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Show SHIP ESCAPES A SUBMARINE London. March 17 The steamer Cameronla. which left New iork on March t, has succeeded in reaching tilasgow after running tne gauntlet of three German submarines in the Irish sea. The Cameronla put 'n first at Lherpool She iefl the Mersey yesterdav morning carrying B crew of more than 200 and a con siderable number of passengers bouml for Glasgow In the afternoon tho first suhma rlnp was noticed off the Mull of the Galloway The submarine wnlch was only yards ava when her peri scope was seen, tried to get nearer the liner, but was distanced, as tne Cameronia was doing eighteen knots Fifteen minutes later two other Bubmarinefl appeared simultaneously one on the port and one on the star board side. Each was distant about 300 yards The captain of the Cameronia steered a zigzag course in order to avoid torpedoes. He proceeded In this manner up the Firth of Clyde and in half an hour had shaken both the hostile vessels off Special precautions had been taken by the Cameronia. The moment the vessel passed Sandy Hoos all the steerage passengers were moved to second class cabins, where they would be safer in ca.se it was necessary to leave the ship quickly. An additional "crows nest" was rigged the ships boats were amply provisioned and the life boats were kept ready for instant uso. On approaching the Irish toast every ev-ery light was extinguished The women passengers, all of whom, it is said, were remarkably oalm, were forced to remain below. |