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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1915
Page
1
A damaged American steamship story notes Captain Certain Torpedo and crew agreeing on the cause. unclear details and naming vary in the fragmentary OCR text. The item indicates a maritime event with at least one captain and crew confirmation.
The American steamer Nebraskan, damaged by a suspected torpedo off Fastnet, docked at Liverpool after departure from Liverpool. Captain Greene said the forward section was wrecked, water rose to the hatch, and bulkhead No 2 saved the ship. Crew noted huge letters on sides identifying nationality. British vessels assisted. ship later reached Liverpool under its own steam.
Washington reports flag uncertainty over the Nebraskan blast as Ambassador Page and Consul General Skinner relay messages from London. Naval officers favor a mine over a torpedo, while inquiry proceeds in Liverpool awaiting definite proof before any action.
Reports state the British battleship Majestic was sunk after a torpedo strike. The tragedy follows battleship Nebraskan losses as war at sea grows deadlier. Captain confirms torpedo hit amid broader submarine menace. Dr. Foss discusses Lusitania and aerial feats.
London reports a German submarine torpedoed and sunk the British battleship Majestic near Gallipoli. The steamer Princess Irene was wrecked by an explosion at Sheerness, with most aboard saved. Other ships, including Nebraskan Morwenna and Betty, were torpedoed. Reports describe German advances around Przemysl and shifting fronts in the Tyrol, Tren tine, and Istria as Russian lines face renewed pressure.
Rome reports that on May 2, Italian troops occupied Montbanno heights on the Tyrol Trentino frontier forcing enemy retreat and seizure of tents and materials. Italian artillery silenced enemy fire near Tenzzo, Carnia actions around Valeagano, Sazella and Prevola captured, and Raccolana valley operations left four dead and one officer plus 19 wounded. The enemy suffered heavy losses and the general situation is described as entirely improved.
Madrid via Paris on May 28 reports King Alfonso offered the Escorial palace as a residence for Pope Benedict. The offer suggests the pontiff may leave Italy. The Escorial, part of San Lorenzo monastery, sits northwest of Madrid and dates to the sixteenth century.
Harlem resident Dr Carl E Foss recounts the Lusitania sinking after torpedoing near the Irish coast. He describes leaving the dining room, donning life belts, leaping to the sea, narrowly avoiding the propeller, and aiding a woman with a child before boarding a lifeboat as the ship sank.
London May 27 The admiralty reports H M S Majestic torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine while assembling troops for Gallipoli. Nearly all officers and men are saved except one, as the vessel of 14900 tons and 10000 horsepower goes to the seabed. A second British loss, the Triumph, followed last week in the Gulf of Saros.
The British steamer Morwenna built Dundee 1904 bound from Cape Breton to Boston was torpedoed and shelled by a German submarine 16 miles west by south of St Ann's head Wales. One crew member was killed, three wounded, the rest landed at Cardiff. The Belgian trawler Jaqueline helped rescue survivors but could not ram the submarine. The Morwenna belonged to the Saint Lawrence Shipping Co of Montreal and was 1004 tons. Parallel dispatch notes Portugal's President Manuel de Arriaga resigned and announced his intention to leave office.
A massive explosion hit the steamer Princess Tres and a mine-laying vessel in Port Victoria harbor during repairs, shaking the town of Sheerness. More than 300 people were lost, with 260 crew aboard and one body recovered as smoke and flames rose from the scene.
London reports may include a large loss of life aboard the Princess Irene. Estimates from newspapers range from 300 to over 40 fatalities. The Daily Mail cites 78 shipwrights and 10 Chatham workmen among on board. The crew numbers raise the total to about 15 persons aboard the steamer.
London May 28 report from the Times Mudros correspondent says 46 men out of about 70 aboard the British battleship Triumph, sunk Wednesday by a submarine in the Gulf, have been rescued. Officers and crew were counted at roughly seven dozen in peacetime.
London May 21 Admiral Henry Bradwardine Jackson is appointed first sea lord of the admiralty to replace Admiral Fisher who rests amid differences with Winston Churchill. Admiral Arthur K. Wilson remains on the board in an advisory capacity.
The nine hour workday restriction for women failed in the legislative chamber today. Springfield and UL were involved in the debate as supporters argued for limiting the workday while opponents contended it violated employment rights. The outcome keeps current schedules in place and shifts pressure onto future labor reform efforts.
Paris reports a French air raid on Ludwigshafen with 18 planes taking off at 2 a m. Bombs targeted the Badische Anilin and Soda Fabrik, the largest German explosives factory, and an annex near Oppau. Flames and smoke rose over Ludwigshafen as one aircraft landed damaged.
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