The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-10
SIXTY-NINE LOST
ON DESTROYER
Lieutenant-Commander Da-
vid w. Bagley Among the
Rescued of Jacob Jones
ONLY 43 OF CREW
WE'RE SAVED
The Names Of Only Part of
Those Saved Are
Reported

Washington, D. c., Dec. l0.-Lieuten
ant Commander David Worth Bagley ano
Lieutenant Norman Scott were among
the survivors rescued after the sinking
by German submarine in the war zone
Thursday night. The navy department
at Washington was so advised late Sat
urday night by Vice Admiral Sims.
These two officers, two warrant Off
GERS and two enlisted men were named in
the admiral's despatch as survivors in
addition to the 81 previously reported
saved This leaves one line officer and
6S men missing.
The other four survivors reported be-
sides Commander Bagley and Lieutenant
Scott were: Chief Boatswains Mate
Clarence Mcbride, wife. Florence Me-
Bride, of Syracuse, n. Y; Coxswain Ben
Nunnery, father, A. Nunnery, of Edge
moor, S. G.; Chief Electrician Lawrence
G. Kelly, next of kin not given; Fireman
Joseph korzeniecky, mother, Anna kor-
zeniecky of Suviye, Russia.
The names of 10 survivors reported
earlier follow Lieut. John X. Rich
ards, Ensign Nelson Gates, Assistant
Surgeon l.. /. Adamkiewiecz, Charles L.
Pierce, fireman; Timothy Edward Two
mey, seaman; John G. johnson, seaman:
Henry A. Stutzke, chief machinist's
mate; Edward +. Grady, fireman, second
class; John j. Mulvaney, seaman, and
Myron Flood, seaman.
Admiral Sims report said that Com
mander Bagley and the five other men
saved with him got away in a motorboat
and were picked up and landed uninjured
at Scilly islands.
The Jacob, Jones. one of the largest
and newest American submarine chasers
of her type operating in the Atlantic,
was the first American warship to fall
victim to a German submarine, but was
the Ssecond American destroyer to he
lost in foreign waters. The Channcey
sank with her commander, Lieutenant
Commander Walter y. Reno, two other
officers and Is enlisted men, after bein"
cut in two by the transport Rose ear
on the morning of Nov. 20.
Admiral Sims terse message repoTtin
the loss of the Jacob Jones did not state |
how the attack was made. 1t is known, |
however, that the Jones was on patrol |
duty between 400 and 500 miles off shore. |
What vessels accompanied her was not |
revealed, but Admiral Sims report |
showed that one vessel rescued 30 men
and another seven. They sent this in
formation by radio, and it was immed-
ately transmitted to Washington. Sec
rotary Daniels stoutly held to his hopes
that other patrol craft possibly without
wireless equipment, had rescued more
Of the destroyer's company.
Navy officers and officials took pride in
The fact that the Jacob Jones and her
rev had written new honors into navy
records before the vessel fell victim to
IN enemy torpedo In October the Jones
went CALAMITY to the rescue of the Brit
sh converted cruiser Drama, accompa-
Med by another American destroyer,
when the former Peninsular and Orien-
al liner was torpedoed. They attacked
md put the submarine out of commits
lion and then, when the cruiser began
o settle, transferred all on board to
heir own decks without accident The i,
Zones carried 305 British seamen to safe
y. A letter from the commander of the
Drama to the senior American officer of
he two destroyers gave high praise to {
he courage and skill of the Americans. {