Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-20
ABOUT 70 MISSING;
ARMY AND NAVY
OFFICERS RESCUED
American Steamer Antilles
Latest Victim of Ger.
man Submarine.
M
GOES DOWN WITHIN FIVE
MINUTES AFTER BEING HIT
Neither the U-Boat nor Torpedo
Is Seen, and Rescue Work
Prevents Search.
SIMS SENDS BRIEF DISPATCH
Tragedy OF Sea Carries Largest Gas.
ualty List Of War, So Far as \,
u. S. Is Concerned.
GOES DOWN WITHIN FIVE
MINUTES AFTER BEING HIT
SIMS SENDS BRIEF DISPATCH
Tragedy OF Sea Carries Largest Gas.
ualty List of War, So Far as /,
T.. S. Is Concerned.
TBy Associated Pressl

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WASHINGTON. October 1s.-Th6
American army transport Antilles,
homeward bound under convoy, was
torpedoed and sunk by a German sub
marine in the war zone on Wednesday.
About seventy men are missing. and
probably are lost.
All the army and navy officers
aboard and the ships master were
among the 167 survivors. The missing
are members OF the crew. three civilian
engineers. some enlisted men of tho
navy and sixteen of thirty-three SOL
diers returning home for various .rea-s
sons. Neither the submarine nor tho
torpedo was seen, and the transport,
hit squarely amidships. sank in dyo
minutes.
This tragedy of the sea. the hrst in
which an American ship engaged in
war duty has been lost, is the first
Of it's magnitude to bring homo to the
people OF the United States tho riRors
OF the war In which they have en-
gagged against Germany. 1t carries the
largest casualty list Of the war, so far,
of American lives. and marks thci hrsts
success OF German submarine attacksi
on American transports 5El
That the loss OF life was not greater
is due to the safeguards with which
the navy has surrounded the transport
service and the quick rescue work Of
the conveying wnrships. e
STATEMENT BASED UPON t
BRIEF DISPATCH FROM SIMS
Secretary Daniels announced the dis
aster tonight in statement based
upon brief dispatch from Vice.
Admiral Sims. which gave few de-
tails and did not say whether it was
day or night attack. An accurate
list OF the missing cannot be issued
until General Pcrshing reports the
names OF the army men on the vessel
and the list of the merchant crew.
Following is the announcement:
The department is in receipt OF
dispatch from Vicc-Admiral Sims which
states that the steamship Antilles. an
army transport, was torpedoed on Oc-s
tober 16 while returning to this coun-
try from foreign service. This vessel
was under convoy of American patrol
vessels at the time.
'The torpedo which struck the AM
titles was not seen nor was tho SUBJ
marine which fired 1t. The torpedo hlt
abreast OF the engine-room bulkhead.
and the ship sank within five minutes.
Ono hundred and sixty-seven persons
out OF about 237 on board the Antilles
were saved. About seventy men arc
IT issing.
THREE ENGINEER OFFICERS
AMONG THOSE LOST
"All the naval officers and officers
OF the army who were on board the
ship at the time were saved, as were
the officers OF the ship. with the ex-
ception Of the following:
walker, third erEinecr officer:
Boyle. Junior engineer officer. and
o'Rourkc. junior engineer officer.
The following enlisted naval per-
sonnet were lost: T.. l.. Kinney, seaman
second class. next OF kin. Thomas NJ.
Kinney. father. Water Valley, Miss:
j. w. Hunt, seaman second class, next
OF kin. Isaac Hunt. father. Mountain
Grove. Mo, r. No ., Box A: c. II.
Ausburn. radio electrician. first class.
next OF kin. r.. Ausburn. brother, $500
Louisiana Avenue, New Orleans. La,
and H. F. Watson, radio electrician.
third class. next OF kin. Mrs. w. L.
Segcr. mother. Rutland, Mass.
There were about thirty-three OF s
the army enlisted personnel on board,
OF whom seventeen were saved. The
names OF the missing OF the army ems
listed personnel and Of the merchant
crew OF the ship cannot be given until 4
the muster roll in France OF those on y
board has been consulted. AS soon as y
the department is in receipt of further
details concerning the casualties they
will he made public immediately" s
GOVERNMENT kEEPs PROMISE -.
NOT TO WITHHOLD NEWS
Upon receipt of the cablegram from
Admiral Sims. the government kept It's
promise not to withhold bad news from
tho public The issuance OF tho state
men, was delayed only until tho navy s
could telegraph to the families Of tho
men known to have been lost. ~
Secretary Daniels carried word Of the s
loss OF the Antilles to the White House
when he went there late In tbs day 4
with Admiral Mayo. who made his r6- Z;
port to President Wilson on his visit 4
to England at the direction OF the n
President. The news added TO thN
gravity of the hour that the seeretary&
and Admiral Mayo spent in confesencS@ q
with the President. sSS2 Az
Quick upon the wave Of sorrew Asi D