The Washington herald., 1917-02-27
Liner LAGONIA SUNK.
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all but one were British subjects, fol-
low:
David Adams. New York: Miss Marjorie
Chapman, New York: Miss Dorothy
Chapman, New York; II. r. Darlington.
Fred Eds Worcester; William Eva, Mon
treal; Frank Evison, Winnipeg: Miss q.
NJ. Finlay. New York: George A. Forster,
Toronto; Gus Hansen. William Hartnett.
Toronto; Fred C. Holden. Montreal; Gar
rett Howie.. Chicago; Master Howard
Howie, Chicago; Miss Kathryn Howie,
Chicago; Master Lloruud Howie, Chicago;
Mrs. Carolyn r. Hubert, Richmond. Va;
Miss Jean Douglas Hubert, Richmond.
Va; e. J. Inchhold, Montreal; Miss Irene
Livingston, William Manson, Winnipeg;
Robert Marshall. Vancouver: Robert
Moore, Montreal: Margaret q. Monroe.
New York: Thomas E. Plesker Parker.
Toronto; Harry Paulding, Toronto; Henry
@. Pope, Toronto; Mrs. ]. NJ. Reid, Van
couver; w. Rowley. Winnipeg; Mrs. Row
ley, Winnipeg: Frederick Sage. Miss c. e.
sloss. Trenton, N. J.; John Stewart. Chi
cago; William H. Thacker. San Diego.
Cal; William A. Trothowan, John Tuck
er. Springfield. ILL.,; A. W. Willis, Mon
treal; Mrs. Willis, Montreal: Rev. Joseph
waring (American), Arthur A. Wright
Suwa, Fiji Islands; Mrs. Wright, Suwa,
Fiji Islands; Master Philip Wright, Suwa.
Fiji Islands.
The names Of the American members
of the Laconia's crew were H. Sheppard
New York; J. johnson, New York; H.
Young. New York; Ed. O'Donnell. New
York; A. Dwyer, New York; c. Hesborg
New York; T. Cleveland. New York; B.
Carter, New York; s. Coffey, Brooklyn;
F. Smith, I. Sampson. D. Braile, New
York; J. Levy. New York; I. Bowman.
New York; H. Smith. Louisville, KY; NJ.
Hugler. Ascona, N. Y; w. Wrong. East
Buthalee street. Baltimore.
1t was stated that twenty-five of the
crew of the Laconia deserted the ship
before 1t left New York. 1t is probable
that several Americans were among
these.
The attack on the Laconia occurred at
the point where the Lusitania was sunk
nearly two years ago.
Altogether the Laconia carried seventy
five passengers; six were Americans
There were twenty native born Americans
among the crew of ZIG. Late tonight thir-
teen persons were reported missing
Indications that some of the passengers
or sailors were wounded in the attack
was seen in a message from the Ameri-
can Consul, Wesley Frost, at Queens
town, saying that fifteen survivors had
been landed there. and adding:
Others. numbering 267, It is believed.
are to land about midnight Preparations
are being made to treat hospital cases"
Consul Frost's first message, reporting
the Laconia's destruction. read:
"Cunarder Laconia torpedoed 1870 Sun
day night. Two hundred and seventy
eight survivors landed. Details lacking
but known some missing. One dead"
The Laconia was valued at more than
IS. .0OoO 900, and her cargo. which included
silver bullion. at more than so, ,0o0. 900
With the express and mail matter which
she carried. the loss is estimated con-
servatively at S20,Oo0.Ooo.
By strange irony OF fate. W. r. Ger
son. assistant purser of the Laconia, was
also on the Francona, her sister ship
when the latter was torpedoed last Oc-
tober, in the Mediterranean, while en-
route as troop ship.
Aboard the Laconia also were five bags
of Washington government dispatches for
the American Embassy in London and
five bags from the British Embassy in
Washington for the British government.