Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-09
COMMANDER AMONG RESCUED
Bagley Is Brother-in-Law of
Secretary Daniels; Al
Others Saved.
)NE OF UNCLE SANS BEST
Two Other Attempts Made to
Destroy Same Vessel by
Opening Seacocks.


Commander Worth Bagley and Lieut.
cnant Normann Scott were among the
survivors rescued after the sinking OF
the American destroyer Jacob Jones
by German submarine In the wur
zone Thursday night The navy de-
partment was 80 advised late tonight
by Vice-Admiral Sims.
These two officers, two warrent Of
ficers and two enlisted men were
named in the admirars dispatch as
survivors in addition to the 81 pre-
vously reported saved. This leaves
one line officer and 6S men missing.
The other four survivors reported
besides Commander Bagley and Lieut.
enant Scott were:
Chief Boatswains Mate Clarence
Mcbride, wife, Florence Mcbride.
Syracuse. N. Y.
Coxswain Ben Nunnery, father, Fred
A. Nunnery, Edgemoor, s. C.
Chief Electrician Lawrence G.. Kelly.
Fireman Joseph Korzenieciy.
mother. Anna Korzenieoky, Suvve.
Russia.
One Of Largest DcstiOycrs.
The torpedo boat destroyer Jacob
Jones the largest United States vessei
of It's class, was built at the New York
Ship Building company's plant In CAM .
den, n. j. II was launched in May,
1915, but was not actually turned over
to the government until February 10,
1916.
The Jacob Jones was sl5 feet
inches over all. 80 feet 6M inches
beam. IL feet 7h inches In depth ard
had draft of . feet s y inches Her
trial displacement was 1,150 tons and
| her speed 29h knots an hour. The
| destroyer burned oil and had a fuel
capacity OF 200 tons She was ablo
, to develop 1900 horse power.
Third Time Attacked.
Two attempt are alleged to- have
been made to DESTROY the Jacob Jones
last February. The first was on Feb
ruary | off the Delagare capes ana
the second was made a few days later.
either at the Philadelphia navy yard
or while she was coming up the peia
ware river bound for the yard.
While off the Delaware capes the
ship was reported to be sinking Dis
tress signals were answered by the
steamship Philadelphia and when she
arrived the life boats had been low
cred and the crew of the little fighter
had put on life preseryers and wers
preparing to abandon the craft. Water
was pouring rapidly into her hold. A
machinist's mate was said to have
been placed In irons, but this was
not confirmed. An examination showed
that one OF the Jones seacocks had
been damaged.
After temporary repairs the de-
stroyer started to Philadelphia under
her town steam. but upon arrival here
she began to settle. Another examine
tion showed that several seacocks had
been opened.
Vice-Admiral Sims. up to "A late
hour, had been able to supply only
meager detail In reply to messages
from Secretary Daniels, whose brother
in-law, Lieutenant Commander David
w. Bagley. commanded the lost ves-
sell
Three officers and "a men were
picked up by other vessels from life
RATS to which they clung. but tho
names Of only ten OF these had been
transmitted to Washington.
The Jacob Jones was the first
American warship to fall victim TO
German submarine. but was the sec
ond American destroyer to be lost In
foreign waters. The Chauncey sank
with her commander, Lieut. Com
mander Walter Il. Reno. two other
officers and IS enlisted men after be-
ing out in two by the transport Roso
carly on the morning OF November 20.
Admiral Sims terse message re-
porting 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
four hundred and five hundred miles
off shore. What vessels accompanied
her was not revealed, but Admiral
Sims report showed that one vessel
rescued thirty men and another seven.
Secretary Daniels stoutly held to
his hopes that other patrol craft. pos
otb xntith xxylr
rescued more Of the destroyer's COM
pany. Mr.. Daniels showed plainly
the strain of his personal anxiety as
we'll rs that over this. the greatest
loss to the navy thus far In the war.
Commander Bagley's mother has
lived for several years at the secre-
tary's home. With her daughter. Mrs.
Daniels. she was stunned by the news
Of the disaster.
Other Son Killed In spanish War.
Another Of her sons. Ensign Worth
Bagley. was the only American naval
officer killed In the war with Spain.
He. too, died on destroyer, being
killed by a she'll aboard the winslow
IN the attack on Cardenas, Cuba, in
April, 1898.
pride In the fact that the Jones and
her crew had written new honors into
navy records before the vessel fell
victim to an enemy torpedo. In Oc-
tobcr the Jones went gallantly to the
rescue of the British converted cruiser
Drama, accompanied by another
American destroyer. when the former
z. Il o. liner was torpedoed. They
attacked and put the submarine out
of commission and then. when the
cruiser began to settle. transferred
all On board to their own decks with