| Show SUBMARINE SINKS ARABIC TWO AMERICANS LOSE LIVES LIVE WHEN BRITISH STEAMER IS SENT TO TO THE BOTT BOTTOM Liner Went Down Although Big Being Be Be- Within Eleven Minutes After ing Struck by Torpedo Eleven Boatloads Were Were Saved Saed J London Tile The The big White Star line Une itea steamer nel Arabic rabi formerly a favorite ship of the Liverpool Boston service but which on her bel present trip was on the way to New York was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine at 9 1 11 15 o'clock Thursday morning south southeast southeast east of or Fastnet The steamer i. i according to Lo a statement statement state state- ment meat of th the White Star line was attacked attacked at at- tacked without warning and went down lOWn In ten len minutes Of the perSons persons persons per per- sons on board board beard passengers and members of the crew crew 20 20 are arc missing missing mis mis- sing according to the latest check and are believed to have perished Most of r those who have not been accounted accounted accounted ac ac- ac- ac counted for belong to the crew clew Only six of at the passengers were reported missing on an earlier checking of the list There were 26 citizens of the United United United Unit Unit- ed States on board 22 being in the second cabin and four in the steer steer- age Two Americans were lost The ThO Arabic carried no first-class first passengers passengers gers having latel lately been turned into a class two liner The survivors who left the steamer in the ships ship's boats and were picked up later by passing vessels were takes taker to Queenstown They were accommodated accommodated accommodated dated by the White Star line in hotels and boarding houses In the little town which so short a time ago cared for forthe forthe forthe the survivors and the dead of the Lu- Lu Details of the sinking of the Arabic are lacking but that the loss of life was not greater doubtless was due to the fact that the weather was fine and that steamers plying the German submarine submarine submarine sub sub- marine war zone now keep their boats swung out and otherwise are prepared for tor emergencies The vessel had left Liverpool Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- afternoon and taken a southerly southerly southerly south south- erly course well weIl off the Irish coast doubtless with a view of avoiding the submarines which frequent the waters nearer the shore r f When some fifty miles mUes west of pt where the tho Lusitania was sunk In May the German underwater boat rose to the surface and launched a torpedo The of the Germans asin asin as asIn In the case of the Lusitania was deadly accurate and like the Lusitania Lusita- Lusita nia the big liner quickly settled down and shortly disappeared from Crom view Some of the survivors according to reports received here say that they had just witnessed the torpedoing of a British steamer presumably the Duns Duns- ley Icy and that this this had caused great al alarm rm on board the Arabic In their fright the passengers had rushed for life Ilfe preservers and had barel barely adjusted adjust adjust- ed them when the German submarine I turned Its torpedo against the vessels vessel's side Ten life boats and a number of ot life Ufe rafts were quickly got over the side of the steamer and Into these a large number of the passengers and members members mem mem- bers hers of the cr crew w scrambled Many of the passengers however fell tell into the water but hut they got hold of the rafts and later were rescued One woman who fell feIl Into the sea screamed pitifully pitifully piti piti- fully for help Two sailors swam to her assistance and succeeded in lit liftIng lift lift- t Ing lag her upon a raft Among those who were rescued were Captain Will Finch commander command r of the Arabic all the deck officers the chief engineer the surgeon the purser the assistant purser the chief steward stoward and the third class steward Third Engineer Lugon Is among the missing |
