Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-31
Whether Any Of the Yankees
Aboard Torpedoed Ship Res
/ cued not Known, Accord
ing to Admiralty,
WYOMING MAN IS ABOARD
Lansing Refuses to Comment in
the Absence Of Definite
Information.
NOT GOVERNMENT YES

offices of the United States Shipping
company local agents for the Donald
son line, owners of the Marina, it was
stated today. that the Marina was not
a transport in the service of the Brit
ish government.
at is one of our regular steamers
plying between here and Glasgow" it
was said, "and was owned and oper-
ated as a merchantmen by the Don
aldson line. 1t carried a general
cargo and some horses for the Brit
ish government. 1t had not been
commandeered and still retained its
character as merchantmen"
Following are the names and ad-
dresses of the Americans, all white,
on board the Marina: .
F. H. Smith, Philadelphia, foreman;
| J. H. Clarke and J. H. Robbins, Rich
mond, Va, and William Cullen, Phil
adelphia, assistant foremen.
Horsemen-S. A. Devlin and
George Rogers, Norfolk, Va; An
drew Kraig, Springfield, O.; 7. H.
Hamlin, Edgar Miller and Charles
Porky, Baltimore, Md; A. T. Wence,
Sheridan, Wyo.; H. B. Sinclair, J.
Arnold, F. A. Arnold and Andrew G.
Robinson, Baltimore, Md; James F.
Foley and James Bridge, Salem.
Mass; George wv. Wheeler, Lancas-
ter, Pa; T. f. Engle, Baltimore, Md:
J. ]. Harrison, Philadelphia; Eddie
Martin, Chicago; Charles Hines ,and
| Walter T. Blainey,. Baltimore; John
R. Olsen, Boston, Mass; N. F.
Clarke and N, Little, Chicago; F. {.
Davis, Wakeforest. N. c.; Harry F.
Jones, Baltimore; Tom Anderson, Ok
lahoma; E. w. Ryan, Baltimore; Ed
Kildal, St. Paul, MINI; M. L. Hunt,
Baltimore; John ]. Riley and L: Har-
vey, New York; r, D. Brown, Upper
vile, Va Edgar Scheerer, ]. Han
cock and ]. c. R. Brown, Washing
ton, D. c.; H, B. Middleton, Freder-
4 icksburg, va; H. B. Bennett, Richz
4 ipond, Va; G. M Hause, Norfolk,
Va; Thomas ]. Brannigan, Charles
| ton, S. c.; Jack Davis, Roanoke, Va;
Robert Harris and Robert Barton,
! Richmond, Va; George F. Ledberry,
Fayetteville, N. c.; !. c. Baird, jr.,
Charlotte, N. C.; Daniel H. Thomas
and John Thomas, Wilmington, Del,
and George J. Lancaster, New York.
Thirty-Four Known Survivors.
London, Oct. 30.--In reply to all
inquiry from the American embassy.
the admiralty said today that there
were forty-nine Americans i'll the
crew Of the Marina. .-.
: The admiralty informed the en-
bassy that the Marina was torpedoed,
but that it had not been ascertained
whether warning was given.
No official information is available
whether any Americans were
drowned, although only thirty-four
survivors have been landed at Crook
Haven. TIE Marina, which was out
ward bound, was torpedoed twice and
broke in two. 1t is reported that
men were drowned while attempting
to lower boats. Mr.. Frost has been
1ordered to obtain all available in
formation in regard to the Americans
on the vessel.
The admiralty says the Marina was
not under government charter.
Lansing Withholds Comment.
Washington, Oct. 30.z-ln the abb
sence of definite information, Secre-
tary Lansing refused to comment on
either case.
1t has been reported to the de-
partment that the Rowanmore was
sunk in a heavy fog and that the
submarine in that, way may have
shelled the departing boats.
In the case of the Marina some Of
fcials take the view that even should
it be under charter to the British gov
ernment, the ship would not lose its
character as merchant vessel unless
the British had put naval crew
aboard.
The dispatches did not make clear
and the department is anxious to
learn whether the Marina attempted
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