The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-25
AMERICAS FIRST
SEA TRAGEDY
transport Antilles, homeward
Bound, Is TCrpedosd
SEVENTY LIVES ARE LOT

4 Quick Rescue Work Of Conveying
! Warships Prevents Greater Loss Of
Life - One Hundred and sixty.
Seven p "a ed
Washington. Oct q The Amen
can army transport Antilles. homo.
ward bound. under convoy, was tor
,edoed and sunk by German sub
marine in the war zone on Mo.nes
day About seventy men are miss
Ing and probably lost
Those who lost their lives on the
Antilles are not yet known FOLLOW
ing. how ever is the list OF those
whom the navy department Ia certain
lost tho.l lives.
II. r. Watson. radio electrician.
Kutlani. Mass.
y h. Kinney second class SEA-
man water Valley Miss ~
j W Hunt, second class seaman.
Mountain Grove, Mo
G.. h. Ausburn radio electrician.
New Orleans
Walker. third engineer "
hcer
---- OItourke. junior englnecrp
offer.
Royle. junior engineer OF
fcer.
All the army and navy officers
aboard and the ships master wefeS
among the III survivors The MISS,
ing are members or the crew three
civilian engineers Some enlisted
men OF the navy and seventeen Of
thirtythree soldiers returning home
for varioas reasons Neither the sub
marine nor the torpedo WIS seem.
End the transport ht sqnarely amid
shins, sank in five minutes
This tragedy Of tie sea- the irst
In which an American s.in engaged
In war duty has been lost, Ia tbs trst
OF lis magnitude TO bring home 70 the
peonle Of the United states TIE rigors
Of the war in which they have en-
faged against Germany II carries
the largest casualty list OF the war
Of American lives. and marks tho
FIRST success Of German submarine
attacks on American transports.
That the loss OF lie was mol great
er Ia due to the safeguards with
which the navy has surrounded the
transport service and the quick res
cue work OF the conveying warships
Ne, Ia fN1 fltA
disaster In statement based upon
q brief dispatch from Vice Admiral
Sims. which gave few details and did
not say whether II was day or night
attack An accurate list OF the miss.
Ing cannot he issued until Gen. Per.
shing reports the names OF the army
men on the vessel and the list OF the
crew.
Quick u IN the wave OF sorrow ut
the news OF the loss of the transport
came feeling of distinct relief be
, use she had met her fate home
ward bound and not on the way over
with troops. The only soldiers on
board we're returning TO the hospital
or on special assignment.
had the full complement OF the
transport been aboard the loss un-
doubted would have been written in
hundreds, as she was struck in the
most vulnerable spot and went undsr
30 quickly that few could have es
capped
Ollcias are confident that those
who survived owe their lives 10 the
careful attention given by the navy
d department 10 the equipping OF trans
ports with lfeboats and lIferafts. II
Is a fixed rule that enough boats and
RATS shall be carried TO AFFORD place
for every man aboard. even though
The ship keel over and put half her
boats out OF commission.
The loss Of the ship's engineer ~
Beers indicates the probability that
40 one Of the engine and fire room
force on dnty escaped Probably
most OF them died In the blast Of
The explosion Of the torpedo. which
tore it's way into the engine room
ION partment.
The heavy loss among the army
Enlisted men indicated cannot De &C"
for until further details come.
IN. Probably they and the navy man
we're in their quarters below and
could not make their way on deck
before ship took her final S1ng~
The army navy and ships o'icers.
Ind the others who were rescued
probably were on deck or In cabins
rom which step took them 70 the
.eck and a chance for their lives.
lacking details OF the attack. be-.
,ond the fact that the submarine was
Unseen and the nrst warning 10 thoss
hoard the Antilles came when the
hook OF the explosion Of the torpedo.
many theories were current as 10 how
he J.boat crspt through the destroy.
" screen. al its work and escaped
Inchallensed.
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