Survivors recount U-53 raid experiences off New England
Survivors of the U-53 submarine raid tell The Farmer staff of their escape from sinking ships off the New England coast. Many stripped of belongings and clothing, they traveled by train toward New York from Newport to hospitals, after rescue by United States vessels. Reporters for The Farmer gathered their tales of privation and heroism for readers.
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New England
Bridgeport
New York City
Newport
United States
Grenfell Aide Praises U S Naval Officers After Stephano Sinking
Marian Cutter sister of John Cutter, an Remington Arms employee, described the sinking of the Stephano aboard the refugee train at Bridgeport. She praised United States naval officers and Red Cross aid in Newport after she and other passengers lost belongings and were placed in lifeboats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Cutter
John Cutter
Remington Arms Co
University Club
Golden HM Street
Bridgeport
Caroline Ulrich
Brooklyn
Cutter
Labrador
Grenfell
Sub‘marine
Capt Graters and Crew of Norwegian Freighter Knudsen
Captain Grathers and crew of the Norwegian freighter Christian Knudsen, 2580 tons, bound New York to London, were rescued after sinking. He sat in civilian clothes on the shore near the express line, saying he saved only his papers. The crew of 32 were saved. the submarine U-53 was blamed for the loss.
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Matthew L. Grathers
Christian Knudsen
New York
London
Shore Line
Grathers
Marcus Raberg
Bjarus Lund
Mans O. Friberg
Aksel Ojrdahl
Tsak Olsen
New York Captain Escapes Storms Fends Off Submarine
Captain F Riley of New York City, aboard the Moran, chased submarines for Britain and survived a perilous Atlantic voyage. On the Ste phano from New London to New York, he, First Mate Blerschenk, and Chief Engineer John Speer recounted escaping a German submarine near Halifax and disembarking passengers safely. The Moran, recently sold to the British government, carried ten crew plus 206 passengers on the Shore Line Express.
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Riley
New York City
New York
Halifax
Red Cross
Stephano
Moran
Shore Line
New London
Blerschenk
John Speer
Hali
It's Damnable Outrage As Stephano Survivors Speak
Godfrey C. Knight of Halifax recounts the torpedoing of merchant ships off Nantucket lightship. He describes the escape in a rear Pullman and blames the United States and British actions for the attack. Knight seeks his baggage forwarding to Waterbury and shuns further questions about the Stephano sinking.
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Nantucket
Godfrey C. Knight
Halifax
Bridgeport
Knight
Waterbury
Himer
United States
Mr. Knight
Naugatuck
First Officer Describes Stephano Sinking Events
H C Mitchell, Stephano first officer, recounts decks awash when sighted, ships crew and 94 passengers evacuated in eight minutes. Gunfire near Nantucket. U-52 boarded and scuttled boat. Capt Smith and officers aboard the train crew conveyed with calm leadership. British Consul to be informed.
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H. C. Mitchell
Stephano
Harold
Bridgeport
New York
Nantucket
Mitchell
Smith
Prostrated Educator Receives Private Car After Ordeal
Efforts to interview Dr. Vincent Burke superintendent of the St. John's Educational Bureau aboard the Shore Line Express at Newport yesterday afternoon were unsuccessful. Passengers say the experience unnerved him and he was given a divan in a parlor car on the Stevenso train bound for New York to study our educational system.
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Vincent Burke
St. John’s Educational Bureau
Shore Line
Newport
Burke
Promet
St. John's
Dr. Burke
Stephano
Obituary of Peter Clark with South End ties
Peter Clark, long time South End resident, died yesterday at 438 Park Avenue. He worked 25 years as an iron molder for Eaton Cole Burnham Co and Crane Company. A Sacred Heart church member, he belonged to Knights of Columbus and Live Oak camp W O W. Survived by widow, daughter Mrs John Layey, sons Peter A Eugene T Francis A, sister Mrs Patrick O'Reilly of New York and four sisters in Ireland.
