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Show American Steamer TorpedoedGoes Tor-pedoedGoes Down With Flag Flying. London, Nov. 2S, 4:43 p. m. Lloyd's reports that tho American steamship steam-ship Chemung has been sunk. The crew of the Chemung has been landedat.Valencia3febjithaJSpanish steamer Ginor, says a Reuter despatch from Valencia today. The Chemung was torpedoed near Cabo de Gata, according to the despatch. des-patch. The steamer foundered with the American flag flying, it Is added, the captain having formally refused to lower the flag. The submarine towed the crew to within five miles of the coast, the Valencia Val-encia advices state, ad then abandoned aban-doned them. At the end of the day they were picked up by the Ginor. The Chemung sailed from New York on November 8 for Genoa and Naples and stopped at Fayal, Azores, Novem-her Novem-her 20. She was owned by the Harby Steamship company of New York, was built In 1S8S at Buffalo and was 327 feet long of 3,062 tons gross. Cabo de Gata, or Cape Gata, is a promontory of Spain on the coast of Andalusia, forming tho eastern side of the Gulf of Almeria, an arm of tho Mediterranean. New York, Nov. 28. The Harriss Magill Steamship company, representatives represent-atives here of the Harby Steamship company, owners of the Chemung, re. ported sunk today, said the vessel carried general cargo only, no munitions muni-tions or cargo owned by the Italian government being on board. Papers filed by the Chemung with customs officers here shows that only' ton of the men on board, including Captain Duffy, were American, tho others being Greeks, Russians, Spaniards Span-iards and Mexicans. The manifest of her cargo filed on date of sailing shows that it consisted consist-ed mainly of Iron and steel products, chemicals, dried fish, wooden staves, etc. Included in the cargo were 5,146 pieces of copper and 200 bales of cotton. |
