New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-27

trips from the United States to Arch
angel with cotton. On May she sailed
for Gothenburg. Sweden. On June the
vessel arrived at Kirkwall, and was de-
tanned by the British. Although the
consignees were Russian, the Admiralty
was fearful that the cotton would fall
into German hands if allowed to pro-
coed to the Swedish port. An agree
ment was effected under which the Lee
lanaw was allowed to proceed.
The last news her agents. a. II. Bull
& Co., had of the vessel was that she
was on her way to the Russian port
1--WE are waiting for detailed re-
port of the sinking of the ship" said
George Hoyer. of Harris, Irby e. Vose,
last night. 1--WE will not take up the
matter with the State Department until
we have learned exactly what took
place. We have cabled 20 Captain Delk,
instructing him to file protest against
the destruction Of the ship with the
British government"
Americans in Crew.
The crew Of the Leelanaw, with few
exceptions, were Americans. A list II
those on the vessel when the torpedo
struck her, as given out by the owners,
was as follows:
+. b. Delk, captain, Philadelphia.
John d. Lonsdale, first mate, New
York.
J. c. Heuiona, second mate. Illinois.
+. T. Harris, purser, Mississippi.
S. ]. Morgan, wireless operator, Mis-
souri,
John Miller, third mate, New York.
II. Klergenborg, carpenter, Missouri.
John Johnson, quartermaster, Swe-
den.
Otto Corassed, quartermaster, Nor
way.
c. 4. Corrigan, boatswain, New York.
Robert Davis, chief engineer, Brook
Ign.
+. J. Coffyn, first assistant engineer,
New York.
c. Weinerberg, second assistant en-
gineer. Pennsylvania.
W. D. Heilson, third assistant en-
gineer. New York.
Seamen Henry Kldahl, Norway;
Mathew Nick enney, Pennsylvania; Vic
tor Petersen, Norway; Ole Tickle, Mis-
souri,; r. Bergherd, Sweden; A. j. Sage,
oiler. New York; Manuel Megio, oiler,
Mexico; r. P. Talley, oiler. North Caro-
lima; Fred. +. Wood, fireman, Afkan-
sas; Carl Johnson, fireman, Sweden;
Oskar Garrelberg, fireman, Finland;
Thomas Olsen, wiper, New York; James
Farley, wiper. home Ireland, residence
United States; j. b Jusker steward,
London; Henry Irving. cook, Massa-
chusetts; Fred Campbell, messman,
New Jersey; Albert Hotes, messman,
New Jersey; Henri Oierson. cabin boy,
Holland; II. Gulksen, Norway.
Brooklyn Man Engineer.
Among the officers of the Leelanaw
was Chief Engineer Robert Davis, of
222 Court Street, Brooklyn. He has
been a resident of Brooklyn for eigh-
teen wears and was on his second trip
on the steamship when she was sunk.
When word Of the sinking of the ship
was taken to Mrs. Davis by reporters
she collapsed, but she revived when
assured that her husband was safe.
A strange coincidence was the fact
that son, George Davis, recently took
an examination for junior engineers
certificate and received word yesterday
that he had passed the test. Both he
and Mrs. Davis declared yesterday that
they had strange dreams several nights
ago that Mr.. Davis had been the vic
tim of an accident.
by Telegraph to The Tribune
Philadelphia, July 26. Mrs. Edythe
Delk, wife of the commander Of the
Leelanaw. received a cablegram to-day
confirming the report that the vessel
had been torpedoed and allaying fears
for the safety of her husband and the
twoscore officers and men.
Only a last minute decision by Cap
tain Delk before sailing for Europe
prevented his wife from being on the
steamship. Mrs. Delk was fond Of the
sea and had made several trips since
her marriage six years ago. She went
to Galveston early last May, intent on
making the voyage with her husband.
but on the way to New York Captain
Delk considered the danger and SISTED
that she return home.