Show BRITISH AT BOTTOM OF SEA THIRD LARGEST FIGHTING M k ching CHINE SUNK BY TORPEDO OR MINE OFF IRELAND the whole crew of eight hundred officers and men with one or two exceptions saved by white star crew new york rumors of disaster to the british super dreadnought audacious which have persisted ever since the white star liner olympic diverted from her course arrived at lough on october 29 are confirmed in mall mail advices advises received here from a point in ireland after a career of less than two years the audacious third in tonnage and armament of his maje warships lies at the bottom of 0 the ocean ziff oft the north coast of ireland she was hit by a torpedo or disabled by a mine october 27 with the possible exception of one or two men the whole crew of SO officers cers and men was rescued by small boats from the olympic the rescue was made in a rough sea through brilliant and daring seamanship on the part of the white star crew the battleships battle cry for assist assistance anco was caught by the wireless operator of the olympia Olymp la which was only about ten miles distant the steamer rushed forward at full speed volunteers were called for and double the number necessary to man the lifeboats responded the crippled battleship was reached in a few minutes after 0 9 and before noon all but loo of tier ner men inen had been transferred after taking off all the officers and crew who would leave the ship captain haddock of the olympic turned his attention to an attempt to save the warship A cable was given her but it snapped as it tightened meantime it was soon apparent that it i would be impossible to tow the s ship hip or keep tier her afloat the cruiser liverpool and sf s feral other warships tj had come up and stood by late in tha afternoon it was decided to abandon the audacious and soon after the of bleers r end nd men inen who had remained on board were taken on off the audacious plunged stern forward and in a inn ment had disappeared |