Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-23
S|xTY-sEVEN LIVES LOST
ON TRANSPORT ANTILLES
Washington by General
Pcrshing.
40 TOTAL OF SURVIVORS
Report Shows That Not All the Lost
Were Americans, Many Of the
Firemen Who Were Killed Having
Como From Spain and Portugal.


WASHINGTON. ''' oesob brSS s2.-sl1ty-
seven lives were lost vixen the army
transport Antilles went down last We'd
nesday by the torpedo OF q German sub
marine. The official list Of casualties.
cabled to-day by General Pcrshing.
shows sixty-seven lost, total survivors
no. and one unaccounted for.
The casualty list shows that not all
the lost were Americans. The fremer.
of whom many were probably killed
by the explosion. came principally from
Spain and Portugal. Some Of the nom
commissioned army officers among the
American troops lost were men Of for
eign birth. Two OF them We're Ger
mans by birth. and now have parents
living in Germany. one in Berlin and
the other in oldcnburg.
General PcrShing's report throws no
new light on the circumstances OF the
attack. and. so far as is known. neither
submarine nor n torpedo was seen.
Private Burnett hamilton. infantry;
father. J. II. Hamilton. Grapevine.
Tenn.
Private Neptoin Bobin. transport
worker: wife, Mrs. Annie Bobin us
Oglethorpe Street. East Savannah, Ga.
Casual Civilian II. II. Cummings,
emergency address unknown.
Sergeant Otto Klebcr. infantry;
father, Paul Klcber. Berlin. Germany.
Sergeant otta Miller. infantry;
mother. Mrs. Mary Miller, Nordenhem.
Oldcnburg. Germany.
Private Ernest Egcrt. Infantry
Nearest friend. Miss Edna Barnett,
Chicago.
Private Anton Ehchart. infantry;
cousin. Charles RIFT. Newport. r. /.
Private John Bright. infantry: nearest
relation. Mike Bright. Milwaukee
Private Jorgan P. Lock. infantry;
nearest friend, Floyd Pearmcn Kansas
City.
Private Carl @. Norsell, infantry:
father. Carl Norsell. Copenhagen, Dem
mark.
Private William L. Faust. field artil-
lcry; mother. Mrs. Sarah Faust. Stony
Creek Mills. Penn.
Private Edward l.. Echcl. field ar:ii-
lery: address unknown
Private Cornelius j. Mclaughlin. in
fantry: nearest friend, William Brad
leg. woburn. Mass.
e. l.. Ausburnc. electrician. United
States Navy.
H. f. Watson. electrician. United
States Navy.
j. c. Mckinney. seaman. United States
Navy.
j. W. Hunt, seaman. United States
Navy, no address.
Private Melvin e. Bradbury medical
corps; mother. Mrs. Angel Bradbury.
Boston. Mass.
priyata rux ID
corps: mother. Mrs. Sophie Bosworth.
Milburn. y. J.
Assistant Carpenter A. Petersen,
steamship Antilles: mother. Leonha rda
Petersen, Farsun. Norway.
Wheelman l.. E. NJ Jensen, address
unknown.
Seaman L. Erickson: sister, a. Nilscn
Lake Myles. Iowa.
Seaman p. 1gholm; mother, NJ
Igholm. Nosco. Denmark.
Seaman F. Jolly; mother, B. Jolly.
Montreal.
Seaman r. Parks; mother, Ella Parks,
San Francisco.
Third Assistant Engineer z. A.
Walker; wife. Mrs. f. A. Walker.
Hoboken. n. J.
Junior Engineer Thomas Boyle:
mother. e. Boyle. County Louth, Ire
land.
Junior Engineer J. O'Rourke; sister.
b. O'Rourke. New York City.
Watertender James Finnegan; father,
j. Finnegan. Greennore, ireland.
Oiler o. Fearon: wife, NJ Fearon.
New York
Fireman NJ. Boza. Vega, Spain.
Fireman Fidel Gonzales, Santander.
Spain.
Fireman II. L. Llaret, Barcelona.
Spain.
Fireman Antonio Leal. Valparaiso.
Chile.
Chief Butcher George Stanley; wife,
M. Stanley, Brooklyn. N. Y.
Second Butcher Casiane Maurin:
mother c. Maurn. New York.
Second Baker T.. Bishofberger; broth
er A. Bishofbcrger. Swiss army.
Scullion "A. Touhey. no address.
Waiter ]. l.. Devin: brother, J.. De.
vine, Camden. N. J.
Waiter George Hasleie; aunt, Mary A.
Grown. Baltimore
Waiter +. Michele; sister, M. Mich
iele, New York.
Waiter w. Pierre: wife, Mary Pierre.
New York.
Seaman y. Doufors. Krunsiluota,
Finland.
Steward w. slattery. address un-
known.
Assistant Storekeepcr d. Bayne: