Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 212, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1915 — LINER HESPERIAN GOES TO BOTTOM [ARTICLE]

LINER HESPERIAN GOES TO BOTTOM

Makes Vain Effort to Reach Queenstown After Being Topedoed By Submarine. Queenstown, September 6.-One first cabin passenger, six second cabin passenger and six third class passengers on the Hesperian are unaccounted for, according to a statement made this afternoon by the Allan line agent here. A woman’s body has been identified as that of Miss Carberry, probably of Newfoundland. London, September 6.-The Allan line steamer Hesperian, torpedoed Saturday evening by a submarine, sank at 6:45 o’clock this, morning within a few miles of Queenstown, 'after Captain Main and a volunteer rescue crew of twenty-five had made a brave fight to bring the crippled ship into port. During the night the Hesperian settled gradually by the head. Daylight showed the decks awash and the liner about to take the final plunge. The captain and crew were taken off by rescue boats and landed later in Queenstown by the steamer Empress. The sinking of the Hesperian in deep Water probably will prevent an investigation to determine whether the disaster resulted from a submarine’s torpedo or a mine. Passengers and crew assert positively that the vessel was struck by a torpedo, but no statement has been obtained from any one who saw a submarine or a torpedo The list of identified survivors still leaves a considerable number of persons unaccounted for. The Allan line is confident the final checking up will show no loss of life, except for the death of one or two .persons after reaching Queenstown.