New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-09
Jacob Jones Sent to
Bottom by German
Submarine Last
Thursday
81 Survivors Thus
Far Accounted For
Sims Cables Only
Meagre Details of
Disaster to Amer
lean Warship

WASHINGTON, Dec. s.--Lieutenant
Commander David Morah Bagley ard
Lieutenant Norman Scott were among
the survivors rescued after the sink
ing of the American destroyer Jacob
Jones by German submarine in the
war zone Thursday night.
The Navy Department was so ad-
vised late tonight by yiee-Admiral
Sims.
Seyenty-three men and an officer
were believed tonight TO have gone
down with the destroyer. This de-
stroyer's crew had especially distin-
guished itself in the anti-submsrine
work.
Three officers and thirty-four men
were picked up by other vessels from
life RATS to which they clung. but the
names Of only ten of these had been
transmitted TO Washington.
The names of the survivors reported
follow:
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ID. W.
BAGLEY, mother, Mrs. A. w. Bagley,
Washington.
LIEUTENANT NORMAN SCOTT,
Robert F. Scott, father, 1lS North Main
Street, st. Louis.
lieutenant JOHN X. RICHARDS.
Ensign NELSON n. GATES.
Assistant Surgeon L. L. ADAMKIE-
WICZ.
CHARLES B. PIERCE, fireman.
TIMOTHY EDWARD TWoMEY, sea-
man.
JOHN c. JOHNSON, seaman.
HENRY A. STUTZKE. chief ma
chinist's mate.
EDWARD F. GRADY, fireman second
class.
JOHN ]. MULyANEY, seaman.
MYRoN FLOOD. seaman.
The other officers we're:
LIEUTENT ]. K. RICHARDS, wife,
Dorothy G. Richards, Washington.
ENSIGN n. N. GATES, Gertrude r.
Gates, aunt, 1913 Centre Avenue. Bay
City, Mich.
ASSISTANT SURGEON L. l.. ALAN
KIEWICZ, Victoria Adamkieviea.
mother, Milwaukee.
GUNNER HARRY X. HOOD, next II
kin, Belle Hood, mother, Ashevii,e.
n. c.
The Jacob Jones's peace time COM
plement wa five officers, five. petty
officers and eighty-seyen men.
First United States Warship Sunk
The Jacob Jones, one Of the largest
and newest American submarine
chasers of her type operating in the
Atlantic, was the first American war
ship to fall victim 10 German sub
marine, but was the second American
destroyer 10 be lost IT foreign waters.
The Chaunccy sank with her COM
mander. Lieutenant Commander Walter
f. Reno; two other officers and eigh.
teen enlisted men, after being cut IN
two BY the transport Rose early on the
morning of November 20.
Admiral Sims's terse message report
ing the loss Of the Jacob Jones did not
state how the attack was made. IL IL
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's report showed that one vessel
rescued thirty men and another ss1en.
They sent this information by radio
and Il was Immediately transmitted TO
Washington.
Secretary Daniels stoutIy held to lis
hopes that other patrol craft, posSioly
without wireless equipment, had res
cued more OF the destroyer's company.
Navy officers and officials took pride
in the fact that the Jacob Jones ard
her crew had written new honors into
navy records before the vessel fell
rie.im to an enemy torpedo. In 0cto-
Der the Jones went CALAMITY to the
rescue OF the Britizh converted cruiser
CraE.a, accompanied by another Amer
lean destroyer. when the former p. q
o. liner was torpedoed. They attacked
and put the submarine out Of commits
sion, and then, when the cruiser be-
gan to settle, transferred all on board
20 their own decks without accident
The Jones carried 305 British sea-
men to safety. A letter from the COM
mander Of the Drama 20 the senior
American officer Of the two destroyers
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