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Peter Clark
South End
Park Avenue
Clark
Eaton, Cole & Burnham Co. and
Crane Company
Sacred Heart Church
Knights of Columbus
Live Oak Camp
John Layey
Peter A
Eugene T
Francis A. Clark
Patrick O'Reilly
New York City
Ireland
Stephano's Chef Sailed Through Three Submarine Experiences
Tikkell, chef aboard the Red Cross Liner Stephano sunk by U-53, recounts his perilous escapes as a guest on the Marquette and Manitous, later serving as a British Army soldier. He notes the exact timing of the Nantucket lightship sighting, lifeboats lowered within minutes, and rescues by Nantucket lightship, destroyers 56 and 23, with a wireless from Kingston about a six masted ship torpedoed by a U-boat.
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Tikkell
Red Cross
Stephano
New York
Dardanelles
Nantucket
Newport
Ericsson
Kingston
Women survivors recount heavy losses aboard Stephano voyage
About fifty women from the Red Cross liner Stephano, picked up by the destroyer Balch, rode a train to New York in mourning and shock. They lamented missing clothing, jewelry, and wallets, with totals ranging from 50 to 1,200 dollars and including several Newfoundland and Halifax travelers headed to work in the United States.
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Red Cross
Stephano
U. S
Balch
Newport
New York
Eva Rixson
Newfoundland
Brooklyn
Miss Rixson
St. John’s
New Brunswick
Mary Griffin
Birdie Kean
Josephine
Annie Hickey
Central Avenue
Staten Island
Ellen White
Marcella Kennedy
Miss White
Anna Conway
Mary Doyle
Halifax
Philadelphia
Babe in Her Arms Mother Prays Amid Ship Disaster
Mrs. Martin Gushie clutched a three month old and a three year old to her at the Stephano’s deck during a crisis. She prayed fervently for her children’s safety while crew urged her toward a lifeboat. She lost belongings and money, yet her children survived as the boat was abandoned and later rescued by an American destroyer. Veronica Wilder of the Red Cross offers help as the search for her husband continues.
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Derly
United States Naval
Red Cross
Newport
Martin Gushie
Stephano
Bridgeport
Farmer
Veronica Wilder
Refugees From Three Sunk Ships Reach New York
Refugees from the Stephano Bloomersdijk and Christian Knudsen traveled by Shore Line Express toward New York after their ships were sunk by U53. About 205 people, including officers sailors stewards and passengers, endured a harrowing voyage in lifeboats and crowded coaches, sharing a tense journey south as news spread of the disaster off Nantucket lightship.
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Shore Line
Stephano
Bloomersdijk
Christian Knudsen
Bridgeport
New York
Nantucket
Newport
R. I
Stoke Hole
World
Germany
Father John O Brien leads to Father Johns Medicine origin
In Lowell Massachusetts Rev Father John O Brien’s illness spurred a local remedy. A learned doctor’s prescription, compounded June 9 1855 at Carleton Hovey drug store, grew into Father John s Medicine. It became a trusted family remedy widely sold by druggists nationwide. The makers promise 25000 to charity if origins are false. The second passage describes shipwreck scenes with crews and Red Cross aid and displaced families aboard vessels from New York to Hallfat.
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Lowell
Mass
Father John O'Brien
St. Patrick’s Parish
Father John
Carleton & Hovey
John
Girl Who Would Be Star Of The Movies Rescued
Sylvia Carew, a Halifax girl chasing film fame, narrates aboard the Stephano refugee train about the dramatic sinking of a Red Cross ship. She helped a seasick mother with a baby, recalled the submarine guns, and said the vessel was sunk by a British cruiser. Tank wagon gasoline prices drop to 20 cents in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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Halifax
New York
Sylvia Carew
Hartford
New York City
Red Cross
Moving Picture
Smith
Calmy Dined As Others Quit Doomed Vessel
Charles and Mrs. Evans of Germantown Philadelphia survived a German submarine attack on the Red Cross Liner Stefano after dining in the ship with at least one man hurt during escape. They described calm passengers, life boat evacuations, and rescue by the destroyer Ericsson to Newport before hospital care.
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Red Cross
Stefano
Charles T. Evans
West Walnut Street
Germantown
Philadelphia
Shore Line Express
Bridgeport
New York
Inter
Evans
Smith
Halifax
St. John’s
Newport
Canada
America
New York City
Mr. Evans
Ericsson
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I-Boat
Sue
Glubman
Gratners
Knudsen
Monashan
Brooklyn Navy Yard
The
Captain Smith
American Red Cross Society
Barring & Co
Hallfat
Cheyenne
Wyo
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