The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-10
Attack on American Boat o.
cured Probably at Late Dusk
Instead of Dawn
STRICKEN YES Ell SANK
In SEVENTEEN MINUTES
Probable That Engine Room
Men Were Killed by Ex-
plosion of Torpedo-Cer-
mans Seeking Merchantmen

: Washington, Dec a.--Two known
dead, one prisoner In the hands of
the enemy, and sixty-fve missing was
the toll OF American seamen at lat
est reports tonight, in the destruction
by a German submarine of the de-
stroyer Jacob Jones.
News that one OF the Jones' crew
had been picked up and taken prison
er aboard the U-boat was cabled to
the navy department this afternoon
by vice-Admiral Sims. II is the first
occurrence of the kind since war was
declared.
The complement Of the Jacob Jones
at the time OF the torpedoing was Ill,
inst cad Of 107. as the navy depart
ment first announced. 1t was stated
today. Names Of four men, one an
officer and three enlisted men, were
CO I'd by Admiral Sims OF the four,
on" died Of exposure and three were
rescued. In his report the Amer
lean naval commander In European
waters sent the names Of twenty
seven survivors, the fact OF whose res
cue was announced in hts dispatch
Of yesterday. but whose identity was
not disclosed
The known saved stood at forty
three tonight. With the prisoner In
cluded the figure was forty-four.
Admiral Sims reported the follow
ing known dead:
Ensign s +, KaIk. died of expo
sure. Ensign Kalks name was not
on the list published Yesterday. His
next OF kin is his mother, Mrs Flora
Il =
Omaha, Seh.
Gunner Harry Hood. killed Ivy ex-~
p'esion of tile torpedo Next of kin.
mother. Belle Hood 81 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, Atlanta. Ca.
dispatches today put an entirely
new complexion on the circumstances
or the attack on the Jones.
Earlier reports had Indicated that
the DESTROYER was torpedoed while
several hundred miles at sea and that
shf attack Ind taken rla
 N the din,
dawn or the early morning.
ne real story was told in Admiral
Sims reports this afternoon.
In the first place. the navy de-
nartment announced on the strength
OF these dispatches that the Jones
was not so far from the European
coast as was indicated in first re-
ports AFain, the attack took place |
AT 4:l2 o'clock in the afternoon in
stead OF in the early morning At |
that hour IL was we'll on toward dark |
ness off the British coast In the !
North sea there are only FIVE hours /
OF daylight at this season. or the
irish coast the daylight hours are not |
more than seven. so It was probably
deep dusk when the torpedo was
launched
The submarine was not seen until
after the attack. Then. when II was
plain that the DESTROYER was helpless
and sinking rapidly. the IT-hoat came
10 the surface and stood of. watch !!
Ing, The American searnen were
hurrtedly launching their life RATS.
hut some OF thA-snea eith Jumped
overheard or fell into the water. 1t
was one OF these that the tJ-boat.
taking slow headwav THROUGH the
scene of the wreckace. picked IN and
took aboard. Later the submarine /
again submerged and made off car
ry'ng the American sailor with her. l.
From reports so far there was no
between the U-boat and l.
he men Of the Jacob Jones. /,
According to report the Jones was
struck aft her engine room and be-
yar 10 settle aft Immediately It
vas considered lkelv that number
II the engine FeaHi force were killed
ny the torpedo's explosion Tor .
,edoed at 4:12 she disa ppeared be-
ieath the waves at 4:2s. exactly ,
seventeen minutes later. Admiral
Sims dispatch stating that the at
ack had not occurred as far out at ,
lea as had previously been reported ,
rave relief from rumors, based on ,
he reported unusual position OF the ,
ttack. that U-Roats possibly were
ttempting TO cross the Atlantic to ,
he American coast
II 10 believed probable the subma-
inc which destroyed the Jones was
ruising around looking for mer- ,
hantn,en when she stumbled across !
he American ratrol boat in the dusk /
4 early evening :