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MEN ON SHIP DONE WELLT * ¥-(Continued from page. One)em..4P.iLt here from l/onclondervy that the sub-lj marine which sank the Tuscania had been chased and 11 red on by a destroy-tt! or, but -whether or not.the U-boat was sunk or damaged is not known.It was learned today that tit least, two -torpedoes .were Xired .at the Tus-c'airia- by the U-boat lurking in the murk and darkness of Tuesday night. Before making off the submarine tired several torpedoes at Ilia destroyers, but all missed. Only the masterly seamanship of the British . sailors prevented the torpedoes from reaching the target, however. ..Survivors 'Welcomed. .All day ♦Wednesday survivors from the Tuscania kept arriving at Irish and Scottish ports. All were received with a warmth of hospitality that deeply touched the hearts of themen from * overseas. Homes- were thrown open to ..them and hotels and imis opened wide their doors. Some of the men wGre in bad, shape front shock and exposure, must of them being • from the inside district of the United States and never , havitfg been oh lie ocean before, but under the stimulus of warm dry clothing and hot food .they soon regained • theircheerfulness and indifference/•Lieutenant George N. Hall of Los Angeles, and Lieutenant Wallace Patterson of Cleveland, were among the last to leave the ' sinking transport. They remained on the.boat deck stowing- soldiers into the life .‘boats and when they hnaily slid over the:side oLP.nIT).,**»UsIcpw50LitIkVr.if-4-5.K13liefefNcNcNCNcNcNcNlt;NcNcNcNlt;Nlt;Nlt;NcNlt;N«Nlt;NiN«■NcN.N«NiNlt;NiNlt;N«NNthe ship they found themselves in thevstirLV“gsOnlast, boat.One serious mishap ^ attended the launching of the life boats. The second which -was swung over the side of the Tuscania was caught-by a .furious gust of wind and a powerful wave and dashed against the side of another boat which.was filled*’ A hole was stove in the first boat . and several men were badly hurt,NNNNNNNNNNNH
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Logansport Pharos Reporter
Logansport, Indiana, US
Fri, Feb 08, 1918
Page 13
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