Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-14
CARGO VALUED AT
MILLION DOLLARS

New York, March 1.-THE American
Star line, owner of the American
steamer algonquin, today received the
following cablegram from Captain
Nordberg:
"U-boat summarized Algonquin,
March IL, all saved"
The cargo of the ship was provisions
consigned from Swift G. Coz, The ship
was valued at 100000 and the cargo
at approximately $4,000 900. the line Of
ficials announced. She was not arm
ed, officials said.
SAILED ON FEB. 20.
The Algonquin sailed from New
York, Feb. 20, after some trouble in
assembling her crew.
She was recently transferred from
British to American registry. She
was reported at the time of sailing to
have about eight Americans in her
crew.
She was commanded by Captain A.
Nordberg, a naturalized American
citizen, and was loaded with about 1000
tons of cargo at the foot of Green
street, Brooklyn.
Her sailing date indicated she would
reach the war zone about March g..
Apparently the cable Of the sinking
indicates a slower trip.
INSURED FOR FULL VALUE.
The Algonquin was placed under
American registry in December by
the American Star line, of which John
d. Stephanadis, the actual owner, Is
a director. The ship was insured for
her full value.
Officers of the line said today that
the consignment from Swift & Co.,
alone, was valued at 100000 and that
in addition there was q general cargo
estimated at about 100000, making
the total cargo value about $1,500,0OO
ENGINEER NATIVE GERMAN.
The chief engineer of the Algonquin
was F. Schultz. native of Germany
but a naturalized American. Most "r
the members of the crew. 1t was said
were naturalized citizens. The line
stated positively that there were only
23 persons aboard, despite the fact
that information from London gave
the number saved as 81.
The officials of the line were con-
graduating themselves upon the safe
arrival of the Fordonia, at Genoa, from
Mobile, at the moment when they re-
ceived the cablegram from Captain
Nordberg, reporting the loss of the AL
gonquin.
MEMBERS OF CREW.
The members of the crew,>11 of whom
were Americans, were Frank j. Year
ney, F. Heinselman, F. Degorden, NJ.
Ryan, Charles Zuringa, F. Morrezzo,
Allen Hopkins, Charles Schuntz, Will
liam Grazzer, Robert Hacket, Re. Zim-
mermann, M. Lopez, Manuel Domers,
Polito Luna, C. r. PORES. A. Salina. A.
Ruiz, NJ. Sephulieda, A. Numez T. Sal
agar, Frank Johnston, Alex Panel, A.
Toman and F. Fornerson.
Fornerson and four other men were
released from service on Feb. II, re-
ducing the number of officers and men
to 23.
Each of the men received war bo-
nus for making the trip. the amount
ranging from $25 to 500.
The Algonquin, according to Stephan
ads, said the ship, on reaching London.
was to have been chartered for a cargo
by II. f.. Taintor & Go. New York
manufacturers. She had been formal
" transferred to ownership of Ste
phanadis, who is an American practio-
ing law in New York.
CONSIGNED TO LONDON.
The Algonquin had in her cargo
mostly boxes of meat consigned to
London.
In addition, she carried large guam
titles of oil. corn. syrup, chemicals.
drugs, machinery and sheet brass.
Yesterday according to brother of
Stephanadis, New York attorney, in
,quiry was made of a lawyer regarding
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