The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-16
us. MISSIONARIES
DIE ON MINED SHIP
Fourteen Other Persons Perish
on City of Athens.
BOAT BLOWN UP OFF AFRICA
EnuAshman and American Wife and
Their Six Children Among Those
Who Lost LIves--Nineteen
Reported Rescued.

Washington, Aug. 14.-Fiye Ameri-
can passengers were lost when the
British steamer City of Athens struck
mine and went down near Cape
Town, South Africa, on August 10, ac-
cording to state department dispatches.
Ten other passengers and four of the
crew also were lost, the dispatches say.
The dispatches also say four of the
Americans were missionaries and their
names were Mr.. and Mrs, Naygard,
Miss Robinson and Caroline Thompson.
The last named Is of the Methodist
mission board. A Mr.. Pointer of that
mission was saved.
Nineteen other missionaries of an
organization with headquarters at 800
Bridge street, Brooklyn, were saved.
The fifth American who was lost
was Mr.. Sumner, address not given.
Iii addition to those five, an English
man named Duckworth, with his Amer
| lean wife and six children, also lost
their lives. Mrs. Duckworth's father
lives in Denver, Colo. His name has
not been ascertained.
| llllnoisans Among Saved.
Among the saved were Mr. Sommer
and wife, apparently from Meadows,
H.; Mr.. Richey, 1915 Evans avenue,
Chicago; Mr.. Pritchett, 1926 Rockland
street, Philadelphia; David Lovas AS
toria of South Dakota; X f. Braaten,
Minneapolis, Mimi; Mr. Denham, an
Australian, with an American wife and
| two children, and Mr.. Smith, no ad-
dress given.
| List of Missionaries Saved.
The 10 members of the American in
land mission party reported saved are:
Arthur X. Davis Moody Bible insti-
tute, Chicago; William ]. Gee, Ben
nett, Neb. Miss Amelia Buchanan, Ke-
vance, ILL.,; Miss Hulda E. Danielson,
Moody Bible institute; Miss Myrtle b.
Wilson, Camden, N. ]. Rev. and Mrs.
II. E. Bowe, Candy, -dll.u.; Rev. and
Mrs. Earl l. Camp and two children
Holmes, N. Y; Raymond l.. I,ayis,
Philadelphia; Vada b. Furness. Lyn-
donville, n. Y; Benjamin +. Harter,
Bible School Park, n. "; Miss Bertha
Henry, Berwick, Pa; Miss Florence Nj.
Levy, Philadelphia; Miss Blanche Mag
min, Darby, Pa; Rev. c. II. Monnt.
Loneview, Tenn; Mrs. Mount, Grand
Rapids, Mich; Rev. and Mrs. z. II.
Scudder, East Charleston, VT.
Two Children Also in Party.
New York, Aug. 14.-The party Of
10 missionaries who were on board the
steamer City Of Athens, sunk by a
mine near Cape Town, were members
of the Africa Inland mission, which Is
INSTRUMENTATION In addition to the
ministers two children of Rev. and
Mrs. Earl L. Camp, members of the
party, were aboard the vessel. Charles
K. Hurlburd, general director of the
organization here, said no word had
been received as to the fate of the chill
dren.
The City OF Athens sailed from this
port July II. Miss Helen Robinson.
the American missionary drowned on
the vessel was the daughter of Bishop
John @. Robinson Of the Methodist mis-
sion board In India. She had been in
the United States for about one year
attending an educational institute.
The Mr.. Pointer mentioned in the
state department dispatches is ]. d.
Pointer, who was accompanied by his
wife and two children.
Fate of Woman Told.
Officials here of the Methodist board
were Informed of Miss Robinson's
death in cablegram from Mr. Pointer.
The cable gave no details of the disas-
ter and said: LANDED safe; Miss Rob-
inson drowned"
Mr.. Pointer is missionary in Portu-
guese East Africa, who was returning
to his station after furlough. ON
cials of the board said they did not
recognize the names of Mr.. aud Mrs.
Naygard and Caroline Thompson.