Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-02
CBy Associated Press.)

LONDON, Feb 27.-A Queenstown
dispatch to the Daily Mail says that ii
is certain that Mrs. Hoy and her daugh-
ter, American passengers on the La
coma, have lost their lives.
United States Consul Frost at Queens
town has telegraphed the American en-
bassy here that Mrs. Hoy and her
daughter, American passengers on the
Laconia. died of exposure and that their
bodies were buried at sea.
Eight American negroes, members OF
posture, according to a Central News
dispatch from Queenstown.
A later telegram from Consul Frost
gave the total number landed from the
Laconia as Isl. out OF 294 on board.
OF the thirteen lost, five were drowned
and eight died from exposure, and were
buried at sea Six persons are in hos
pitfalls at Queenstown, the telegram said
Their condition is not serious.
Consul FroSts message read:
Mrs. Mary Hoy and Miss Elizabeth
Hoy, passengers on the Laconia, died
from exposure. Their bodies were bur-
led at sea"
Mrs. Hoy's husband, DR.. Albert H.
Hoy, who is a civil war veteran, and
her, son, Austin Y. Hoy, reside in Lon-
don. The latter called at the embassy
this morning and receiver a copy Of the
message from Consul Frost.
AS lar tse the embassy knows these
two were the only Americans lost on
the Laconia. The embassy's list of
American survivors is as follows:
+. 2. Gibbons, Chicago Tribune; Mrs.
f. +. Harris, wife of Colonel Harris, L.
S. A.; A. T. Kirby, New York, and the
Rev. Joseph Waring, Baltimore.
Queenstown dispatch to the Chron-
icIe says that the Laconia was torpe-
doed in comparatively calm weather.
The first torpedo struck near the stern
and when the vessel was struck a sec
ond time she listed quickly to starboard.
The boats got away with considerable
difficulty, but there was no panic among
the passengers or crew. The smallneSs
of the loss of life was due to the excel
lent discipline of the crew and the order
illness Of the passengers.
A steamer brought 267 survivors TO
Queenstown early on Tuesday who were
rescued from eight hours. The pas
sengers' versions of the number lost
differ. Some say twenty-five were
drowned and others not more than ten.
Among those known to be lost are Mrs.
and Miss Hoy, Americans. -Four Ameri-
cans are among the survivors, one OF
whom is the Rev. Joseph Warning, of
Baltimore, who was completely exhaust
ed when brought ashore.
Apparently two small parties of the
Laconias survivors apart from the main
body, have been landed, fifteen at Ban
try and about the same number else
where. The steamer which rscued the
bulk of those aboard the Cunarder car
ried also the survivors of the sunken
British steamer Falcon and fourteen
members of the crew of another lost
British vessel
. According to stories gathered from
passengers from the Laconia who en-
tered Queenstown, the steamship was
torpedoed at about 1890 O'Clock Sunday
night.
The passengers and crew had taken
to the boats when the second torpedo
was fired into the sinking vessel. The
boats were picked up at o'clock on
Monday morning. Many of the sur
vivors wore only the scantiest clothing
The number of dead or missing was
given by the Cunard company this after
noon as twelve, made up as follows:
Passengers-Three dead, three miss
ing.
Crew-SiX missing.
Six others in hospital.