The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-20
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BOY ON TANKER
SENT T0DEPTHS
BY SUBMARINE
THREE MEMBERS OF
CREW ARE MISSING
Disaster Occurs When John
D. Archbold is En- Route
to. United States.
Another American steamer, the

Another American steamer, the
Standard Oil Tank, John D. Arch
bold, has been sunk by an enemy
submarine. 1t is believed that
three members of the crew were
jlost in the disaster which occurred
when the Arch1bold was two days
out from France, bound for the
| United States.
Virgil Bell, of. Steubenville, o.,
was a member Of the crew of the
ArchboId, serving in the capacity
of messma9, Last night his rel
atives in the up-river town had
| not been informed whether he was
among the three members OF the
crew who were lost in the disaster.
NEW YORK, Juno 19.-The oil tank
steamship John D. Archbold. or ths
! STANDARD OIL company, has been sunk
bv ''l a. Submarine. fhe announcement
was nude at the offices OF the company
here today. Four members OF the tank
sent to the bottom last Saturday in Eu-
ropcan waters.
The John D. Archbold. was two days
out, ell route to this country from
France.
The ship was armed and gunners'
crew from an American wnrshlp was
on board. The names OF the missing
crow members are: Joseph Lorenzo. an
oiler: Gregorio SOFA. fireman, ana
Domingo Lago. 8 wiper. and crew
member whose name is uncertain. Inc
company has cablcd for further intor-
nation.
The John D. Archbold was an Ameri-
can steamship OF S.374 tons. gross reg
lister, owned by ihe Standard on COM
News. The ship left here May 20 for
Havre and Roucn. France, with cargo
under tho command Of Captain II. +:
Thompson with a crow Of ~ men. OF
whom twelve wern Americans.
The records Of the United States COM
! missioner Of shipping here show tho
following names among the crew whose
American citizenship WAS claimed al
the time or signing;
W. II. Gridlry. mate, Park Gate
DullQlNE, AnlCdSD
". L. Smith, second mate. Everett.
Mass.
Ton Eych H. Reed. third mate. Franz
ingham. Mass.
Thomas D. Callsn. wireless. Brooklyn.
John Wilson. chief engineer Astoria
!. NJ. Johnson. first assistant cngi-
neer. Jersey City. y. J.
H. .. Caldwell. second assistant cngi-
neer. born Connecticut.
\. ]. Iverson. messman MI Victory
Virgil Bell. messman. Stcubenville: O.
Edwin J. Muir. cook. Kcyport. =. J.,
q. c. wilkins. wireless. Maysrille. Ky.
WASHINGTON. Juno t9.--State de-
;,artmcnt adviccS reporting tho sinking
Of the steamer John D. Archbold said
;Eree members OF the vessels crow were
lost and that. the - menihers OF the
armed guard all were safe.
Later dispatches said three OF the
Archhold's crew had boen :lillcd and two
more drowned
Tho armed guard Of the 'Archbold was
commanded by Timothy O'Donncll. chief
hoatswain'S mate. Names and home ad-
dresses Of I'll the gun crew follow:
|. Timothy u'Donnc!'. Is Warren street.
New York.
Frederick Alexander tiuclke. lao Sec
end avenue. Union course. Long Island.
New York
Frank Donald Williams, 1880 Portland
avenue ST. Paul.
Charles Edward Dunn. 37 Columbus
avenue, New York.
Robert Edw Lrd Riggs Dent. q.
Albert Edward Schroeder. 1924 North
western avenue. Chicago.
Louis Asherry DouGhetry. kenton. q.
Alber, Nelson. 66o1 South Halstcad
street Chicago.
John Joseph Hickey. 1872 Wolfram
street. Chicago. :,
Charles Edwin Matson. 1857 Goodhad
avenue. Memphis. Tenn.
William Emil Ortntay. 13 Cliff avenue.
East Port Chester y. Y.
William John Schacfcr. $40 West Bal
timorr street Baltimore.
Joseph Arthur Lamb. 1905 Wells
street Milwaukee.