File No. 841.857En3
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Germany ( Gerard )
[Telegram]
Washington
,
March 28, 1916, 4 p. m.
2855. Department is advised that the Dominion Line steamer Englishman was torpedoed after leaving Avonmouth, March 21 for [Page 216] Portland, Maine. The vessel was a horse ship and carried on board several Americans, some of whom are not included in the list of survivors. Please immediately inquire of the German Government whether the Englishman was sunk by a submarine belonging to Germany or her allies and add that a prompt answer is expected by this Government.
Lansing