Evening star., 1916-10-30
Americans on Rowanmore.

A report on the sinking on October
26 of the British steamship Rowanmore
also was made to the American en-
bassy today by Mr.. Frost, who states
that the vessel was torpedoed-
Seven Americans, including five Fill
pinos, were on board the Rowanmore
Several of them have given Mr.. Frost
affidavits stating that submarine
shelled lifeboats while they were being
lowered and after they were clear of
the ship without causing loss of life.
The Marina, which has been engaged
in transatlantic service, was a vessel
of 5,2O4 tons gross, built in 1s00-
Fifty Americans in Grew.
NEWPORT NEWS. va-y october so.-
There were fifty Americans on the
British steamship Marina, reported tor
pedoed without warning in today's dis
patches from London, when she sailed
from Newport News, The Americans
were signed on here as horsemen. They
were all white men and gave their
homes as in various sections of the
United States.
According to information gained at
the offices of the local agents for the
owners of the Marina, she was Dom
aldson liner and carried horses and gen.
eral cargo from this port. Gable advices
reported the Marina leaving Glasgow for
Newport News on October 20 in ballast
She had on board part cargo of general
merchandise for this port from Glas-
gov.
At the offices of the United States
Shipping Company, local agents for the
Donaldson Line, owners of the Marina,
it was stated today in reply to a direct
question that the Marina was not
transport in the service of the British
government.
"She is one of our regular steamers
plying between here and Giasgow, II
was said at the Office of the agents,
"and was owned and operated as a
merchantmen by the Donaldson Line
She carried general cargo. and some
times horses for the British govern
ment, but she had not been COM
mandeered, and still retained her char
acter as merchantmen.
Following are the names and ad-
dresses of the Americans, all white, on
board the Marina:
Two Washington Men Aboard.
F. II. Smith, Philadelphia, foreman;
J. S. Clarke RichmoEd, Va; J. H. Rob
bins, Richmond, Va: William Cullen.
Philadelphia, assistant foreman. House.
men: S. A. Devlir and George Rogers.
Norfolk, Va; Andre Kraig. Springfield,
Ohio: T. s. Hamiin. Edgar Miller and
Charles Iork, Baltimore. Md; A. T.
Wence, Sheridan, Wyo.; II. 3. Sinclair.
]. Arnold. F. A Arnold and Andrew c.
Robinson, Baltimore, Nd: James f.
Foley, Salem. Mass; James Bridge, Sa-
LEM. Mess. George W. Wheeler. Lam
J. J. Harrison, Philadelphia, Pa:
Eddie Martin, Chicago; Charles
Hines and Waiter 7. Blainey, Bal
timore. Nd: John fl Olsen, Eosson.
cago: F. C. Davis. Wakeforest. n. c.;
Harry T. Jones. Baltimore; Tom An
derson, Oklahoma; L. W. Ryan, Balti-
more; Ed Kildal. st. Paul. Mimi; NJ. L.
Hunt, Baltimore: John j. Riley and l..
New York; 2. D. Brown. Up
perville, Va: Edgar Scherrer. Washing
ton. d. C.;tJ. Hancock. Washington: J.
r. c. Brown. Washington, u. c.: III. B.
Middleton. Fredericksburg. Va; III. L.
Bennett. Richmond. Va; G. NJ. Hause.
Va; Thomas J. Brannigar,
S. c.; Jack Davis, Roanoke,
Va; Robert Harris. Robert Barton,
Va: George +. Ledberry, /;
N. c.: J. G. Baird, jr..
N. c.; Daniel P. Thomas and
John P. Thomas, Wilmington. Del, and
George ]. Lancaster. New York.
Sailed as a Merchant Ship.
BALTIMORE. Md, October 3o.-The
Donaldson liner Marina, reported sunk
by a German submarine. was a mer-
chant ship when she sailed from this
port September-20 on the voyage end
ing at Glasgow. october 10. according |
to the records at the Baltimore GUS
tomhouse.
The local agent of the Marina today