Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-12-13
PLUNGER sinks
J.. s. DESTR0yER
The Jacob Jones Torpedoed an0
Lost With Large Number
of Her Crew Wednes-
day. Report Says.
80 SURVIVORS ARE SAVED
One of Newest American Craft
She Saved 305 Persons
on Drama Sent Down
in October.
80 SURVIVORS ARE SAVED

parents of b. III. Hamp. OF i)es
Moines, are greatly worried over
reports of the destruction of the
destroyer Jacob Jones. Ramp is Il
sailor on the boat and in letters to
his mother here he has repeatedly
voiced his enthusiasm for Uncle
Sam and his desire for action. His
name has not appeared on the list
of survivors up to an early hour
this afternoon.
Washington, ID. c.. Dec. 1o.-Tor-
pedoed in a night attack, the American
destroyer Jacob Jones. one of the new
est and largest submarine hunters o,
her class, was sunk Thursday night il
the war zone and two-thirdS of hel
crew lost. The disaster brings to the
American people the first naval loss
of great consequence since the coun-
try entered the war.
Thirty-seven OF her officers and crew
were taken off in life RATS. The We
mainder are not accounted for in to-
days dispatches from Vice Adinira,
Sims. who forwarded the names of l(
of the survivors,.
Commander Among Lost,
Lieut.. Commander David Worth Bag
ley, brother of Mrs. Josephus Daniels,
Wife Of the secretary of the navy. and
whose brother was the first American
officer to give his life in the Spanish
American war, does not appear in the
list of survivors,.
In as much as Admiral Sims men,
toned other officers among the sur
vivorS and did not name P2ole%, ii is
feared he went down with his ship.
The complement of the one in peace
time was five officers. five petty Of
ficers and 81 enlisted men. U~ndoubted-
~ this has been probably increased
~ = nA 80 -. v.,-.- ,la s;,-.- ,..,,- ,r
it Wou appear that the loss of life
would be upward of 60.
Attacked In Icy Sea.
The attack. which was at s O'Clock VI
night, was delivered by torpedo. In
the rolling icy seas of the North
Atlantic winter weather the submarine
probably had plenty of opportunity to
pick her time for the shot. h sub
mcrsiblc probably came upon the de-
stroyer %patrolling her course in the
dark n had all the best Of the en-
S~agennent. No details We're contained IN
today's report, hut it had been the
case heretofore that when a submarine
gets Il hit on a destroyer. ii is more
due to Il chance meeting and good p
portunitY than fighting skill on the
part of the submarine.
Probably Flown in Two.
The large loss of life would indicate
chat the torpedo with its deadly charge
If high explosives. made a fair hit
plump ON the deStroNer'S thin null and
hat the submarine hunter probably
was blown fairly in two. That she
went Town quickly is evidenced by the
ract that nothing is said OF survivors
getting off III life boats. Those saved
got off on RATS, which probably floated
off the sinking ship as she plunged
Down in the icy darkness.
The names of 10 survivors have been
received here. They follow.
Lieut.. John X. Richards. Ensign
Nelson n. Gates, Assistant Surgeon L.
l.. Adamlliewic2. Charles e. Pierce.
fireman; Timothy Edward Twomoy,
. Henry a. Stutzke, chief machinist's
nate; Edward +. Grady, fireman, sec
md class: ,John j. Mulvaney, seaman
and Myron Flood, ama
Mrs. Daniels Brother In Charge.
The sinking occurred December 6. at
3 p. H.. while the ship was on patrol
iuty. She was commanded by Lieut.
brother of Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife
If the secretary of the navy.
The Jacob Jones was the ship which
saved 800 persons from the Drama, a
p. II O., liner, converted into an anAil-
iiary cruiser, ON october 10. The Drama
had been torpedoed by a submarine
While she was acting as "a part of Il
convoy of merchant vessels under es-
.o.t of American ~destroyers. The
Jacob Jones was one of the convoy.
The Jacob Jones and another de
stroNer We're detailed to remain by the
| Drama after the submarine had been
attacked and put out of action. When
the Drama began to settle it had grown
dark and her crew abandoned her. The
Jacob Jones picked up in the darkness
800 of the AIS persons on board.
Ore of New Deatroyers.
The other vessel standing by rescued
the remainder.
The Jacob Jones' peace time compile
ment was five officers, five petty of
ficers and 81 men. She was the newest
and largest of American destroyers
with Il displacement of 1,150 tons and a
length of 80 feet over all. She was
completed in 1916 at the plant of the
New York Shipbuilding company.
Camden, n. j. She burned Oil. was
driven by turbine engines and had a
speed of 1851 knots an hour.
The list of the enlisted men of the
Jones, as given out by the navy de-
partment Includes:
Patrick Henry Judge, fireman. Nit
chell, S. d.
Walter Morrissette, ships cook.
mother, Carrie Morrissette, sos East
Twenty-ninth avenue, Council Bluffs.
la.
Mrs. Daniels. wife of Secretary Dan
iels, and sister of Commander Barley.
was Frustrated this afternoon. The
aged mother of Mrs. Daniels and the
commander. is a guest at the Daniels
home. She appeared to be standing the
suspense exceptionally we'll. living in
the hope that some trace will vet he
found OF her son and that he will be
a1ivo -i4 rH. 'A -G