The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-08
.WALLOW|NG IN
THE ANGRY SEA
Torpedo Boat Destroyer Terry In Dis
tress and Other Vessels Fran
tIcaIIy Searching
for Her.
WIRELESS SUFFERING
Grave Fears Felt That the Little
Ship May Have Gone Down
With All Mon on
Board.

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be wallowing in the sea S75 miles
southeast of Sandy Hook. somewhere
OH the dreaded Cape Hatteras. Grave
fears were felt early today that the
little vessel, with her eighty-three Of
ificers and men, had foundered in the
terrific gale. A dozen ships, sent to
her rescue by wireless, report that
they have been unable to mud any
trace of her.
Practically all other wireless busi-
ness has been abandoned, while the
search for the tiny Terry goes on.
More than dozen vessels in the vi
cinity of the spot where the Terry was
| last sighted, nave reported by Wlre-
| less that they have taken up the
search, but that nothing has been seen
| of the vessel. The first intimation
that the Terry was in. trouble came
from the steamship Tagus, of The
Royal mail line. She reported that
she had come upon the Terry in lati-
tude &c. north, and longitude 67.2
west The Tagus reported that she
4 was standing by, Instantly the bat
tleship South Carolina picked up the
message and reported that she had
/ turned about and was speeding toward
the stricken Terry. The revenue cut
! ter Onondaga: was ordered out from
!, Norfolk, and the scout cruiser Salem,
herself battered and torn by last
!, weeks gale was sent speeding to the
rescue The South Carolina gave the
lTerry's position as 1921 latitude
north, far different from that given
J by the Tagus AS soon as the COM
jmander of the Tagus was notified that
warships were on the way, he headed
his ship toward New York.
Later wireless messages received
here declare the warships have been
unable to find the Terry. The vessel
is commanded by Lieut. John G. Fre-
mont, grandson of "The Pathfinder"
!, and son of the late rear admiral Fre-
mont.
The Terry, with other vessels, was
: on her way from New York to Guam
atamo to participate in the winter
: naval games. She was one of the
largest and fastest destroyers in the
American navy, but at that not re-
garded as able to cope with the ter
rife gale now raging. The cruiser
Prairie, from Hampton Roads was the
last vessel ordered to join in the
search.
The Terry's turbine engines and
| pumps, an early wireless message re-
ported, were totally out of commits
) sion, and her commander was unable
to keep her head UP in the high seas
that were running. Her wireless out
ft was wrecked Mariners say there
is grave danger that the vessel has
been swamped
The Terry Is the second torpedo
boat destroyer to get into trouble
lately, the Warrington having been
run down and cut almost in two By
an unknown schooner on DECEMBER
l27. Naval men here say these acci-
dents show that destroyers are not
serviceable as war craft, and com
ment on the action of Ensign Rich
ard C. Saufley, who was court mar
, tailed for refusing to take the tub
!, Biddle to sea in an unfit condition.
No News Of Boat
4 WASHINGTON. Jan. Sitter lack
i of information concerning the disab
: led torpedo boat Terry, which is sup
posed to be drifting in icy seas some
4 where off Cape Hatteras with her
c wireless gone and her engines dis
. abled, led the navy department this
r afternoon to entertain serious fears
for the safety of the three commits
stoned officers and SO enlisted men
aboard the tiny vessel. Up to late
this afternoon, not a word had been
r received concerning the craft, despite
r the fact that four battleships, two
' gunboats and the revenue cutter have
been searching the sea for hours
aided by every vessel in that vicinity
The Boat is Found.
PORTSMOUTH, Va, Jan. S.-The
4 missing torpedo boat destroyer Terry
land also the destroyer Roe, were pick