The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-12-20
NINETEEN KILLED
ON j. s. SUBMARINE
FL Is Rammed and Sunk by F-3
in Home Waters.
FIVE SURVIVORS PICKED UP
Commanding Officer Among Those
Saved-Lost Diver Broke Worlds
Record for Depth in San
Francisco Bay.

Washington, Dec 19.-Nineteen lives
were lost when the American subma-
rine FL was rammed and sunk by sub
marine F-3 in home waters in fog
Monday afternoon.
The F-3 was unchanged and picked
up five survivors of her victim.
Secretary Daniels announced the dis
aSter in a brief statement which gave
no further details.
Lieut.. \, r.. Montgomery, command
Ing officer of the FL, was among the
five saved. His mother, Mrs. Julia
Montgomery Pratt, lives at Fort IL. 6.
Wright New York.
Four Other Survivors.
other survivors are:
j. NJ. Schmissauter, machlniSt, ia
Their Charles G. Schmissauter, Hills
City Tenn; Henry J.. Brown, gunner's
mate, father II. +. Brown, Macon Ga.
Joseph J. Burns, chief gunner's mate,
wife, Ruth Burns San Pedro, Cal;
John j. Stewart, ships cook, mother,
Mrs. Celia b. Campbell. Huron, $. ID.
List Of Lost.
The list of those lost was announced
by the navy department as follows:
Jotn X. Belt seaman, mother, Mrs.
J. f.. Belt, Silsbee. Tex. Frank NJ.
Bernard. machinist'S mate, sister, Anne
liza Quintal, Oakland, Cal; William l..
Cartwright, seaman. mother. Amanda
Cartwright, Fresno, Cal; Harry l..
CorSon, chief electrician, next of kin,
Hazel NJ. COrson Long Beach, Cal;
James Goonan, chief gunner's mate,
mother. Mrs Minnie MCClain, Lima,
O.. Simon Greenberg, electrician, first
class, mother, Sophia Greenberg, Phila-
delphia DurIey Slough, chief gunner's
mate. WIFE Marie Slough. Vallejo, Cal;
Charles +. Vincent, electrician, father,
Philip S. Vincent. Exeter Cal; Thomas
A. Walsh, machiniSt'S mate, mother,
Mrs. Anna A. O'Brien, Hillyard, Wash;
clyde W. Wyatt, machinist's mate,
mother, Mrs. Nellie Martin, Venice,
Cal; Edward f.. Hall, machinists
mate, wife, West Seattle, Wash; Ray
Il. Scott, electrician, wife, Vallejo, Cal.
Albert F. Smith machinists mate, sis
ter, Florence s. Stebbens, MERGED. Cal. &.
Guy H. Stewart, chief machnist's
mate father, Grant Stewart Los An
gcles, Cal; Lyman f. Lovely machin-
lists mate, father, Lyman Lovely, Den
yer; Ralph Il. McCluer, electrician,
mother Mrs. Josephine McClucr De-
troit; Duncan A.. Mciae electrician,
sister, Florence NJ. McRae, Bain,
Wash; John T.. Messange, chief ma
chnist's mate, wife, Philadelphia
Grover +. Metz, machinSts mate,
wife, San Francisco.
Fl Set Depth Record.
The submarine FL broke the worlds
record for depth when, in September,
1912, ii reached depth of 2S3 feet in
San Francisco bay off Point Diablo.
Practically feeling its way through
the dark green waters at the bottom
Of the bay, the submarine remained
at This depth for ten minutes, cruising
at "A speed of six knots and finally ris-
Ing to within 10 feet of the surface
with as much ease and certainty as
sporting porpOise.
The remarkable demonstration in
submarine navigation was accom-
plShed under the command of Lieut..
James Il. Howell who had been put
ting the craft through series Of tests
since 4 was launched nj the Union
Iron Works
The vessel was submerged for six
hours