Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-12-21
NINETEEN KILLED
ON u. s. SUBMARINE
RI 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-
Fine FL was rammed and sunk by sub
marine F-3 III home waters in fog
Monday afternoon.
The F-3 was unchanged and picked
up five survivors of her victim.
Secretary Daniels announced the dis
sster 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 I'll. G.
Wright, New York.
Four Other Survivors.
Other survivors are:
J. NJ Schmissauter, machinist, ia
aher, Charles C. Schmissauter, Hills
City, Tenn. Henry L. Brown, gunners
aaate, father, H. P. Brown, Macon Ga. !;
Joseph j. Burns, chief gunner's mate,
wife, Ruth Burns, San Pedro, Cal. !;
John ]. 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.
T. e. Belt, Silsbee, Tex; Frank M.
Bernard, machinist's mate, sister, Anne
Tia Quintal, Oakland, Cal; William L..
Cartwright, seaman, mother, Amanda
Cartwright Fresno, CAL; Harry J..
Gorson chief electrician, next of kin,
Hazel NJ CorSon, Long Beach, CAL. !;
James Goonan, chief gunner's mate,
mother, Mrs. Minnie McClain, Lima,
O.; Simon Greenberg, electrician first
class. mother, Sophia Greenberg Phila-
delphia Durley Slough, chief gunner's
mate wife, Marie Slough, Vallejo Cal. /;
Charles r. 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, machinist's mate,
mother, Mrs. Nellie Martin, Venice,
Cal; Edward E. Hall, machinist's
mate, wife, West Seattle. Wash; Ray
Il. Scott, electrician, wife, Vallejo Cal. !;
Albert 2. Smith, machinist's mate, sis
ter, Florence S. Stebbens, MERGED. CAL. !;
Guy H. Stewart, chief machiniSts
mate, father, Grant Stewart, Los An
geles, CAL; Lyman f. Lovely, machine
fists mate, father, Lyman Lovely, Den
yer; Ralph E. McCluer electrician,
mother, Mrs. Josephine McCluer, De-
troit: Duncan A. McRae, electrician,
sister, Florence NJ McRae, Blain,
Wash. John P. Messange, chief ma
chinist's mate, wife, Philadelphia !;
Grover E. Metz, machinist's mate,
wife, San Francisco.
FL Set Depth Record.
The submarine FL broke the worlds
record for depth when, in September,
1872 it reached a depth of 283 feet in
San Francisco bay off Point DiablO.
Practically feeling it's way through
the dark green waters at the bottom
Of the bay, the submarine remained
at this depth for ten minutes, cruising
lat a speed of six knots and finally ris-
ing to within 10 feet of the surface
with as much ease and certainty as
sporting porpoise.
The remarkable demonstration in
submarine navigation was accom-
plished under the command of Lieut..
James B. Howell, who had been put
ting the craft through series of tests
since it was launched at the Union
Iron Works
The vessel was submerged for six
hours.