Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-22
mo PHEADELPH1A
MEN DIE ON CHAUNCEY
Lieutenant Commander Reno
and Lieutenant Wedderburn
Victims of Sinking
10 OTHERS ARE DROWNED
Parents Not Aware of Sons Presence
in North Seas
Station

Two Philadelphians. both officers lost
their lives when the American destroyer
Chauncey was sunk in the war zone as the
result OF a collision, according to the off,
cial report of the Navy Department an
nounced today.
They were Lieutenant Comma nder Wal
ter F. Reno. 23l9 South Twcnty-hrst street,
and Lieutenant Charles r Wedderburn,
OF 4410 Walnut street
In all. three officers and eighteen men
were lost when the collision occurred last
Monday.
The transport Rose was the vessel that
rammed and sank the destroyer Chauncey
This announcement was made by Secretary
Daniels this afternoon after receiving re-
ports from Vice Admiral Sims, in command
Of the American Naval forces abroad
I The Rose struck the destroyer on the
port side. abreast the fourth funnel The
after part of the warship Immediately sub
merged and 1t was the officers and men
caught in this part of the ship who were
drowned The rest of the stricken vessel
remained anoat for hour The Rose,
standing by. was able to pick up the re-
mainder of the crew of nnety-nne.
Lieutenant Commando Reno well
known. in naval circles in IN : city His
next Of kin is his wife, Beatrice Reno. of
1919 South Twentyhrst street. He for
merly was detailed at the Philadelphia
Navy Yard He left tais city for Chi-
cago three years ago when transferred to
the Great Lakes naval training station.
He was then transferred to the Asatic
feet. with which he served until the begin
ming Of the war.
son OF WAITE BLINEN
Offcial report Of the death of Lieutenant
wedderburn was the nrs1 information re-
ceved by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. waite
Bliven Of 44l0 Walnut street, that he was
in the European war zone Mrs BliNen
said today the last word they had from
their son was a letter sert from Manila
about two months ago. They had no idea
that he had been transferred from Asiatic
to European waters. Mr. Bliven. vice pres
ident of the Insurance Company Of the
State Of Pennsylvania. went TO Washington
today to learn part .culars If possible, He
was deply affected by the news that his
son was lost.
Lieutenant wedderburn who assumed the
family name of his mother, was born In
Chicago attended school in Washington and
was graduated from the United States
Naval Academy two years ago. He was
twenty-five years old.
The list of casualties follows:
lieutenant Commander Walter T.. Reno.
Lieutenant Charles r. Wedderburn.
Ensign Harry q. skinner, Jr.
Stanley T. Anthony, electrician, first class.
radio mother, Florence Johnson Bedford.
Honore NJ Clagg-tt. Jr., electrician. first
class: father, Honore NJ. Claggett, Lau-
rel Md.
Daniel Is. Crane. machinist mate. second
class; mother, Mary II. Crane 27l0 Au-
gustine court, Los Angeles. Cal.
Joseph :. Ewart. machinist mate, first
class father. William l.. Ewart 81 Sec
ond street, Newport, II. l.
Charles A. Goodrich. chief machinist mate
/ brother, George j. Goodrich, Os<wood,.
Ill.
49, N .,,,.iJv. ,nachinist ,oa,e a,co,d
class father, William II. Guttrdge, CuI-
lison, Kan.
Henry q. Haman. seaman father Burt w
Hannah i So Subway street. Buffalo. y. Y.
Joseph A. Heroux, fireman third class
mother. Emma j. Bache lerie go South
Soto street Los Angeles. cal
William u. Hampei, oiler; father, Charles
Hampel, Randville, Mich.
Ira r. Kopp. gunner's mate first class
father, Jesse +. kopp, 1927 Harrison
street Davenport, Ia.
Charles A. O'Connor, chief yeoman sister,
Margaret Tessier los West Broadway,
South Boston, Mass
Francisco Pagtakhsn. mess attendant, third
class; mother. Marta Dunicio, Olongapo,
John Rhinehart, chief water tender friend
Mary Sprague. Block Island. r. l.
John A. smith, gunner's mate, first class
father, William Smith, lO5 West Ninety
fifth street. New York.
John Williams Stribling. oiler; father, John
Striblng, Waring. TeX
Oswald J. Terkiiden. yeoman, second class
uncle Conrad Tcrkden 396 Seventh ave
nue., Brooklyn. y. Y.
Nicholas u. Wagner. ship filter. first class
father. Jacob Wagner, Fullerton, Md
George Worneil. boi ermaker; friend Harry
G.. Smith San Francisco,
Ensign Harry q, Skinner. Ir. was the
son of Harry q. skinner OF Baltimore, for
mery president of the Skinner Dry Dock
Company, now the Baltimore Dry Docks
and Ehipbuildng Company He is marine
superintendent of that company Ensign
Skinner was twenty-nne and unmarried
He was graduated from the Naval Academy
with the class of 1913 retired ad entered
the Naval Reserves.