Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-08
The Jacob Jones Lost While
On Patrol Duty in Foreign
Waters, the Navy Depart
ment Announces.
Thirty-seven Survivors
Picked Up, Indicating the
Loss of About Sixty Men
Commanded by Brother
of Mrs. Josephus Daniels.

Washington. Dec. S.-The American
DESTROYER Jacob Jones was sunk by n
submarine at o'clock Thursday night
while patrolling foreign waters and
only 81 survivors have been picked up,
the navy department announced this
afternoon.
This would indicate that about 60
men were lost, although others may
be safe.
The Jones was commanded by Lieu
tenant Commander David Worth Bag
ley, brother of Mrs. Josephus Daniels,
the wife of the secretary of the navy.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
The official announcement, made
through the committee on public infor-
nation, said:
The American destroyer Jacob
Jones was torpedoed and sunk Thurs
day, ,sDec. 6, at p. M. while on patrol
duty in foreign waters.
Early reports indicate that 81 sur
vivors had been picked up so far. They
were taken off life RATS.
LIST OF SURVIVORS.
The names of ten survivors have
been received up to this time. They
are:
Lieutenant u. g. John Krichards.
Ensign Nelson N. Gates.
Assistant Surgeon L. L. Abamkie
wiez
Charles e. Pierce, fireman, first
,lass.
Timothy Edward Twomey. seaman
John C. Johnson, seaman.
Henry A. Stutzke. chief machinist's
mate.
Edward F. Grady, fireman. second
class.
John J. Mulvaney, seaman.
byron Myron Flood, seaman.
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE.
The Jacob Jones had previously
the p. 4 o. steamer Drama converted
Into an auxiliary cruiser, was torpe-
doed on oct. 1E.
The Jones saved 3o5 Of the s4s per-
sons aboard at that time.
The official statement in connection
with the Drama incident said:
"rhe Jones did excellent work in
October upon the occasion of the tor
pedNing Of the steamer Drama.
"At 6 D. M, Oct 10, the Drama, a
former P. & o. vessel, converted into
an auxiliary cruiser, was torpedoed by
IN enemy submarine.
PART OF CONVOY.
Tho Drama at the time was part
of 4 convoy of merchant vessels un-
der escort Of American destroyers OF
which the Jacob Jones was one.
"The submarines periscope was seen
after the explosion. She was immedi-
ately attacked and put out of action
The Jacob Jones and another destroy
err were detailer to remain by the Ora :
ma to save life.
.It was dark when the Drama be-
gan to settle and the crew abandoned
her. The Jacob Jones picked up in the
dark 305 of the 34s persons on board
"All on board the Drama were saved
by these two vessels"
SECOND WARsHiP SUNK.
This makes the second American
warship sunk by German torpedoe,
since the United States entered the
war. The indicated loss of life In to-
DAYS disaster 10 the largest of an,
American loss at sea except the sub
marining of the army transport An
titles, which carried 81 men down.
The small patrol boat Alcedo was
torpedoed Nov. with q loss Of II o
the crew.
Two weeks later the small destroyer
Chaunsey sank, following q collision
81 of those aboard perishing.
One other destroyer. the Cassin, wal
damaged by a German torpedo which
cost two lives and wounded five othe
men.
Secretary Daniels. always deeply af
eected by any disaster to navy craft
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