Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-27
TWO CHICAGO LADIES
VICTIMS D! SUBSEA
MRS. MARY HOY AND DAUGHTER
KNOWN TO HAVE DIED AS RE-
SUIT OF SUBMARINE ATTACK
UPON LACONiA.
By JOHN EDWIN NEVIN
International News Service Staff Cor.
respondent

International News Service Stan Cor.
respondent.
Washington, D. c., Feb 27-The
death of two American women in a
small boat from the torpedoed Cunard
liner Laconia floating in wintry
weather off the coast of Ireland near
the point where the Lusitania dead
found their graves, has deeply stirred
the nations capitol The situation to-
day is extremely serious.
Receipt OF official confirmation Of
the death of Mrs. Mary e. Hoy and
Miss Elizabeth Hoy, Of Chicago. fol.
lowing closely upon the positive report
that the great trans Atlantic liner
was attacked without warning caus-
ed tightening of expression in Of
fetal circles
rhe news was sent Immediately to
President Wilson in his study In the
the present he would have nothing
to say. unotilcially 1t was said that
the incident had confirmed him in his
belief that the legislation he asked for
yesterday which will permit the arm.
! ing OF American vessels so that they
can resume their sailings is more than
| ever necessary.
| That this is Another Lusitania
case seemed to be the general opin.
ion of officials here. Earlier in the
day when the General situation was
in doubt and before confirmation had
been received of the death o. the Hoys
there seemed a general desire to make
it plain that the country would not
look for any serious action by the ad.
ministration because of the loss of the
LaConia
1t is believed both the Hoys retained
their American citizenship.
Mrs. Henry Boston, OF Liverpool,
who, it is reported, may also have
been lost. is the daughter of Granger
FarWell Of the Farwel Trust Com
pany of Chicago She and her hus-
band, a manufacturer were on their
way home to Liverpool where their
two children now are. Boston is q
British subject Mr. and Mrs. Boston
had been visiting here and Mrs Far.
well accompanied them to New York
on their departure
New York Feb 27-At least three
persons were killed two of them
Americans when the Cunard Liner La.
coma, was torpedoed and sunk off the
Irish coast, according to a cablegram
received today by the Cunard officers
here
The Americans dead are Mrs. Mary
r Hoy and daughter, Elizabeth, both
Of Chicago, according to the cable
gram
The other dead was Cedric |. Watts
British subject
None of the bodies have been re-
covered. They were described as
buried at sea"
Two passengers were mentioned in
the dispatch as missing
Washington, d. c., Feb 2S--Positive
declarations that the Cunard liner La
coma was torpedoed and sunk without
warning came today from American
Consul Frost at Queenstown. He al
so confirmed the fact that once again
American women have lost their lives
at the hands of the German undersea-
craft. The report of Consul Frost to
the State Department was dated ll.05
last night 1t was given out today by
the Department as follows.
Two American ladies' are dead from
exposure and bodies lost at sea. name
ly Mrs. Mary E. Hoy and Miss Eliza.
beth Hoy, of Chicago.
-Four Americans saved, name.
ly, +. ID. Gibbons of the Chicago
Tribune, Mrs. F. r. Harris. wife OF
Col. Harris, L. $. A., Fort Dupont:
A. 7. Kirby Upper New York
state. mad father Warning of st.
Joseph's Seminary, Baltimore, Nd
"Laconia torpedoed without
warning, lO:30 y m. 25th. l5O
miles west of Fastnet. over east,
breeze. heavy swels now breaking
| and fair breeze.
THE Laconia carried az gun
which was invisible at night A
second torpedo struck her twenty
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