Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-24


phis, Illinois and Vigilancia was an
nOunced here.
Fourteen men from the Vigilancia
are missing, as are some Of the men
from the City OF Memphis.
The crew Of the Illinois was landed
safely
The City Of Memphis, in ballast
from Cardiff for New York, was sunk
by gunhre. The second officer and
10 men Of the crew have been landed.
a patrol boat has gone In search Of
the other members Of the crew.
Illinois in Ballast.
The Illinois. from London for Port
Arthur, Tex, in ballast, was sunk at
eight O'Clock Sunday morning.
The Figilancia was torpedoed with
out warning. The submarine did not
appear The captain. first aud second
mates; first, second and third engi-
neers and 70 men Of the crew have
been landed at the Scilly islands. The
fourth engineer and l3 men are miss
ing.
Carried Crew Of Fifty.
The City of Memphis carried Fl crew
OF about fifty officers aud men. vir-
fually all American citizens or
Americans by naturalization.
The captain. three mates and chief
engineer aud three assistants and the
steward were Americans by birth.
Most of the crew were born IN Nor
way and the fireman In Portugal or
Spain. but had taken out final citizen
ship papers 10 the United States.
The cook was an American negro
Captain Borum of the City Of Mem
phis was a Yirginian.
The vessel was owned by the Ocean
Steamship company OF Savannah. 1t
left here on January % for Havre,
France, with cotton. 1t arrived there
on February 9 and word was received
here by owners of the departure for
Cardiff To take on bunker coal for hen.
voyage toward New York.
The City of Memphis was Of $3.50
tons gross. II was 377 feet long. 40
feet of beam ana was built In Ches-
Ser. Pa. IN 1902
washington Told OF Attacks.
Washington, March 10.-The official
Information Of the sinking Of three
American vessels by submarines in the
barred zone reached the state depart
ment from Consul Frost at Queens
town and told of the sinking Of the
City of Memphis. 1t read
American steamer City Of Mem
phis Cardiff to New York, sunk by
German submarine r. IN, 18th inst.
80 miles south of FQstnet.
Fifteen survivors landed nj Hun.
7 n. IN. today.
"Thtrtj-four additional survivors are
on admiralty vessel, which continues
search for eight missing.
"Will land Baltimore. Ireland"
Consul General skinner at London
cabled the department Il meager re-
port on the sinking Of the three ships
in which no said
American steamer City OF Mem
phis. Cardiff to New York. reported
sunk Some Of crew landed Patrol
boat gone 10 pick up rest. American
steamer Illinois, London 10 Port Ar
Fhur reported sunk. American steamer
Nigllancia reported torpedoed without
warning
Consul General SINNERS report was
Believed to refer TO the Nigilaneia.
Illinois Was Tankship.
New York. March IL The Illinois
was tank steamship owned by the
FsaN-ats 1,,,,,,,,,r. 90 N-,,,,. MI Q. -f,-s
from Port Arthur February II for Lon
don Marine records DO not chronicle
the arrival or departure from London.
The Illinois WAS of 800 tons gross.
1t was 800 feet long - feet Of beam.
and WAS built in Newport News Va,
IN 1913. It's master was Captain Iyer-
sen.
The steamship yi4dlaucia. owned ny
Walker Armstrong x Co of Sayaa-
nah, sailed from New York for The
Azores and Hayre ON February IS. ae-
cording to latest marine records. II
was Ais tons gross, "a freighter. 8.0
feet long and 10 feet Of BEAM Il was
built in Chester. Ia, in 1880.
In Transport Service.
The City Of Memphis had an Inter
,esting career. In May. 1914. during the
.rlsis In the affairs between Mexico and
the United States II was hurriedly pre-
pared for transport service While NJ
Boston and was chartered by the gov
eminent. ON May IA ii sailed from
New York under orders to proceed 10
Galveston TO take on stores for Ameri-
can troops occupying Vera Cruz.
After the war began the CITY Of
Memphis was ordered fitted out for
transatlantic transport service, with
orders TO proceed 10 Europe 10 bring
home Americans stranded there.
The City of Memphis was formerly
in the service Of the Savannah lima