Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-23
". s. Oil Ship Sunk
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oen,- Holland Dispatches today quot ed
eurvlvors as saying that three lifeboats left
The sinking steamship. Two of these. one
containing seven men and another thirteen
men, were picked up. The third, believed
% have been crowded with twenty-one of
tbs crew, still is missing 4
AT least twelve men were killed or in
Jured by the explosion of the torpedo that
sank the ship. survivors said The shin.
which is the seventh American vessel sunk
py German submarines since February
was flying signals that made its NATIONAL
Ry plain at the time of the attack, thew
said. '''''
Twenty-one lives were lost according TO
tne most authentic estimate. Some dis
patches said that most Of the men were
Niiied when the torpedo penetrated the en-
y zine room, causing explosion. The dis
patches did not give the number of Ameri-
cans among the victims, but stated that
tnere were thirteen American citizens on
board. '''
IT, as reported. twenty-one lives were Iost
on the Healdton it will bring the nun,ler
OF persons Killed on the seven United states
ships sunk by Germany in unrestricted sub
marine warfare up to thirty-six
Inc Healdton, sailing from Chester for
notterdam January 26. with a cargo Of oil
mad thirteen Americans on board accord
ing to the. records of Augustus r. Smith
United States Shipping Commissioner 50o
Bouth Delaware avenue.
They were Charles CHRISTOPHER captain.
Brooklyn. born in Norway but naturalized
american; Otto Willerup. 2272 Seventh
avenue, New York, naturalized w. Chan
dler. second mate. New York. born in Nova
Scotia, but naturalized; C.xF Hudgins
tniro mate. Laban, Va. J. Caldwell chief
engineer, Brooklyn, born in Scotland, but
naturalized; G. w. Embry. first assistant
engineer, $50 North Twelfth street, Phila-
delphia; John Emery, second assistant en-
Naxn V4rl ~,
feistant engineer, Hoboken, ". J Herman
Parker, wireless operator, 2246 North Van
Pelt street, Philadelphia S. W. Smith sea-
man, 1926 East 164th street Chicago; En-
cry lie Vaux, oiler Michigan: George
Healey, second cook. San Francisco, and
John w. Steiner, messman, $40 Avery
street, Pittsburgh.
n AT Embry's Philadelphia address an
apartment house, it was said that he was
not known there He is a native of
Louisiana.
First Officer Wllerup cabled his wife In
New York that he was rescued
II knew something had happened to Her
man the moment the bell rang" Jaid Mr..
Farker Il had premonition that just
such thing would occur ! tore the en-
veiope conta lining the message open and
when read the words Rescued and I'm
good health I cried with joy. MY boy
was little gentleman. He wanted so
~ esSSSeh iic loNtu wireless teleR-
raphy and decided to make his living at il
about year ago. He was a talented Inu-
slcian' playing the violin and piano. ex-
pertly. He was a member of the Frankford
symphony Orchestra, but gaye it up for
wireless operating" s. ..a
Young Parker will not be eighteen years
Old until next September. 1t is believed
ne gave his age as eighteen in order 70
pc accepted by the Marconi Wireless Com
pany which supplies the operators for the |
ohips. wy
y He was born and raised in the north |
Htssern section OF the city. He was grad
4ated from the Blaine public school, Thirty |
1<1t street and susquehanna avenue, and |
.xtarward attended Central High Scheol |
Wnhe there he participated In athletics, |
,elng member of the track team.
y Then Parker attended the Mareon Wire |
49, bcnooi, in the Parkway Building, and |
rceetyed his certificate last August. He got |
y position on the tank steamship Crow and |
tled on that ship for Liverpool Upon his |
urn ne refused to take another trip on |
shlp. saying she was unseaworthy The |
ID subsequently was beached in leaking |
06ition. afs fssi
4n January he left Marcus Hook on board /
4e4Mtons bound for Rotterdam. When /
A>rddton was at point on the French |
% H received,a wireless message re- |
~ ~ to Halifax for examination The |
aceording 70 letter rscelved FROM
ykkee: arrived at Halifxx on Fed
~ and left there on o.. about the
rp1,iyed IS. rsrSSrs-fa tn,r ssd I
nrQ TIE pttomghtp' 1ze4ldton.sI I