Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-12-12
JACOB JONES LOST.
First American War Vessel TorDc-
d0cd, But Second Lost.

Washington, Dec. S.-Sixty-four
men were believed tonight to have
gone down with the American de-
stroyer Jacob Jones, torpedocd and
sunk in the war zone by a German
submarine at 8 o'clock last Thursday
night.
Vice Admiral Sims, up TO a late
hour, had been able to supply only
mcagcr details in reply to urgent
messages from Secretary Daniels,
whose br0ther-in- law, Lieut.. Com
ed the vessel
Lieut.. l}aglcy and Lieut. Scott were
among the survivors rescued after the
sinking Of the destroyer. The Navy
Department was so advised late to-
night by Vice Admiral Sims.
These two officers, two warrant Of
ticers and two enlisted men were
named in the admiral's dispatch as
survivors, in addition to the 81 pre-
viouslN reported saved 1t is now
established that the five line officers
on the destroyer were rescued. Gun
ncr Harry Il. Hood and 63 men are
missing.
Admiral Sims report said that
men saved with him got away in a
motor boat and were picked up and
landed uninjurod at the Scilly Is
lands.
Chester Man Safe.
The other four survivors reported
besides Commander Bagley and
Lieut.. Scott were Chief Boatswain's
Mate Clarence Mcbride, Syracuse, y.
Y: CONswain Zen Nunnery, Edg-
llNUE : G Chief Elnrtrician Law
r"nce g. NcllE' r,remou Jos. Nureu.
rts@F, Russia.
The Jacob Jones', one Of 'Nc larr.
ne' aNl UcWrSl American &Nnmuriu-
IMaS"rs oi her Tpe oUcrut,nE IN .,no
Atlantic, was the first American va.
ship to fall victim to a German sub
marine, but was the second Ameri-
can destroyer to be lost in foreign
waters. The Chauncey went down
with her commander. Lieut.. Walter
E. Reno. two other officers and Isl
enlisted men. after being cut in two
by the transport Rose early in the
morning Of November 20.
Place Secure IN History.
Navy officers and officials took
pride In the fact that the Jacob
Jones and her crew had written new
y
vessel fell a victim to an enemy tor
pedo. In October the Jones went
gallantly to the rescue Of the British
converted cruiser Drama, accompa-
MED by another American destroyer
when the former =. & 0. liner was
lorpedoed., They attacked and put
the submarine out OF commission and
then when the cruiser began to settle
transferred all on board to their own
decks without accident. The Jones
carried 305 British scamen to safety.
Lacking details Of the encounter in
the Jones officers assumed that the
destroyer either stumbled upon Il
submarine and was struck by a lucky
shot, or was surprised while on pa
troll duty.
Apparently the Jones went down
almost at once. This was taken to
mean that the torpedo had scored
Sair hit amidship, possibly tearing
the swift craft in two when 1T eX-
plodcd.
The Aeagre Details.
Washington. Dec. additional
reports from Vice Admiral Sims to-
day began to unfold the story OF the !
torpcdoing OF the destroyer Jacob |
Jones. hut did not lessen the toll OF
lives lost with the ship. Only ll OF |
40 or more officers and men aboard |
are known to have survived. includ- !
ing one unidentified man picked up |
and carried off by the submarine that |
struck the blow.
Secretary Daniels issued this state |
men; Tonight:
additional information received |
from Admiral Sims to-day reveals the |
TACT that the Jacob Jones was torpc- |
docd az i.l2 p. m. on December 6. |
She began to settle aft and finally |
sank at 4.29.
''Th' submarine was not seen until
some time after the ship sank. The |
submarine then picked up one sur
vivor, whose identity Is not known.
The destroyer was not so far from, [
the t'''opcan coast as was indicated
by tho first dispatch.
''Tw c"ty-scvcn additional names of |
survivors have been received, bring |
ing the total number saved uD to A
inclusive OF the man taken prisoner !
by the submarine"
little Hope OF Other Survivors.
Onci' Is here entertain little hone
that more survivors will be found
alive. The bitter cold which proba-
bl" was the cause Of Ensign Kalk's
death makes it improbable that 9th
ers who may have escaped and float
ed about on RATS or wrcckagc
through The night could have suryiv-
ed such exposure.
Every element worked against the
men Of the destroyer. The report in
dicate, that the craft stumbled into
the path Of the destroyer by unlucky
chance and that the torpedo went