DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

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ships absolutely without warning seventy miles west
Fastnet. Second torpedo twelve minutes later, boiler
explosion, ship sinking in six minutes. Sky partly clear,
wind moderate, very heavy swell, not breaking, boats
taken fair discipline but frenzied haste induced necessity.
Submarine did not shell Marina. Boiler explosion killed
only British apparently. Americans lost simply drowned
taking boats, possibly first stunned some cases. Submarine
was seen Crookhaven survivors, since they left ship
starboard. They swear submarine emerged after second
torpedo, standing by several moments after Marina sank.
Did not communicate with boats or Marina. Latter
thus did not, could not, attempt escape resistance,
although mounting 4.7 gun. Boats 1, 2, and 3 were
afloat 25.5 hours, 17, and 31.5, each being in constant
imminent peril, as weather grew much rougher. Fiftyone
Americans aboard; forty-five safe.
File No. 841.857M331/31.
GMrgS Grew to the Secretary of State.
[Telegram.]
No. 4555.] AMERICAN EMBASSY,
Berlin, November 8, 1916.
With reference to Department's 3530, thirtieth October,
and 3532, thirty-first, following is a translation