Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 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.. A. E. Montgomery, command
ing officer of the FL, was among the
five saved. His mother, Mrs Julia
Montgomery Pratt, lives at Fort II. G.
Wright, New York
Four Other Survivors,
Other survivors are:
J. NJ Schmissauter, machinist, ia
Their, Charles c. Schmissauter, Hills
City, Tenn. Henry L. Brown, gunner's
mate, father, II. 2. 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, S. d.
List of Lost.
The list Of those lost was announced
by the navy department as follows:
Jotn r. Belt, seaman, mother, Mrs.
]. E. 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 Mccain, Lima,
o.; Simon Greenberg, electrician, first
class, mother, Sophia Greenberg, Phila-
delphia; Durley Slough, chief gunner's
mate; wife, Marie Slough, Vallejo, Cal. ;
Charles F. 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, machinists mate,
mother Mrs. Nellie Martin, Venice,
Cal; Edward E. Hall, machinists
mate, wife, West Seattle, Wash. Ray
e. Scott, electrician, wife, Vallejo, Cal. :;
Albert 2. Smith, machinist'S mate, Sis
ter, Florence S. Stebbens, MERGED. Cal. !;
Guy H. Stewart, chief machiniSt' S
mate, father, Grant Stewart, Los An
geles, Cal; Lyman F. Lovely, machin-
lists mate, father, Lyman Lovely, Den
yer; Ralph E. McCIuer, electrician,
mother, Mrs. Josephine NIcCluer, De
trOit; Duncan A. McRae, electrician,
sister, Florence NJ. McRae, Blain,
Wash John F. Messange chief ma
chinists mate, wife, Philadelphia ::
Grover f. Metz, machinist's mate,
wife, San Francisco.
FL Set Depth Record.
The submarine FL broke the worlds
1912, it reached a 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 speed Of six knots and finally ris-
ing to within 10 feet Of the surface
with as much ease and certainty as a
sporting porpoise.
The remarkable demonstration in
submarine navigation was accom-
pIished under the command Of Lieut..
James 3. Howell, who had been put
ting the craft through a series Of tests
since it was launched at the Union
Iron Works.
The vessel was submerged for six
hours.