The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-20
Of Those on Board. I67 Ara
Rescued. Some Being F ished
From Water by Convoy
NAVAL CASUALTY
LIST MADE PUBLIC
Army Men on Board Not Yet
Checked But Names Will Be-
Made Public Promptly.
Secretary Daniels Statements

Washington, Oct. 19.-Sev-
enty American soldiers and
sailors lost their lives on Wed
nesday, October II, when a
German submarine torpedoed
the army transport Antilles.
News of this first heavy blow
struck against America by Ger
many reached the navy depart
ment from Vice Admiral Sims
this afternoon.
The Antilles was torpedoed
while returning to this country
from France. She was under
convoy at the time, but neither
the torpedo which sent her to
the bottom, nor the destroying
submarine was sighted.
The men had no chance for
their lives. Struck abreast the
engineroom bulkhead, the An
titles sank like a plummet, go
ing down In five minutes.
There were about 237 aboard
her, and there was little or no
chance to take to the boats.
Of these, 167 were saved, many
being reported to have been
fished from the waters by YES
sells Of the convoy. The death
list includes three navy officers,
four sailors and sixteen sold
iers. The rest of the victims
were members of the merchant
crew.
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels to-
night authorized the following state
ment:
THE department is in receipt of
dispatch from vice-AdmiraI Sims,
which states that the s. S. Antilles.
an army transport, was torpedoed on
October II, while returning to this
country from foreign service. This
vessel was under convoy of American
patrol vessels at the time.
The torpedo which struck the An
titles was not seen, nor was the sub
marine which fred IT. The torpedo
hit abreast the engine room bulkhead
and sank in five minutes One hum
bred and sixty-seven persons out OF
2s7 on board the Antilles were saved.
About seventy men are missing All
the naval officers and officers of the
army who were on board the ship at
tho time were saved. as were the Of
fioars OF the ship, with the exception
of the following:
Naval Men Missing.
Walker, third engineer officer.
Boyle. Junior engineer ofYicer.
~O'RourKe, Junior engineer officer.
The following enlisted naval per-
sonnet were lost:
f l.. Kinney. seaman second class.
next of kin. Thomas M. Kinney. father.
Watervalley Miss.
y. w. Hunt. seaman, second class.
next of kin. Isaac Hunt, father, Noun
tain Grove. Mo, r. r. D. No Q, Box
A.
&C. L. Ausburn. radio electrician.
nrst-ciass, next of kin. Mrs. K. AUS
burn, mother. 2S00 Louisiana avenue.
New Orleans =
III F. Watson, radio electrician
third-class. next of kin. Mrs w. L.
Seger. mother. Rutland, Mass.
There were about thirty-three cf
the army enlisted personnel on board
or whom seventeen were saved The
names OF the missing army enlisted
personnel and of the merchant crew
OF the ship caunot be given until the
muster roll in France of those on
beard has been consulted As soon "A
the department is in receipt Of fur
thor details concerning the casualties
they will be made public immediately
Coming on the heels OF vice-Ad-
rniral Sims report OF the torpedoinr
or an American destroyer. the sinkinx
or the Antilles caused = distinct shock
10 the military and naval esta blish.
ments.
The Sims dispatch reached the bu-
reau OF communications at the navy
department shortly after s O'Clock thfa
afternoon, at a time when the prenf-
dent and his cabinet were in eouaiorS
end discussing. It is stated. the report
OF Admiral Mayo as to the real s1fkA-
ton abroad.
Il was explained that part OF tAe
delay In !, issuing the statement 49,
due to the fact that the records AZ
the men known to have been lcat ned
to DO looked up Tor their emargoncy
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