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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1915
Page
1
A Nebraskan captain reports his ship was tornedoed at sea amid unclear details. Authorities are reviewing the incident as weather conditions and possible mechanical failure are examined.
Captain Greene of the American steamship Nebraskan told a United States embassy representative in Liverpool that the ship was torpedoed off the Irish coast. He did not see a submarine but affirmed the torpedo strike. Crewmembers affidavits corroborate the attack. the forward part of the vessel is a total wreck.
British battleship Majestic torpedoed and sunk by German submarine near the Dardanelles. Troopship Princess Irene blown up in Sheerness navy yard with many fatalities. Air raid on Southend may have caused further losses. Admiralty cites accidental explosion in some incidents as inquiry begins.
A blaze at the Bay State Leather Company destroyed three buildings and damaged stock and machinery. Sparks from the factory fire caused fires in 12 nearby houses in a Wo burn neighborhood behind the Woburn Public Library. Loss estimated at 225000 with insurance covering buildings and contents. Cause unknown as flames were brought under control.
In a rapid blaze at Bay State Leather Company, employee Duford Roache risked smoke and flames to save a prized photograph of Kaiser Wilhelm belonging to president E. C. Fischer. The plant, a major Woburn leather producer, employed 75 workers and processed chrome leather for European war orders. Continued on Page 2-Fifth Column.
The Nebraskan, which arrived in port tonight, is almost a complete wreck at Liverpool. Below her waterline the hull is torn and water stood high above the fore latchway. The ship was saved from further danger after the blast.
Madrid May 28 reports that King Alfonso has offered the Escorial Palace at San Lorenzo Monastery, 31 miles northwest of Madrid, as a residence for Pope Benedict if he leaves Italy. The palace dates to the 16th century.
Manuel de Arriaga announces his resignation as President of Portugal. Congress will meet on Saturday to decide on the action and measures needed to address the crisis created by the vacancy.
Advertisement announces use of the Boston and Worcester trolley for Worcester and intermediate points with express and accommodation service. Details imply a transportation option and schedule emphasis.
Italian army on the Friuli front has crossed the Isonzo and is before Monfalcone, an important railroad center on the direct route to Trieste. The line to Goritz and Gradiscz also passes through Monfalcone, after occupying Cerignano and Terzo two days earlier.
Report describes Italian fleet support along the Adriatic coast as Monfalcone lies near Trieste and rail links reopen from the Austrian advance. It notes Austrian rail repairs toward Goricz and Gradisca, battles at Ploecken and Predil passes, skirmishes in the Adige Valley, German reinforcements via Innsbruck and Innsbruck to Tyrol, and aerial defenses with Parseval airship and Zeppelin anticipated at Trento.
In New York on May 27 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt was thrown from his horse while riding and sustained a broken rib.
In Sheerness England a mine-laying steamer Princess Irene exploded at 11 15 am while in Medway off Port Victoria. The vessel with 250 crew 78 shipwrights vanished in a frightful blast. debris injured nearby sailors and wreckage was found up to Maidstone fifteen miles away. Only one body recovered so far.
Italian forces pressed within 24 miles of Trieste as British vessels report heavy losses. The British battleship Majestic sank in the Dardanelles after a German submarine attack, with most officers and crew saved. The wreck of the Princess Irene at Sheerness resulted in about 325 deaths, amid suspicions of sabotage or enemy bombing.
A Times despatch from Mudros reports 460 crew of the British battleship Triumph were saved after the ship was torpedoed in the Gulf of Saros. The ship’s peacetime complement was about 700, implying 240 lost.
Gloucester and Newport weather and sun times note moon phases for June with full moon dates. Evening star Saturn and morning stars Venus and Jupiter are listed amid war day counts and the 1781 Alliance battle and 1864 Dallas clash anniversaries.
In Boston and vicinity the forecast calls for Friday fair with Saturday unsettled but probably fair overall. Moderate westerly winds shift to variable. Across eastern New York and New England the outlook remains fair Friday and likely Saturday.
Average temperature yesterday was 55.8 degrees with a high 90 and low 63. The record notes 83 degrees compared to the previous year. An item shows 14 and 15 marks in the grid with miscellaneous figures.
National League results show Cincinnati defeated Boston 6 to 0, Philadelphia beat Chicago 8 to 5, St Louis 6 New York 5, with Brooklyn shutting out Pittsburgh 2 to 0 in 10 innings. American League games include Washington 85 over Detroit 2 and Cleveland 9 over Philadelphia 8, Chicago 8 over New York 2.
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