The Washington herald., 1917-03-24
LIST OF AMERICANS.

Third Assistant Engineer john
son. of Hoboken, n. J.; Second Mate
Chandler, New York City; Third
Mate Hudgins, Norfolk, Va; Oiler
Lesereaux, Michigan; Cabin Boy
Healy, San Francisco; Sailors Smith.
Of Chicago, and Steiner, of Pitts
burgh.
"Healdston's light showed her
nahlc and the American flag painted
on her side. Also the Stars and
Stripes was flying from her stern.
Two torpedoes were fired. One en-
. tered amidships at the name. The
other entered at the flag, The ship
sank in few moments. Three boats
were lowered. One capsized, drown
ing occupants. One with eight oc-
cupants reached northern Holland.
One man died of injuries; one badly
hurt.
Suffered from Cold.
Thirteen in other boats twelve hours
suffering from cold wind and choppy
seas, brought by Dutch trawler 10 You'd
der. Submarine appeared after the boats
were lowered. Offered no assistance. In
distinct in darkness but doubtless Ger
man. Disappeared when ship sank. No
other vessel in sight.
Crew Of a. OF whom Is were Ameri-
cans. Rest Of various nationalities. Twen-
ty-one lives lost; seven Americans"
President Wilson and his cabinet yes
terday decided TO wait for Congress be-
fore taking any definite move against
Germany, unless further submarine ag-
Gressions absolutely force the United
States TO act. Preparedness was made
the chief duty OF every department OF
the government after the President and
his adviser reviewed the tangled interna-
tiOnal situation, and looked over the prep
arations already ordered. It was decided
20 make every endeavop to mobilize
all Of the resources, men. money and
industry, behind the President. to have
these resources ready for instant use
when Congress convenes.
Meantime. the attitude Of the admins
tration Will wait upon the Developments
/ in the zone of death and destruction
where ship after ship OF the American
merchant marine has gone done un-
warned. Unless Germany's submarine
activities force this country into active
warfare, no move will be made until the
direct representatives OF the American
people. in Congress assembled, after April
= decide on the course which the nation
must take
Last night. the Congressional leaders.
with Speaker Champ Clark OF the House
at their head. began to arrive in Wash
ington for the most momentous session
rim more than half a century. and they
were prepared TO go to any lengths to
back up the President in his fight for
American rights at sea.
Calmly. and in grim silence. the ad-
ministrstion yesterday received the Of
flcial detailed report of the death Of =
men Of the crew OF the American tanker
Healdton.
The Healdton was sunk without warn
ing almost within sight Of the neutral
shores of Holland, by a submarine that
made no effort to aid the crew to escape
death. Officially the only effect OF the
Healdton report was to accentuate the
wholesale drive for complete prepared-
ness which the administration has begun
There was no expression OF formal re-
grets; there was no expression Of sur
prise. But from the White House TO
Capitol Hill. official Washington sets its
Jaw with grim determination to make
ready for the apparently inevitable strug-
gle to avenge the men who went down
to their death in the peaceful pursuit OF
American commercial life
Daniels shows Plans.
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels laid
before the Cabinet meeting yesterday
his report OF what has been accom-
plished, and what has been planned
to make the nations first line Of de-
fense ready for the impending strug-
gle. 1t was brief and to the point.
and It placed squarely before the Pres
ident and his advisers the need for
speed in naval construction and In the
enlistment Of men to man the nations
warships. Secretary Daniels left the
While House with all authority that
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