The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-12-19

FL Rammed by F-3 in Home
Waters During Fog Mon
day, Navy Department An
nOunceS.
FIVE SURVIVE ON Fl

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1s.-Nineteen
lives were lost when the American
submarine FL was rammed and sunk
by submarine F-3 in home waters dur
ing fog Monday afternoon.
The F-3 was undamaged and picked
up five survivors of her victim.
Secretary Daniels announced the
disaster late Tuesday In brief state
ment which gave no further details.
Lieutenant A. e. Montgomery. COM
manding officer Of the FL, was among
the five saved. His mother. Mrs. Julia
Montgomery Pratt, lives at Ft. H. G.
Wright, n Y.
Hope 10 Abandoned
No hope is entertained for the miss
ing men.
The FL is one Of the old types Of
submerged In Honolulu Harbor three
fore she could be raised the entire
crew Of officers and men, numbering
more than q score, were suffocated.
At the time submarines Of this class
were found to be generally faulty OF
construction.
How yesterdays accident occurred
" ascertained.
Under the rules Of censorship the
locality Of the accident and other de-
tails were withheld.
It is assumed that the boats vera
engaged in practice cruise.
List Of Survivors
Following are the survivors CT the
FL:
Lieutenant A. z. Montgomery.
]. M. Sehmissauter, machinist, IA
ther, Charles c. Schmissauter, Pills
City. Tenn.
Henry L. Brown, gunner's mate, IA
ther, n. P. Brown, Macon, Ga.
Joseph J. Burns, chief guuper's mats
wife, San Pedro, CAL
John J. Stewart, ships cook. moth.
e., Mrs Celia B. Cambel. Euron, 8.
The list Of those lost was announced
by the Navy Department as follows:
John r. Belt, seaman: mother, Mrs.
J. E. Belt, Silsbee, Tex.
Frank M. Barnard, nachinist mate
sister, Amelia Quintal. Oakland, Cal.
william L. Cartwright, seaman;
mother. Amanda Cartwright. Fresno
Harry [. cerson. chief electrician.
next Of kn. Hazel NJ. Corson. Lons
Beach, Cal.
James coenan. chief gunner's mate:
mother. Mrs. Minnie McClain. Lima,
Ohio.
Simon creenbere. electrician. flrst
| class; mother. Sophia Greenberg. Phil
adelphia.
Dudley Slough, chief gunner's mate;
| wife, Marie Slough, Vallejo, Cal.
Charles r. Vincent, electrician; IA
ther, Philip s. Vincent, Exeter, Cal.
Thomas 4. Walsh, machinist mate:
mother, Mrs Anna A O'Brien, HUI
| yard, Wash.
Clyde w. Wyatt, machinist mate;
mother Mrs. Nellie Martin. Venice.
| Cal.
| Edward e. Hall, machinist mate.
wife, West Seattle, Wash.
Ray e. Scott, electrician; wife, Val
lejo, Cal.
Albert p. Smith, machinist mate:
sister, Florence S. Stebbens, Merced,
| Cal.
GUY r. Stewart, chief machinist
! mate; father, Grant Stewart, Los An.
| geles, Cal.
Lyman =. Lovely. machinist mate;
father, Lyman Lovely, Denver. Col.
| Ralph e. McCluer, electrician; mo-
ther, Mrs Josehine McCluer, Detroit
Mich
| Duncan A. McRae. electrician; sis
ter, Florence NJ McRae, Balm, Wash.
! John p. Messange. chief machinist
mate; wife, Philadelphia.
Grover e. Metz, machinist,s mate;
wife. San Francisco, Cal.
| 1t is assumed that the survivors In
! Guiding Lieutenant Montgomery, In
| command, were on deck when the col
| lision occurred and that the boats
were ruuing on the surface.
| The men on deck are always
equipped with life-saving suits and life
belts.