New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-28
Hoys Buried at Season
Calls on Wilson to
Avenge Them
Ten u. S. Citizens
May Be Among Dead
U.Boat Captain Scofed at
Victims Peril; Said "Patrol
Will Pick Them Up"

sea, and Thomas Casey, a negro
member Of the crew.
Report Eight Seamen Dead
According to the Central News,
eight American negroes, members OF
the Laconia's crew, died of exposure,
Consul Frost telegraphed the en-
bassy here tonight that 281 sur
vivors had been landed at Queens
town. Of the thirteen persons lost
FIVE were drowned and eight died
from exposure, and were buried at
sea, the consul's report said.
The Cunard company gave out to-
night the following list of passengers
missing and supposed to have been
lost:
Mrs. Mary Z. Hoy.
Miss Elizabeth Hoy.
Cedric P. Ivat.
William |. Robinson.
DR.. Fortunat Zyndel.
William Eva.
OF these, only the Hoys were Ameri-
cans. The company also stated that
four members of the crew were miss
lng. Most of the deaths resulted from
,hs swapping of one Of the lifebosts.
No Warning, Says Consul
Consul Frost's message to the Amer
lean Embassy said:
The Laconia was torpedoed without
warning at 10:30 p. m. in heavy sea,
while the ship was making seventeen
Knots. The first torpedo struck on the
starboard abaft the engine room. The
engines stopped and the ship turned,
listing 10 starboard. Most of the
boats were launched from the star
board side.
Twenty minutes later, after Host
Of the boats were clear, a second tor
pedo was fired, striking the engines on
the port side. The ship sank forty-five
minutes after the firing of the first
torpedo.
inch guns. The ships wireless was
kept in continual action until the last
minute Six rockets also were sent up,
and all the lifeboats were equipped
with an ample supply of flares. The
cargo consisted of cotton and food
stnfs.
Submarine Appears
The submarine was not seen from
me Laconia, hut after the second tor
pedo had been fred and the boats
launched submarine appeared on the
surface, came alongside the boat con-
tanning the second officer and asked for
the captain.
"The submarine commander told the
people in the second officers boat that
British Admiralty patrol had caught
the Laeonia's wireless and was coming
TO the scene. The submarine made no
ofer of aid and submerged Immediately
After.
8 Thirteen boats were launched from
the Laconia- The Hoys were in No. 8,
which wss swamped. Its lifebelted
passengers were picked up by other
boats, but they suffered severely as the
result Of exposure in the cold water.
"The boats after leaving the La
coma had 10 scatter rather widely in
otder to avoid the danger of collision
IN the l2-foOt swells which were run
ning Flares were kept alight by most
Of the boats during the five hours of
snIlous waiting for the patrol TO ar
iive. The patrol began picking up the
boats at o'clock in the morning. but
bad not finished until after daybreak." !"
Hoys Buried at Sea
Later the consul telegraphed:
:, ~hrs. MARI Hoy and Miss Elizabeth
iton exposure. Their bodies were
buried at sea"
Ihe enbss1y's list OF American pas
"nger Survivors is as follows:
~ r Gibbons, Chicago Tribune;
an. =. z. Harris, wife Of Colonel Har-
rs, Y. s. A.; A. T. Kirby, New York,
ara the Rev. Joseph Wareing, Balti-
Arstin Y. Hoy, son Of Mrs. Hoy, is
Iepfetentatige OF the London branch o.
american nrm, the other members
tne family residing with him.
., 9fh, and hits Hoy went home 10 the
DAiteo states scme time ago 70 settle
eone family business affairs, and Aus.
IN hoy repeatedly cabied them not Ia
sstnfn until the present crisis was over
ses they evidently decided to risk the
pf. Albert II. Hoy. the father, an
Synty y.ionr-yesr-ol veteran OF the
Tsb War. IL prOstrated with grief
ne son vas looth % believe the news
taai MS mother and sister had been
~ until he received the confrmatory
N'fgram from Consul FrOst.
Calls for Venxean'
hs aist news Of the tragedy reached
H1y when he opened his Newspaper
ne breakfast table.
bad been looking Tor news Of the
s,onia for The last day or two, with
lsrk trepidation," he said. "aDd was
~ sftsgnded 10 learn Of the torpedo
rz man was shocked 70 see that my
seNtr ard sister we're almost the only
= 'ifsshed 70 the American Consulate.