderney by hy bya hyI a German submarine submarino arrived hero here today Of the party are arc Americans tho the others being Swedes Swede and S Spaniards Capt H H. Iverson made the following statement We Ye Ve sailed on March 1 16 G. G At 7 45 a. a m. m on the we sighted a sub sub- i j marino marine hearing bearing down upon us from rein i the southwest from a distance of ap a proximately three miles The su submarine sub I marine marino submerged and approached About ten minutes later the tho distance I then from us being about two miles the tho submarine submarino opened fire Immediately Immedi after atter backing for two minutes our vessel essel was stopped by bp the engineer engineer en en- I I on watch The first shot went over our aerial and lie he second I brought it down The tiring firing con con- rapidly until the tho boats hoats were I well clear of the ships ship's side when I I tho the shooting ceased II I The uThe submarine then came close I by br alongside the lifeboats and ordered or- or I dered No 1 boat to come alongside the submarine Five of our men Inca were ordered aboard his boat hoat and he trans erred five of ot his crew to the lifeboat life Ufe- boat which was then pulled to the tho Illinois These men then placed seven minute born bombs bs alongside the ship hip and in the engine room which exploded in ill duo course Our five men were taken oft off the submarine and I r asked flatted the commander commander com corn mander If he lie would tow us toward land lie replied I ha have vo no time We Ve then proceeded under sail and oars for Alderney and ten miles from it were picked up and taken In tow b by ly two motorboats that had hod observed us and como come to our assistance The submarine commander took no measures for the safety of the crew and continued shelling until they were In their boats The Illinois did lid not try to escape or resist One man was injured by shell fire Ire The submarine submarine submarine sub sub- marine had no flag showing ving when first observed It was s six and ono one half hours after the tIle shelling of or the Il Illinois Illinois Il- Il when the crew reached the harbor |